One of heavy metal’s most anticipated tours of the year is about to kick off, as Amon Amarth and Dethklok join forces for the “THE AMONKLOK CONQUEST.” In advance of the North American run, Amon Amarth frontman Johan Hegg and Dethklok/Metalocalypse mastermind Brendon Small preview the outing in a conversation for Consequence‘s “Two for the Road” series.
The tour launches April 15th in Phoenix, Arizona, and runs through a May 21st show in Las Vegas, hitting such cities as Minneapolis, Brooklyn, Boston, Detroit, Denver, and more (pick up tickets via Ticketmaster or StubHub).
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Hegg and Small caught up on video Zoom ahead of the run, discussing their first experience hearing and seeing each other’s bands; the heavy metal scene in the early 2000s; what fans can expect on the “AMONKLOK” tour; a couple of real-life “Spinal Tap” moments; and much more.
The two also talked about the therapeutic power of heavy metal, with Small noting, “There’s a sense of control that it gives you in the chaos, in the heaviness, in the brutality… and that also makes sense that it’s somewhat therapeutic in times of crisis.”
Hegg chimed in, “I also think it’s like a pressure valve. If you feel frustrated, angry, whatever, you go to a concert or put on your favorite metal album, and just rock out or thrash out, you release all that anger and anxiety…. Anytime you go to a metal concert, people are in such a good mood”
Small tied that all in to the “AMONKLOK” tour, noting, “Our show is gonna be so much fun. The theatricality of Amon Amarth, of what [opening act] Castle Rat’s gonna do, and then [Dethklok’s] show is just ridiculous…. My favorite thing is to look out at the audience and see some sense of hypnosis take over.”
Watch the full “Two for the Road” conversation between Johan Hegg and Brendon Small above, and be sure to catch Amon Amarth and Dethklok on “THE AMONKLOK CONQUEST” when hits a town near you (see full dates below).
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Amon Amarth and Dethklok’s 2026 Tour Dates:
04/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre *
04/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port *
04/18 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall *
04/20 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion *
04/21 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre *
04/22 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory *
04/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory *
04/25 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall *
04/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
04/29 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
05/01 – Toronto, ON @ Great Canadian Casino Resort *
05/02 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *
05/05 – National Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor *
05/07 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
05/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy *
05/10 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle *
05/12 – Johnstown, PA @ 1st Summit Arena *
05/13 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre *
05/14 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center *
05/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live
05/17 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple
05/19 – Denver, CO @ Junkyard *
05/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center *
05/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino *
* = w/ Castle Rat
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