CARCASS To Tour Australia In October

June 23, 2008

Reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will embark on a tour of Australia in October. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Oct. 09 - Perth, AUS @ Capitol
Oct. 10 - Adelaide, AUS @ HQ Complex
Oct. 11 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Arena
Oct. 12 - Sydney, AUS @ The Metro Theatre
Oct. 13 - Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 26.

Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS first performance Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden can be viewed below.

CARCASS' next concert will take place this coming Friday, June 27 at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland.

In February of 1999, CARCASS drummer Ken Owen suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage, leaving him in a coma for over 10 months. As a result, he is not taking part in CARCASS' current reunion run (ARCH ENEMY skinsman Daniel Erlandsson is filling in),but will reportedly be traveling with the band whenever possible and making brief appearances at select shows.

CARCASS' reunion lineup:

Bill Steer (FIREBIRD) - Vocals, Guitar
Jeff Walker (BRUJERIA) - Vocals, Bass
Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY) - Guitar
Daniel Erlandsson (ARCH ENEMY) - Drums

"Buried Dreams" performed on June 6, 2008 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden (clip uploaded by YouTube user "voffie"):

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