15 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

We’ve got 15 new rock and metal tours that have been announced this past week, plus several more special one-off shows and festival announcements.

Leading the way this week, metal is well represented with the legendary King Diamond announcing a new leg of dates, stoner metal heroes High on Fire ready to rip it up live and the iconic Stryper filling up their schedule with 40th anniversary tour dates.

You’ve also got new dates for Four Year Strong, Marty Friedman and the upstart rockers Undeath among others. Plus, The Acacia Strain have announced a two-day holiday festival and the Oceans Calling Festival is opening up shop in Cancun.

Check out all of this week’s announcements below.

Four Year Strong

Tour Dates: Oct. 30 – Dec. 1
Support Acts: Free Throw, One Step Closer, Death Lens
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Marty Friedman

Tour Dates: Jan. 25 – Feb. 22
Support Acts: Nikki Stringfield & Patrick Kennison
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Glacial Tomb

Tour Dates: Sept. 14 – 25
Support Acts: None Listed
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High on Fire

Tour Dates: Aug. 31 – Sept. 13; Oct. 2 – 12; Oct. 26 – Nov. 2
Support Acts: Negative Approach, Weedeater, Exhumed
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High Vis

Tour Dates: Sept. 24 – Nov. 2
Support Acts: Pain of Truth, Narrow Head
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Hulder

Tour Dates: Sept. 17 – 28
Support Acts: Spectral Wound, Aridus
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Islander

Tour Dates: Sept. 4 – 8
Support Acts: None Listed
Notes: Shows supporting 10th Anniversary of Violence and Destruction album.
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JVK

Tour Dates: Aug. 30 – Nov. 16
Support Acts: None Listed
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King Diamond

Tour Dates: Oct. 15 – Dec. 6
Support Acts: Overkill, Night Demon
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Master Boot Record

Tour Dates: Sept. 25 – Oct. 12
Support Acts: None Listed
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Paleface Swiss

Tour Dates: March 20 – April 26
Support Acts: None Listed
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Respire

Tour Dates: Sept. 12 – 22
Support Acts: None Listed
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Stryper

Tour Dates: Sept. 11 – Nov. 16
Support Acts: None Listed
Notes: 40th Anniversary Tour With 2 Sets of Hits and Fan Favorites
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Undeath

Tour Dates: Sept. 25 – Oct. 27
Support Acts: Kruelty, Gates of Hell, Tribal Gaze, Torture
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Upper Wilds

Tour Dates: Oct. 3 – 7; Nov. 15 – 17
Support Acts: Dommengang, Psychic Graveyard
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Also of Note:

* The Acacia Strain have announced a two-night holiday concert event with “Tune Low Die Slow Ho Ho!” Taking place Nov. 6 and 7 at Empire Live in Albany, N.Y., the band will be joined by Sanguisugabogg, Gridiron, Volcano, Missing Link, No Cure, Brick By Brick, Final Resting Place, Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, Pure Bliss, Carnwennan, Invoke Thy Wrath on the first night and Mindforce, Undeath, On Broken Wings, Vomit Forth, Balmora, Price, Cold Kiss, Spiritkiller and Bad Impressions.
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* Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Incubus, and Cage The Elephant, with performances by Rebelution, 311, O.A.R., Jack’s Mannequin and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness have all signed on to play the Moon Palace in Cancún for Oceans Calling Second Wave. Scheduled for Jan. 19-22, the fun starts with a kick-off party with a full set from O.A.R. on January 19, and continue into the weekend with daytime poolside sets from O.A.R., Andrew McMahon, and Los Stellarians, along with late-night performances from 311, a DJ set from Brad Shultz of Cage The Elephant.
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* Many Eyes have announced a trio of record release shows outside of their supporting dates for Sum 41. The band will play Baltimore’s Ottobar Sept. 20, St. Louis’ Red Flag Oct. 9 and Lakewood, Ohio’s Mahall’s on Oct. 11.
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* Mudvayne, Static-X and Ill Nino will head up the 2024 Nu-Metal Revolution festival taking place Oct. 26 at the Velodrom Olimpico in Mexico City. Drowning Pool, Dope, (hed) p.e. and Adema are also on the bill.
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