Photo by Scott Irvine

Last week, we were only too happy to learn that one of our most favoritest doom bands on the planet, Batillus, have a new split 7″ with Mutilation Rites coming out July 12; now the two bands have announced a tour together, which will kick off just days before said split’s release.

And I implore you to go to a show if they’re coming to your area. Honestly, I can’t speak to the quality of Mutilation Rites live, because I’ve never seen them before; but Batillus MUST be experienced in a concert setting. They are just so… fucking… crushing. And if they’re doing all this stuff with Mutilation Rites, I’d be willing to wager that that band is pretty frickin’ cool, too.

Get dates after the jump, courtesy of Metal Underground.

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I somehow missed the news that Batillus have a split 7″ with Mutilation Rites coming out next month; I thought their album Furnace, which is one my favorites of the year so far (read my review here), was all we was gettin’ from the doom crew in 2011.

But I was wrong! And gloriously so, if “Cast,” the new Batillus track streaming over at Stereogum, is any indication. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Kat Katz (ex-Salome, still Agoraphobic Nosebleed) lends some guest vocals to the song, but even if she wasn’t on it, it would still be a great example of Batillus firing on all cylinders.

Headbob here, then come back and let us know what you think. There’s also a Mutilation Rites song, “Golitath,” streaming in the same location. The split comes out July 12 on Shinebox.

-AR