(New York, NY) – Los Angeles metal quintet Holy Grail has just been confirmed for Amon Amarth’s upcoming North American spring tour which kicks off at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, April 8th and includes a stop at the New England Metal And Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA on Saturday, April 24th (please see below for tour dates).
The upstart band is also slated to play several of the world’s largest metal festivals this summer in Europe, with confirmed slots on the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany and the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Finland.
Holy Grail is currently in the studio recording their debut album, CRISIS IN UTOPIA, due out on Prosthetic Records in late Spring, with acclaimed producer/remixer/musician Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle). Vocalist James Luna commented, “The recording process is turning out to be very grinding and ambitious, but if we can pull it off – which we will – the album will be an awesome over-the-top dose of heavy metal.
Working with Danny has been exceptional; he’s a true pro and an old school metalhead so we feel very comfortable around him and are very excited of what’s to come. “
Previously known as Sorcerer, Holy Grail features members from a former line-up of White Wizzard. Assembled less than a year ago, Holy Grail is already at the forefront of the new wave of metal that pays homage to such legends as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Dio. The band’s debut EP IMPROPER BURIAL (released in late 2009), featuring just two original tracks and two covers, has earned Holy Grail significant press accolades including a 2-page feature in hometown paper LA Weekly, a spot on Decibel’s “25 Most Anticipated Releases Of 2010” list and inclusion on Metal Hammer’s “Guide To The Best In The Upcoming New Wave Of Trad Metal”.
In its short career, the band has already toured with the likes of 3 Inches Of Blood and Saviours (in support of IMPROPER BURIAL). With monster vocals, not one, but two guitar virtuosos and a thundering rhythm section, Holy Grail’s sound is at once classic, yet contemporary, encompassing the best of traditional metal with a youthful spirit. Holy Grail is James Paul Luna (vocals), Eli Santana (guitar), James J. LaRue (guitar), Blake Mount (bass) and Tyler Meahl (drums).
HOLY GRAIL supporting Amon Amarth
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8 Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues
10 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
11 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
12 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
14 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall – University Of Calgary
15 Edmonton, AB Edmonton, Events Center
16 Saskatoon, SK Odeon Event Centre
17 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Center
18 St. Paul, MN Station 4
19 Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium
21 Toronto, ON Opera House
22 Montreal, QC Metropolis
23 Quebec, QC Imperial Theater
24 Worcester, MA New England Metal And Hardcore Fest
25 New York, NY The Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
To experience Holy Grail, please visit:
www.myspace.com/holygrailofficial
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For more information, please contact:
Carise Yatter/Hired Gun Media
917-301-6664 or cyatter@gmail.com
