All You Cannot Live Without 10.04.09: Then Again...Rock and Metal News

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 10.05.2009

Rob Zombie moves CD release, names single, releases first new track for listen. Alter Bridge gets tangled in legal webs. 30 Seconds To Mars bumps back release. Candiria, 3 Inches Of Blood old members pass away. Sevendust heading to record new stuff. Radiohead playing with RHCP's Flea, possible new side project. Tour dates from All That Remains, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, more. Listen to Filter, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dead by Sunrise, more! Get it while it's still there!

Band/Artist	Album Title	Notes
Out Now
AFI	Crash Love
Alice In Chains	Black Gives Way To Blue
Austrian Death Machine	Double Brutal
Bowling For Soup	Sorry For Partyin
Breaking Benjamin	Dear Agony
Buckcherry	Live and Loud
Default	Comes And Goes
Evergreen Terrace	Almost Home
Foreigner	Can't Slow Down
Funeral For A Friend	Your History Is Mine: 2002 - 2009
Hatebreed	Hatebreed
Kill Hannah	Wake Up the Sleepers
Korn	The Music Of Korn	Compilation
Lynyrd Skynyrd	God & Guns
The Melvins	Chicken Switch	Remix Album
Paramore	Brand New Eyes
Protest The Hero	Gallop Meets The Earth	CD/DVD
RevCo	Sex-O MiXXX-O
Out This Week
Arch Enemy	The Root Of All Evil
Everclear	In a Different Light
The Fall Of Troy	In The Unlikely Event
Fear Factory	Hatefiles
Godflesh	Pure, Cold World and Slavestate	3 disc set
HORSE the band	Desperate Living
Inhale Exhale	Bury Me Alive
Nick Oliveri	Death Acoustic
Powerman 5000	Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere
Relient K	Forget And Not Slow Down
VentanA	American Survival Guide Vol. 1
October 13
Baroness	Blue Record
Dead By Sunrise	Out of Ashes
The Destro	Harmony Of Discord
Gojira	Terra Incognita	Re-Release
Green Day	American Idiot	Vinyl Re-Release
King Diamond	The Spider's Lullabye	Re-Release
King Diamond	The Graveyard	Re-Release
Lullaby The Storm	3 Lanes Painted Red
Lye By Mistake	Fea Jur
Saviours	Accelerated Living
Skeletonwitch	Breathing The Fire
Various Artists	The Stepfather Soundtrack
October 19
Metallica	TBA	DVD
October 20
30 Seconds To Mars	The War
Converge	Axe To Fall
Creed	Full Circle
Gwen Stacy	A Dialogue
Rammstein	Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
Russian Circles	Geneva
Scar Symmetry	Dark Matter Dimensions
Soil	Picture Perfect
Theory of a Deadman	Scars & Souvenirs
Various Artists	Saw VI	Soundtrack
October 27
3	Revisions
36 Crazyfists	Underneath A Northern Sky	Live DVD
Atreyu	Congregation Of The Damned
Between The Buried And Me	The Great Misdirect
Cartel	Cycles
The Company Band	Sign Here, Here, And Here	EP
Jesu	Opiate Sun
Jodis	Secret House
The Red Chord	Fed Through The Teeth Machine
Ryan Star	11:59
Suffocation	The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City	Reissue
Train	Save Me San Francisco
November 3
The Almost	Monster Monster
Bring Me The Horizon	Suicide Seasons - Cut Up
Living Sacrifice	The Infinite Order
The Melvins	Nude With Boots	LP
Nile	Those Whom The Gods Detest
Slayer	World Painted Blood
Weezer	Raditude
November 10
The Company Band	The Company Band
Flyleaf	Memento Mori
Green Day	Bullet in a Bible	Vinyl Re-Release
Rob Zombie	Hellbilly Deluxe 2 – Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool
Switchfoot	Hello Hurricane
Throwdown	Deathless
Unearth	The March	Re-release
November 17
Marilyn Manson	Guns God And Government - Live In L.A.	Blu-Ray DVD
December 8
30 Seconds To Mars	This Is War
January 5
The Acacia Strain	The Most Known Unknown
January 11
The Lostprophets	The Betrayed	Overseas Release
January 19
Fozzy	Chasing The Grail
February 14
Angels and Airwaves	Love

