(PR) Next week, two albums by Taiwan’s premier metal act ChthoniC – dubbed the “Black Sabbath of Asia” by their home country’s largest newspaper, and soon to be the first-ever Asian act to take part in Ozzfest – will finally be released in North America. Relentless Recurrence, initially released in 2002, and last year’s A Decade On the Throne live double album/DVD will continue the momentum started by the acclaimed Seediq Bale, the group’s first American release. The music of ChthoniC (pronounced THON-ick) focuses in part on the history of the Taiwanese people. The band has even christened its upcoming international tour – which will commence in suburban Seattle when the group kicks off the summer’s first Ozzfest – "UNlimited," in part to protest how the United Nations (UN) limits Taiwan's full participation as an independent country. (Visit www.myspace.com/ChthoniCtw for more on "UNlimited ChthoniC, UNlimited Taiwan.")
ChthoniC "UNlimited" tour dates (more dates TBA):
* with Nile
** with Katatonia
6/29 The Wall - Taipei, Taiwan
7/12 White River Amphitheatre - Seattle, WA (Ozzfest)
7/13 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA*
7/14 The Gorge - George, WA (Ozzfest)
7/15 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR*
7/17 Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Sacramento, CA (Ozzfest)
7/18 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA*
7/19 Shoreline Amphitheatre - San Francisco, CA (Ozzfest)
7/20 Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA*
7/21 Hyundai Pavilion - Los Angeles, CA (Ozzfest)
7/22 Orpheum Theatre - Flagstaff, AZ*
7/23 House of Blues - Hollywood, CA*
7/24 Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ (Ozzfest)
7/25 Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM*
7/26 Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM (Ozzfest)
7/27 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO*
7/28 Coors Amphitheatre - Denver, CO (Ozzfest)
7/30 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Kansas City, MO (Ozzfest)
7/31 Bob's - Tulsa, OK*
8/02 Smirnoff Music Center - Dallas, TX (Ozzfest)
8/03 Wacken Open Air Festival - Wacken, Germany
8/06 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO (Ozzfest)
8/07 Pearl Room - Mokena, IL*
8/08 Germain Amphitheatre - Columbus, OH (Ozzfest)
8/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH*
8/10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL (Ozzfest)
8/11 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN*
8/12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Milwaukee, WI (Ozzfest)
8/13 Forest Hills Lodge - Rockford, IL*
8/14 Verizon Wireless Music theatre - Indianapolis, IN (Ozzfest)
8/15 The Silo - Reading, PA*
8/16 PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ (Ozzfest)
8/17 Mark's Showplace - Bedford, NH*
8/18 New England Dodge Music Theatre - Hartford, CT (Ozzfest)
8/19 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY*
8/20 Tweeter Center - Boston, MA (Ozzfest)
8/21 B.B. King's - New York, NY*
8/22 Tweeter Center - Philadelphia, PA (Ozzfest)
8/23 Huntington Music Hall - Huntington, WV*
8/24 Post Gazette Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA (Ozzfest)
8/25 Harpos - Detroit, MI*
8/26 DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI (Ozzfest)
8/27 Jaxx - West Springfield, VA*
8/28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC (Ozzfest)
8/29 The Haven - Winter Park, FL*
8/30 Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL (Ozzfest)
9/01 The Muse - Nashville, TN
9/02 Uncle Pleasant's - Louisville, KY
9/05 Penny Arcade – Rochester, NY
9/06 B.B. King's - New York, NY**
9/07 The Funhaus - Toronto, Ont.
9/08 The Embassy - London, Ont.
9/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
9/16 Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
