August and Everything After

Foreign Royals will be alighting upon local concert halls in the coming weeks. While there's no expectation that one wear a hair shirt or kiss any rings (unless you're into that sort of thing), we all have the opportunity to be in the presence of kings in the near future. 

The Gizzard King

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard returns to the Detroit Metropolitan Area this month, playing at the Aretha Franklin Ampitheater on Friday, 23 August. They appear to be bringing Geese with them. Doors are at 7:30pm. There appear to be very few tickets remaining, based on the quick glance we took at Ticketmaster just now. 

King Diamond

On Monday, 4 November, infamous Dane, King Diamond, is playing at the Cathedral Theatre within the Masonic Temple Theatre complex. Tickets went on sale this morning at 10am. Doors are at 6pm. We recommend leaving your grandmaaaaaaaa at home.

Opeth

We're very excited to learn that Opeth has finally announced the release of their new album, The Last Will and Testament, due out Friday, 11 October 2024. You can learn more about the concept album here on their website. In an email sent to fans, the release was described with the statement, "'The Last Will & Testament' is a concept album set in the post-World War I era, unfolding the story of a wealthy, conservative patriarch whose last will and testament reveals shocking family secrets..." 

The first track so far released is titled §1, which is also the first track of the album. The section sign, §, in the title is cleverly employed, since it's used in legal documents to denote individual sections as would appear in a will, and which serves here to replace what, in classical music, would be the opus number, "Op."

Presumably in support of this release, Opeth returns to the Midwest this fall, with shows in Milwaukee, WI at The Rave/Eagles Club on Friday, 11 October, and another in nearby Cleveland, OH at The Agora Theater and Ballroom on Saturday, 12 October. We envy our Milwaukee neighbors that they have the honor of hosting Opeth on the release date, but we won't hold it against them. The rest of their tour dates are here.