There's not a lot I can say here that trumps what Saby Reyes-Kulkarni said about Valient Thorr in his show preview:
Valient Thorr kicks ass far beyond the dreams of any of those psychedelic-stoner-garage-riff-'n'-rollers who make careers out of copying Sabbath or Iggy Pop and get drooled on by forgiving fans.
However, it's certainly worth bringing up that the Architects will make a rare appearance in Lawrence as openers for this show. We'd like to see some more rock 'n' roll in Lawrence,