Coheed and Cambria, the progressive rock outfit who are recording their fifth album, are also spreading their wings by playing to new audiences in 2009 creating more visibility in the metal world, as well as the jam and indie circles more than ever. Earlier this year, the band supported the heavy metal juggernaut, Slipknot, and now mix that with varied festivals such as Mountain Jam, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits it’s hard to find a current band that can stretch those kinds of boundaries.

There is another reason for Coheed supporting H&H. Black Sabbath (Dio version) was Claudio and Travis’ favorite group growing up, and Claudio’s very first concert – at NY’s Beacon Theater in October of 1992. “The night would prove to be one of the most influential of my life. I got the overwhelming feeling that the whole stage was alive–the lights seemed to be as controlled by the sounds as everyone there, and I would exit the venue that night with a fire lit under me.”

Seventeen years later, the band shares the stage with their mentors.

HEAVEN & HELL TOUR DATES

8/07
Vancouver, BC
Thunderbird Arena

8/10
San Jose, CA
Event Center Arena

8/11
Los Angeles, CA
Greek Theater

8/12
Phoenix, AZ
Dodge Theater

8/14
Albuquerque, NM
Journal Pavilion

8/15
Denver, CO
Red Rocks

8/18
Cincinnati, OH
PNC Pavilion

8/19
Chicago, IL
Charter One Pavilion

8/21
Detroit, MI
Meadow Brook Pavilion

8/22
Cleveland, OH
Nautica Pavilion

8/23
Baltimore, MD
Merriweather Post Pavilion

8/25
New York, NY
WaMu Theater @ MSG

8/27
Wallingford, CT
Chevrolet Theatre

8/28
Boston, MA
Bank of America Pavilion

OTHER COHEED & CAMBRIA TOUR DATES

5/28
Atlantic City, NJ
House of Blues

5/29
Sayreville, NJ
Starland Ballroom

5/30
Hunter, NY
Mountain Jam

6/12
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coliseo de Puerto Rico

6/14
Manchester, TN
BONNAROO

8/08
Grant Park, IL
LOLLAPALOOZA

10/02
Austin, TX
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS