American metal band Lamb of God have announced that they are pushing their upcoming State Of Unrest tour back to 2022, and is now scheduled to begin in November of that year. Whilst this comes as disappointing news to many fans, the band will be returning to the UK prior to the tour, as it was recently announced that they will be playing Bloodstock 2022 in Catton Park, Derbyshire next August.
We’re excited to announce the new 2022 routing for our co-headline State of Unrest tour with @kreator, which will see support from @thyartismurder and @Gatecreeper.
Tickets available now at https://t.co/g32ZvJ5Z9B pic.twitter.com/UqB927xbaL
— Lamb Of God (@lambofgod) October 27, 2021
Lamb of God are set to be joined by a myriad of exciting support bands, including German thrash metal band Kreator, Arizona-based death metal group Gatecreeper and Australian deathcore giants Thy Art Is Murder, who are joining the tour in place of crossover thrash band Power Trip.
The news comes amidst many reports of bands who are unfortunately having to postpone tours in Europe and the UK due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions in certain EU territories. In recent news, heavy metal band Trivium have pushed their UK tour all the way back to 2023, and UK groups such as Squid and Black Country, New Road have been forced to pull out of shows in Spain due to difficulties obtaining visas. You can read about Trivium here, and Squid here.
Lamb of God are long-standing titans in the world of heavy music, having formed all the way back in 1994 under the name Burn the Priest. Presently, the band’s line-up consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Willie Adler and Mark Morton, bassist John Campbell and drummer Art Cruz. The band currently has eight studio albums under their belt as Lamb of God, and two under the Burn the Priest moniker. The band’s self-titled album was released in May last year and received generally positive reviews from both fans and critics, with the likes of NME, Consequence of Sound and Kerrang! speaking favourably of it. The album is available on all streaming services, and physical media can be found here.
Lamb of God have recently concluded a tour of the United States with Megadeth, Trivium and Hatebreed that ran from August 20th to September 28th. The tour was originally supposed to finish with three Canadian dates; however, this was unfortunately not possible due to COVID-related restrictions in the province of Quebec.
The State of Unrest tour is set to hit the UK in December of 2022. Tickets can be bought here, and the dates are listed down below.
13/12/2022- O2 Academy Brixton- London
14/12- O2 Academy Glasgow- Glasgow
15/12- O2 Academy Birmingham- Birmingham
16/12- O2 Academy Bristol- Bristol
18/12- Manchester Academy- Manchester
