I love Watain – love ‘em – and the press release announcing their forthcoming North American “Fuck the World” tour made me giggle. I honestly can’t tell if these guys are goofing around or mean to be taken seriously – I mean, I’ve read some interviews with Watain in the past where they struck me as borderline humorless, but I don’t know how the fuck anyone could not find this tour announcement hilarious:

“Hark in woe, infidels! One and a half year after their triumphant display of magic and death upon North American, Watain shall now return to those lands on a headliner tour. Due to the strict prohibitions of anything Satanic and Criminal passing over the border to USA, a lot of compromises had to be made on the last US tour regarding both members and stage-show. This time however, the full artillery shall be brought across the sea, in all it’s terrible glory.

“The first date is on October 3rd and after that the wolves shall storm from Canada through USA on what shall constitute the last part of the monstrous crusade that has been the ‘Fuck the World Tour.’”

ANYWAY, one way or the other, this should be a fun show. Tour dates are as follows:

10/03 – CAN Toronto, ON, The Opera House
10/04 – CAN Montreal, QC, Katacombes
10/07 – USA Boston, MA, The Middle East
10/08 – USA New York, NY, Knitting Factory
10/09 – USA Pittsburgh, PA, 31st St Pub
10/10 – USA Cleveland, OH, Peabody’s
10/11 – USA Chicago, IL, Reggie’s Rock Club
10/12 – USA Des Moines, IA, Vaudeville Mews
10/13 – USA Denver, CO, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
10/14 – USA Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge
10/15 – USA Seattle, WA, Studio Seven
10/16 – USA Portland, OR, Rotture
10/17 – USA Oakland, CA, The Metro
10/18 – USA Hollywood, CA, Knitting Factory
10/19 – USA San Marcos, CA, Jumping Turtle
10/20 – USA Tempe, AZ, The Sets
10/21 – USA Farmington, NM, Gator’s
10/23 – USA Dallas, TX, Reno’s Chop Shop
10/24 – USA Victoria, TX, Sun Valley Ranch
10/25 – USA Austin, TX, Red 7
10/26 – USA New Orleans, LA, Red Dragon
10/27 – USA Tampa, FL, Brass Mug
10/29 – USA Atlanta, GA, Masquerade
10/31 – USA Springfield, VA, Jaxx
11/01 – USA Allentown, PA, Sterling Hotel

-AR