Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation Highlight Shockwave Festival

Personally, when it comes to metal package tours, I like a little variety. Not to knock something like Summer Slaughter, whose 2012 run includes such bands as Cannibal Corpse, Between the Buried and Me, and The Faceless, but it’s nice to see the odd tour mix things up a little bit, which the new Shockwave Festival does quite nicely.

 

Topping the bill on the North American tour this summer is Fear Factory, whose new album The Industrialist (out June 5 on Candlelight) is a very good, adventurous follow-up to 2010’s return to form Mechanize. Supporting bands include legendary Canadian innovators Voivod, San Diego death metalers Cattle Decapitation, the always-great Misery Index, shredding phenoms Revocation, and fun Denver thrashers Havok, as well as Dirge Within, Last Chance to Reason, Vildhjarta, The Browning, and Forged in Flame. It might not be on the scale of Mayhem Fest or Summer Slaughter, but that’s as solid looking a summer tour as you’ll find. Initial dates are below, with more shows to be announced soon. Be sure to visit this site for the complete dates and ticket info.

 

Jul. 06 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven

Jul. 07 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre

Jul. 11 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret

Jul. 12 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4

Jul. 13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave

Jul. 14 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus

Jul. 17 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial Theater

Jul. 18 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda

Jul. 20 - Clifton, NY - Northern Lights

Jul. 21 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom

Jul. 22 - Reading, PA - Reverb

Jul. 25 - Worcester, MA - Palladium

Jul. 26 - Springfield, VA - Empire

Jul. 29 - Rockford, IL - Tebala Shrine

Aug. 02 - Window Rock, AZ - Nakai Hall

Aug. 03 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee Theater

Aug. 04 - Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues