WEEDEATER have already kicked off a string of European shows with a celebrated unique ‘God Luck and Good Speed’ set at this year’s edition of Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands. The Southern smoked band will continue to inhale deeply in ten more European countries including the UK with two appearances at the Desertfest in London.
WEEDEATER Tour dates:
25 Apr 18 München (DE) Backstage
26 Apr 18 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse
27 Apr 18 Milano (IT) Kraken
28 Apr 18 Pescara (IT) Tube Cult Fest
30 Apr 18 Lyon (FR) Le Farmer
01 May 18 Nantes (FR) Le Ferrailleur
02 May 18 Köln (DE) Jungle
03 May 18 Leipzig (DE) Werk 2
04 May 18 Berlin (DE) Desertfest
05 May 18 London (UK) Desertfest
06 May 18 London (UK) Desertfest
07 May 18 Leeds (UK) Brudenell Social Club
08 May 18 Cardiff (UK) Clwb Ifor Bach
09 May 18 Manchester (UK) Rebellion
10 May 18 Glasgow (UK) The Audio
11 May 18 Bristol (UK) Thekla
12 May 18 Leffinge (BE) De Zwerver
13 May 18 Hannover (DE) Faust
WEEDEATER will steam across Europe in support of their last smoking hot full-length, ‘Goliathan’ (2015), which is still available in various formats from the Season of Mist shop HERE
Track-list of ‘Goliathan’ can be viewed below:
01. Processional
02. Goliathan
03. Cain Enabler
04. Bow Down
05. Battered & Fried
06. Claw of the Sloth
07. Bully
08. Joseph (All Talk)
09. Reprise
10. Benaddiction
WEEDEATER have also reissued their previous four full-lengths ‘…and Justice for Y’all’ (2001), ‘Sixteen Tons’ (2002), ‘God Luck and Good Speed’ (2007), and ‘Jason… The Dragon’ (2011).
All albums can still be ordered in various formats via the Season of Mist shop, HERE
Those infamous sludge outlaws WEEDEATER finally return with their long-awaited fifth full-length ‘Goliathan’.
Their new album marks the crossroads where true Southern rock and metal meet raw humour, old religion, as well as weed and whiskey. ‘Goliathan’ embodies the band’s trademark shuffle and swagger at their fullest. Syrupy slow riffs are buoyed by canyon-deep bass and some of the hardest-hitting drumming since Keith Moon.
Full-on bruisers such as “Cain Enabler”, “Claw of the Sloth”, and the aptly-named “Bully” demonstrate that ‘Goliathan’ is delivering a vintage WEEDEATER and the soon-to-be gold standard of Southern sludge metal. At its founding, the band rose like a doobie phoenix out of the ashes of BUZZOV•EN.
When the cult sludge act called it a day, bass player Dave “Dixie” Collins teamed up with guitarist Dave “Shep” Shepherd and founded WEEDEATER in the harbor town of Wilmington about the year 1998. Their crushing and massive first full-length ‘…and Justice for Y’all’ (2001) created an immediate buzz, while critics were struggling to put a tag on their sound. Nearly everybody agreed that stoner rock, doom, sludge and some crusty elements were part of the mix, which the band simply calls “weed metal”.
The debut was produced by renowned engineer Billy Anderson (EYEHATEGOD, NEUROSIS) as well as sophomore album ‘Sixteen Tons’ (2002). WEEDEATER went out to perform live with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY among others.
After some detours of Dixie Dave, who played shortly with BONGZILLA and SOURVEIN, third album ‘God Luck and Good Speed’ hit the world in 2007 and shifted the band’s focus slightly towards the stoner side. The latest full-length ‘Jason… the Dragon’ got delayed when vocalist “Dixie” Dave lost a toe due to an incident with his favourite shotgun.
When the sludge driven album finally came out in 2011, shows in the US and Europe cemented the band’s reputation as a fierce live entity. After signing to Season of Mist, WEEDEATER reissued their full back-catalogue on their new label. Yet the Bible Belt state of North Carolina, USA remains a fertile ground for hemp and stoner rock. ‘Goliathan’ makes the South smoke again. Lean back and let this monster record blow your mind!
Line-up:
“Dixie” Dave Collins: bass, vocals
Dave “Shep” Shepherd: guitar, vocals
Travis “T-Boogie” Owen: drums
