The wait is nearly over! On Thursday, November 19, 2009, Swedish black metal legion MARDUK will return to North America for their long anticipated headlining tour. Dubbed the US Plague Tour 2009, the trek will kick off in Allentown, PA at The Sterling Hotel and blaze through 23 cities before closing at The Gramercy Theater in New York City. The band will be joined by Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Merrimack and Black Anvil (on select dates). An updated itinerary is below. Please note the most recent change: ***The show on December 4th originally scheduled at the Key Club has been moved to Royal Hall.
MARDUK
11/19/2009 The Sterling Hotel – Allentown, PA w/ Blank Anvil
11/20/2009 The Palladium – Worcester, MA w/ Black Anvil
11/21/2009 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC w/ Black Anvil
11/22/2009 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON w/ Black Anvil
11/23/2009 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
11/24/2009 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/25/2009 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
11/27/2009 The Bar – New Orleans, LA
11/28/2009 Red 7 – Austin, TX
11/29/2009 Ridglea Theater – Ft Worth, TX
11/30/2009 The Marquee – Tulsa, OK
12/02/2009 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2009 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
***12/04/2009 Royal Hall – Los Angeles, CA w/ Black Anvil***
12/05/2009 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA w/ Black Anvil
12/06/2009 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA w/ Black Anvil
12/07/2009 Satyricon – Portland, OR
12/08/2009 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
12/10/2009 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom – Denver, CO
12/11/2009 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
12/12/2009 Reggie's Rock Club – Chicago, IL
12/13/2009 Station 4 – St Paul, MN
12/14/2009 Blondie's – Detroit, MI
12/15/2009 Peabody's – Cleveland, OH
12/16/2009 Gramercy Theater – New York, NY w/ Black Anvil
MARDUK's eleventh studio album, Wormwood, was released on October 13th.