Devil You Know Taps John Boecklin For "Make America Metal Again" Tour Dates

Devil You Know will kick off a first-ever North American headlining tour on April 15th in Fresno, CA. This trek, dubbed the “Make America Metal Again” tour, will also feature the band ONI as direct support.

Unfortunately, John Sankey (drums) will not be able to participate in this tour, as he has to attend to a personal matter back in Australia, but he will re-join the band for the start of the Hatebreed and Devildriver tour on May 12th. In the interim, the renowned John Boecklin (ex-Devildriver) will join the fold for this amazing headlining tour.

Sankey states: "DYK fans, I will be sitting out our upcoming U.S. headline tour due to commitments I have in Australia as Ambassador and Co-Founder of the Legion Music Festival taking place in January 2017. It sux to miss playing these shows but being part of planning and overseeing the launch of a national music festival is an enormous task which requires all of my time and dedication right now. Unfortunately Dave Grohl isn't available to fill in, but don't fear, my good buddy and drummer extraordinaire John Boecklin will be hitting the road with Hojo, Fran and Womby to rock the kit for you all each night... F#%k yea! I'll be back from the land down under to rejoin my metal Brothers for our tour with the mighty Hatebreed and Devildriver in May/June. See ya all on the road then.|

Boecklin states: "Being a fan of DYK and its members individually, I'm beyond honored to fill in for John Sankey. Having been working on my management career and new musical project, this will be great opportunity for me to take a break and have some fun playing on stage again. I look forward to seeing friends and representing DYK behind the kit, so come on out these shows and support this heavy ass band."

Francesco Artusato (guitars) adds: "We are very excited to get on the road with the band ONI for our headliner tour. I got to meet the guys in this band a few months ago when I was asked to do a guest solo for their record. That's when I realized the incredible talent each one of them has. Extremely skilled musicians and the songs are sick. It’s a very cool team of people, including Josh Wilbur who produced their album (and our last record as well. He's the best!). Their record sounds really cool and I can't wait to see them perform it live. It's going to be a very fun tour for all of us!

“This is also our very first official headlining North American tour of our band’s career and we are looking forward to performing a lot of new material from They Bleed Red, which has yet to be ever played live. We are also offering VIP ticketing packages at each show, where for only $50 you get a guaranteed group photo with the band, as many autographed items as you like and a free t-shirt of your choice from our merch booth. They are on-sale now at this location. Meet and greets will be at 6PM sharp each day.

“This tour is going be rad! We can’t wait to bring Metal back to America again and kick ass across the States, says Jake Oni, lead singer and founder of the band ONI. Jake went onto say “We were thrilled that our friends in DYK asked us to do the 'Make America Metal Again' US tour. Since my band is like a combination of 'Dream Theater meets Slipknot' with metal-pounding riffs played by passionate, really talented musicians, it’s the perfect complement to a night of Metal Madness. Our new single “Eternal Recurrence,” is available for streaming now at the link below, so please check it out and we look forward to meeting you all in person this spring across the U.S."

4/15 Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
4/16 Stateline, NV – Vinyl@Hard Rock Café
4/17 Portland, OR – The Analog Theater
4/19 Seattle, WA – Studio 7
4/22 Jerome, ID – Diamondz
4/23 Idaho Falls, ID – The Falls
4/24 Billings, MT – Pub Station
4/26 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
4/27 St. Louis, MO – The Fubar
4/29 Minneapolis, MN – Opinion Brewing
4/30 Ringle, WI – Q&Z
5/1 Battle Creek, MI – Music Factory
5/4 Detroit, MI – Ritz
5/5 Pittsburgh, PA – The Alter Bar
5/6 Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
5/7 Manchester, NH - Jewel
5/8 Salsbury Beach, MA – Splash
5/10 Providence, RI – Fete Music Hall
5/11 Amityville, NY – Revolution