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From across the ocean comes, well, Berlin's the Ocean, to join forces with Savannah, Georgia's Kylesa and Chicago's Lair of the Minotaur on an experi-metal tour of uncharacteristically modest proportions.

The three cerebral cerebellum-punishers hit Boston in unison May 24, linking up for a week and a half together. Still, a resourceful metalhead with a few evenings to kill will get a shot at both the Ocean and Kylesa as they grind out a handful of tour dates both before and after their meetup. And, hey, bonus: on several of their joint dates, they'll be joined by Atlanta's Withered.

The Ocean/Kylesa/Lair of the Minotaur dates:

05-24 Boston, MA - Church of Boston *
05-25 Wallingford, CT - Cherry Street Station *
05-26 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
05-27 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's *
05-28 Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club *
05-29 Covington, KY - Mad Hatter Nashville, TN - The End *
05-30 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall *
05-31 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
06-01 Orlando, FL - Back Booth
06-02 Tampa, FL - Brass Mug
06-03 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar

* with Withered

The Ocean:

05-01 Bucharest, Romania - Live Metal Club
05-02 Sofia, Bulgaria - The Club
05-05 Athens, Greece - Gagarin 205
05-06 Skopje, Macedonia - Castro
05-07 Zagreb, Croatia - Mochvara
05-08 Split, Croatia - Club Kocka
05-09 Gorizia, Italy - Pieffe Factory
05-10 Belgrade, Serbia - SKC Livingroom
05-11 Budapest, Hungary - Fono
05-21 Toronto, Ontario - The Wreck Room
05-22 St. Catharines, Ontario - L3 Nightclub
05-23 Montreal, Quebec - Lambi
06-04 Metairie, LA - High Ground *
06-05 Houston, TX - The Meridian *
06-06 Austin, TX - Red 7 *
06-07 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves *
06-08 San Antonio, TX - Rock Bottom *
06-10 El Paso, TX - Chic's Billiards *
06-11 Farmington, NM - Gator's *
06-12 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse *
06-13 Fresno, CA - Audie's Olympic
06-14 San Francisco, CA - Annie's Social Club *
06-15 San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle *
06-16 San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew *
06-17 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory *
06-22 Clisson, France - Hellfest
06-23 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
06-25 Vienna, Austria - Arena
06-26 Prague, Czech Republic
06-27 Marburg, Germany - KFZ
06-28 Leeds, England - Ghostfest
06-29 Glasgow, Scotland - Bestfest
07-01 London, England - Scala
08-16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-22 Le Locle, Switzerland - City Ice-Skating Rink

* with Lair of the Minotaur

Kylesa:

05-22 Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 *
05-23 Philadelphia, PA - Millcreek Tavern ^
06-04 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
06-05 Jacksonville, FL - Fuel Coffeehouse #
06-22 Indianapolis, IN - Dude Fest

* with Withered
^ with Thrones
# with Black Tusk