Zoroaster schedules tour dates through May

While visions of sugar plums dance in many a head this holiday season, other folks (Paste contributor Jeff Leven, for example) require something a bit more, ahem, heavier.

Enter Zoroaster.

That Atlanta doom-metal troupe has already scheduled live dates clear through May (!!), many of them with Sourvein and Cream Abdul Babar. Now that's an inspired work ethic. If you think you're ready for what Creative Loafing calls "growled lyrics...grinding guitar riffs, and pounding, lo-fi noise," then be sure to find your way to one of the following shows:

December
21 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Tremont Music Hall
22 - Wilmington, N.C. @ Lucky's

January
12 - Athens, Ga. @ Tasty World
31 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Drunken Unicorn

February
1 - Pensacola, Fla. @ Handlebar
2 - New Orleans, La. @ Checkpoint Charlie's
3 - Memphis, Tenn. @ The Dregs
4 - Fayetteville, Ark. @ The Dart Room
5 - Austin, Texas @ Emo's
6 - Lubbock, Texas @ Whiskey Dix
7 - El Paso, Texas @ Zepplin's
8 - Mesa, Ariz. @ Hollywood Alley
9 - San Marcos, Calif. @ The Jumping Turtle
10 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Knitting Factory
11 - Oakland, Calif. @ Stork Club
12 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Annie's Social Club
13 - Portland, Ore. @ Ash Street Saloon
14 - Seattle, Wash. @ Funhouse Seattle
15 - Missoula, Mont. @ The Palace
16 - Denver, Colo. @ The Kingdom of Doom
17 - Des Moines, Iowa @ Vaudeville Mews
18 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Big V's
19 - Cudahy, Wis. @ Vnuk's
20 - Chicago, Ill. @ Reggie's Live
21 - Hamtramck, Mich. @ The Belmont
22 - Pittsburgh, Penn. @ 31st Street Pub
23 - Columbus, Ohio @ Ravari Room
24 - New York, N.Y. @ Knitting Factory
25 - Washington, D.C. @ The Red & The Black
26 - Philadelphia, Penn. @ Kyber
27 - Allentown, Penn. @ The Sterling Hotel
28 - Fredericksburg, Va. @ KC's

March
15 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The EARL

May
22 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Milestone
23 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar
24 - New York, N.Y. @ Knitting Factory
25 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Luna Lounge
26 - Boston, Mass. @ Middle East
27 - TBA, Conn. @ TBA
28 - Philadelphia, Penn. @ TBA
29 - Asheville, N.C. @ TBA
30 - Atlanta, Ga. @ TBA
31 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ Beta Bar