Veil of Maya, Animals as Leaders, Circle of Contempt and Periphery will embark on a U.S. tour this winter from January 29th through February 20th, according to an official press release we received last night from the band’s booking agency. Veil of Maya aren’t my favoritest Sumeriancore band, but I find them interesting enough to check ‘em out live… especially with Animals as fucking Leaders supporting (my #12 pick for Best of ’09!) and Periphery opening. I haven’t seen the light about Circle of Contempt yet; a few of you have emailed us about them, but they don’t sound all that interesting/different to me.

Check out live footage of Veil of Maya performing a new song a couple of weeks ago and live footage of Periphery performing here in NYC last month to get a taste for what’s in store.

After the jump, check out a list of dates that have been released so far. More are promised to be announced after the holiday, but you can pretty much fill in the blanks based on the existing dates… which means no NYC. Sad face.

1/29 – East Ridge, TN @ The Warehouse
1/30 – Nashville, TN @ The Muse
1/31 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
2/02 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
2/05 – Albuquerque, NM @ Warehouse 508
2/06 – Mesa, AZ @ UB’s
2/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Whisky
2/17 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
2/18 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
2/19 – Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
2/20 – South Bend, IN @ Elva’s