{"id":2660,"date":"2012-04-25T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T19:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2012-05-04T22:30:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:30:31","slug":"holy-grail-announce-tour-dates-with-valient-thorr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2012\/04\/25\/holy-grail-announce-tour-dates-with-valient-thorr\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLY GRAIL Announce Tour Dates With Valient Thorr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/holygrail634x355.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2660]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2661\" title=\"holygrail634x355\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/holygrail634x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/holygrail634x355.jpg 600w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/holygrail634x355-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/holygrail634x355-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles-based, classic metal-inspired quintet HOLY GRAIL don\u2019t believe in taking breaks! The band, currently on a national tour alongside Dragonforce and Huntress, will head back out on the road to support fellow rockers Valient Thorr just a few weeks after the Dragonforce tour wraps up on May 11. The first batch of Valient Thorr dates are below, with\u00a0more shows still to be announced.<!--more-->In recent weeks, HOLY GRAIL have continued to put the finishing touches on their follow-up to 2010\u2019s critically acclaimed \u201cCrisis In Utopia\u201d with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Children of Bodom). A fall release is expected.<\/p>\n<p>HOLY GRAIL with Dragonforce &amp; Huntress:<br \/>\n4\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montreal, QC &#8211; Le National<br \/>\n4\/27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milwaukee, WI &#8211; The Rave<br \/>\n4\/28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minneapolis, MN &#8211; First Avenue<br \/>\n4\/29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Winnipeg, MB &#8211; West End Cultural Centre<br \/>\n5\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edmonton, AB &#8211; The Starlite Room<br \/>\n5\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calgary, AB &#8211; Republik<br \/>\n5\/4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC &#8211; Rickshaw Theatre<br \/>\n5\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seattle, WA &#8211; El Corazon<br \/>\n5\/6 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portland, OR &#8211; Hawthorne Theater<br \/>\n5\/8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, CA &#8211; Slim&#8217;s<br \/>\n5\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles, CA &#8211; Troubadour<br \/>\n5\/11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anaheim, CA &#8211; House of Blues (OC)<\/p>\n<p>HOLY GRAIL with Valient Thorr:<br \/>\n5\/30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Memphis, TN &#8211; Hi Tone<br \/>\n5\/31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Little Rock, AR &#8211; Revolution Live<br \/>\n6\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dallas, TX &#8211; Double Wide<br \/>\n6\/3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Antonio, TX &#8211; The Korova<br \/>\n6\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tulsa, OK &#8211; Downtown Lounge<br \/>\n6\/6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kansas City, MO &#8211; The Riot Room<br \/>\n6\/7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Louis, MO &#8211; Fubar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/vt.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2660]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2662\" title=\"vt\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/vt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/vt.jpg 600w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/vt-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/vt-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Over the last two years, HOLY GRAIL has toured alongside the likes of Amon Amarth, Blind Guardian, Eluveitie, Toxic Holocaust, 3 Inches of Blood, Saviours and more. Earlier this year, the band toured Australia for the first time, where they played the Soundwave festivals and several shows with Black Label Society and Hellyeah, and also performed several times at South By Southwest (SXSW). To date, the group has released one full-length &#8212; &#8220;Crisis In Utopia,&#8221; which Revolver named one of the 20 best albums of 2010 &#8212; and two EPs (the now-out-of-print &#8220;Improper Burial&#8221; and last year&#8217;s &#8220;Seasons Bleedings&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/prostheticrecords.us4.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=d7ac7c6444a227bc4d281024d&amp;id=23873048aa&amp;e=9a85fbfdf6\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/holygrailofficial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles-based, classic metal-inspired quintet HOLY GRAIL don\u2019t believe in taking breaks! The band, currently on a national tour alongside Dragonforce and Huntress, will head back out on the road to support fellow rockers Valient Thorr just a few weeks after the Dragonforce tour wraps up on May 11. The first batch of Valient &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2012\/04\/25\/holy-grail-announce-tour-dates-with-valient-thorr\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;HOLY GRAIL Announce Tour Dates With Valient Thorr&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2660"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3001,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660\/revisions\/3001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}