Anciients, Now Touring the U.S., Are the Must-See Metal Band of the Moment
Keeping this quick, because The Bad Penny doesn’t typically run a review of a show previously previewed on the site: By any means necessary, catch Anciients on their current tour of the U.S., the Vancouver band’s first in eight years. Their gig in Boise on Friday night at the Shredder was pitch-perfect. When the band finished their 10-song set, it took awhile for the attendees to leave, as they struggled to locate their jaws, which had dropped off their faces and onto the floor during Anciients’ unrelenting, uncompromising, unpretentious and unimaginably spot-on set.
Don’t miss openers Dawn of Ouroboros and Nott either; they scorched the stage before Anciients went on, the guys would’ve burned their feet had they performed barefoot. (Armed for the Apocalypse, Exist and Howling Giant are opening some shows too.)
Need more convincing? Read my Wednesday conversation with Anciients frontman Kenny Cook and check out a few of the songs you’ll hear these masterful metal marauders rip into:
Here are Anciients’ remaining tour dates:
August 31 – Colorado Springs, CO @ What’s Left Records
September 2 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
September 4 – Atlanta, GA @ ProgPower USA
September 5 – Gastonia, NC @ The Rooster
September 6 – New Orleans, LA @ No Dice
September 7 – Austin, TX @ Come And Take It
September 8 – Houston, TX @ Pub 529
September 9 – Dallas, TX @ TX Tea Room
September 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Underground
September 12 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
September 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead
September 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
September 16 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonel
September 17 – Reno, NV @ The Cellar
September 18 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
September 19 – Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion
September 20 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
October 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ Black Cat
October 30 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
October 31 – Winnipeg, ON @ Sidestage
November 1 – Sioux Falls, ND @ Bigs Bar
November 2 – Des Moines, IA @ Lefty’s Live Music
November 3 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
November 4 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
November 5 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle
November 6 – Chicago, IL @ Live Wire Lounge
November 7 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
November 8 – Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar
November 9 – Ottawa, ON @ Dominion Tavern
November 11 – Boston, MA @ O’Briens
November 12 – Portland, OR @ Geno’s
November 13 – Providence, RI @ The Parlour
November 14 – New York City, NY @ Woodshop
November 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
November 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Mobtown Ballroom
November 19 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
November 20 – Huntsville, AL @ Mad Malts
November 21 – Jacksonville, FL @ The Albatross
November 22 – Bradenton, FL @ Obscura
November 25 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
November 26 – Denver, CO @ The Black Buzzard
November 28 – Missoula, MT @ Zacc
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