SUFFOCATION Announces Headlining N. American Tour

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, New York's genre defining extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION are proud to announce the "Blood Apocalypse" tour! The trek will feature support from WHITECHAPEL, DECREPIT BIRTH and VEIL OF MAYA as well as PSYCROPTIC on select dates. Drummer Mike Smith commented:

"We are looking forward to this upcoming tour and playing with all the bands involved. It will be the first run on our 20 year celebration in the genre! We thank all our friends and fans in advance for their participation in the upcoming 'Blood Oath' sessions across the world. We look forward to the mayhem it will create!"

Confirmed dates so far:
w/ WHITECHAPEL, DECREPIT BIRTH, VEIL OF MAYA
03/11-Long Island, NY @ Crazy Donkey
03/14-Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
03/15-Virginia Beach, VA @ Masonic Temple
03/16-Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
03/17-Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
03/20-Lafayetta, LA @ Grant Street Hall
03/21-Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre w/ CARCASS, SUICIDE SILENCE
03/22-Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
03/24-El Paso, TX @ Chic's
03/26-Palmdale, CA @ The Crossing
03/27-Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre
w/ WHITECHAPEL, DECREPIT BIRTH, VEIL OF MAYA, PSYCROPTIC
03/28-Anaheim, CA @ The Grove (California Metal Fest)
03/29-Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
03/30-Modesto, CA @ Modesto Virtual
04/02-Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
04/03-Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
04/11-Madison, WI @ The Loft
04/17-Worcester, MA @ New England Metalfest
04/18-Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock

As previously reported, SUFFOCATION, will enter the studio to begin recording their Nuclear Blast debut "Blood Oath" starting January 31st. The follow up to their 2006 self-titled record will once again be recorded with Joe Cincotta, whom they worked with on their previous two releases. Mixing duties will be handled this time around by Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH) and cover artwork will once again be brought to life by Jon Zig (DEEDS OF FLESH, DISGORGE, GORGASM). Some tentative song titles so far are "Dismal Dream", "Undeserving", "Confines of Disillusion", "Blood Oath", "Come Hell Or High Priest", "Provoking the Disturbed".