Listeners' Lounge Media Player
Band	Track/Album	Notes
SOiL	"Like It Is"	From Picture Perfect
Arch Enemy	"Pilgrim"	From The Root Of All Evil
Hatebreed	Hatebreed	Entire Album
Relient K	Forget And Not Slow Down	Entire Album; Signup Required
Slayer	"World Painted Blood"	From World Painted Blood
Devin Townsend Project	Addicted	Audio Teaser
Skeletonwitch	"Repulsive Salvation"	From Breathing The Fire
Gwen Stacy	"A Dialogue"	From A Dialogue
Filter	"Happy Together"	The Turtles Cover; from The Stepfather Soundtrack
Inhale Exhale	"Rooms"	From Bury Me Alive
Street Sweeper Social Club	"Promenade"	New single
Dead By Sunrise	"Let Down"	From Out Of Ashes
Lynyrd Skynyrd	God & Guns	Entire Album
Rob Zombie	"Sick Bubblegum"	From Hellbilly Deluxe 2 – Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool

Videos of the week!

Hatebreed - "In Ashes They Shall Reap" (SAW VI Version)

Flyleaf - "Again"

Foo Fighters - "Wheels"

Rock News For All You Newbs

Rob Zombie is plotting a November 17 release for his new album Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool. Zombie chosen the track "What?" to serve as the first single from the album. The track will impact at radio on October 6 and a video for it is said to be in the works.

Alter Bridge delayed the release of their upcoming live DVD, Alter Bridge - Live in Amsterdam, to an unspecified date due to "legal issues" with their former record label, Wind-Up Records, and their new label, Universal Records.

Between The Buried And Me plan to play their entire new album The Great Misdirect at their October 31 live performance at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. Glass Casket, Braveyoung and Torchrunner will handle the opening duties for the show. In other news, the band revealed that they will be embarking on a full U.S. tour in January as well as a full world tour soon afterward. Details will be revealed in the coming weeks. The Great Misdirect is slated to see an October 27 release.

Former Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen will be teaming up with guitarist Mark Thwaite (Mission UK, Peter Murphy, etc.) for an as-yet untitled new Christmas themed track that will be digitally released on November 26. A stream of the track will be made available on October 20 to celebrate the memory of Paul Raven, the former Ministry/Prong/Killing Joke, etc. bassist who passed away on the same date in 2007.

30 Seconds To Mars delayed the release of their upcoming new album This is War from November 24 to December 8.

As I Lay Dying checked in with the following update on their progress for their next album:

"Songwriting has been going well with about 6-7 songs done. We decided to officially start recording the new AILD album on Oct 17. At that point we'll record as many songs as we can and then finish the album around the new year. I think this will be a good way to spread out our songwriting since most of our previous records have always been written within a few months."

Sadly, Original Candiria guitarist Chris Puma passed away on September 20. The cause of death was not revealed, though the band issued the following statement on the matter:

"Chris Puma died on September 20th 2009. The cause is not known to us, as his family did not speak of it. He leaves behind two children, 3 year old Aislinn A'marie and a 4 month old Aidan Todd. Chris was a great friend to the founding members of the band, and a respected musician among his friends and peers. He was a kind and gentle person and he will be missed."

Puma played with the band from 1992 to 1997.

The Company Band's (Clutch, CKY, Fireball Ministry, Fu Manchu) new digital single "It's A Confusing World" has now been made available for purchase through all major digital music outlets. The single comes with an exclusive cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Not Fragile" as a b-side. The group will release their new self-titled album on November 10.

Gin Blossoms front-man Jesse Valenzuela is working on the follow-up to his 2002 solo debut record. No release date has been set.

