SKELETONWITCH Announce Norwegian Dates

American metal juggernauts, SKELETONWITCH, whose new album, "Forever Abomination," debuted at #153 on the Billboard Top 200 and #3 on the magazine's Heatseekers Chart, last month, have announced they'll be taking part in the second Norwegian "Fire Walk With Me Tour," in February, alongside Aura Noir and Nekromantheon. The Ohio based road warriors are currently out on the Jagermeister Music Tour and spent the fall out with Arch Enemy and Devildriver, as well as headlining a run of dates along with Kvelertak. Before heading to Norway, SKELETONWITCH will do an extensive run of the UK and France with their old friends, The Black Dahlia Murder.  

SKELETONWITCH on tour:

11/29 Austin, TX - Emo's *
11/30 Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom *
12/01 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater*
12/02 Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater & Club *
12/03 Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep*
12/04 Farmington, NM - Top Deck *
12/05 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee Theatre*
12/06 San Diego, CA- The Ruby Room
12/07 Pomona, CA - Glass House*
12/08 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory *
12/09 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *
12/10 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory*
12/11 The Republik - Calgary, AB
12/12 Starlite - Edmonton, AB
12/14 Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, MB
12/16 Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House
12/17 Madison, WI - The Barrymore Theater *
12/18 Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection *
12/19 Chicago, IL- The Empty Bottle
12/30 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
1/11 London, UK - Underworld &
1/12 London, UK - Underworld &
1/13 Colchester, UK - Arts Centre &
1/14 Norwich, UK - Waterfront &
1/15 Northampton, UK - Roadmender &
1/16 Birmingham, UK - Academy 2 &
1/17 Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms &
1/18 Manchester, UK - Moho Live &
1/19 Sheffield, UK - Corporation &
1/20 Newcastle, UK - Academy 2 &
1/21 Aberdeen, UK - Tunnels &
1/22 Glasgow, UK - Cathouse &
1/23 Dundee, UK - Beat Generator &
1/24 Leeds, UK - Cockpit &
1/25 Wrexham, UK - Central Station &
1/26 Stoke, UK - Sugarmill &
1/27 Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit &
1/28 Bristol, UK - Fleece &
1/29 Southampton, UK - Joiners &
1/30 Reading, UK - Sub 89 &
1/31 Margate, UK - West Coast Bar &
2/1 Lille, France - St. Sauveur &
2/2 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie &
2/3 Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kao &
2/4 Nantes, France - Ferrailleur &
2/5 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino &
2/8 Oslo, Norway - Johne Dee #
2/9 Bergen, Norway- Hulen #
2/10 Sandes, Norway- Tribute #
2/11 Byscenen, Norway- Haugesund #
6/15-16 Copenhagen, Denmark- Copenhell Festival
6/29-7/1 Helsinki, Switzerland - Suvilahti/Tuska Open Air
* w/ Chimaira, Unearth, Molotov Solution
& w/ Black Dahlia Murder
# w/ Aura Noir and Nekromantheon

Forever Abomination was recorded in Los Angeles over the summer with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed, Children of Bodom). The album features artwork by Andrei Bouzikov (Municipal Waste, Holy Grail, Cannabis Corpse), who also contributed the cover art for the band's 2009 release, Breathing The Fire. The track "Reduced to the Failure of Prayer" is now in rotation at Sirius/XM's Liquid Metal and can be requested at their Facebook page. The band was also recently featured on the cover of Decibel and took part in the magazines limited flexi-disc series.

Over the last four years, SKELETONWITCH has performed alongside a who's who of modern heavy metal, including Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Mastodon, High On Fire and many more, in addition to participating in high-profile festival tours (Ozzfest, Danzig's Blackest of the Black).