Pitchfork

The only thing indie-metal exemplars the Fucking Champs do harder than play is fucking tour. Seriously, look at that monstrous list of dates situated below this flabby text block. Thing's about as big and thorny as one of guitarist Tim Greene's epic prog-metal riffs-- a list so nasty it needs a Marshall stack and a fucking foot board of effects pedals to satiate its desire for that Nordic, metal-style world domination. The Champs are in store for about two whole months of dates in celebration of trucker hat metal and ironic Iron Maiden love. Keepin' it real throughout, the King Crimson record of a tour sees the boys gracing various watering holes and metalhead havens in the U.S. during the month of April, only to do the same exact thing in Europe over the month of May. But, hey, it's equal opportunity, because who doesn't love to rock, right? Fresh off of two early April dates with Fucking Am collaborators Trans Am, Greene, and company will be joined by Parchman Farm, the Mass, and Black Taj. Dates:

04-07 Los Angeles, CA - Echo * #
04-08 Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar * #
04-09 San Diego, CA - Casbah * #
04-10 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress * #
04-11 Marfa, TX - Goode Crowley Theater * #
04-13 Austin, TX - Emo's * #
04-14 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves * #
04-15 Fayetteville, AR - JR's Lightbulb Club *
04-16 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
04-07 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light *
04-18 Atlanta, GA - E.A.R.L. *
04-19 Raleigh, NC - King's Tavern * %
04-20 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04-21 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar *
04-22 New York, NY - Knitting Factory * %
04-23 Brooklyn, NY - North Six Club *
04-28 Reykjavik, Iceland - Grandrokk
04-29 Reykjavik, Iceland - Grandrokk
05-01 Manchester, England - Satan's Hollow
05-02 Sheffield, England - Corporation
05-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice N Sleazy
05-04 Newcastle, England - The Cluny
05-05 Leeds, England - Brundenell Social Club
05-06 London, England - Underworld
05-07 Tilburg, Netherlands - Little Devil
05-08 Den Helder, Netherlands - De Bliksem
05-09 Lille, France - Malterie
05-10 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
05-11 Ghent, Belgium - Charlatan
05-12 Antwerp, Belgium - Kaaiman
05-13 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Waterfront
05-14 Munich, Germany - Kafe Kult
05-15 Vienna, Austria - Arena
05-16 Linz, Austria - Kapu
05-18 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
05-24 Boston, MA - Middle East
05-25 Wallingford, CT - Wallingford American Legion

* w/ Parchman Farm
# w/ the Mass
% w/ Black Taj