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Silver Snakes released an album, touring with Vattnet Viskar (dates & LP stream)

by Ian Chainey

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New Hampshire’s Vattnet Viskar will be embarking on another road trip this July. The atmospheric black metallers with a doom streak have been racking up the miles since releasing 2013’s Sky Swallower. The band is going strong, but the van has apparently taken a beating. “Hangin tough in July with the homies in Silver Snakes,” the quartet announced via their Facebook page. “Our van has no air conditioning.”

A sweaty Vattnet Viskar will connect with Los Angeles’ Silver Snakes for seven dates including July 21 at Brooklyn’s the Acheron. (Advance tix should be on sale soon.) That engagement comes in the middle of Silver Snakes’ trek across the States that pairs the Bridge 9 band with many different tourmates, such as Aeges, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Devourment, and Lions of Tsavos. And, like their eclectic list of buds, Silver Snakes are something of a versatile tweener. Their newest album, Year of the Snake, mixes together the post-hardcore/alt. rock melancholy of Shiner and Miltown with ageless indie rock hooks, rootsy earnestness, and aggressive onslaughts that wouldn’t be out of place on a slab of sludge. Catchy, heavy, honest.

All dates are listed, with a stream of Year of the Snake, below…

Vattnet Viskar Announced July 2014 Dates
All shows with Silver Snakes
July 17 Chicago, IL @ Livewire Lounge
July 18 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
July 19 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
July 20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
July 21 Brooklyn, NY @ Acheron
July 22 Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar w/ Devourment
July 23 Richmond, VA @ The Camel

Silver Snakes 2014 Tour
July 8 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ Aeges
July 9 Pomona, CA @ DBA 256 Gallery w/ Aeges
July 11 Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge w/ Aeges
July 13 Reno, NV @ Holland Project w/ Planes Mistaken For Stars
July 14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
July 15 Denver, CO @ Moon Room
July 16 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
July 17 Chicago, IL @ Livewire Lounge w/ Vattnet Viskar
July 18 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class w/ Vattnet Viskar
July 19 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Vattnet Viskar
July 20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose w/ Vattnet Viskar
July 21 Brooklyn, NY @ Acheron w/ Vattnet Viskar
July 22 Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar w/ Vattnet Viskar and Devourment
July 23 Richmond, VA @ The Camel w/ Vattnet Viskar
July 24 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
July 25 Houston, TX @ Mangos w/ Lions of Tsavos
July 26 Dallas, TX @ Liquid Lounge w/ Lions of Tsavos
July 27 San Antonio, TX @ Korova w/ Lions of Tsavos
July 29 Tucson, AZ @ Rock Side Room
July 30 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room