Eyehategod launches tour at Masquerade

Southern sludge legend Eyehategod promotes its first studio album since 2000 with a stacked bill



NOLA sludge metal mainstay Eyehategod kicks off a month long East Coast and Midwest tour tonight (May 28) at the Masquerade, just one day after releasing its self-titled album. The 26 year veterans’ latest offering is its first studio album since 2000, and its fifth overall. Support includes Eyehategod’s tour mates, Cleveland metal veterans Ringworm, and Milwaukee’s Enabler, as well as like-minded locals Order of the Owl and Degradations.

Eyehategod, Ringworm, Enabler, Order of the Owl, and Degradations play Masquerade tonight (Wed., May 28). $20. 7 p.m. 695 North Ave. 404-577-8178. www.masq.com.