Alpha & Omega and Cruel Hand to Embark on the “Mission Quest to Metal Fest” Tour

by | Jan 9, 2014

Alpha & Omega and Cruel Hand will team up for the “Mission Quest to Metal Fest” with Naysayer, Focused Minds, Malfunction, Bent Life, Barrier, and Will to Die.

This trek will lead them into New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in Worcester, MA in April.

All of these bands will appear on select dates, so here’s how it looks:

w/ Cruel Hand, Alpha & Omega, Malfunction, Barrier

Mar 14 Austin, TX @ SXSW
Mar 15 Austin, TX @ SXSW
Mar 16 Grand Prairie, TX @ QuickTrip Park
Mar 17 St Louis, MO @ The Demo
Mar 18 Evansville, IN @ The Hatch
Mar 19 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Mar 20 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock

w/ Cruel Hand, Malfunction, Barrier

Mar 21 Winnipeg, MB @ The Grave
Mar 22 Regina, SK @ The Exchange
Mar 23 Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop
Mar 24 Calgary, AB @ Golden Age Club
Mar 25 Kelowna, BC @ Ellison Community Hall

w/ Cruel Hand, Alpha & Omega, Bent Life, Malfunction, Barrier

Mar 26 Centralia, WA @ Quesadilla Factory
Mar 27 Portland, OR @ Slabtown
Mar 28 Reno, NV @ Jub Jubs
Mar 29 Santa Cruz, CA @ 418 Project
Mar 30 Pomona, CA @ Aladdin Jr
Mar 31 Lancaster, CA @ Industry Theater
Apr 01 Phoenix, AZ @ Wallstreet
Apr 02 El Paso, TX @ The Spot
Apr 03 San Antonio, TX @ Korova

w/ Alpha & Omega, Bent Life, Malfunction

Apr 04 Houston, TX @ Walters on Washington
Apr 05 Baton Rouge, LA @ HTGT

w/ Alpha & Omega, Naysayer, Malfunction, Bent Life, Will To Die

Apr 06 Jacksonville, FL @ Roc Bar
Apr 07 Columbus, GA @ The Plughouse
Apr 08 Birmingham, AL @ The Forge
Apr 09 Nashville, TN @ The Owl Farm
Apr 10 Louisville, KY @ Haymarket Whiskey Bar
Apr 11 Cincinnati, OH @ Legends
Apr 12 Dearborn, MI @ Refuge Skateshop
Apr 13 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
Apr 14 Rochester, NY @ The Mansion
Apr 15 Long Island, NY @ Even Flow Bar & Grill
Apr 17 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave
Apr 18 Worcester, MA @ Metal Fest
Apr 19 Worcester, MA @ Metal Fest

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