Dog Tired and Ten Ton Slug – Japanese Tour
Scottish riffmasters, Dog Tired, are headed to Japan, with Ireland’s Ten Ton Slug!
Long time SDM partners in noise, Dog Tired, are teaming up with leading Irish purveyors of riff-filled sludge, Ten Ton Slug, for five dates in Japan this November! We’ve seen these guys work their arses off over the years, and it truly warms our scaly hearts to see them make their live debut in the land of the rising Sun. Joining them are Netherlands heavyweights Diggeth, and Japan’s doom three-piece HYLKO round out the bill supporting the bands at every stop.
Dog Tired singer / guitarist Luke has this to say:
“We are completely stoked to be heading to Japan to play this absolutely monstrous tour alongside our good friends Ten Ton Slug. Our main goal has always been to play in front of audiences across the globe and entertain people with our music. We are primed to unleash the bludgeoning chug of Dog Tired on Japan“
The tour (titled ‘Kashikomi’ – a Japanese term which expresses both profound awe and trembling fear) begins in Osaka on November 25th and culminates in an all-dayer featuring additional local Japanese bands (TBA) in WILD SIDE in Shinjuku Tokyo on November 29th.
Full list of dates:
Nov 25th – Osaka @ HOLY MOUNTAIN
Nov 26th – Nagoya @ HUCK FINN
Nov 27th – Shizuoka @ SOUGEN
Nov 28th – Tokyo (Machida) @ CLASSIX
Nov 29th – Tokyo (Shinjuku) @ WILD SIDE* *(+3 additional bands TBA.)
Ten Ton Slug (IRE) tentonslug.bandcamp.com
Dog Tired (SCO) dogtired.bandcamp.com (w
Diggeth (NL) diggethmusic.bandcamp.com
HYLKO (JAP) hylko.bandcamp.com
Ten Ton Slug
Riff-filled sludge from the west of Ireland and has toured in the UK, Europe, the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa alongside supporting major acts in the genre since 2014 including Black Label Society, Crowbar, Eyehategod and many more. New music on the way in 2026. Catch the Slug on tour in Ireland with CLUTCH this May: https://linktr.ee/
Dog Tired
3 piece death metal band from Scotland with an unhealthy obsession for riffs. For 22 years they have decimated stages and festivals across the UK and Ireland as well as mainland Europe from Belgium to Norway. Their 6th album is due later in 2026 and is shaping up to be their heaviest and best to date.
https://youtu.be/9uS4VegNVC8?
Diggeth
From the Netherlands and combines Hard Rock, Metal, Southern Rock and a bit of Progressive Rock to form their own sound with heavy grooves and hooks. Formed in 2004, the band delivers explosive performances and has shared stages with major acts such as Exodus, Megadeth and Slayer. A follow-up to the double album ‘Zero Hour in Doomtown’ is due for release later in the year.
https://youtu.be/4Ij1_4w1l1c?
HYLKO
Stoner rock trio from Tokyo featuring electric bass, drums and tribal instruments. A gritty, jazzed-up, fuzzed-out stoner psych manifesto dipped in a delicious sauce of Japanese weirdness and tribal percussion. New album currently in the works.
https://youtu.be/mWppn4slJBw?
All hail the underground.
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