Bay Area death metal quartet Ripped to Shreds will be taking their show to Japan this coming November for a seven stop tour culminating in a set at this years Asakusa Deathfest. Joining them as support will be Taiwan’s Aohen. The band will be touring in support of their Sep 2024 Sanshi LP.
See the poster below, and visit their Bandcamp or Spotify to hear their music. They also have a series of dates lined up this spring, including a quick mini-tour of California this May. You can find details of those US dates below the poster.

USA gig/tour dates
Apr 3 The Foundry Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
May 2 The Moroccan Lounge Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 3 Brick by Brick San Diego, CA
May 4 Transplants Brewing Company Palmdale, CA
May 6 Cafe Colonial Sacramento, CA

the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.