SUMMER SLAUGHTER Is Back With a Vengeance; Mammoth 2024 Run Co-Headlined By Brand of Sacrifice & Veil Of Maya
After a four year hiatus, the Summer Slaughter tour announced a 21 date United States tour. This year's tour will be co-headlined by the well known progressive metalcore band Veil of Maya, as well as Canadian deathcore band Brand of Sacrifice. Joining them on this run will be Gideon, Left to Suffer, Ten56, Cabal, Brat, and one more band to be announced soon.
The tour will kick off in Brooklyn, New York on July 12 and will continue throughout the United States, laying waste to a further 19 cities before wrapping up in Reading, Pennsylvania on August 10. Additionally, while meet and greet packages are not available, they do have VIP packages. You can find tickets and VIP options here.
Veil of Maya is a groove-laden progressive metal band. Formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2004, the band has risen and become an icon in the metal scene, even crashing the Billboard US Hard Rock Albums Chart at #2, powered by songs “Aeris”, “LeeLoo”, and one of the bands biggest hits to date “Mikasa”. The band has achieved over 25.4 million streams on spotify and counting. Along with this, the band has topped hard rock charts various times, and has performed on tour with other major bands in the industry, such as Animals As Leaders, Chelsea Grin, Oceans Ate Alaska and more. Most recently, the band released their 7th full length album, ‘[m]other’, which produced numerous highly popular singles.
Veil of Maya’s co-headliner on this tour, Brand of Sacrifice is a Toronto-based deathcore quintet who have been making an undeniable mark on the heavy metal scene since their formation in 2018. Brand of Sacrifice has made waves with their sophomore album, "Lifeblood", which debuted on 8 separate Billboard charts and earned them a Juno nomination for Metal Album of the Year. Other highlights included slots on highly anticipated tours with artists like Spiritbox, Thy Art is Murder, We Came as Romans & more. In December of 2023 BRAND OF SACRIFICE announced signing to world renowned label, Nuclear Blast Records, so we can expect to see newer, bigger things coming soon from the band.
Brand of Sacrifice is no stranger to the Summer Slaughter Tour, with vocalist Kyle Anderson sharing,
"We’re so excited to introduce the new age of Summer Slaughter this year with Veil of Maya and this truly awesome lineup of bands! Back in 2019 we were the first band on the bill, so it’s a bit surreal to be here at the top, bringing in the new era of the tour with our first ever full headline set."
SUMMER SLAUGHTER creator and Owner/CEO of the Sumerian Group, Ash Avildsen tells us,
“This tour has been crucial year after year for breaking new artists as well as elevating the headline status of established acts. I’m thrilled to be able to bring it back with such a youthful lineup, grateful for all the fans who have stuck by the brand and excited for the new generation to experience the tour for the first time.”
