Mayhem just dropped a bombshell. The legendary black metal band will tour in early 2017 performing their landmark debut album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, in full!
The band just announced a North American tour with Inquisition and Black Anvil kicking off January 20 in Montreal, and wrapping up on February 19 in New York City. Here are the dates:
Jan. 20 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Jan. 21Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theater (tickets)
Jan. 22 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom (tickets)
Jan. 23 Chicago, IL@ Metro (tickets)
Jan. 24 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom (tickets)
Jan. 25 Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights (tickets)
Jan. 27 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
Jan. 28 Sat Lake City, UT @ The Complex (tickets)
Jan. 30 Calgary, AB @ Marquee (tickets)
Jan. 31 Edmonton, AB @Starlite Room (tickets)
Feb. 2 Seattle, WA@ El Corazon
Feb. 3 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw (tickets)
Feb. 4 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Feb. 6 San Francisco, CA@ Social Hall SF
Feb. 7 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory (tickets)
Feb. 8 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red (tickets)
Feb. 10 San Antonio, TX @Alamo Music Hall (tickets)
Feb. 11 Dallas, TX @ Trees
Feb. 13 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Feb. 14 Wilmington, NC @ Thorne Theater (tickets)
Feb. 15 Washington, DC @ The Howard Theater (tickets)
Feb. 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts (tickets)
Feb. 17 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater (tickets)
Feb. 18 Boston, MA @ Royale
Feb. 19 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
Frontman Attila (who was, of course not in the band at the time of the debut) commented on the tour saying:
“The first time I heard from Mayhem was in ’91-’92 when I received a letter from [original vocalist] Euronymous. I did not know that letter was gonna change my whole life… They were looking for a new vocalist for their debut record to replace Dead, who had passed away. Of course I said yes to their offer and in 1993 we recorded the album called ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ one of the most magical recordings of all time. The music opened some altered dimensions that we were simply not able to handle anymore and it unleashed a complete Chaos, which ended up at burning churches and eventually a murder within the band. It was almost impossible to release that record but finally when it came out under the Sun in ’94, it made a strong impact on the whole Heavy Metal scene… The so-called “2nd Wave of Black Metal” born in the cold and dark underground of Oslo. At the same time Mayhem collapsed and got burned down as well. From those ashes the band had to rise once again, when they reunited Mayhem with some old and new members. But that album was always so strong and so unique that even after my reunion with Mayhem in 2004, we were still not comfortable to present it live as a whole thing. Time passed and the whole band got stronger and more experienced. So now in 2016 suddenly we felt it was the time to play that whole record finally, to release That Beast after more than two decades. So ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathans’ finally becomes Alive!”
David Maloney / Metalheads Forever Magazine
