This is Hell, Xerxes Announce ‘Great American Thrash’ Summer Tour

by | Apr 25, 2012

This is Hell will embark on the “Great American Thrash” tour with Xerxes, plus The Greenery and Waster on select dates. The itinerary follows:

Jun 15 Whitehall, PA @ Planet Trog
Jun 19 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music Hall 

w/ The Greenery

Jun 20 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Jun 21 Houston, TX @ Walter’s On Washington 
Jun 24 Midland, TX @ The Pinebox
Jun 25 Albuquerque, NM @ The Gasworks
Jun 26 Tucson, AZ @ Skrappy’s
Jun 27 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Underground
Jun 28 Fullerton, CA @ The Slidebar
Jul 01 Santa Cruz, CA @ Pioneer
Jul 03 Boise, ID @ The Venue
Jul 06 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project

w/ Waster

Jul 07 Victoria, BC @ Big Fernwood
Jul 11 Edmonton, AB @ The Pawnshop 
Jul 12 Saskatoon, SK @ The Louis
Jul 13 Regina, SK @ The Exchange

This is Hell only

Jul 15 Fargo, ND @ The New Direction (w/ Xerxes)
Jul 16 Minneapolis, MN @ The Beat
Jul 17 Milwaukee, WI @ Scheme City
Jul 22 Ottawa, ON @ Maverick’s w/ Hollow Earth

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