American modern progressive metal innovators THE CONTORTIONIST return to Australia as part of their CLAIRVOYANT TOUR, joined by special guests UK djent-metal pioneers SIKTH – who will be making their first ever Australian appearances!

 

Critics and fans admire their intelligent approach to the crushing riffs of tech-metal, which becomes more vibrant with elements of ambitious post-rock and jazzy / fusion-infused virtuosity. Even when angular riffs, odd time signatures, and devastating breakdowns give way to hypnotic, ethereal, and trancelike musical meditations, THE CONTORTIONIST are never lacking in total power.

On the steady climb to their latest album CLAIRVOYANT (2017), The Contortionist lay claim to a genre within a genre all their own. On Clairvoyant, the band’s distinctive fingerprints remain, even as their atmospheric flourishes broaden to encompass ever-richer textures and mine the beauty of simplicity.

 

SikTH

SikTh are one of the Great British pioneers whom have shaped heavy music. The Watford mathcore sextet devised their own Morse code of metal – ultimately leading to the birth of the djent metal almost a decade later. It’s more clear than it’s ever been that SikTh were way ahead of their time and with one of the best albums of 2017 now under their belt in THE FUTURE IS WHOSE EYES? The djent-metal kings have returned!

 

Touring May 2018

Wednesday 2nd May – Brisbane, The Zoo

Thursday 3rd May – Melbourne, Max Watts

Friday 4th May – Sydney, Manning Bar

Saturday 5th May – Adelaide, The Gov

Sunday 6th May – Perth, Rosmount Hotel

 

Tickets

Pre Sale: Tuesday Jan 23rd 10am

General Sale: Wednesday Jan 24th 10am

 

From: www.davidroywilliams.com/tours/the-contortionist-sikth/