WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM ENLIST BLACKBRAID AND GAEREA FOR THE ‘CRYPT OF ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE NORTH AMERICA’ TOUR

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM ENLIST BLACKBRAID AND GAEREA FOR THE ‘CRYPT OF ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE NORTH AMERICA’ TOUR

- By Ramon Gonzales

The fall run will include an opening set from Relapse labelmates Hoaxed and comes with the tease of new music.

The fall run will include an opening set from Relapse labelmates Hoaxed and comes with the tease of new music.

Pacific Northwest black metal pillars Wolves In the Throne Room have resurfaced with news of a mammoth North American tour that pools some of the genre’s most exciting contributors. The Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge North America Tour is set to kick off September 29th in St. Louis, MO and extend 21-dates before closing out in Denver, CO on October 24th.

Confirmed to join the tour as support, Wolves In the Throne Room have sourced a brilliant one-two punch with the addition of indigenous black metal powerhouse Blackbraid and Portugal aggressors, Gaerea. Opening the trek will be follow PNW extreme metal practitioners and Relapse Records colleagues, Hoaxed.

Along with the news of the tour, Wolves In the Throne Room hinted that the run will serve as a harbinger or more to come. “At long last…Wolves in the Throne Room will bring our ritual of smoke and astral fire to North America this Fall.  Main support will be provided by Blackbraid and Gaerea. The evening will open with our Relapse Records labelmates Hoaxed.”

The band added, “Our merch table will be stocked with new t-shirt designs as well as a NEW RECORDING. More information about this music will be revealed soon.”

A full list of cities and dates can be found below. Tickets are set to go on-sale August 4th at 10am local time.

Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge North America’ Tour with Wolves In the Throne Room,

Blackbraid, Gaerea and Hoaxed

09/29 St Louis, MO @ Red Flag
09/30 Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/01 St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
10/03 Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/04 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/25 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
10/26 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
10/27 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
10/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch
10/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
10/10 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
10/11 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
10/12 Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
10/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
10/15 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
10/17 Dallas, TX @ Echo Lounge & Music Hall
10/18 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
10/20 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
10/21 Tucson, AZ @ Encore
10/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/24 Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater

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