Metal Band Isis To Call It Quits

After 13 years, metal band Isis (Ipecac) has announced that, following its upcoming tour, it will break up.

The band announced their intention to split in a blog post yesterday. Their tour will go on this May and June, and the band will play its final show in Montreal, in the same venue as their first show ever. Formed in 1997, the band put out five LP’s and influenced numerous current bands.

Following the tour, the group will work on putting together a final EP and compiling live audio and visual material for future release.

Isis’ tour dates are as follows:

5/26 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
5/29 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
5/30 – Olympia, WA – Capitol Theater
5/31 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw Theatre
6/1 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
6/2 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
6/4 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
6/5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
6/12 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
6/14 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
6/16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
6/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
6/18 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
6/19 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
6/20 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
6/21 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
6/22 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
6/23 – Montreal, Quebec – Club Soda