Filter recorded a pretty kick ass cover of The Turtles' "Happy Together" for the upcoming film The Stepfather, which will hit screens on October 16. You can check listen to the track above, while the soundtrack for the film will land in stores on October 13. The tentative track listing for the soundtrack is as follows:

01 - Mute Math - "Typical"
02 - Hoobastank - "Say The Same"
03 - Red Means Go - "Eternal Summer"
04 - Sleep Detectives - "The Air I Breath"
05 - Seether - "Given"
06 - Blurtonia - "Never Less Than Perfect"
07 - Feersum Ennjin - "Safeway"
08 - Lightning Swords Of Death - "Platinum Camelot"
09 - Drew Smith - "Melee"
10 - C'mon - "Safer When"
11 - S-Mak - "If I Get Dealt Wit"
12 - Ken Andrews - "Secret Things"
13 - Puscifer - "The Undertaker"
14 - Ken Andrews - "What Is Real"
15 - Band Of Horses - "The Funeral"
16 - Filter - "Happy Together" (The Turtles cover)

Butch Walker will release his new album I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart sometime early next year.

War From A Harlots Mouth plans to spend the next few months writing new material for their next album while also playing a few shows here and there. A new song will be made available online in October, while the band also revealed that they will be touring Europe and the UK in February 2010 with Arsonists Get All The Girls, Salt The Wound and A Plea For Purging.

3 Inches Of Blood commented on the recent passing of their former bassist Brian Redman, who was killed in a car accident in Tacoma, WA, on September 26. Their statement reads as follows:

"We are shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and former band mate Brian Redman. Brian was a outgoing and charismatic person who was great friends with most people he met. We couldn't help but smile or laugh when he was around. He had such a likable personality but also had a knack for putting serious things into perspective. While in the band Brian played a big part. He joined the band shortly after signing a big record deal, and endured the turmoil that followed after recording our "Advance and Vanquish" album. For a time the bands future was uncertain, but Brian was unwavering in his desire to play this music with us. He was loved by many and enjoyed life to the fullest. Goodbye Brian, our fallen brother. You will be greatly missed."

Sevendust wrapped up demoing new material for their next album with Corey Lowery behind the boards and are moving ahead with plans to begin officially recording the outing with producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Stained) at the helm. A spring release date is being planned.

Rush will release their first "best of" live compilation on November 17 titled Working Men. The collection will be released on DVD as well as CD and features one previously unreleased track "One Little Victory". You can check out the album cover right here and the track list below:

1. "Limelight"
2. "The Spirit Of Radio"
3. "2112″
4. "Freewill"
5. "Dreamline"
6. "Far Cry"
7. "Subdivisions"
8. "One Little Victory"
9. "Closer to the Heart"
10. "Tom Sawyer"
11. "Working Man"
12. "YYZ"

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has formed a solo band to play his new solo material as well as music from his 2006 album, The Eraser. The band features Yorke, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime production collaborators Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker and multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco. Yorke plans to play two live shows with them on October 4 and 5 at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre, with support from local band Lucky Dragons. About the band's possible name and length of the sets they plan on playing, Yorke also posted, "We don't really have a name and the set will not be very long cuz .. well .. we haven't got that much material yet!"

Release Dates for Rock and Modern Rock Radio

For October 5: Airborne Toxic Event - "Does This Mean You're Moving On?" Black Stone Cherry - "Soul Creek" Creed - "Rain" Lacuna Coil - "I Won't Tell You" Mayday Parade - "The Silence" Rob Zombie - "What?" Thousand Foot Krutch - "Fire It Up" The Veer Union - "Youth Of Yesterday"	For October 12: Julian Casablancas - "11th Dimension" Our Lady Peace - "The End Is Where We Begin"
For October 19: The Almost - "Hands" Filter - "Happy Together" Day Of Fire - "Lately" Flying Machines - "On a Whim" Manchester Orchestra - "Shake It Out" Halestorm - "It's Not You" Killswitch Engage - "Take Me Away" Nirvana - "About A Girl" Thirty Seconds To Mars - "Kings And Queens" The Ting Tings - "Great DJ"	For October 26: Crash Kings - "Mountain Man"

Warning: Touring Updates May Lead To Spontaneous Moshing

Killswitch Engage was forced to postpone their South American tour as a result of Howard Jones suffering from Gallstones. The group issued the following statement:

"Killswitch Engage will unfortunately have to postpone their upcoming South America tour due to the illness of lead singer Howard Jones. Howard is currently bed-ridden with a gall stone issue and has been told by his doctor that he should not leave his bed until further notice. He is currently getting proper medical care and hopes to be on his feet and in less pain by the end of the week, at which time we will determine how soon we can reschedule these South America dates. Killswitch would like to apologize to their fans in South America for this set back and want to assure them that the band has every intention to make up these dates in the near future.

