California death metal band Exhumed have announced the return of former bassist Bud Burke, who will be replacing Wes Caley on guitar. Bud will be joining Exhumed for the kick off of the Summer Slaughter tour today, for you lucky kids in Los Angeles, at the House of Blues. Click here to read comments from frontman Matt Harvey and to see the full Summer Slaughter tour dates.
Frontman Matt Harvey stated:
“We’re psyched to welcome Bud Burke back in the ranks of EXHUMED, this time on lead guitar. For those of you who knew him as our bassist (from ’99 – ’04), you will be pleasantly surprised when he melts your face onstage with the band for the Summer Slaughter tour. Rob [Babcock], Mike [Hamilton] and I are all excited to have someone with killer chops and a deep history with the band on board. We look forward to coming to your town, drinking all your beer and then making fun of your record collection as usual! After the Canadian Ritual tour with Black Dahlia Murder, we made the decision to part ways with guitarist Wes Caley, and Bud was the perfect person to step in on lead guitar. I know Wes’ new project, Downfall, is currently in the works and will be awesome and we wish him the best. In the meantime, we’ll see all your drooling, sweaty faces on the road!”
Summer Slaughter Tour Dates:
07/20 Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues (feat. Fallujah)
07/21 San Diego, CA – SOMA (feat. Fallujah)
07/22 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
07/23 Scottsdale, AZ – Venue of Scottsdale
07/25 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
07/26 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
07/27 Mission, TX – Pharr Events Center
07/28 Houston, TX – House of Blues
07/30 Tampa, FL – The Ritz
07/31 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
08/01 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
08/02 Knoxville, TN – The Valarium
08/03 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
08/04 Baltimore, MD – Sonar (feat. The Contortionist)
08/05 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero (feat. The Contortionist)
08/07 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (feat. The Contortionist)
08/08 New York, NY – Irving Plaza (feat. The Contortionist)
08/09 Albany, NY – Northern Lights (feat. The Contortionist)
08/10 Worcester, MA – The Palladium (feat. The Contortionist)
08/11 Montreal, QC – Heavy Montreal
08/12 Toronto, ON – Heavy Toronto
08/14 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
08/15 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s
08/16 Chicago, IL – House Blues
08/17 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
08/18 St. Paul, MN – Station 4
08/20 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
08/22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox Sodo
08/23 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
08/24 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
08/25 Anaheim, CA – The Grove
