Guess who’s back? METALCORE OGs SHAI HULUD just dropped news of a U.S. tour split into two acts – like a Spotify playlist, but with more breakdowns. November’s edition features DENIAL OF LIFE, while December serves up HOLDER (not the thing you use to keep your burrito together). Grab tickets before your ex does.
In a plot twist fans saw coming (but will still hype), vocalist Geert van der Velde returns – AGAIN. Dude’s been playing musical chairs with SHAI HULUD’s mic since the Y2K scare, fronting them in:
● 1999-2003 (pre-Facebook era)
● 2003-2005 (MySpace golden days)
● 2009 (when “vintage” band tees became ironic)
Yeah, he’s basically the Gandalf of metalcore – “I come back to you now, at the turn of the tour.”
“Greetings Friends!” wrote SHAI HULUD, because apparently it’s 1825. “It’s a return to form! We’ve got Geert on the mic and we’re hitting the United States!” (Translation: We’re finally leaving Florida.) “We hope to see you all come out in full force, ready to bring it.” (Double translation: Please stop chanting for songs from 1997.)
SHAI HULUD & DENIAL OF LIFE
11/5 Fort Collins, CO The Aggie Theater
11/6 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater (altitude warning: headbanging may cause lightheadedness)
11/7 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
11/8 Boise, ID Neurolux
11/9 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
11/11 San Francisco, CA 924 Gilman St. (legendary DIY spot – no barrier, no barf bags provided)
11/12 Fresno, CA Fulton 55
11/13 Los Angeles, CA The 1720
11/14 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
11/15 Garden Grove, CA Garden Amp
SHAI HULUD & HOLDER
12/11 Brooklyn, NY The Meadows
12/12 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
12/13 Baltimore, MD Ottobar (RIP PBR tallboys)
12/14 Pittsburgh, PA Preserving
12/16 Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge
12/17 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
12/18 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
12/19 Buffalo, NY Electric City
12/20 Worcester, MA Palladium Upstairs
12/21 Long Island, NY Amityville Music Hall (+ THIS IS HELL for bonus Long Island hardcore cred)
Fun fact: SHAI HULUD named themselves after giant sandworms from Dune, which explains why their riffs feel like being swallowed whole. DENIAL OF LIFE features a member who allegedly owns every Carcass vinyl pressed. HOLDER’s debut album sold 12 copies in Wyoming – a state record!