Killswitch would also like to thank Marcos Suarez from Liberation Music Company as well as all the other South America promoters who helped to put this tour together: El Cambio Music / Volumen 4 (Argentina), BTS Producciones / The Knife (Chile), Alarma Producciones (Ecuador), Inmigrant Music (Colombia). We definitely appreciate all of your hard work and we will be sure to let Marcos know as soon as we have new dates to come to South America with his help. Thanks, KsE"

Puscifer announced that Sweethead, Uncle Scratches Gospel Revival and Neil Hamburger will be supporting them on select stops of their upcoming fall run. An exact schedule of who will be opening where was not made available.

Skinlab dropped off of the "Sons Of A Sik World Tour" as a result of illness in their camp:

"I went to the hospital last night after dealing with chest and lung pains for the last 2 weeks on tour. I thought it was just a cold and something that would pass but before the show in ....Herkamir.., ..NJ....I decided to take myself to the Cooperstown Emergency Room. I was told my condition was a severe lung infection that my body has not been able to fight, due to the tour schedule we've been dealing with and the nonstop lifestyle that I live just trying to make things happen for the band and so I can tour. Bottom line is the doctors have told me I've pushed myself to the limit and was lucky enough to get treatment before this turned into full blown Pneumonia. Having been told that I am completely bummed to announce that we are going to be cancelling the remaining dates on the Sons of a Sik World tour. This is the first tour that I have personally cancelled due to any weakness and feel it's best as I am just not representing Skinlab to its fullest. With the dates currently being considered for make up , we will keep everyone informed of our tour schedule and future plans as were all on our way home to rest up. Huge thanks to our new metal brothers in Darksun, Sik World Clothing for sponsoring the tour, and all the promoters and fans who have stood by us! We will be launching a new contest with Revolver Magazine and a prize pack from Peavey this month, so watch out for that, and we will be adding new merch designs to our online store. Skinlab"

The initial line-up was revealed for the 2010 edition of the annual Australian "Big Day Out Festival". Tentative dates include:

January 15th Auckland, NZ - MT Smart Stadium
January 17th Gold Coast, AUS - Parklands
January 22nd Sydney, AUS - Showground
January 26th Melbourne, AUS - Flemington Racecourse
January 29th Adelaide, AUS - Showground
January 31st Perth, AUS - Claremont Showground

The full line-up of acts announced for the festival so far is as follows:

Muse
Powderfinger
Lily Allen
Eskimo Joe
Groove Armada
Grinspoon
The Mars Volta
Ladyhawke
Dizzee Rascal
Karnivool
Peaches
The Temper Trap
Kasabian
Midnight Juggernauts
Rise Against
Magic Dirt
Mastodon
Lisa Mitchell
The Horrors
Bluejuice
Calvin Harris
Kisschasy
The Decemberists
Tame Impala
Girl Talk

More details can be found at www.bigdayout.com.

All That Remains and The Devil Wears Prada will be co-headlining the "Napalm & Noise Tour" this winter with Story Of The Year and Haste The Day rounding out the bill:

November 23rd Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
November 24th Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
November 25th Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
November 29th Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
November 30th Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
December 04th Sparks, NV - The New Oasis
December 05th Sacramento, CA - Empire Events Center
December 06th Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
December 07th Bakersfield, CA - The Dome
December 09th Anaheim, CA - The Grove Of Anaheim
December 10th Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura
December 11th San Diego, CA - Soma
December 13th El Paso TX - Club 101
December 15th Austin TX - Emo's
December 16th Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion at Concrete Street
December 18th Nashville, TN - Rocketown
December 19th Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
December 20th Norfolk, VA - The Norva
December 21st Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock

More dates are currently pending.

