All You Cannot Live Without 11.02.09: Making Your Metal Easier

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 11.02.2009

Corey Taylor of Slipknot as new frontman for Velvet Revolver? Rob Zombie speaks on album delay. HELLYEAH in studio. Stone Temple Pilots to record. Tour dates from Between the Buried and Me, 30 Seconds To Mars, Slayer, Them Crooked Vultures, and more. Listen to full album streams of Weezer, Atreyu, Creed, and more!

Band/Artist	Album Title	Notes
Out Now
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
Pelican	What We All Come To Need
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
Out This Week
The Almost	Monster Monster
Bring Me The Horizon	Suicide Seasons - Cut Up
Foo Fighters	Greatest Hits
Hypocrisy	A Taste of Extreme Divinity
The Melvins	Nude With Boots	LP
Nile	Those Whom The Gods Detest
Nirvana	Bleach
Nirvana	Nirvana Live at Reading	CD/DVD
Red Sparowes	Aphorisms	12"
Say Anything	Say Anything
Slayer	World Painted Blood
Various Artists	NCIS: Soundtrack - VOL. 2
We Came As Romans	To Plant A Seed
Weezer	Raditude
November 10
Amon Amarth	Versus The World	2 CD Reissue
Anthrax	Among The Living	CD/DVD; Deluxe Edition
Anthrax	Caught In A Mosh: BBC Live in Concert
ArmsBendBack	ArmsBendBack
Coalesce	OX	EP
The Company Band	The Company Band
Dashboard Confessionals	Alter the Ending
Flyleaf	Memento Mori
Gaza	He Is Never Coming Back
Green Day	Bullet in a Bible	Vinyl Re-Release
Gwar	America Must Be Destroyed	Re-release + DVD
King Diamond	House Of God	Reissue
King Diamond	Voo Doo	Reissue
Murder FM	Anthems For The Damned
Nirvana 2002	Recordings 89-91
Outbreak	Outbreak
Puscifer	C is for (Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)
Switchfoot	Hello Hurricane
Take It Back!	Atrocities
These Are They	Who Linger
Throwdown	Deathless
Unearth	The March	Re-release
November 17
Agnostic Front	Victim In Pain
Anberlin	Blueprints For City Friendships: The Anberlin Anthology
Beak>	Beak>
The Blood Brothers	Crimes	Re-release
The Blood Brothers	March On Electric Children	Re-release
The Blood Brothers	Young Machetes	Re-release
The Blood Brothers	...Burn, Piano Island, Burn	Re-release
Dark Tranquillity	Where Death Is Most Alive	2-CD, 2-DVD
Devin Townsend Project	Addicted
The Empire Shall Fall	Awaken
Fall Out Boy	Believers Never Die	Greatest Hits
Hedley	The Show Must Go On
Marilyn Manson	Guns God And Government - Live In L.A.	Blu-Ray DVD
The Minor Times	Chris Chambers Never Misses	Re-release
Motley Crue	Greatest Hits
Them Crooked Vultures	Them Crooked Vultures
Various Artists	Tony Hawk: Ride Soundtrack
November 23
Metallica	Francais Pour Une Nuit	DVD
November 24
Circle Of Contempt	Artifacts In Motion
Impious	Death Domination
Les Claypool	Of Whales And Woe	Vinyl
Les Claypool	Purple Onion	Vinyl
Primus	Frizzle Fry	Re-mastered vinyl
Valkyrja	Contamination
December 4
Puddle of Mudd	Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate
December 8
30 Seconds To Mars	This Is War
7dayBinge	7dayBinge	Digital Release
Lifehouse	Smoke & Mirrors
Rush	Working Men	Live Album
December 22
Mudvayne	Mudvayne
January 5
The Acacia Strain	The Most Known Unknown
Saving Grace	Unbreakable
Wrench In The Works	Decrease/Increase
January 12
Abigail Williams	In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns	Vinyl
Abigail Williams	In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns	Reissue
January 18
The Lostprophets	The Betrayed	Overseas Release
January 19
Fozzy	Chasing The Grail
January 25
Day Of Fire	Losing All
Living Sacrifice	The Infinite Order
January 26
7dayBinge	7dayBinge	Physical Release
February 5
Meshuggah	TBA	European DVD Release
February 9
Look What I Did	Atlas Drugged
Meshuggah	TBA	North American DVD Release
February 14
Angels and Airwaves	Love
February 16
Karnivool	Sound Awake
February 23
Airbourne	No Guts, No Glory

