When we left off with Part 1 of my Knotfest coverage, my 11 year-old son Jesse and I were crashed at the local Days Inn, worn out by a jam-packed day of killer heavy metal featuring stellar performances by Carcass, Hatebreed, Anthrax, Danzig, and live debut of the new lineup from Slipknot themselves.

Day two commenced around 11:00AM with a quick swing through the Taco Bell next door for some much-needed (and way cheaper than venue prices) grub to fuel the first part of the day. Then we were off to the ten minute drive to the parking lot and a reprise of the 20 minute climb to the actual venue itself. Conspicuously absent were the “salvation by any means necessary” religious protestors from day one. It was Sunday, after all. Or maybe they just heard all of the killer metal wafting out on day one and saw the light, threw down their signs and came to the dark side. I’m choosing to believe the latter.

Canadian thrash metal visionaries Voivod are teaming up this winter with British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death for a North American tour, titled “Through Space and Grind.”

The 2015 North American tour will feature opening acts Exhumed, Iron Reagan, and Black Crown Initiate with special guests Ringworm, Dayglo Abortions, Theories, and Phobia on select dates. You can see the full list of tour dates here below.

Back in January 2013, Voivod released their 13th studio album, Target Earth, their first with guitarist Daniel Mongrain aka Chewy (replacing the late Denis D’Amour aka Piggy, who passed away in 2005) and marked the return of original bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (Blacky), who has since left the band. Newcomer Dominique Laroche aka Rocky has taken over bass duties.