6/16/2017 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
6/17/2017 Reverb – Reading, PA
6/18/2017 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
6/19/2017 Blind Tiger – Greensboro, NC
6/20/2017 Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA
6/21/2017 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
6/23/2017 Grizzly – Austin, TX
6/24/2017 Walters – Houston, TX
6/25/2017 Curtain Club – Dallas, TX
6/26/2017 Blu Phoenix – Albuquerque, NM
6/27/2017 Nile Half Room – Mesa, AZ
6/28/2017 Roxy – West Hollywood, CA
6/29/2017 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
6/30/2017 Lost on Main – Chico, CA
7/01/2017 Analog – Portland, OR
7/02/2017 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
7/04/2017 Metro Music Hall @ Black Metal & Drag BBQ – Salt Lake City, UT *
7/05/2017 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
7/06/2017 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
7/07/2017 Reggies – Chicago, IL
7/08/2017 Foundry – Cleveland, OH
7/09/2017 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY
* no Fit For An Autopsy, Moon Tooth
TOMBS frontman Mike Hill is not a man interested in appeasing his existing audience or modifying the music he makes in the hope of luring in a broader one. Letting the songs come as and when inspiration hits him is integral to Hill’s process, and this accounts in part for The Grand Annihilation‘s diversity. The blasting, scathing yet melodic black metal savagery of opener “Black Sun Horizon” and “Way Of The Storm” are very much built to destroy, while wielding a poignancy that is undeniable – both of which stand in strong contrast to the uncomfortable post-punk squall of “Underneath” that showcases Hill’s Nick Cave/Ian Curtis-esque singing voice, while the likes of the throbbing “Saturnalian” and unnerving tribal thunder of “Walk With Me In Nightmares” stand in categories all of their own. While every track on The Grand Annihilation stands separate from those around it, it is still a cohesive collection, and at no point do the stylistic twists and turns undermine its coherence. “If you’ve been following TOMBS, you probably know to expect the unexpected, and I always strive to present a full range of emotion on everything with the band’s name on it,” Hill explains.