Listeners' Lounge Media Player
Band	Track/Album	Notes
Them Crooked Vultures - "New Fang"
Them Crooked Vultures - "Mind Eraser, No Chaser"
Creed - "Silent Teacher"
Mudvayne - "Heard it All Before"
Filter - "Fades Like a Photograph"
Foo Fighters - "Word Forward"
Dr. Acula	"New York, California And Nowhere In Between"	From The Social Event Of The Century
The Devin Townsend Project	"Bend It Like Bender"	From Addicted
Dashboard Confessional	"No News is Bad News"/"Alter the Ending"	From Alter the Ending
Kayo Dot	"Whisper Ineffable"	From Coyote
Throwdown	"The Scythe", "This Continuum" and "The Blinding Light"	From Deathless
Say Anything	Say Anything	Entire Album
Weezer	Raditude	Entire Album
Austrian Death Machine	"Who Told You You Could Eat My Cookies?"	From Double Brutal
The Almost	Monster Monster	Entire Album
Atreyu	Congregation Of The Damned	Entire Album
Creed	Full Circle	Entire Album

Videos of the week!

Hoobstank - "Ghostbusters" theme Cover

Creed - "Rain"

Unearth - "Grave Of Opportunity"

Puscifer - "The Mission"

Rock News For All You Newbs

We Are The Fallen signed with Universal Republic Records and expect to release their debut album sometime early 2010. In case you haven't heard, yet, the band features former Evanescence members Ben Moody, John LeCompt, and Rocky Gray, along with former American Idol vocalist, Carly Smithson. Here's a clip of their stuff:

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The Deftones is planning a couple benefit concerts for their ailing bassist Chi Cheng this month. The group will perform at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA on November 19 and November 20 with more details to follow. All proceeds from the event will go to the Chi Ling Cheng Special Needs Trust, which has been setup to help cover the medical costs incurred by Cheng's accident in November 2008 and his ongoing recovery. A new album from the band is tentatively expected to see a release in February.

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Three Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell and Kid Rock's guitarist Kenny Olson have teamed up with vocalist Jon Nicholson and drummer Shannon Boone to form 7dayBinge. The band will release their debut self-titled debut digitally on December 8 and a physical release on January 26. You can listen to two songs from the band on their Myspace. Check out the track list below:

1. "7dayBinge"
2. "Oak Tree"
3. "End of the Road"
4. "Free"
5. "I'm No Good"
6. "Coming Back Again"
7. "Cold Dark Grave"
8. "Good Times"

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Rob Zombie inked a deal with Loud & Proud/Roadrunner for the release of his new album Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool. The effort was most recently delayed from a release this month, and will now land in stores early next year. Speaking on the new deal with Loud & Proud/Roadrunner, Zombie had the following to say:

"Basically the label (Geffen) wasn't really in a position to promote it or deal with it. It was basically everything, from getting advance copies to the press to...There wasn't even time to make a video (for the first single, 'What?') and we were leaving for the tour. There was the sense that every little thing about the record was rushed -- not the music, 'cause that was done for a long time, and that was the thing that was so annoying. We spent so much time crafting the record; we didn't want it to be something that was so chaotic that it became, 'Oh, that's done and gone' two weeks later."

