Black metallers UADA and industrial metal artist Mortiis will be joining forces for a co-headlining tour of North America. Dubbed The Witches of Dystopia Tour, the trek will see each band performing special anniversary sets. UADA will be performing their 2016 debut record Devoid of Light in full, plus a special set celebrating 30 years of Ceremonial Castings (frontman, Jake Superchi’s other project). For his part, Mortiis will be performing songs from his groundbreaking fifth album, 2001’s The Smell of Rain, along with other tracks from his career. UADA comments:
“It has been a profound honor to play a central role in assembling this distinctive and richly diverse touring package. The line-up carries deep personal history and influence for me, while also embodying some of the most cherished milestones of my own musical journey.
As someone who has always appreciated the artistry of thoughtfully mixed bills—an approach that feels increasingly rare in today’s landscape—this particular combination is especially meaningful and should deliver a strikingly unique, yet cohesive experience for those in attendance.
Above all, this tour is my gift to the fans: an opportunity to witness a moment that may never come again, to discover extraordinary talents they might not yet know, and to share an evening that I sincerely hope will live on as an unforgettable memory.”
Mortiis adds:
“While creating and uncreating, sometimes composing, and occasionally violently invoking, the music and sounds that are set to be my new album, it is growing increasingly apparent to me, that I am occasionally calling upon some old ghosts of the past.
I can hear (sometimes clearly, other times faintly) some musical echoes from The Smell Of Rain days, not to mention new sounds of the blurry, faint, but unmistakably strange, future, that is yet to unfold.
It seems natural to me, to now unearth several of the songs from The Smell Of Rain (and other music, of similar dispirit!) as a first step into the bleak dystopian dreamscapes Mortiis appears to be heading into from here on out.
So here I am, clawing through a quarter century old recordings, preparing for 2026.”
Supporting the pair throughout the trek will be Jerome Reuter’s Rome and Wraith Knight. Tickets are available now at this link.
4/10 Portland, OR – Dante’s
4/11 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
4/13 Calgary, AB – Dickens
4/14 Edmonton, AB – Starlite
4/16 Winnipeg, MB – Sidestage
4/17 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway at Studio B
4/18 Madison, WI – Annex
4/19 Chicago, IL – Reggies
4/20 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
4/21 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
4/22 Covington, KY – Madison Live
4/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
4/24 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
4/25 Montreal, QC – Cafe Campus
4/26 Quebec City, QC – La Source
4/27 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
4/28 Brooklyn, NY – Meadows
4/29 Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet
4/30 Baltimore, MD – Metro
5/01 Raleigh, NC – Chapel Of Bones
5/02 Atlanta, GA – 529 EAV
5/03 Orlando, FL – Conduit
5/05 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
5/06 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
5/07 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
5/08 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
5/09 Denver, CO – HQ
5/10 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
5/11 Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive
5/12 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
5/13 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
5/14 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
5/15 Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
5/16 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
