According to Blabbermouth.net, Florida-based death metal veterans Cannibal Corpse will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in April. The "U.S. Torture Tour 2012" will commence on April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida and level 23 stages before coming to a close on May 3 in Gainesville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be provided by Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn and Arkaik.
Commented Cannibal Corpse bassist
Alex Webster: "
We're psyched to hit the road with Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik in April! This is a full-on death metal tour that we know all of our fans will love. Prepare for an evening of relentless aural punishment!"
"U.S. Torture Tour 2012" dates:
04/05 - Freebird Live - Jacksonville, FL
04/06 - The Soapbox - Wilmington, NC
04/07 - Lincoln Theater - Raleigh, NC
04/08 - V Club Live - Huntington, WV
04/09 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
04/10 - The Canal Club - Richmond, VA
04/12 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
04/13 - The Club At Water Street - Rochester, NY
04/14 - The Cincinnati Metal Fest at Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH
04/15 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
04/16 - People's Court - Des Moines, IA
04/17 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE
04/19 - The Scene-ary - Wichita, KS
04/20 - The Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
04/21 - Mesa Theater & Club - Grand Junction, CO
04/22 - Top Deck - Farmington, NM
04/23 - The Rock -Tucson, AZ
04/24 - Tricky Falls - El Paso, TX
04/25 - Jake's - Lubbock, TX
04/27 - The Blue Note - Columbia, MO
04/28 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
04/29 - Newby's - Memphis, TN
04/30 - Exit In - Nashville, TN
05/01 - Zydeco - Birmingham, AL
05/03 - Double Down - Gainesville, FL
Cannibal Corpse will release its twelfth studio album, "Torture", on March 13 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Evisceration Plague" offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. "Torture" was again produced by Hate Eternal's Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the maniacal cover art by longtime Cannibal Corpse artist Vincent Locke.
While "Torture" marks the latest progression in the band's sound, it also witnesses a return to what drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz accurately terms "the frenzied attack of 'Butchered At Birth' (1991) or 'Tomb Of The Mutilated' (1992)", infusing the band's advanced musicianship with the raw savagery that haunted their earlier releases, and in the process conceiving the definitive Cannibal Corpse record. Adds bassist Alex Webster on the outcome of the record: "We're extremely happy with how 'Torture' turned out. Erik Rutan did an amazing job with the production, and the songwriting and performances may be our strongest yet. We can't wait until our fans get to hear the whole thing!"
