Fresh off their JUNO Awards nomination for Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year for 2022's Synchro Anarchy (after having won this award for 2019's The Wake), today, progressive sci-fi metal innovators Voivod have also announced their return to the USA, with a run of shows this spring! Featuring labelmates Imperial Triumphant as support, this trek will be part 1 of Voivod's "40 Years of Morgöth Tales" tour; additionally, the band is currently wrapping up a special studio project release entitled Morgöth Tales to coincide with the anniversary, which will be revealed in detail soon.
Michel "Away" Langevin comments: "We are excited to hit the road in the USA in May, with the avant-garde metal band Imperial Triumphant. Snake was a guest vocalist on their track "Maximalist Scream", and this tour should take us on a great experimental musical journey. Come join us!!"
Imperial Triumphant's Zachary Ezrin (vocals, guitar) adds: "Voivod is a group that has helped shape the landscape of our dissonant world, and we are most excited and honored to play these shows with them."
See below for all dates!
Voivod "40 Years of Morgöth Tales" tour dates w/ Imperial Triumphant
May 9, 2023 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *
May 10, 2023 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27 *
May 11, 2023 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
May 12, 2023 - New York, NY @ The Bowery
May 13, 2023 - Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
May 14, 2023 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
May 16, 2023 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
May 17, 2023 - Tampa, FL @ Floridian
May 18, 2023 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
May 19, 2023 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
May 20, 2023 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
May 21, 2023 - Austin, TX @ Come and Take It
*=no Imperial Triumphant
Before "40 Years of Morgöth Tales" pt. 1, Voivod will make select appearances across the UK and Netherlands in April; then, the group will return to Europe in May for a tour with Testament and Exodus, with festivals to follow in the summer. See below for more information!
Voivod - live 2023:
Apr. 16, 2023 - Eindhoven (The Netherlands) - Prognosis Festival
Apr. 18, 2023 - Bristol (UK) - The Fleece
Apr. 19, 2023 - Glasgow (UK) - Slay
Apr. 20, 2023 - Manchester (UK) - Rebellion
Apr. 21, 2023 - Southampton (UK) - The 1865
Apr. 22, 2023 - London (UK) - Prognosis Festival
w/ Testament, Exodus
May 26, 2023 - Wiesbaden (Germany) - Schlachthof
May 28, 2023 - Munich (Germany) - Backstage
May 30, 2023 - Lyon (France) - Transbordeur
May 31, 2023 - Pratteln (Switzerland) - Z7
June 1, 2023 - Trezzo sull'Adda / Milano (Italy) - Live Club
June 2, 2023 - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Kino Siska
June 3, 2023 - Stuttgart (Germany) - LKA Longhorn
June 5, 2023 - Berlin (Germany) - Columbia Theater
June 13, 2023 - Hamburg (Germany) - Markthalle
Festivals 2023:
June 7-10, 2023 - Gdansk (Poland) - Mystic Festival
June 15-18, 2023 - Clisson (France) - Hellfest
June 15-18, 2023 - Dessel (Belgium) - Graspop Metal Meeting
June 22-24, 2023 - Oslo (Norway) - Tons of Rock Festival
Aug. 11-12, 2023 - Helsinki (Finland) - Helsinki Metal Festival
More dates to be confirmed soon...