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Tuesday, August 28th 2007
Chthonic To Hold
Taiwanese band ChthoniC — who will complete their stint as the
first-ever
Asian extreme metal act to tour with Ozzfest this week — will continue
their historic “UNlimited” tour next month, when they will perform
their
first headlining concerts in America.
“Ozzfest has been a great experience for ChthoniC, but we’re excited to
perform for our fans for longer than 20 minutes,” says vocalist Freddy
Lim.
In concert, ChthoniC (pronounced “THON-ick”) will continue to perform
the
tour’s theme song, “UNlimited Taiwan,” written and recorded this spring
“to
emphasize the ‘UNlimited’ potential of Taiwan and the Taiwanese
people,” Lim
says. Like the tour — which kicked off in Taipei earlier this summer
following the international re-release of 2002’s “Relentless
Recurrence” and
last year’s “A Decade On The Throne” two-CD/DVD live set — the song
was
named to protest how the United Nations (UN) limits Taiwan’s full
participation as an independent country. The Washington Post and the
International Herald Tribune, among others, have recently devoted
lengthy
features to the message behind the tour.
With a new session of the United Nations General Assembly scheduled to
open
in New York on Sept. 18, many pro-Taiwan rallies will be held around
the
city in the days beforehand. To coincide with the UN session’s kickoff
—
where Taiwan will once again petition to be formally recognized as an
independent country, and not a Chinese province — ChthoniC will hold a
special “UNlimited New York” concert at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom,
located less than three miles from the UN, on Sept. 16. Tickets are
currently available on the venue’s website, www.highlineballroom.com,
and at
their box office.
Because this is the group’s third New York City concert in recent
weeks,
coming on the heels of an Aug. 21 performance with Nile and a Sept. 6
concert alongside Katatonia, ChthoniC has arranged for the Highline
Ballroom
to offer tickets for only $5 to anyone who redeems a ticket stub from
one of
their previous shows at the venue’s box office. For everyone else, a $2
discount can be obtained by purchasing the tickets online at
www.highlineballroom.com (enter “un4taiwan” in the access code field).
Furthermore, the first 100 fans in the doors will receive a free set of
ChthoniC “paper dolls,” which are sold in toy stores throughout Asia.
(A
photo can be seen here:
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mall.jpg)
The “UNlimited New York” concert will be videotaped, and ChthoniC hopes
that
people of all nationalities will join them in this historic plea for
freedom
and independence.
ChthoniC “UNlimited” tour dates:
8/27 Jaxx – West Springfield, VA (with Nile)
8/28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC (Ozzfest)
8/29 The Haven – Winter Park, FL (with Nile)
8/30 Sound Advice Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL (Ozzfest)
9/1 The Muse – Nashville, TN
9/2 Uncle Pleasant’s – Louisville, KY
9/5 Penny Arcade ? Rochester, NY
9/6 B.B. King’s – New York, NY (with Katatonia)
9/7 The Funhaus – Toronto, Ont.
9/8 The Embassy – London, Ont.
9/9 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
9/10 The Underground – Hartford, CT
9/13 Jaxx – West Springfield, VA
9/14 Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
9/15 Jester’s Pub – Fayetteville, NC
9/16 Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
9/19 Le Capitole Theatre ? Quebec City, QC (with Cradle of Filth)
9/20 Metropolis ? Montreal, QC (with Cradle of Filth)
9/21 Webster Theatre ? Hartford, CT (with Cradle of Filth)
9/22 Higher Ground ? Burlington, VT (with Cradle of Filth)