After almost a decade of soul searching through the Canadian wilderness, once again, Anciients have reached the summit of progressive metal. The heavy, heady and heartfelt Canucks just won their second Canadian Grammy for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year. Now, sage frontman Kenny Cook, steadily pummeling drummer Mike Hannay and new axemen Brock MacInnes and Rory O’Brien are finally returning to the States to bask in the prog metal glory of Beyond the Reach of the Sun.
It’s been a long time coming”, Cook says, “which makes it that much more special to announce that we will finally be returning to the USA for a run of shows this summer/fall. We’ve got a handful of killer bands joining us on select dates, to get us to and from the ProgPower fest in Atlanta. We look forward seeing our American fans out on the road!”
Anciients will hit the United States this fall. Amidst their blazing month-long run across the West Coast and Southwest, the band will make two stops on the East Coast, including at ProgPower USA. Along the way, they’ll be joined by blackened progressive metal luminaries Dawn of Ouroboros, California sludge metal palm readers Armed for Apocalypse, Seattle seismic heavies Nott and progressive death metal hijackers Exist.
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Quest Beyond Our Minds 2025 U.S. Tour
August 27 – Seattle, WA @ Substation [TICKETS]*
August 28 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s [TICKETS]*
August 29 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder [TICKETS]**
August 30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon [TICKETS]**
August 31 – Colorado Springs, CO @ What’s Left Records [TICKETS]**
September 2 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street [TICKETS]**
September 4 – Atlanta, GA @ ProgPower USA [TICKETS]
September 5 – Gastonia, NC @ The Rooster [TICKETS]***
September 6 – New Orleans, LA @ No Dice [TICKETS]***
September 7 – Austin, TX @ Come And Take It [TICKETS]***
September 8 – Houston, TX @ Pub 529 [TICKETS]****
September 9 – Dallas, TX @ TX Tea Room [TICKETS]****
September 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Underground [TICKETS]*****
September 12 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick [TICKETS]*****
September 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead [TICKETS]*****
September 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside [TICKETS]*****
September 16 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonel [TICKETS]*****
September 17 – Reno, NV @ The Cellar*****
September 18 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s [TICKETS]******
September 19 – Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion [TICKETS]******
September 20 – Bellingham, WA,@ The Shakedown [TICKETS]******
* w/ Dawn of Ouroboros + Nott
** w/ Dawn of Ouroboros
*** w/ Dawn of Ouroboros + Exist
**** w/ Armed for Apocalypse + Exist
***** w/ Armed for Apocalyspe
****** w/ Armed for Apocalyspe + Nott
Beyond the Reach of the Sun is available now on Season of Mist.
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