Northlane have announced a massive summer package tour of Australia. The Dante tour will see the Aussie metalcore heavyweights joined by ERRA (USA), Landmvrks (FRA) and Banks Arcade (NZ) on a five-show run that'll see them hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The summer tour will cap off what has been a blockbuster two years for Northlane. Emerging from the pandemic with their ARIA #1 award-winning album, Obsidian (2022), which has been streamed over 30 million times and climbing, the band set their sights on the stage where they’ve dominated ever since. Thanks to their signature fusion of metal and electronic music, their 2022 album tour saw Northlane perform some of the most mind-blowingly spectacular shows Australian venues have seen in recent years. Since then, they've wowed crowds at Knotfest AU, toured Europe with Architects and Sleep Token and are currently in America supporting Parkway Drive on the mammoth Monsters of Oz tour.
Northlane recently revealed they’ve recorded new music with their old friend and revered heavy producer, Will Putney. It’s been close to a decade since they last worked with Putney on their breakthrough Singularity (2013) and #1 album Node (2015) and have also announced they’ve collaborated with some of the most influential artists in the band’s history.
Speaking to Maniacs ahead of their appearance on Knotfest Australia, earlier this year, the band revealed it hasn't always been smooth-sailing in pursuit of their dream, with the bandmembers having to work in a variety of oddjobs to keep their metalcore dreams alive.
A renowned live act, vocalist Marcus Bridge remains blown away by the crowd response to the post-Obsidian era of the band. "That's such a wild phenomenon. To see people fully losing it next to people they don't know or maybe wouldn't ever hang out with outside of the show. It's just an awesome vibe. Even just seeing people you haven't seen in a long time and feeling kinda safe to be in that environment again. Everything's feeling like it's going in a positive direction at the moment and we're heading heading towards something good."
Fans will be familiar with return visitors ERRA from previous slots with Northlane, and the Alabama band continue to grow in popularity downunder as they continuously evolve their sound. Recent single Pale Iris adding a sparkling collection of songs perfectly suited to opening for Northlane. French metalcore crew Landmvrks will be making their first ever visit to Austrlalia for the tour, adding an element of freshness to the package, whileMelbourne-via-New Zealand heavy hitters Banks Arcade continue the momentum earned from non-stop touring since the release of their debut album, Future Lovers, and will be primed for these big stages.
Tickets for the Dante tour go onsale Thursday 28 September via Northlane's website.
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