The Faceless, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, Annotations Of An Autopsy and Enfold Darkness have signed on for "The Planetary Depravity Tour" later this year:

November 14th Seattle, WA - Studio Seven (feat. Suffocation, Vital Remains) (no Dying Fetus)
November 15th Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre (feat. Suffocation, Vital Remains) (no Dying Fetus)
November 17th Layton, UT - V2 (feat. Vital Remains)
November 18th Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
November 21st Chicago, IL - The Jaguar Club (feat. Vital Remains)
November 22nd Detroit, MI - Blondies (feat. Vital Remains)
November 23rd Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
November 24th Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
November 25th Montreal, QC - Le National
November 26th Quebec City, QC - L'Imperial
December 02nd Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
December 03rd Orlando, FL - The Club @ Firestone
December 05th Houston, TX - Meridian
December 06th McAllen, TX - Jagz
December 07th Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
December 08th Austin, TX - Emo's
December 09th El Paso, TX - Chic's
December 12th San Diego, CA - Soma
December 13th San Francisco, CA - The DNA Lounge
December 15th Los Angeles, CA - Key Club

The Dillinger Escape Plan booked the following run with Thursday and Fake Problems for December:

December 04th Farmingdale NY - The Crazy Donkey
December 05th Syracuse NY - Lost Horizon
December 06th Montreal QC - Foufounes Electriques
December 07th Toronto ON - The Mod Club
December 09th Poplar Grove IL - Chubby Rain House of Tunes
December 10th Grand Rapids MI - The Intersection
December 11th Covington KY - The Mad Hatter
December 12th Sauget IL - Pop's
December 14th Millvale PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
December 15th Baltimore MD - Otto Bar
December 16th Richmond VA - Canal Club Downstairs Lounge
December 17th Allentown PA - Crocodile Rock
December 18th Clifton Park NY - Northern Lights
December 19th Cambridge MA - The Middle East Downstairs

The Dillinger Escape Plan also promises a few more select U.S. shows before the year's end as well a European/UK run in early 2010. More details on both are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.

Between The Buried And Me, Veil Of Maya and Animals As Leaders will be hitting the road together in November:

November 07th Kettering, OH - The Attic
November 09th Sauget, IL - Pop's
November 10th Iowa City, IA - The Picador
November 11th Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
November 13th Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sport Cafe
November 14th Wichita Falls, TX - The Hanger
November 15th Austin, TX - Emo's Outside
November 16th McAllen, TX - The Incubator
November 18th Tulsa, OK - The Marquee
November 19th Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
November 20th Birmingham, AL - 5 Points Music Hall
November 22nd Jacksonville, FL - Edge 17
November 23rd Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
November 24th Wilmington, NC - Soapbox

Between The Buried And Me is gearing up to release their new album The Great Misdirect on October 27.

Becoming The Archetype firmed up their touring schedule for the rest of the year:

October 23rd Hersfeld, GER - Metalfest
October 24th Eckernfoerde, GER - Metalchurch
October 25th Odense, DEN - Kansas City (feat. 100 Knives Inside, Amplified)
October 26th Bielefeld, GER - Falkendom
October 28th Bratislava, SLO - The Randal
October 29th Oslo, NOR - NordicFest
October 30th Gomaringen, GER - Rock Without Limits Festival
October 31st Amersfoort, NET - De Kelder
November 13th McCalla, AL - The Fish Music Hall
November 14th Fayetteville, GA - 11th Hour Venue
November 15th Greenville, SC - The Channel Venue
December 20th East Ridge, TN - The Warehouse ("Snow Holds Barred 2")
January 16th Athens, AL - Friendship Methodist Church ("Strength Of The Hammer Festival")

Throwdown will be heading out on "The Deathless Tour I" come November with Bury Your Dead, For Today, ABCABB and The World We Knew onboard as support:

November 13th Reno, NV - Vixens
November 14th Boise, ID - The Venue
November 15th Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
November 16th Spokane, WA - The Blvd
November 17th Pocatello, ID - Studio 208
November 18th Layton, UT - V2
November 19th Denver, CO - Marquis
November 20th Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
November 21st Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre
November 22nd Houston, TX - Meridian
November 24th Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
November 25th Fayetteville, NC - Jester's Pub
November 27th Richmond, VA - The Hat Factory (Toad's Place)
November 28th Baltimore, MD - Sonar
November 29th Reading, PA - The Silo
November 30th Manchester, NH - Rocko's
December 01st Vineland, NJ - Hangar 84
December 02nd Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
December 03rd Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
December 04th Columbus, OH - Al Rosa
December 05th Detroit, MI - Harpo's
December 06th Covington, KY - Madhatter
December 07th Little Rock, AR - The Village (Throwdown and Bury Your Dead only)
December 08th Wichita, KS - Club Oz
December 09th Austin, TX - Emo's
December 10th El Paso, TX - Chics

More dates will be revealed shortly. Throwdown will release their new album Deathless on November 10.

