MESHUGGAH MADNESS

It’s that time again; the Meshuggah camp is starting to stir with various news and rumblings. Yesterday the band announced that they finished recording their new album, titled obZen, a few weeks ago, and will tentatively release the album in early 2008 via Nuclear Blast.

Then today the band announced they will tour as direct support for Ministry on a 33-date North American run starting in March 2008, which will presumably coincide with the album release. The tour, titled “C U LaTouR,” will be Ministry’s farewell to North America, promoting Ministry’s latest and final album The Last Sucker. Hemlock will also be on the tour.

I’ve never been a fan of Ministry, but Meshuggah tours the U.S. so rarely that I’ll definitely spring for the ticket to see them; Ministry could be a fun bonus as well. Pre-sale tickets will supposedly be available here on Thursday, though the link is broken as of the writing of this post. Full tour dates after the jump.

-VN

Mar. 28 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
Mar. 29 – Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
Mar. 30 – Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
Apr. 01 – Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Apr. 02 – Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Apr. 05 – House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 06 – House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 07 – House of Blues, San Diego, CA
Apr. 08 – Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
Apr. 09 – House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
Apr. 11 – The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT
Apr. 12 – Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
Apr. 15 – La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
Apr. 17 – Palladium, Dallas, TX
Apr. 18 – Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
Apr. 19 – House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
Apr. 22 – Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL
Apr. 23 – House of Blues, Orlando, FL
Apr. 24 – Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
Apr. 25 – Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Apr. 26 – Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
Apr. 27 – Palladium, Worcester, MA
Apr. 29 – Fillmore Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
May 01 – Irving Plaza, New York, NY
May 02 – Irving Plaza, New York, NY
May 03 – Metropolis, Montreal, QC CANADA
May 04 – Koolhaus, Toronto, ON CANADA
May 06 – Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
May 07 – Emerald Theatre, Detroit, MI
May 08 – House of Blues, Chicago, IL