Suffocation and Krisiun
Suffocation’s founding vocalist Frank Mullen is on his last tour with the band he’s fronted for around 30 years. The group has actually toured without him since 2013, but this time he’s quitting entirely, for what one assumes will be a stellar solo career. Opening is Brazilian death metal brothers Krisiun, featuring Max and Moyses Kolesne with singer-bassist Alex Camargo, whose upcoming 11th studio album is due in September, Scourge of the Enthroned. The bill includes Soreption, a Swedish group with a strong new album, Monument of the End, that defies the usual death metal category formula with jazzy string-skipping and complex rhythms that nearly bury the usual drone of diminished chords. They may play comically fast (think Sabbath at 78rpm) but, the way these guys secretly aspire to cross Iron Maiden with Athiest, they might just steal the show from both of their more seasoned tour mates.