New Zealand’s extreme metallers ULCERATE have announced their first ever North American Tour set to take place in the Spring of 2012! This short run of MetalSucks.net & Sick Drummer Magazine sponsored dates will begin on May 18th in Philadelphia, PA and conclude at the highly anticipated Maryland Deathfest X in Baltimore, MD on May 27th. Direct support on all of the dates will come from label-mates TOMBS. ULCERATE’s Jamie Saint Merat commented on the upcoming run:

"Finally we will set foot in the States and Canada! We're really looking forward to being able to showcase our material in the flesh - not to mention having the very impressive Tombs along with us for the first 3 dates. It's been a long time coming..."

Additionally, ULCERATE will kick-off their three-week headlining European tour with SVART CROWN this Thursday in Reims, France. A complete listing of all dates is included below.

ULCERATE recently signed to Relapse Records and will be entering the studio in the fall of 2012 to record their much-anticipated Relapse debut. Their most recent album, The Destroyers of All, appeared on numerous 2011 “best-of” lists including Decibel Magazine, Pitchfork Media, NPR.org & MetalSucks.net.

Stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com, the ULCERATE official site or Facebook page.

ULCERATE TOUR DATES:

***All dates 2/2 to 2/25 with Svart Crown***

Feb. 2 Reims, France Centre Culturel du Crous
Feb. 3 Nijmegen, Netherlands Merleyn
Feb. 4 Ghent, Belgium Frontline
Feb. 5 London, UK Purple Turtle
Feb. 6 Edinburgh, Scotland Bannermans
Feb. 7 Liverpool, UK Lomax
Feb. 8 Birmingham, UK Asylum 2
Feb. 9 Paris, France TBA
Feb. 10 Halle, Germany Marktwirtschaft
Feb. 11 Berlin,Germany K17
Feb. 12 Krakow, Poland Kazamaty Club
Feb. 13 Praha, Czech Republic Black Pes
Feb. 14 Ostrava, Czech Republic Barrak
Feb. 15 Kosice, Slovakia Collosseum Club
Feb. 16 Ljubjana, Slovenia Orto Bar
Feb. 17 Padova, Italy Tacu Tacu Club
Feb. 18 Cesena, Italy Big Barré
Feb. 19 Montpellier, France Secret Place
Feb. 20 Lyss, Switzerland Kufa
Feb. 21 Trier, Germany Exhaus
Feb. 22 Copenhagen, Denmark Club Loppen
Feb. 23 TBA, Germany TBA
Feb. 24 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany Black Sabbath
Feb. 25 Ludwigshafen, Germany Cafe Dôme (A Sultan's Night)

***All dates 5/18 to 5/25 with Tombs***

May 18 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
May 19 Brooklyn, NY Public Assembly
May 20 Boston, MA TBA
May 22 Quebec City, QC L’Agitée
May 23 Montreal, QC Katacombes
May 24 Toronto, ON Hard Luck
May 25 Rochester, NY Bug Jar
May 27 Baltimore, MD The Sonar (Maryland Deathfest X)

New Zealand’s unorthodox death metallers ULCERATE have announced a three-week headlining European tour in the winter of 2012 in support of their critically acclaimed new album, The Destroyers of All. The tour will kick off on February 2nd in Reims, France and continue through February 25th in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Direct support throughout the tour will be provided by French blackened death metal masters, Svart Crown. A complete listing of dates is listed below.

ULCERATE recently signed to Relapse Records and will be entering the studio in the fall of 2012 to record their much-anticipated Relapse debut. Their most recent album, The Destroyers of All, appeared on numerous 2011 “best-of” lists including Decibel Magazine, Pitchfork Media, NPR.org & MetalSucks.net.

Additionally, the band will be invading US soil in May 2012 to play Maryland Deathfest X plus accompanying side-shows around the fest. More details on these dates will be announced shortly.

For additional information on ULCERATE, stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com, the ULCERATE official site, Facebook or MySpace page.

ULCERATE TOUR DATES:

***All 2012 dates listed (2/2 to 2/25) with Svart Crown***

Feb. 2 Reims, France Centre Culturel du Crous
Feb. 3 Nijmegen, Netherlands Merleyn
Feb. 4 Ghent, Belgium Frontline
Feb. 5 London, UK Purple Turtle
Feb. 6 Edinburgh, Scotland Bannermans
Feb. 7 Liverpool, UK The Masque
Feb. 8 Birmingham, UK Asylum 2
Feb. 9 Paris, France TBA
Feb. 10 Halle, Germany Marktwirtschaft
Feb. 11 Leipzig,Germany Metal Shuppen
Feb. 12 Krakow, Poland Kazamaty Club
Feb. 13 Praha, Czech Republic Black Pes
Feb. 14 Ostrava, Czech Republic Barrak
Feb. 15 Bratislava, Slovakia Randal Club
Feb. 16 Ljubjana, Slovenia Menza Pri Koritu
Feb. 17 Padova, Italy Tacu Tacu Club
Feb. 18 Cesena, Italy Big Barré
Feb. 19 Montpellier, France Secret Place
Feb. 21 Trier, Germany Exhaus
Feb. 22 Copenhagen, Denmark Club Loppen
Feb. 23 TBA, Germany TBA
Feb. 24 Bad Oeyhnausen, Germany Black Sabbath
Feb. 25 Ludwigshafen, Germany Cafe Dôme (A Sultan's Night)

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of New Zealand progressive death metallers ULCERATE.

ULCERATE (Paul Kelland: Bass/vocals, Michael Hoggard: Guitars, William Cleverdon: Guitars, and Jamie Saint Merat: Drums) formed in 2000 and has previously released three full-length albums. The band’s latest album, The Destroyers of All, was released earlier this year and received international critical acclaim for its blend of ambitious songwriting and unorthodox extremity. ULCERATE will enter the studio next fall to begin recording their Relapse debut.

ULCERATE’s Jamie Saint Merat commented on the signing and the band’s upcoming tour dates: "Working with Relapse is a very logical next step for us, and we’re really looking forward to the partnership. Their presence of quality releases regardless of genre, overarching aesthetic and attention to detail is something that we find very natural to align with, as well as being fans of the label’s releases well before the band was even started. In terms of what’s next for the Ulcerate, 2012 will be a big year for us - in February we’re touring Europe for 23 dates with our good friends in Svart Crown, followed up by MDF X and accompanying side-shows in the US in May, New Zealand shows in December (2011) and January, and a tentative return to Australia mid-year. We’ll also begin work on album number 4...".

An official listing of tour dates will be announced shortly. For additional information on ULCERATE, stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com, the ULCERATE official site, Facebook or MySpace page.