HELMET And PRONG To Co-Headline May US Tour (February 15th, 2018)

HELMET And PRONG To Co-Headline May US Tour
February 15th, 2018

New York City-based alternative metal group Helmet and New York-based metal band Prong co-headline a tour of the United States during May 2018.

Prong vocalist / guitarist Tommy Victor commented: “Finally! Helmet and Prong on tour together at last. The circle is now complete. From the years of crafting groundbreaking riffage and rhythmical carnage on New York’s Lower East Side, to now, the entities still standing that drafted a generation of sonic assault are about to collide. And getting to share a stage with (Helmet) Page Hamilton, one of the most influential masters in existence, is an honour for me personally. Absolutely perfect.”

Victor as well as then-Prong bassist Mike Kirkland curated Helmet’s residence at New York City’s CBGB during 1989.

Helmet vocalist / guitarist Page Hamilton added the following, discussing the outfit’s history with Prong: “Helmet really got off the ground after playing audition night at CBGB in 1989 (I think those were Mondays?). Tommy was the (front-of-house) engineer and door guy was Mike Kirkland. There were many great bands in New York / East Village at the time (Sonic Youth, Rat At Rat R, Live Skull) but most were more in the noise / new wave vein. Prong had an indie vibe but with a heavy dose of metal. We were basically cut from the same musical cloth though Helmet leaned a little more toward noise and feedback and while remaining inspired by AC/DC’s funkiness. We played, Hilly said nothin’, Louise told me later we were like ice picks to her forehead but Tommy and Mike said, ‘Book these guys now!’”

The dates are as follows;

May 03 – Atlanta, GA, Masq Heaven
May 04 – Pensacola, FL, VMH
May 05 – Baton Rouge, LA, Varsity
May 07 – Corpus Christi, TX, House of Rock
May 09 – Houston, TX, Warehouse Studio
May 10 – Austin, TX, Mohawk
May 11 – San Antonio, TX, Paper Tiger
May 12 – Tulsa, OK, The Shrine
May 13 – Kansas City, MO, Truman
May 15 – Omaha, NE, The Waiting Room
May 16 – Minneapolis, MN, Varsity
May 17 – Chicago, IL, Bottom Lounge
May 18 – Madison, WI, The Majestic
May 19 – Detroit, MI, St. Andrews
May 20 – Cleveland, OH, Beachland Ballroom
May 22 – Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall
May 23 – New York, NY, Highline Ballroom
May 24 – Philadelphia, PA, Trocadero
May 26 – Baltimore, MD, Maryland Deathfest

Prong’s 11th studio record Zero Days was released in July 2017 via Steamhammer / SPV, while eighth Helmet full-length Dead To The World was issued in October 2016 through earMUSIC.

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