Skeletonwitch complete shooting video, ready for Blackest of the Black Tour

Ohio's SKELETONWITCH have completed the filming for the band's debut video from 'Beyond The Permafrost,' which saw an October 2007 release through Prosthetic Records. Combining live footage from Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio and additional narrative footage from various locales in southern Ohio from earlier this summer, the b-roll footage was wrapped in September. Director Brian Wiebe is a friend of the band and successful graduate of Ohio University's School of Film in Athens, the unholy birthplace of THE WITCH.

"Making the video was a killer time!" guitarist Scott "Scunty D." Hedrick says proudly. "Lots of beer, weapons, and more than 50 pounds of animal intestines; how could we go wrong? I must admit, however, that shooting live footage for 10 hours straight wears you out more than actually playing a real set, resulting in the 'ultimate bangover.'"

After a handful of recent solo dates and shows with Trap Them, The Gates of Slumber, and Khann, to preface the tour, SKELETONWITCH begins the band's involvement in the annual Blackest of the Black Tour tonight, which also features headliners Danzig and Dimmu Borgir, along with Moonspell and Winds Of Plagues in order to continue supporting 'Beyond The Permafrost,' the band's second full-length and third release overall after 2006's 'Worship The Witch' EP and 2004's 'At One With The Shadows,' both independent, self-financed releases.

SKELETONWITCH on tour
(Blackest of the Black, featuring Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Winds of Plague, Skeletonwitch)
10/09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
10/10 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
10/11 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
10/12 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel (no Danzig)
10/13 Richmond, VA – Toad's Place
10/14 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/15 New York, NY – Roseland
10/17 Worcester, MA – Palladium
10/18 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/19 Toronto, ONT – Sound Academy
10/20 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection (no Danzig)
10/21 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
10/22 Minneapolis, MN – Myth
10/24 Detroit, MI – Fillmore Theater
10/25 Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
10/26 St. Louis, MO – Pageant
10/28 Houston, TX – House of Blues
10/29 San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar (no Danzig)
10/30 Dallas, TX – Palladium
10/31 Kansas City, KS – Uptown
11/01 Denver, CO – Fillmore Theater
11/02 Farmington, NM – Gator's (no Danzig)
11/03 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
11/05 Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheater
11/07 Portland, OR – Roseland
11/08 Seattle, WA – Showbox At Market
11/10 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield

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Quentin    October 09, 2008