"It certainly wasn't an easy decision to make after all this time, but it had to be done. I love this new record and wanted to surround myself with an excited new group of people who can reignite my enthusiasm for working within a hard rock record label. Roadrunner seems to be the perfect place."

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Meshuggah is planning a February 9 North American release date for their new live DVD outing. The effort will also see a February 5 release in Europe. Further details on what to expect from the outing have yet to be revealed.

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Hail The Villain inked a deal with Roadrunner Records and will release their new album Population: Declining next year. The band also inked a deal with Warner Music for the Canadian territory. For now, those unfamiliar with the outfit can check them out here.

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Mastodon will be releasing a new digital EP for their song "Oblivion" through iTunes on November 3. The effort will feature the following track listing:

01 - "Oblivion"
02 - "Divinations" (Live at XFM)
03 - "The Bit" (Live at XFM)
04 - "Colony Of Birchmen" (Live at XFM)
05 - "Oblivion" (video)
06 - "Divinations" (video)

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Airbourne will release their upcoming new album No Guts, No Glory on February 23

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HELLYEAH confirmed that they are currently in the studio working on their next album which they plan to have out in stores next year. Further details were not revealed.

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Fuel front-man Toryn Green and members of A Farewell Fire formed a new band named For The Taking. You can listen to four songs from the band on their Myspace.

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Trivium's involvement with the upcoming "God Of War III" videogame has been elaborated on some more. The band recently revealed that they had been in the studio working on a new track inspired by the videogame. It was announced that an ultimate special edition version of the game will come with a God Of War: Blood And Metal EP. While full details have yet to be revealed, the EP, which will be released as a digital download alongside the game on the day of its release, is described as "a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God Of War." No word yet on whether or not any other metal artists will be featured on the EP as well.

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Stone Temple Pilots announced that they will continue work on their upcoming new album with producer Don Was (Rolling Stones, Black Crowes) after their current tour ends in early 2010. The band is planning a release for sometime next year. Scott Weiland had this to say:

"When we get back [from tour], we're going to finish the album. Then, when we finish the album, there will be a big tour around its release and that will probably be a long tour."

Release Dates for Rock and Modern Rock Radio

For November 2: The Big Pink - "Dominoes" Mayday Parade - "The Silence"	For November 9: Papa Roach - "Had Enough"
For November 16: Mudvayne - "Scream With Me"	For November 23: Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"

Warning: Touring Updates May Lead To Spontaneous Moshing

dredg cancelled their plans to tour Australia later this year with Karnivool. The band offered the following statement on the matter:

"Unfortunately, dredg will no longer be touring in Australia with Karnivool this November/December. After further planning and some unexpected twists we have found that the tour is no longer feasible. We are extremely apologetic and hope that someday, in the near future, we will be able to finally tour there. Until then..."

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The Empire Shall Fall (ex-Killswitch Engage/Seemless) will be hitting the road for some East Coast shows this month:

November 13th Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz (feat. Will Killmore)
November 14th Utica, NY - TBA (feat. Dropclutch)
November 20th Providence, RI - Jerky's (feat. Diecast)
November 21st Worcester, MA - Club Oasis (feat. Birch Hill Dam)
November 28th Boston, MA - Great Scott's (feat. Acaro, Colepitz, Acerose)
December 12th Woodmere, NY - The Backstage (feat. Silence The Martyr, Arming The Proleteriat)
December 18th Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel (feat. Dead By Wednesday, Acerose, Vega)
 

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Decapitated announced dates for their April Australian/New Zealand run with Misery Index, Psyrcoptic and Origin:

April 01st Auckland, NZ - Transmission Room
April 02nd Melbourne, AUS - The Esplinade
April 03rd Sydney, AUS - The Factory
April 04th Brisbane, AUS - The Hi-Fi
April 05th Adelaide, AUS - Fowlers Live
April 06th Perth, AUS - Black Bettys