Staind front-man Aaron Lewis booked some new tour dates:

Jan. 1st in Henderson, NV @ Green Valley Ranch
Jan. 2nd in Las Vegas, NV @ Aliante Casino
Jan. 8th in Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy
Jan. 9th in Wendover, NV @ Peppermill
Jan. 15th in Temecula, CA @ Pechanga
Jan. 19th in St. Charles, MO @ Ameristar St. Charles
Jan. 21st in Vicksburg, MS @ Ameristar Vicksburg
Jan. 22nd in Vicksburg, MS @ Ameristar Vicksburg
Jan. 23rd in Robinsville, MS @ Bluesville
Feb. 5th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
Feb. 12th in Verona, NY @ Turning Stone
Feb. 13th in Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata
Feb. 14th in Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata
Feb. 25th in Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe Casino

Lewis plans to release his first solo album sometime in the near future.

Switchfoot booked new tour dates:

Nov. 11th in West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Nov. 13th in Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
Nov. 14th in Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Nov. 16th in Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Nov. 17th in Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Nov. 18th in Austin, TX @ The Parish Room
Nov. 20th in Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Nov. 21st in New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Nov. 22nd in Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Nov. 24th in Atlanta, GA @ The Loft at Center Stage
Nov. 27th in Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Nov. 28th in Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre

Narrows and Trap Them added a few stops to their schedule together aside from their recently announced run with Cave In:

November 15th Richmond, VA - Canal Club
November 16th Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
November 17th Charlotte, NC - Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
November 18th Baltimore, MD - Sonar

Both bands will then join Cave In for the following shows:

November 19th Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory
November 20th Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
November 21st Providence, RI - Club Hell
November 22nd Cambridge, MA - The Middle East (Downstairs)

Minus The Bear firmed up the support acts for their upcoming headlining run:

October 05th Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight
October 06th Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
October 10th Seattle, WA - Pyramid Breweries (feat. Rocky Votolato)
October 15th New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre (feat. New Idea Society)

With Twin Tigers, Antlers:
October 30th Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
October 31st Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk
November 01st San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew
November 02nd Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
November 03rd Pomona, CA - Glass House
November 04th Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater
November 06th Ft. Worth, TX - The Door
November 07th Pharr, TX - Jagz
November 08th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
November 10th Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater
November 11th Orlando, FL - Club Firestone
November 12th Athens, GA - 40 Watt

With Twin Tigers:
November 13th Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
With As Tall As Lions, Twin Tigers:
November 14th West Chester, PA - The Note
November 15th Farmingdale, NY - The Crazy Donkey
November 17th Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
November 18th Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
November 19th Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
November 20th Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
November 21st Dekalb, IL - Otto's
November 22nd Des Moines, IA - The House Of Bricks
November 23rd Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre

With As Tall As Lions:
November 25th Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
November 27th Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
November 28th Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House

Papa Roach announced the first batch of dates for their co-headling tour with Jet. Kill Hannah and Aranda will also be part of the tour:

Oct. 24th in Amarillo, TX @ Aztec Music Hall
Oct. 26th in Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Oct. 28th in Dubuque, IA @ Five Flags Center
Oct. 29th in Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
Oct. 30th in Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
Nov. 1st in Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Nov. 4th in Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
Nov. 5th in St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Nov. 7th in Youngstown, OH @ Wedgewood Entertainment Center

Kataklysm will be embarking on a European headlining tour in January with Belphegor, Darkest Hour, Suicidal Angels and Resistance:

