Everybody's favorite party animal, Andrew WK just landed the greatest gig ever in the history of heavy metal. He gets to go around the country with the forefathers of heavy metal, Black Sabbath and he doesn't even have to worry about his gear working, or guitarists or drummers, because he's going to be opening for Sabbath…with a DJ set!
Andrew couldn't be more excited:
"I’m just shocked. It’s just the most incredible dream come true! This is the greatest honor I could be given. I remember when the phone rang and I first heard that Black Sabbath wanted me to be their exclusive opening act. I was really in a state of disbelief – almost sick with amazement and excitement. It took about 3 days until I fully mastered the reality of this opportunity and realized it was really going to happen. Black Sabbath’s music changed my life from the first time I heard it, and this tour will change my life all over again. I couldn’t be more thankful or humbled by this one-in-a-billion miracle. Can this really be real!? What kind of adventure will this be!?"
I have to say, this is a bit of a disappointment in terms of openers. Imagine how cool it would be if Sabbath took out a modern stoner metal band to open for them, something like Mastodon (busy), High on Fire (available), Clutch or The Sword (coincidentally touring together this summer) would've been awesome. Then again, maybe they tried and nobody was available.
Ultimately though, Sabbath fans are going to be there for Sabbath so perhaps a quick DJ set will just loosen them up for the main event. Get the full routing for the tour here.
