Earlier this week, Montreal’s BLACKGUARD announced their pairing with VICTORY RECORDS.
The band has released this statement regarding the signing, the departure of a member, and their non-stop touring plans well into 2011.
We are very pleased to announce our signing to Victory Records!
At first (and second) glance this might seem like an odd pairing, but Victory is a very hard working label that we are all 100% behind. The Victory Staff has welcomed us with open arms and is committed to pushing our next release to its full potential. It’s no secret that we’ve been touring extensively this past year and a half, and it’s comforting to know we have a label backing us that is willing to work and put in as much effort as we have for the release of our 3rd record (2nd under the name BLACKGUARD).
That being said we are hard at work completing our next record which has a tentative release date for April . The release will coincide with a North American tour that isn’t announced yet, but when it does it’s going to turn heads.
Now for a bit of sad news…
For those of you who have seen us play recently with Leaves Eyes and on the Nevermore tour, you have no doubt noticed the absence of our Keyboardist Jo. We’re sad to say that Jo has officially left the band to pursue other endeavors.
There’s no drama here, and we’re all still good friends. Jo simply felt his time with the band had come to an end and we have amicably parted ways.
BLACKGUARD will remain a 5 piece for the foreseeable future.
We’re currently having a blast on the Nevermore tour! There have been some great shows and sharing the stage with so many great bands has been a pleasure thus far. Hatesphere , Warbringer and Nevermore are bringing it every night so this is not a tour you want to miss.
Our run on this tour goes all the way to Nov 5th so check our tour dates and come out.
After this we go right back at it again with our good friends EPICA, Scar Symmetry and The Agonist all the way to mid Dec.
Then we get to kick off the New Year with Deicide, Belphegor, Neuraxis and Pathology from Feburary 15th to March 10th.
Take care everyone, and we’ll see you on the road!
w/Hatesphere, Warbringer, Nevermore
10/13/2010
MASQUERADE
Atlanta
GA
10/14/2010
Volume 11
Raleigh
NC
10/15/2010
Jaxx
West Springfield
VA
10/16/2010
The Palladium
Worcester
MA
10/17/2010
The Trocadero
Philadelphia
PA
10/19/2010
GRAMERCY THEATRE
New York
NY
10/20/2010
FOUFOUNES ELECTRIC
Montreal
QC
10/21/2010
Music Hall
London
ON
10/22/2010
OPERA HOUSE
Toronto
ON
10/23/2010
Peabody’s
Cleveland
OH
10/25/2010
Diesel Club
Pittsburgh
PA
10/26/2010
Headliner’s Music Hall
Louisville
KY
10/27/2010
Blondie’s
Detroit
MI
10/29/2010
Reggie’s Rock Club
Chicago
IL
10/30/2010
The Rave
Milwaukee
WI
10/31/2010
Station 4
St.Paul
MN
11/1/2010
ROYAL ALBERT
Winnipeg
MB
11/2/2010
The Exchange
Regina
SK
11/4/2010
Republik
Calgary
AB
11/5/2010
Pawn Shop
Edmonton
AB
11/6/2010
RED ROOM
Vancouver
Headlining
11/15/2010
BROADWAY JOE’S
Buffalo
NY
w/ Epica (*) , Scar Symmetry (^), The Agonist (#)
11/16/2010
Jaxx *^#
West Springfield
VA
11/17/2010
THE TROCADERO*^#
Philadelphia
PA
11/18/2010
MONTAGE MUSIC HALL^#
Rochester
NY
11/19/2010
GRAMERCY THEATRE*^#
New York
NY
11/20/2010
The Palladium*^#
Worcester
MA
11/21/2010
Club Soda*^#
Montreal
QC
11/22/2010
Sneaky Dee’s^#
Toronto
ON
11/23/2010
London Music Hall*^#
London
ON
11/24/2010
Peabody’s*^#
Cleveland
OH
11/25/2010
Reggie’s Rock Club^#
Chicago
IL
11/26/2010
Blondie’s*^#
Detroit
MI
11/27/2010
Headliner’s Music Hall*^#
Louisville
KY
11/28/2010
The Rave*^#
Milwaukee
WI
11/30/2010
BLUEBIRD THEATER*^#
Denver
CO
12/2/2010
El Corazon*^#
Seattle
WA
12/3/2010
Rickshaw Theater*^#
Vancouver
-
12/4/2010
Hawthorne Theater*^#
Portland
OR
12/5/2010
DNA LOUNGE*^#
San Francisco
CA
12/6/2010
CHEYENNE SALOON^#
Las Vegas
NV
12/7/2010
Key Club*^#
Los Angeles
CA
12/8/2010
RAMONA MAINSTAGE*^#
Ramona
CA
12/9/2010
The Clubhouse*^#
Tempe
AZ
12/11/2010
TREES*^#
Dallas
TX
12/12/2010
Emo’s*^#
Austin
TX
12/14/2010
The Club at Firestone*^#
Orlando
FL
12/15/2010
Culture Room*^#
Ft. Lauderdale
FL
12/17/2010
Masquerade*^#
Atlanta
GA
12/18/2010
Volume 11*^#
Raleigh
NC
Headlining
12/19/2010
Championships
Trenton
NJ
w/Finntroll, Ensiferum, moonspell
1/22/2011
CIRCO VOLADOR
Mexico City
1/24/2011
70000 Tons of Metal
Miami
FL
1/25/2011
70000 Tons of Metal
Miami
FL
1/26/2011
70000 Tons of Metal
Miami
FL
1/27/2011
70000 Tons of Metal
Miami
FL
w/Deicide (*), Belphegor(^), Neuraxis (#), Pathology (+), Gigan (!)
2/10/2011
Mavericks #
Ottawa
ON
2/11/2011
BROADWAY JOE’S #
Buffalo
NY
2/12/2011
PIRATE’S COVE #
Cleveland
OH
2/13/2011
The Muse #
Nashville
TN
2/15/2011
Masquerade *^#+
Atlanta
GA
2/16/2011