January 08th Frankfurt, GER - Batschkapp
January 09th Saarbrucken, GER - Roxy
January 10th Enschede, NET - Atak
January 11th Vosselaar, BEL - Biebob
January 12th London, UK - O2 Academy Islington London
January 13th Paris, FRA - La Locomotive
January 14th Koln, GER - Live Music Hall
January 15th Munchen, GER - Backstage
January 16th Wien, AUT - Gasometer
January 17th Linz, AUT - Posthof
January 18th Zlin, CZE - MOR Cafe
January 19th Ljubljana, SLO - TBA
January 20th Milan, ITA - Rainbow
January 21st Bochum, GER - Matrix
January 22nd Pratteln, SWI - Z7
January 23rd Stuttgart, GER - LKA
January 24th Leipzig, GER - Hellraiser
January 25th Berlin, GER - Postbahnhof
January 26th Hamburg, GER – Markthalle

The Cranberries announced the dates for their upcoming reunion tour:

Nov. 12th in Baltimore, Md. @ Ram's Head
Nov. 13th in Boston, Mass. @ Orpheum
Nov. 14th in Hampton Beach, N.H. @ Casino Ballroom
Nov. 16th in Red Bank, N.J. @ Count Basie Theatre
Nov. 17th in Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory
Nov. 18th in New York, N.Y. @ Nokia Theatre
Nov. 20th in Toronto, Ont. @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Nov. 21st in Toronto, Ont. @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Nov. 22nd in Montreal, P.Q. @ Olympia Theatre
Nov. 24th in Detroit, Mich. @ Fillmore
Nov. 25th in Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera
Nov. 27th in Milwaukee, Wisc. @ Riverside Theatre
Nov. 28th in Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
Nov. 29th in Kansas City, Mo. @ Midland Theatre
Dec. 1st in Denver. Colo. @ Gothic Theatre
Dec. 3th in Las Vegas, Nev. @ The Pearl
Dec. 4th in Los Angeles, Calif. @ Club Nokia
Dec. 5th in San Francisco, Calif. @ Regerncy Ballroom
Dec. 7th in Seattle, Wash. @ Moore Theatre

Death Before Dishonor will be touring with Steel Nation, Alpha And Omega and Forfeit this month:

October 02nd Manchester, NH - Rocko's
October 03rd Montreal, QC - Underworld
October 04th Quebec City, QC - Le Casbah
October 05th London, ON - The Fort
October 06th Toronto, ON - The Poor Alex
October 07th Romeo, MI - Static Age
October 08th Cincinnati, OH - Warsaw Arena
October 09th Richmond, VA - Alley Katz
October 10th Raleigh, NC - The Brewery
October 11th West Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
October 12th Jacksonville, FL - The Pit
October 13th Tampa, FL - Transitions
October 14th Decatur, AL - The Church
October 15th Metairie, LA - TBA
October 16th Houston, TX - The Javajazz
October 17th Denison, TX - Fat Daddy's Sound Shack
October 18th San Antonio, TX - Rock Bottom
October 19th El Paso, TX - TBA
October 20th Albuquerque, NM - Bleeding Eardrum
October 21st Mesa, AZ - Badlands Music Venue
October 22nd Baja, CA - 1979 Club
October 23rd Canoga Park, CA - Cobalt Cafe
October 24th Sparks, NV - Vixens
October 26th Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
October 27th Omaha, NE - The Mosaic
October 28th Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
October 29th Indianapolis, IN - Studio 8 @ The Murphy Arts
October 30th Nitro, WV - The Brickhouse
October 31st Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Roboto Project
November 01st Holyoke, MA - Water Front Tavern

Ramming Speed and Cannabis Corpse will be touring together for the next few weeks:

Cannabis Corpse:
October 01st Richmond, VA - Alley Katz (feat. Infernal Stronghold, Tombs)
October 02nd Philadelphia, PA - Belmont Warehouse (feat. Infernal Stronghold)
October 03rd New York, NY - ABC No Rio (feat. Ramming Speed)
October 03rd New York, NY - The Charleston (feat. Infernal Stronghold)

