Tonight - DANZIG in St. Paul, WRETCHED in Minneapolis, WINTERSUN in Eau Claire

A lot of recent travel has prevented me from posting, but tonight is a big night of metal if you're looking to get out. First, barring any last-minute fiascoes like the aborted show at Cabooze in Minneapolis a couple years ago, Danzig performs tonight at Myth in St. Paul with support from Scar The Martyr (featuring Joey Jordison of Slipknot), Huntress, local hardcore band In Defence. This is part of Danzig's 25th Anniversary Tour and will feature a special Misfits set with guitarist Doyle. It's an all ages show that starts at 6:30, and tickets are $25 at the door.

In Minneapolis, tonight you can catch death metal band Wretched with Abiotic, Allegaeon, Rivers Of Nihil, and Solar Slaughter at Studio B in the Skyway Theater. This is an 18+ show with doors early at 5:00 and tickets $10 at the door.

Lastly, if you're in the east metro area or western Wisconsin, it's not far to Eau Claire to see Finland's Wintersun as they embark on their first North American headlining tour at The Oxford Theater. There's strong support from Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arsis, and Starkill, making this well worth the drive. It's an all ages show that starts at 7:00, and tickets are $20 at the door.

WINTERSUN Team Up With FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ARSIS, and STARKILL For North American Tour, Land In Eau Claire August 17

Click on the photo to the see more pictures of Arsis performing in St. Paul on October 19, 2011 (23).

This tour announcement slipped my radar (I usually don’t look out for shows in Eau Claire!), so here it is better late than never. Symphonic metal gods Wintersun have lined up a big North American tour in August and September that hits most of the U.S. and Canada, including a rare show in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at The Oxford Theater on Saturday, August 17. Support on the tour comes from Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arsis, and Starkill, so it’s well worth the short drive if you live in the Twin Cities metro. Tickets for the Eau Claire show are on sale now through Brown Paper Tickets.

August 6 – Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore

August 7 – Philadelphia, PA, Theater of Living Arts

August 8 – New York, NY, Irving Plaza

August 9 – Boston, MA, The Sinclair

August 10 – Montreal, QC, Heavy MTL Festival

August 11 – Toronto, ON, The Opera House

August 13 – Cincinnati, OH, Bogart’s

August 14 – Cleveland, OH, House of Blues

August 15 – Chicago, IL, House of Blues

August 16 – Detroit, MI, St. Andrew’s Hall

August 17 – Eau Claire, WI, The Oxford Theater

August 18 – Winnipeg, MB, Park Theatre

August 19 – Regina, SK, Riddel Center

August 20 – Edmonton, AB, The Starlite Room

August 21 – Vancouver, BC, Rickshaw Theater

August 23 – Seattle, WA, Studio Seven

August 24 – Portland, OR, Hawthorne Theater

August 25 – San Francisco, CA, DNA Lounge

August 26 – West Hollywood, CA, House of Blues

August 27 – Anaheim, CA, House of Blues

August 28 – San Diego, CA, House of Blues

August 29 – Tempe, AZ, Joe’s Grotto

August 31 – Dallas, TX, House of Blues

September 1 – Houston, TX, House of Blues

September 3 – Fort Lauderdale, FL, Revolution

September 4 – Orlando, FL, House of Blues

September 5 – Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade

September 6 – Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore

In Concert This Week - August 23, 2012

For once in a long time it seems there’s not an overload of concerts this week, but there’s some good ones!

Tonight, Thursday, August 23, local nü-metal crew Blue Felix plays a free show at Neisen’s in Savage.

It’s been a while since Canada’s Into Eternity has visited, but they are back with new singer Amanda Kiernan (who has replaced Stu Block, now the singer of Iced Earth) at Station 4 in St. Paul on Friday, August 24 with support from locals Cold Colours, Climactic, and Northsky.

Saturday, August 25 is an awesome night of death metal at Station 4 in St. Paul as Canadian heavyweights Kataklysm headline an impressive bill with Origin, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Vital Remains, and Rose Funeral. Origin leveled Station 4 back on May 17 (review with pictures here), so don’t miss then this time!

Click photo to see more pictures of Origin (56).

I’ve never counted the number of times Poison frontman/celebrity Bret Michaels plays solo dates here in a year, but it’s a lot. He’s back again for a solo acoustic show at The Pourhouse in Minneapolis on Sunday, August 26. Bret is performing as part of the Breathe Easy Music Fest II, also featuring the Tim Mahoney Band, Cole Allen Band, Crankshaft And The Gear Grinders, Saving Starz, BKS, and Clifton Wales, which is a benefit event for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. According to a great article in the Stillwater Patch, this festival was originally scheduled for last month outdoors at the home of organizer Rob Olson in Lake Elmo but was cancelled after he mistakenly killed his 40,000 square foot lawn with a grass-killing herbicide! Not only did The Pourhouse offer the venue free of charge for the event, but Scott’s (the lawn care company) offered to restore Olson’s lawn for next summer’s festival and provided the money to book Bret Michaels.

Christian metalcore outfit Mychildren Mybride play an all ages show on Tuesday, August 28 at The Garage in Burnsville with Betrayal, Lions Lions, and Famous Last Words.

If you’re willing to suffer the parking and crowd at the Minnesota State Fair, Kiss and Mötley Crüe have sold-out co-headlining concert at the State Fair Grandstand in St. Paul on Wednesday, August 29. Support will come from England’s The Treatment.

Suffocation Announces North American Headlining Tour

Death metal heavyweights Suffocation have announced a Fall North American headlining tour to promote their latest album, Blood Oath. Support acts for the tour are The Faceless, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Decrepit Birth, and Fleshgod Apocalypse. With 26 shows in 28 days, this looks to be a grueling trek. The package comes to St. Paul at Station 4 on Sunday, October 24.

Suffocation w/The Faceless, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Decrepit Birth, and Fleshgod Apocalypse

October 15 - Worchester, MA, The Palladium

October 16 - New York, NY, Gramercy Theatre

October 17 - Quebec City, QC, Imperial Theater

October 18 - Montreal, QC, Foufounes

October 19 - Jonquiere, QC, Place Nikitouragan

October 20 - Toronto, ON, Opera House

October 21 - Poughkeepsie, NY, The Chance

October 22 - Detroit, MI, Harpo's

October 23 - Chicago, IL, Clearwater Theatre

October 24 - St. Paul, MN, Station 4

October 25 - Milwaukee, WI, The Rave

October 27 - Denver, CO, Summit Music Hall

October 28 - Salt Lake City, UT, TBA

October 29 - Las Vegas, NV, The Farm

October 30 - Pomona, CA, The Glasshouse

October 31 - Los Angeles, CA, The Whisky

November 1 - Phoenix, AZ, The Clubhouse

November 2 - Albuquerque, NM, Fusion Factory

November 3 - Amarillo, TX, Club Khaos

November 4 - Tulsa, OK, Marquee Theatre

November 5 - Austin, TX, Emo's

November 6 - Ft. Worth, TX, Ridglea Theatre

November 8 - Tampa, FL, Brass Mug

November 9 - Jacksonville, FL, The Pit

November 10 - Raleigh, NC, Volume 11

November 11 - Philadelphia, PA, Polaris

November 12 - Springfield, VA, Jaxx

November 13 - Allentown, PA, Crocodile Rock

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