Black Tusk was set to embark on a 2015 international tour with Black Label Society and Crobot when bassist Jonathan Athon was killed in a motorcycle accident this November. After roughly a month of grieving, the band has decided to move on with the tour as planned, citing Athon as their inspiration.
Here is the message from the band's Facebook page:
It's been an incredibly trying time for us over the past month and we want to thank everyone for their support. We had confirmed the European tour with Black Label Society and finished the new album before Athon's accident and Athon, specifically, had been very excited about the opportunity to tour with BLS and we feel there's no way he'd want things to end on this note. Corey Barhorst, formerly of Kylesa and currently of Niche, will be stepping in for Athon for the time being. All of us go back over 10 years and Corey seemed the natural choice to carry on for Athon.
The Brooklyn Vegan reported Athon's death after a Nov. 7 accident in Savannah, Georgia. As stated in the group's note above, Corey Barhost will take Athon's place when the group hits the road in February.
Here is the schedule:
02/11: Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC
02/12: Birmingham, UK @ The Institute
02/13: London, UK @ The Roundhouse
02/14: Bristol, UK @ Bristol O2 Academy
02/15: Leeds, UK @ Leeds O2 Academy
02/17: Norwich, UK @ Norwich UEA
02/18: Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
02/19: Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
02/21: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
02/22: Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
02/24: Frankfurt, Denmark @ Batschkapp
02/25: Dortumnd, Denmark @ FZW Freizeitzentrum West
02/26: Paris, France @ Le Bataclan
02/27: Strasbourg, France @ La Laitere
03/01: Aarhus, Denmark @ Train
03/03: Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
03/05: Stockholm, Sweden @ Close Up Baten (Crusie)
03/06: Helsinki, Finland @ Nosturl
03/08: Tallinn, Estonia @ Rock Café
03/09: Vilnius, Lithuania @ Forum Palace
03/11: Gdansk, Poland @ B90
03/12: Krakow, Poland @ Studio
03/14: Pratteln, Czech Republic @ Z7
03/15: Lausanne, Czech Republic @ Les Docks
