Metalcore sensation Knocked Loose just launched a new video series documenting their Suffer In The Hive Mind European and UK Tour. The tour, which kicked off May 9th, in Athens, Greece, will include a mix of headlining shows and performances opening for French prog-metal titans Gojira and heavy metal legends Metallica. The video series, titled "Wherever We May Roam," just premiered its first episode earlier today on Knocked Loose's YouTube channel.
Directed by L.A. photographer Jared Leibowitz, "Part 1" starts with a clip of the band receiving the offer to tour with Metallica and Gojira in 2025 before cutting to 2026 footage of the band in Athens, Sofia, Bucharest, Budapest, and Linz. Scenes include the band excitedly/nervously meeting Metallica frontman James Hetfield, visiting local sights, and performing in stadiums and smaller-scale clubs. The performance footage in particular includes some truly outstanding shots courtesy of Leibowitz.
You ready for today?
Yeah, I think so. Yeah, we got the first one out of the way. It's nerve-wracking. It's still going to be nerve-wracking.
Amid the fun and excitement, Knocked Loose lead singer Bryan Garris is forced to visit the emergency room in Sofia, Bulgaria, after experiencing numbness in his tongue and on the left side of his face. The doctor explains that Garris has a peripheral lesion of the facial nerve. He needs time to rest, but the band is scheduled to tour for the next two months straight. The paralysis affecting his face—Bell's Palsy, to be specific—could become permanent if left untreated. Garris is treated with a steroid injection (in the butt, lol) before the night's show. By all accounts, Garris does a commendable job masking the pain.
In addition to the Suffer In The Hive Mind Tour, Knocked Loose will hit Shaky Knees in Atlanta in September and Sick New World in Fort Worth in October.
Check out the first episode, "Wherever We May Roam: Knocked Loose Summer Tour Diary - Part 1," and the band's upcoming dates below.
Knocked Loose's latest full-length, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, is out now on Pure Noise Records.
Suffer In The Hive Mind Europe & UK Tour
05/26 Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur
05/27 Zürich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund +
05/28 Zürich, CH @ Komplex 457
05/29 Oberhausen, DE @ Slam Dunk Germany
05/30 Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion +
06/01 Milan, IT @ Circolo Magnolia
06/03 Bologna, IT @ Stadio Renato Dall'Ara +
06/06 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/09 Kraków, PL @ Tauron Arena ^
06/13 Budapest, HU @ Puskás Aréna +
06/14 Hradec Kralove, CZ @ Rock For People
06/16 Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
06/19 Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/21 Dublin, IE @ Avavia Stadium +
06/22 Belfast, IE @ Limelight
06/23 Dublin, IE @ The Academy
06/25 Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park +
06/28 London, UK @ London Stadium +
+ = supporting Metallica and Gojira
^ = supporting Bring Me The Horizon
Shaky Knees Festival
09/20 Atlanta, GA @ Piedmont Park
Sick New World
10/24 Fort Worth, TX @ Texas Motor Speedway
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