Mastodon, Dethklok To Tour

Choosing between two shows is a decision no one should ever have to make. That's why Atlanta metal masters Mastodon have partnered with animated band Dethklok for a 34-date North American tour slated for this October.

If you're wondering how the members of Dethklok — stars of the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse — will escape from TV land to play on a real live stage, wonder no more. The human performers of Dethklok, headed up by show creator and man-behind-the-music Brendon Small, will appear dark-lit under a projection screen featuring new animation and music videos of the cartoon band.

Mastodon released their fourth studio album, Crack The Skye, in March. Dethklok will release their second record, The Dethalbum II, Sept. 8.

Converge and High On Fire will open on all the dates of the "Adult Swim Presents" tour. Tickets are available here.

You can see Mastodon here:

Aug. 8 Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
Aug. 9 Osaka, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
Aug. 24 Monterrey, Mexico @ Cafe Iguana
Aug. 25 Mexico City, Mexico @ Jose Cuervo Salon
Aug. 28 San Diego, CA @ Street Scene Festival
Aug. 29 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival)

Mastodon, Dethklok, Converge and High On Fire will play these shows:

Oct. 2 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Oct. 3 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
Oct. 4 Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 6 Calgary, AB @ Big Four Building at Stampede Park
Oct. 7 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
Oct. 9 Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Saltair
Oct. 10 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Oct. 12 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Oct. 13 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Oct. 14 Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
Oct. 16 St. Paul, MN @ Myth Nightclub
Oct. 17 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Oct. 18 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Oct. 20 Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Oct. 21 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 23 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
Oct. 24 Buffalo, NY @ The Fairgrounds
Oct. 25 Albany, NY @ Armory
Oct. 27 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Oct. 30 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct. 31 Washington, DC @ Patriot Center
Nov. 1 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Nov. 5 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Nov. 6 North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
Nov. 7 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Nov. 8 Davie, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Nov. 11 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
Nov. 12 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Nov. 13 Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
Nov. 14 Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
Nov. 16 Las Cruces, NM @ Pan American Center
Nov. 17 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Nov. 18 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
Nov. 19 Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium