Heaven Shall Burn and Trivium are postponing their joint tour, which was originally scheduled to take place in November of this year. Now, the two metal legends will tour Europe together in spring 2023.
Heaven Shall Burn and Trivium were set to travel across Europe together soon. However, due to the currently applicable regulations, concerts at the usual level of both bands cannot be guaranteed, and the metal duo announced today that their originally planned joint tour for November of this year must be postponed to early 2023. In a statement, Heaven Shall Burn guitarist Maik Weichert explains:
"Hello everyone, we’ll say it without beating around the bush: Our HEAVEN SHALL BURN tour together with our friends from TRIVIUM has to be postponed. Already purchased tickets will, of course, remain valid.
We tried everything until the last minute to come up with a workable concept - not least because you encouraged us with the truly unexpected sensational pre-sale numbers under these circumstances! But the constantly changing regulations and conditions in various European countries and also in individual German federal states and cities make it simply impossible to realize the tour at this time. The concert world is slowly opening up again, but for a tour of this magnitude, it is unfortunately still too early. We really tried everything, spoke with organizers and authorities, negotiated, and discussed. Our thanks go to the authorities who genuinely tried to find a solution. Unfortunately, one must also state that a significant part of the public institutions showed complete ignorance towards the concerns of the cultural sector and there was no noticeable interest in a possible improvement of the situation.
But we don’t want to let frustration get the better of us! Above all, our priority has always been the safety and well-being of the people. We look positively to the future, and the tour will be even more explosive when it finally takes place. Anyone who knows how the music business works can appreciate how difficult it is to set up and coordinate such a monster tour with two bands like HSB and Trivium, let alone to postpone it. And without the friendship of both bands, it surely would not have been possible to continue realizing this project! Please don’t be too disappointed, but look forward to the upcoming tour; it will be stronger and better than ever before!"
Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto also speaks up:
"We are deeply disappointed that we have to postpone these dates as we were determined to be one of the first international acts to resume touring across Europe. Unfortunately, with the uncertainty of cross-border travel and restrictions, it’s become impossible for these dates to proceed as planned. We can assure you we were doing everything up until the last minute to figure out a way to do the shows, and it wasn’t a decision we made lightly. We can’t wait to return and hope to see all of you at the rescheduled dates."
One can expect nothing less than an epic show from Heaven Shall Burn: From elaborate stage sets to the incredible energy that the five-piece consistently displays, every concert is an experience. And hardly any other German band has so impressively proven that political and social issues such as animal and human rights have just as much place in the metal scene as heavy riffs and circle pits – a performance with attitude, so to speak. Successful albums like the "Iconoclast" trilogy and "Wanderer" as well as unbeatable anthems like "Endzeit" and "Voice Of The Voiceless" have long made Heaven Shall Burn one of the major players in the scene – even internationally.
Their old friends Trivium, incidentally one of the most important metal bands of the 21st century, are not unimpressed either: "Heaven Shall Burn was one of Trivium's earliest touchpoints with hardcore/metalcore with melodic death and death metal influences, which also had very important lyrics that dealt with society and the world as a whole. In the early 2000s, we were both on the same label [Lifeforce Records]," the Americans explain their excitement for the joint tour.
HEAVEN SHALL BURN + TRIVIUM TOUR 2023
18.01.2023 Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle
20.01.2023 Düsseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle
21.01.2023 Erfurt, Messe
29.01.2023 Leipzig, Haus Auensee
10.02.2023 Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena
11.02.2023 Hamburg, Sporthalle
12.02.2023 Berlin, Verti Music Hall
15.02.2023 AT-Vienna, Gasometer
17.02.2023 Munich, Zenith
18.02.2023 CH-Zurich, Samsung Hall (relocated)
20.02.2023 Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle
