Explosive noisecore dudes KEN Mode have been a busy bunch of Winnipeg, MB-based bees. As previously reported, the band's follow-up to 2008's Mennonite is in the can and heading our way. Recorded by legendary producer Kurt Ballou (Converge, Trap Them, Doomriders) at his God City Studios, Venerable will hit streets March 15 via Profound Lore.
Still, a press release assures us that this is only the calm before the storm. As clerks stock shelves with the beastly affair, KEN Mode will already be on the road in support of the album during a massive North American tour.
Along with a trek to SXSW, the band will tear up asphalt/stages alongside genre cohorts and fellow Canadians Fuck the Facts and doom thrashers Black Breath, among others. They also will make more than a few Canadian stops on the tour, with shows slated for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, just to name a few.
Have a look below for the complete schedule.
Tour dates:
3/11 Sioux Falls, SD - Latitude 44
3/12 Denver, CO - Blast-O-Mat
3/14 Dallas, TX - TBA
3/15 San Antonio, TX - The 1011
3/16-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
3/19 Austin, TX - Profound Lore SXSW Showcase
3/20 Kansas City, MO - Scion Lab
3/21 Champaign IL - Dan Aykroyd's House
3/22 Windsor, ON - Coach & Horses 3/23 Hamilton, ON - Casbah*
3/24 Toronto, ON - Garrison*
3/25 Ottawa, ON - Cafe Dekcuf
3/26 Quebec City, QC - Le Scanner
3/27 Montreal, QC - Katacombes
3/28 Sherbrooke, QC - Bar Le Magog
3/29 Burlington, VT - 242 Main
3/30 Boston, MA - O'Brians Pub
3/31 Syracuse, NY - TBA
4/1 Long Island, NY - Ethical Humanist Society
4/2 NYC, NY - Webster Hall^
4/3 Brick, NJ - Bricktown Moose Lodge ^
4/4 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter ^
4/5 Greensboro, NC - TBA
4/6 Savannah, GA - TBA
4/7 Gainesville, FL - TBA
4/8 Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery
4/9 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
4/10 Tallahassee, FL - The Farside
4/11 Hattiesburg, MS - TBA
4/12 Birmingham, AL - The Firehouse
4/13 Atlanta, GA - TBA
4/14 Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia
4/15 Akron, OH - TBA
4/16 Rochester, NY - Monty's Krown
4/17 Columbus, OH - TBA
4/18 Detroit, MI - TBA
4/19 Buffalo, NY - The Funeral Home %
4/21 Indianapolis, IN - The Melody Inn %
4/22 Chicago, IL - The Mutiny %
4/23 Minneapolis, MN - TBA %
4/24 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium %
4/26 Boise, ID - The Shredder %
4/27 Portland, OR - Rotture %
4/28 Seattle, WA - The Comet %
4/29 Victoria, BC - Logan's Pub %
4/30 Vancouver, BC - Funky Winkerbean's %
5/1 Kamloops, BC - Pogue Mahone %
5/2 Edmonton, AB - Filthy McNasty's %
5/3 Calgary, AB - the New Black (all-ages) / Dickens Pub (18+) %
5/4 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos %
5/5 Prince Albert, SK - PA Arts Center %
5/6 Regina, SK - O'Hanlon's Pub %
5/7 Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert (hometown record release) %
* with Vilipend
^ with Black Breath
% with Fuck the Facts
Still, a press release assures us that this is only the calm before the storm. As clerks stock shelves with the beastly affair, KEN Mode will already be on the road in support of the album during a massive North American tour.
Along with a trek to SXSW, the band will tear up asphalt/stages alongside genre cohorts and fellow Canadians Fuck the Facts and doom thrashers Black Breath, among others. They also will make more than a few Canadian stops on the tour, with shows slated for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, just to name a few.
Have a look below for the complete schedule.
Tour dates:
3/11 Sioux Falls, SD - Latitude 44
3/12 Denver, CO - Blast-O-Mat
3/14 Dallas, TX - TBA
3/15 San Antonio, TX - The 1011
3/16-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
3/19 Austin, TX - Profound Lore SXSW Showcase
3/20 Kansas City, MO - Scion Lab
3/21 Champaign IL - Dan Aykroyd's House
3/22 Windsor, ON - Coach & Horses 3/23 Hamilton, ON - Casbah*
3/24 Toronto, ON - Garrison*
3/25 Ottawa, ON - Cafe Dekcuf
3/26 Quebec City, QC - Le Scanner
3/27 Montreal, QC - Katacombes
3/28 Sherbrooke, QC - Bar Le Magog
3/29 Burlington, VT - 242 Main
3/30 Boston, MA - O'Brians Pub
3/31 Syracuse, NY - TBA
4/1 Long Island, NY - Ethical Humanist Society
4/2 NYC, NY - Webster Hall^
4/3 Brick, NJ - Bricktown Moose Lodge ^
4/4 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter ^
4/5 Greensboro, NC - TBA
4/6 Savannah, GA - TBA
4/7 Gainesville, FL - TBA
4/8 Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery
4/9 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
4/10 Tallahassee, FL - The Farside
4/11 Hattiesburg, MS - TBA
4/12 Birmingham, AL - The Firehouse
4/13 Atlanta, GA - TBA
4/14 Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia
4/15 Akron, OH - TBA
4/16 Rochester, NY - Monty's Krown
4/17 Columbus, OH - TBA
4/18 Detroit, MI - TBA
4/19 Buffalo, NY - The Funeral Home %
4/21 Indianapolis, IN - The Melody Inn %
4/22 Chicago, IL - The Mutiny %
4/23 Minneapolis, MN - TBA %
4/24 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium %
4/26 Boise, ID - The Shredder %
4/27 Portland, OR - Rotture %
4/28 Seattle, WA - The Comet %
4/29 Victoria, BC - Logan's Pub %
4/30 Vancouver, BC - Funky Winkerbean's %
5/1 Kamloops, BC - Pogue Mahone %
5/2 Edmonton, AB - Filthy McNasty's %
5/3 Calgary, AB - the New Black (all-ages) / Dickens Pub (18+) %
5/4 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos %
5/5 Prince Albert, SK - PA Arts Center %
5/6 Regina, SK - O'Hanlon's Pub %
5/7 Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert (hometown record release) %
* with Vilipend
^ with Black Breath
% with Fuck the Facts