‘Killthrax’ Is Coming!

That rumbling you’ve been hearing this morning are the triumphant cheers belonging to fans of Anthrax and Killswitch Engage upon hearing that the two bands are co-headlining a powerful romp across the land.  Tickets go on sale later this week.

Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com – Anthrax
Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Mich

Presented by SiriusXM, the tour launches in Montclair, N.J., in late March and wraps in Boston in early May.  Stops along the way include Columbus, Philadelphia, Denver, Phoenix and Los Angeles.  The Devil Wears Prada will provide direct support.

Anthrax is supporting its 11th album, For All Kings, released earlier this year.  Killswitch Engage released Incarnate in March.

What can fans expect from this daring matchup of thunderous riffs and pounding drums? Anthrax and Killswitch Engage will rotate closing the shows.  In addition to the co-headlining dates, each band has a couple of solo gigs.

Travis Shinn – Killswitch Engage

“Anthrax and Killswitch will be a really good blend for fans,” Anthrax’s Charlie Benante said.  “We both play metal, but we play two different forms of the genre.  I think fans of both bands are in for a ‘Total Explosion of the Senses.’”

March 29 – Montclair, N.J., The Wellmont Theater
March 30 – Columbus, Ohio, Express Live!
March 31 – Saint Charles, Ill., Arcada Theatre (Anthrax only)
March 31 – Knoxville, Tenn., The International (Killswitch Engage only)
April 1 – Manistee, Mich., Little River Casino Resort (Anthrax only)
April 1 – Norfolk, Va., The NorVa (Killswitch Engage only)
April 3 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
April 4 – Wallingford, Conn., The Dome At Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre
April 5 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory
April 7 – Grand Rapids, Mich., 20 Monroe Live
April 8 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
April 9 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Stage AE
April 11 – Raleigh, N.C., The Ritz
April 12 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
April 13 – Lake Buena Vista, Fla., House Of Blues
April 15 – Austin, Texas, Grizzly Hall (Texas Independence Festival)
April 16 – Pharr, Texas, Boggus Ford Events Center
April 17 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues
April 18 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues
April 20 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
April 22 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern
April 23 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
April 25 – Seattle, Wash., Showbox SoDo
April 26 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater
April 28 – Denver, Colo., Fillmore Auditorium
April 29 – Omaha, Neb., Sokol Auditorium / Underground
April 30 – Kansas City, Mo., Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
May 1 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant
May 3 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
May 5 – Huntington, N.Y., The Paramount
May 6 – Clifton Park, N.Y., Upstate Concert Hall
May 7 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston    

General onsales launch Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. local time.  Click here and here for more details.