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Saving Abel will be headlining "The Class of 2009 Tour", which will also feature Red, Pop Evil, and Taddy Porter:

November 3rd in Sauget, IL - Pop's
November 4th in West Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
November 6th in Saint Paul, MN - Myth
November 7th in Chicago, IL - House of Blues
November 8th in Peoria, IL - Expo Gardens
November 10th in Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
November 11th in Ft. Wayne, IN - Pieres
November 13th in Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
November 14th in Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
November 15th in Saginaw, MI - Dow Events Center
November 17th in Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
November 18th in Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
November 20th in Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
November 21st in Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
November 22nd in Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
November 24th in Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live!
November 28th in Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
December 4th in Charlotte, NC - Amos' Soutend
December 5th in Hilton Head, SC - Shoreline Ballroom
December 6th in Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
December 8th in Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
December 9th in Fayetteville, NC - Crown Coliseum
December 18th in Nashville, TN - The Cannery

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Neuraxis booked the following shows:

November 28th Ottawa, ON - Cafe Deckuf (feat. The Last Felony, Revocation)
November 29th Toronto, ON - Wreckroom (feat. Revocation)
December 04th Trois-Rivieres, QC - Rock Cafe le Stage (feat. The Last Felony, Unfallen)
December 05th Rimouski, QC - Paradis ("Rimouski Deathfest 3")
December 11th Moncton, NB - The Manhattan
December 12th Halifax, NS - Gus Pub

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The Lostprophets booked the following UK headlining run for early next year:

February 04th Leicester, UK - De Montfort Hall
February 06th Hull, UK - Ice Arena
February 07th Nottingham, UK - Rock City
February 09th Margate, UK - Winter Gardens
February 10th Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall
February 11th London, UK - Brixton O2 Academy
February 13th Doncaster, UK - Dome
February 14th Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
February 15th Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
February 17th Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
February 18th Glasgow, UK - Academy
February 19th Edinburgh, UK - Corn Exchange
February 21st Yeovil, UK - Westlands
February 22nd Norwich, UK - UEA
February 23rd Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
February 25th Manchester, UK - Apollo
February 26th Southampton, UK - Guildhall
February 28th Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
March 01st Port Talbot, UK - Afan Lido

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Everclear added more dates to their current tour:

November 6th in Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
November 7th in Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Live
November 9th in San Francisco, CA - The Independent
November 11th in San Diego, CA - House of Blues
November 12th in West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy Theatre
November 13th in Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
November 14th in Scottsdale, AZ - Waterfront Village
November 16th in Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
November 17th in Murray, UT - The Murray Theater
November 18th in Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
November 19th in Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
November 20th in Alfred, NY - McLane Center

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Awaken Demons will be touring throughout Europe and the UK shortly with xAFBx and Wolf City:

November 02nd London, UK - Underworld
November 03rd Reading, UK - Face Bar
November 04th Leeds, UK - Joesphs Well
November 05th Birmingham, UK - The Swinging Soprano
November 07th Roeselare, BEL - H8000 Fest
November 08th Trier, GER - Exhaus
November 09th Heerlen, NET - Poppodium Romein
November 12th Bielefeld, GER - Falkendom
November 13th Ghota, GER - The London Erfurt
November 15th Prague, CZE - 007
November 16th Zilina, SLO - Fancy Molock
November 17th Salzburg, AUT - Rockhaus
November 20th Zurich, SWI - Lila Villa
November 21st Langenau, GER - Kaoskeller Club

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In Flames, Atreyu and CKY will be heading to Japan early next year as part of the Japanese "Taste Of Chaos Tour":

January 22nd Tokyo, JAP - Zepp
January 24th Osaka, JAP – Hatch

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Them Crooked Vultures booked some West Coast shows for next month:

November 17th Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
November 19th Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
November 21st Seattle, WA - Paramount
November 22nd Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

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Halestorm announced some new tour dates with Adelitas Way and Aranda:

