This is certainly surprising. Cradle of Filth have announced a North American tour to kickoff February 1, 2011. Well, that part isn't surprising. What's surprising is that scene darlings Nachmystium as well as Turisas have been tapped to open for the group. I will wager that no troo Nachtmystium fan would be caught dead at a Cradle of Filth show, and I'm sure the band could care less. They want to attract new eyes, and playing in front of CoF fans will do just that. Cradle has become very entry-level black metal (moreso goth/glam lately), so Filth fans looking for that little something extra will find it in the openers. Turisas is also a bit shocking only because of the whole folk-metal thing, but they still put on an incredible show. This is certainly going to be one of the most diverse bills of 2011. Here is the current touring itinerary:
2/1 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
2/2 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
2/4 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
2/5 Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
2/6 Las Vegas, NV@ House of Blues
2/8 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia Live
2/9 San Francisco, CA@ Regency Ballroom
2/11 Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
2/12 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
2/13 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
2/15 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Center
2/16 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
2/18 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
2/20 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
2/21 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
2/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
2/25 Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
2/26 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
2/27 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
2/28 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec
3/2 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
3/3 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
3/4 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
3/5 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/6 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street Ballroom
3/8 Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theatre
3/9 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
3/11 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
3/12 Orlando, FL @ Firestone
3/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
