Pitchfork

Do you hear that horrific sound? If you don't, you should turn down that old Melvins vinyl, because it sure is worth hearing. What in the name of Godflesh is it, you ask? Well, it's the sound of thousands upon thousands of Europeans screaming for some unyielding, atmospheric, beautifully arranged, and frighteningly cathartic heavy metal, that's what. Oh yeah! So what does the Fork have to tell 'em? Quit your bawlin', lo0zerz-- Isis is comin' to your hamlet!

On a trek that will span well over a month and take the Boston quintet through fourteen countries, heavy metal's answer to Radiohead will be visiting the old country to quell the unsettled masses of metal-deprived Euros with their trademark brand of textural composition and startling intensity. Joining Isis on the road will be everyone from raw rockers 27 to glitchmaster MC Endless Summer himself, Fennesz! The dates are as follows:

03-08 Birmingham, UK - Edwards Number 8 *
03-09 Nottingham, UK - Old Angel *
03-10 Middlesborough, UK - Georgian Theater *
03-11 Glasgow, UK - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut *
03-12 Manchester, UK - Road House *
03-13 Cardiff, UK - MS1 *
03-14 Brighton, UK - Concorde *
03-15 London, UK - Mean Fiddler *
03-16 Koln, Germany - Underground +
03-17 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow +
03-18 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppenstengade 30 +
03-19 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser +
03-20 Oslo, Norway - So What +
03-21 Gothenborg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren +
03-22 Malmo, Sweden - Inkonst +
03-23 Groningen, Holland - Vera +
03-24 Amsterdam, Holland - OCCII +
03-25 Arnhem, Holland - Goudvishal +
03-26 Berlin, Germany - Magnet +
03-27 Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island +
03-28 Linz, Austria - Kapu +
03-29 Ljubliana, Slovenia - Channel 0 +
03-30 Budapest, Hungary - Trafo Club +
03-31 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea
04-01 Munich, Germany - Backstage
04-02 Kontich, Belgium - Lintfabriek
04-04 Rennes, France - Jardin Moderne #
04-05 Bordeaux, France - Zoobizarre #
04-06 Barcelona, Spain - KGB #
04-07 Lyon, France - MJC Perrache
04-08 Innsbruck, Austria - Workstation %
04-09 Tarzo, Italy - Jumping Club %
04-10 Milan, Italy - Bloom Club %
04-11 Bern, Switzerland - Reitschule %
04-12 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik %
04-13 Geneva, Switzerland - Usine %
04-14 Colmar, France - Grillen

* - w/ DJ Speedranch
+ - w/ 27
# - w/ Fennesz
& - w/ Knut