November 15th in Tallahassee, FL - Floyd's Music Store
November 17th in Orlando, FL - BackBooth
November 18th in Gainsville, FL - Common Grounds
November 21st in Goose Creek, SC - The Dive
November 22nd in Columbia, SC - Headliner's
November 24th in Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
November 25th in Jacksonville, FL - Hooligans Music Hall
November 27th in Johnson City, TN - Capones
November 28th in Richmond, VA - The National
November 29th in Lexington, KY - Busters
December 1st in Augusta, GA - Sky City
December 2nd in Greenville, SC - The Handlebar
December 3rd in Savannah, GA - Live Wire

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Smile Empty Soul announced a new headlining tour with Burn Halo and The Last Vegas:

December 1st in Laramee, WY - Mingles
December 2nd in Cheyenne, WY - Atlas Theatre
December 4th in Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
December 8th in Hollywood, CA - The Whiskey
December 14th in Spokane, WA - The Knitting Factory
December 15th in Boise, ID - The Knitting Factory
December 16th in Seattle, WA - El Corazon

More dates will be announced soon.

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The Hope Conspiracy booked the following shows for January of next year:

January 06th Stockholm, SWE - Kafe 44
January 07th Berlin, GER - Cassiopeia (feat. Rise And Fall)
January 08th Koln, GER - Werkstatt (feat. Rise And Fall)
January 09th Antwerp, BEL - Lix (feat. Rise And Fall)
January 10th Athens, GRE - AN Club
January 12th London, UK - The Barfly London (feat. Rot In Hell)
January 15th New York, NY - Cake Shop (feat. Blacklisted, United Nations, Mother Of Mercy)
January 16th Berkeley, CA - Gilman (feat. Touche Amore, Lewd Acts, Nails)
January 17th Seattle, WA - West Seattle Legion Hall
January 21st Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction (feat. Touche Amore, Lewd Acts, Nails)
January 22nd San Diego, CA - Che Cafe (feat. Touche Amore, Lewd Acts, Nails)
January 23rd Austin, TX - Emo's

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Slayer tapped The Haunted to open for them in Europe later this year:

November 18th Nottingham, UK - Rock City
November 19th Birmingham, UK - Academy
November 20th Manchester, UK - Academy
November 22nd Glasgow, UK - Barrowland Ballroom
November 23rd Leeds, UK - Academy
November 25th London, UK - The HMV Forum
November 26th London, UK - The HMV Forum
November 28th Hamburg, GER - Docks
November 29th Wiesbaden, GER - Schlachthof
December 01st Tilburg, NET - 013
December 03rd Munich, GER - Zeni
December 04th Dresden, GER - Alter Schlachthof
December 05th Berlin, GER - Columbiahalle
December 07th Vienna, AUT - Gasometer
December 08th Zurich, SWI - Volkshaus
December 09th Milan, ITA - Alcatraz
December 12th Herford, GER - X
December 13th Paris, FRA - Bataclan
December 15th Brussels, BEL - Ancienne Belgique
December 16th Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall

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Skindred booked a new European/UK run for early next year:

February 05th Moscow, RUS - Glavclub
February 06th St. Petersburg, RUS - Glavclub
February 16th Amsterdam, NET - Melkweg
February 17th Tilburg, NET - 013
February 18th Hamburg, GER - Logo
February 19th Gothenburg, SWE - Stick Fingers
February 20th Stockholm, SWE - Gote Kallare
February 22nd Helsinki, FIN - Tavasatia
February 24th Copenhagen, DEN - Loppen
February 25th Berlin, GER - Magnet
February 26th Leipzig, GER - Conne Island
February 27th Prague, CZE - Palace Akropolis
February 28th Wein, AUT - Flex
March 02nd Zurich, SWI - Avart
March 03rd Munich, GER - 59:1
March 04th Stuttgart, GER - Univerisum
March 05th Cologne, GER - Underground
March 06th Rotterdam, NET - Watt Basement
March 07th Brussels, BEL - AB
March 09th Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
March 10th Derby, UK - The Royal
March 11th Colchester, UK - Arts Centre
March 12th Woking, UK - The Quake Club
March 15th Preston, UK - 53 Degrees
March 16th Edinburgh, UK - Studio 24
March 17th York, UK - Duchess
March 18th Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
March 19th Newport, UK - TJ's