Ramming Speed, Cannabis Corpse:
October 04th Boston, MA - Unit 11
October 05th Rochester, NY - The Bug Jar
October 06th Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class
October 07th Pittsburgh, PA - Kopec's
October 08th Baltimore, MD - Talking Head
October 09th Virginia Beach, VA - Peppermint Beach
October 10th Raleigh, NC - House
October 11th Charleston, SC - TBA
October 12th Atlanta, GA - PS Warehouse
October 13th Tampa, FL - Brass Mug
October 14th Gainesville, FL - The Junkyard
October 15th New Orleans, LA - Saturn Bar
October 16th Houston, TX - The Rats Nest
October 17th Dallas, TX - The Phoenix Project
October 18th Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
October 19th Denver, CO - 3 Kings
October 21st Boise, ID - Gusto's
October 22nd Reno, NV - Hell House
October 23rd Sacramento, CA - TBA
October 24th San Francisco, CA - El Rio
October 25th Arcata, CA - The Alibi
October 26th Eugene, WA - TBA
October 27th Portland, OR - Satyicon (feat. Engorged)
October 28th Seattle, WA - The Black Lodge
October 29th Olympia, WA - Old School Pizza
October 30th San Francisco, CA - The Metro (feat. Population Reduction, Ghoul)
October 31st Los Angeles, CA - 2449 Gates St.
November 01st Phoenix, AZ - Incision Tattoo

Ramming Speed:
November 02nd Las Cruces - TBA
November 03rd Albuquerque, NM - TBA
November 04th Denton, TX - Lions Den
November 05th Memphis, TN - TBA
November 06th St. Louis, MO - TBA
November 07th Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club
November 08th Cincinnati, OH - Blue Rock Tavern
November 09th Richmond, VA - The Clubhouse
November 10th Philadelphia, PA - Warehouse
November 11th New York City, NY - TBA
November 14th Allston, MA - Unit 11 (feat. Revocation, The Atlas Moth)

Faith No More have added the following two headlining Australian shows to their schedule for February 2010:
February 22nd Sydney, AUS - Hordern Pavilion
February 25th Melbourne, AUS - Festival Hall

Three Days Grace announced a new tour with Default and The Used:

Nov. 16th in Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Nov. 17th in Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
Nov. 19th in Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
Nov. 20th in Kamloops, BC @ Interior Savings Centre
Nov. 22th in Prince George, BC @ CN Centre
Nov. 23th in Dawson Creek, BC @ Encana Events Centre
Nov. 26th in Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Nov. 27th in Lethbridge, AB @ Enmax Centre
Nov. 28th in Medicine Hat, AB @ Medicine Hat Arena
Nov. 30th in Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Dec. 2nd in Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
Dec. 3th in Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
Dec. 5th in Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Dec. 8th in Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Essar Centre
Dec. 10th in Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Arena
Dec. 15th in London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
Dec. 17th in Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Dec. 20th in Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Dec. 21st in Montreal, QC @ CEPSUM
Dec. 22nd in Quebec City, QC @ Pavilion De La Jeunesse

 

Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan disappeared for a few days in Vega. Kind of right out of The Hangover, only on the heels of a release of their new album Was Is The Answer. Luckily, he's alright, and this past week, he shed some light on his disappearance. When he was asked if this was a publicity stunt, the guitarist replied:

"For a PR stunt, I could think of a million better things than ‘woohoo, rock musician gets s**tfaced in Vegas and disappears for few days.' I would definitely prefer to go with the ‘let's shoot a cow with a bazooka'."

That would be fucking sweet. But, I'm pretty sure shooting a member of PETA with a bazooka would be much more entertaining. More:

"I'm not going to say the party did not get out of hand a little bit, but for ****'s sake, I felt like celebrating our new record coming out finally and my cell phone ended up taking a dip in a swimming pool somewhere so I was off the grid for a couple of days. It was a raw weekend, and a lot of stupid stuff fits in 48 hours in Vegas. When I called my manager, he was like, ‘****, dude, half of the country is looking for you. I thought it was just a figure of speech, [but] apparently it wasn't — it was bizarre."
Yeah, about as bizarre and coincidental as you can get, I suppose. Anyway, you can check out the complete interview at this location.

War is the Answer is out now and is clearly one of the best albums this year. I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO SAY OTHERWISE!

Oh, yeah. I'm resigning this column, in case you missed it last week, at the end of the year. You can read it here and get all misty-eyed about it like me.