With the release of 2017’s breakthrough album Nightmare Logic, the Dallas, TX-based metal act Power Trip — Riley Gale (vocals), Blake Ibanez (guitar), Chris Ulsh (drums), Nick Stewart (guitar) and Chris Whetzel (bass) — exploded into the national scene the album received breathless praise from The New Yorker and Pitchfork‘s Best New Music and NPR and landed number 1s on the best of/year-end lists of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, AV Club, Bandcamp, LA Weekly, Spin, Vinyl Me Please, Dallas Observer and countless others. Adding to a huge year for the band, they were featured on the cover of Revolver and Decibel, received Best Metal Album of the Year from Loudwire and received song placement with the WWE.
Since the release of Nightmare Logic, the Dallas-based metal quintet have been touring relentlessly, headlining shows across North America, the European Union and Japan. The band recently announced the date and lineup for their second annual metal festival, Evil Beat and the festival, which will be held at South Side Ballroom on January 11, 2020 will feature Carcass, Vio-lence, Razor, Deafheaven, Sheer Mag, Drab Majesty, Prurient, Warthog, Torche, Wiccans, Red Death, True Widow, Special Interest, Mil Spec, Dress Code — and of course, the night’s local heroes, the aforementioned Power Trip. This year will also a feature a kick-off the night before (details to come). Along with that “Hornet’s Nest,” which originally debuted as part of Adult Swim’s Single Series and has since become a fan favorite will finally see a digital and vinyl release. As for the single, it’s a headbanger’s delight — furiously howled vocals, scorching guitar riffs, thunderous drumming and mosh pit friendly hooks. And while sonically being indebted to Slayer and Metallica, Power Trip’s latest single catches them at their most ornery and explosive.
The members of Power Trip will be embarking on a fall co-headlining tour with High on Fire that includes a two night stay at Elsewhere — November 21, 2019 and November 2019. After their Evil Beat festival, the band will go on a lengthy spring UK and European run with Lamb of God and Kreator. Check out the tour dates below.
2019
10/12: Manchester, TN – Exit 111
11/03: Yogyakarta, ID – Jogjarockarta Festival
11/07: Austin, TX – Levitation at Mohawk #
11/09: San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger #
11/10: Houston, TX – Foamhenge #
11/11: Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
11/12: Tampa, FL – The Orpheum #
11/14: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade #
11/15: Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend #
11/16: Richmond, VA – The Broadberry #
11/17: Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage #
11/19: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer #
11/20: Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes #
11/21: Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere #
11/22: Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere #
11/23: Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre #
11/24: Montreal, QC – Club Soda #
11/25: Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall #
11/26: Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre #
11/27: Chicago, IL – Metro #
11/29: Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater #
11/30: Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall #
12/02: Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre #
120/3: Seattle, WA – Neumos #
12/04: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom #
12/06: Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre #
12/07: Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater #
12/08: Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory #
# w/ High on Fire, Devil Master, Creeping Death
2020
01/11: Dallas, TX – Evil Beat Vol 2 at South Side Ballroom
02/02: Tokyo, JP – Liquid Room
03/27: Stockholm, SE – Fryshuset Arenan ^
03/28: Copenhagen, DK – Forum Black Box ^
03/30: Oulu, FI – Teatria ^
03/31: Helsinki, FI – Ice Hall Black Box ^
04/02: Kraków, PL – Tauron Arena ^
04/03: Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle ^
04/04: Oberhausen, DE – Turbinenhalle ^
04/05: Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof ^
04/07: Zurich, CH – Samsung Hall ^
04/08: Munich, DE – Zenith ^
04/09: Ludwigsburg, DE – MHP Arena ^
04/11: Hamburg, DE – Sporthalle ^
04/14: Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz ^
04/15: Madrid, ES – La Riviera ^
04/17: Paris, FR – L’Olympia ^
04/18: Saarbrücken, DE – Saarlandhalle ^
04/19: Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique ^
04/21: Bristol, UK – O2 Academy Bristol ^
04/22: Manchester, UK- Manchester Academy ^
04/23: Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow ^
04/24: Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy Birmingham ^
^ w/ Lamb of God and Kreator