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Every Time I Die revealed their plans to tour Australia in January with 50 Lions, Trap Them and Mary Jane Kelly as part of "The Boys Of Summer Tour":

January 12th Brisbane, AUS - The Hi-fi
January 13th Brisbane, AUS - The Hi-fi
January 14th Queensland, AUS - The Albert Waterways Community Centre
January 15th Newcastle West, AUS - Cambridge Hotel
January 16th Wyong, AUS - Oasis Youth Centre
January 17th Sydney, AUS - Manning Bar
January 19th Canberra, AUS - Tuggeranong Youth Centre
January 20th Melbourne, AUS - The Hi-Fi
January 21st Melbourne, AUS - The Hi-Fi
January 22nd Adelaide, AUS - The Gov
January 23rd Perth, AUS - Amplifier Bar
January 24th Freemantle, AUS - Fly By Night

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Haste The Day lined up a short run of dates with Amarna Reign appearing at most stops:

November 03rd Lemoyne, PA - Championship (feat. An Early Ending)
November 04th Akron, OH - Musica
November 06th South Bend, IN - The River Bank At Gospel Center Missionary Church
November 07th Ft. Wayne, IN - Sunset Hall (feat. In The Life Of War)

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Between The Buried And Me, Cynic, The Devin Townsend Project and Scale The Summit are planning a trek together early next year:

January 08th Nashville, TN - Rocketown
January 09th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
January 10th New Orleans, LA - The Masquerade
January 11th Houston, TX - The Meridian
January 12th Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
January 13th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
January 15th Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
January 16th San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
January 17th Hollywood, CA - Sunset Strip
January 18th San Francisco, CA - Slim's
January 20th Denver, CO - Cervantes
January 22nd Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
January 23rd Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
January 24th Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
January 25th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
January 26th Toronto, ON - Opera House
January 27th Montreal, QC - Club Soda
January 28th Boston, MA - House Of Blues
January 29th Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
January 30th New York, NY - The Fillmore
January 31st Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
February 01st Baltimore, MD - Sonar
February 03rd St. Peterburg, FL - State Theatre
February 06th Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

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Between The Buried And Me announced that they will be headed to Australia In March for the following batch of shows:

March 24th Perth, AUS - Amplifier Bar
March 25th Adelaide, AUS - Fowlers
March 26th Melbourne, AUS - The Corner Hotel
March 27th Sydney, AUS - Manning Bar
March 28th Brisbane, AUS - The Hifi

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30 Seconds To Mars will hit the road in support of their upcoming new album This is War:
November 30th in Salt Lake City, UT - The Rail Event Center
December 1st in Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
December 3rd in Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
December 4th in Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
December 5th in West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
December 6th in Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
December 8th in Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
December 17th in Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
December 18th in Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
December 19th in House of Blues

The ever-famous Corey Taylor, vocal God behind Slipknot and Stone Sour confirmed recently that he had auditioned and was being considered as the front-man for Velvet Revolver after the departure of Scott Weiland.

So was Lenny Kravitz. So fucking what, right?

Taylor said:

"I had a meeting with those guys , we did some demos together, and it just didn't work — for whatever reason.

 "It was just really cool. It was one of those things where it's like I could have got to jam with legends, man, in my opinion. But, you know, it was cool, and I still know those guys, I still hang out with them, and I still have nothing but respect."

I can't say I'm heartbroken about this; I'm too busy looking forward to his solo release, sometime in the near future.