New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based co-ed quartet whose debut album (CVI) landed on Best of 2012 lists from Decibel, Pitchfork, Spin,
Revolver and the Village Voice, premiere their video for "Blue" via Pitchfork.
The clip comes as news of the band's first European tour is confirmed. Royal
Thunder will perform a handful of mid-April dates with Pallbearer including a stop at Roadburn on Apr. 18. The band also kick off a month of North American dates, joining Enslaved and Pallbearer for a trek that launches on Jan. 30 at Underground Arts in Philadelphia.
"This is a long awaited tour for both Royal
Thunder and the many European fans who have reached out to us over the past couple of years," said singer/guitar player Mlny Parsonz of the band's first European tour. "Roadburn is a wild dream come true. Anyone I have talked to that has played Roadburn always has exciting and positive feedback on the festival.
Europe or Bust! Here we come!"
Royal
Thunder 2013 tour dates:
dates w/Enslaved and Pallbearer
Jan. 30 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
Jan. 31 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Feb. 1 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
Feb. 2 Detroit, MI The Magic Stick
Feb. 3 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club
Feb. 4 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
Feb. 6 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Feb. 8 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Feb. 9 San Francisco, CA Slim's
Feb. 10 Portland, OR Branx
Feb. 11 Seattle, WA Highline Bar
Feb. 12 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
Feb. 14 Edmonton, AB Pawn Shop
Feb. 15 Calgary, AB Dickens Pub
Feb. 16 Regina, SK The Exchange
Feb. 17 Winnipeg, MB The Osborne Village Inn
Feb. 19 Toronto, ON Opera House
Feb. 20 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques
Feb. 21 Boston, MA The Sinclair
Feb. 22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
dates with Pallbearer (except Roadburn)
Apr. 10 London, UK Borderline
Apr. 11 Antwerp, Belgium Trix
Apr. 12 Leipzig, Germany Connewitz
Apr. 13 Berlin, Germany Bi Nuu
Apr. 14 Linz, Austria Posthof
Apr. 15 Bologna, Italy Freakout Club
Apr. 16 Aarau, Switzerland K.i.F.F.
Apr. 17 Germany TBA
Apr. 18 Tilburg, Netherlands Roadburn
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