sunn 0))), all set to begin playing their already announced Midwest dates this week, have now announced a string of shows on the West Coast! Starting in August, the band will cut a swathe of pure black metal destruction across the Pacific seaboard. Starting with two back-to-back shows in Seattle, the tour will culminate in the Land of Evil: Salt Lake City, Utah. Trust me, I speak from experience when I say that Mormons love music like sunn 0))).

The kick-off show for the westerly jaunt will see the band performing as a duo, playing The Grimmrobe Demos in its entirety, to celebrate the album's 10th anniversary. The first two nights will also serve as Southern Lord label showcases, with sets by The Accüsed, Trap Them, Black Breath, Earth, Pelican, and Eagle Twin. The first night of festivities will also double (triple?) as a record release show for The Accüsed, who will be offering up their new album, The Curse of Martha Splatterhead.

Immediately following, the tour will move (glacially and without mercy) through California and into Colorado. sunn 0))) will be accompanied by labelmates The Accüsed and Eagle Twin, but their fog machines may have run out of steam by then.

Here's the new dates:
07.02.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
07.05.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
07.06.09 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium/Underground
07.07.09 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
07.08.09 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
07.10.09 - Dekalb, IL - House Cafe
07.11.09 - Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theater
07.12.09 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
08.05.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s *
08.06.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's $
08.08.09 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
08.09.09 - Brookdale, CA - Historic Brookdale Lodge
08.11.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Center for the Arts
08.13.09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
08.14.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theatre

* The Accüsed, Trap Them, Black Breath

$ Earth, Pelican, Eagle Twin