All You Cannot Live Without 11.16.09: Point. Click. Read.

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 11.16.2009

More on the Aerosmith drama. Mudvayne's track listing for new album. Updates from Godsmack, Avenged Sevenfold, As I Lay Dying, Oasis, more. Days Of The New will release a new album. Blink-182 member goes solo. Mastodon to re-release Crack the Skye. Tour dates from Sevendust, Daughtry, more. Listen to a full stream from Them Crooked Vultures, new tracks from Slash, Zillion, Mudvayne, more!

Band/Artist	Album Title	Notes
Out Now
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
Out This Week
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
Creed	Creed Live	DVD
Lifehouse	Smoke & Mirrors
Rush	Working Men	Live Album
December 15
Thrice	Beggars	Vinyl
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
Six Feet Under	Graveyard Classics 3
January 25
Day Of Fire	Losing All
Living Sacrifice	The Infinite Order
January 26
7dayBinge	7dayBinge	Physical Release
Mnemic	Sons Of The System
February 2
Lifehouse	Smoke & Mirrors
February 5
Meshuggah	TBA	European DVD Release
February 9
Fear Factory	Mechanized
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
Slash - "Sahara"
Them Crooked Vultures	Them Crooked Vultures	Entire Album
The Empire Shall Fall	Awaken	Entire Album
Coalesce	"Absent In Death"	Free Download; From OX EP
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez	Xenophanes	Entire Album
Zillion	"Daylight"/ "The Only Constant"
Mudvayne	"Scream With Me"/ "Heard It All Before"

Videos of the week!

Bowling For Soup - "No Hablo Ingles"

Fall Out Boy - "Alpha Dog"

Karnivool - "All I Know"

30 Seconds To Mars - "Kings and Queens"

Rock News For All You Newbs

Mudvayne released a new 3 song EP through iTunes this past week. The outing features the following track listing:

01 – "Scream With Me"
02 – "Beautiful And Strange"
03 – "Heard It All Before"

All three of the songs featured will appear on the bands upcoming new self-titled album:

01 – "Beautiful And Strange"
02 – "1000 Mile Journey"
03 – "Scream With Me"
04 – "Closer"
05 – "Heard It All Before"
06 – "I Can't Wait"
07 – "Beyond The Pale"
08 – "All Talk"
09 – "Out To Pasture"
10 – "Burn The Bridge"
11 – "Dead Inside"

The album is due in stores on December 22. In related news, the band is also preparing a limited edition "super deluxe" version of the album for release complete with a blacklight, glow in the dark vinyl, blacklight posters, decals and more. Additional details on that can be found here.

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Godsmack is planning to release their new album sometime in March of 2010. The band is currently in the studio with producer Dave Fortman (Slipknot, Mudvayne, Evanescence) and hope to finish up sometime in December.

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Avenged Sevenfold is currently writing new material for their next album which they will soon begin recording. Band guitarist Zacky Vengeance had the following to say on the matter:

"It has been awhile since we have shed light on our current doings. Well here is a long awaited update into the world of A7X..

We came off of the road amidst one of the most turbulent times in history. Everything going on around us was overwhelming, frightening, frustrating and confusing.

I must confess that it was also very exciting to me. I'm sure you can share my sentiment. We have been focused on only one thing, writing and preparing to record what to me is our most personal and epic Avenged Sevenfold album.

The reason is the fact that everything happening around us in the entire world might be a once in a life time source of inspiration and direction. We have been harnessing every aspect of what makes A7X truly unrelenting and building off of that.

I don't think we sleep too much anymore because of the excitement we feel while writing this album. Only a world spinning out of control could inspire the music and vision we have now. Once again it is fucking exciting.

We will continue finalizing our songs until we feel every note does both You as well as Us justice. We are also in the final stages of solidifying our production team, studios and engineers so that the second the axe falls and the album is written we will spend day and night in the studio until it is complete.
This album will definitely take you on a very dark journey…"

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As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis checked in with the following update on their new album:

"We've released little bits of information here or there in previous news posts and blogs, but there are still questions coming in concerning what we've been up to. Below is an unquestionably obvious outline concerning our future plans…

1) We started working on new album 2) We started recording that new album a few weeks ago with Adam D & Daniel Castleman at the reigns (and JMR for a couple weeks). 3) There are only drums for 8 songs tracked so far.

One of them we're undecided about, but maybe it'll feel different when the vocals are done. Either way, we need write more than 8 songs (since they aren't as long as the 8 songs on Master of Puppets). Therefore we're working on writing MORE new songs as soon as we finish recording what's been started.

4) The only break in working on the new album will be our short trip to Mexico and Sri Lanka to play two of the best shows of our career. 5) All of us can't stress enough how grateful we are to be writing music that we love while still receiving a paycheck.

This can only be credited to OUR LOYAL FANS! Sometimes bands need to rush out a crappy record so they can start touring again to pay their bills. In our case, we plan to make a record worth listening to (hopefully), and start touring again when we're done.

Thanks for your patience and understanding. We care and we're working. In fact, I haven't had a full nights rest since March when the coolest kid ever made me a DAD! tim"

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Liam Gallagher announced that he and the other ex-members of Oasis are starting a new band together, without his brother Noel, who quit and effectively broke up the band earlier this year. In an Italian radio interview, Liam said:

"We're sort of doing things at the moment. Not Oasis, Oasis is done. Everyone except for Noel."

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Lifehouse set a February 2release date for their upcoming new album Smoke & Mirrors.

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Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society recently revealed that he has been in the studio recording a cover of Pantera's "Suicide Note, Pt. 1" for an upcoming Pantera/Dimebag Darrell Abbott tribute being put together by UK metal magazine "Metal Hammer". As previously reported, a variety of artists will be contributing tracks to the outing, including:

Machine Head – "Fucking Hostile"
Chimaira – "Slaughtered"
Evile – "Cemetery Gates"

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Also, Throwdown announced that they, too, would be recording Pantera cover. The band had the following to say regarding the cover:

"Recording for a Pantera tribute tonight. And here I thought all our records were Pantera tributes already!"

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The Bled revealed Heat Fetish as the title to their new album which they recently finished tracking. The group is currently planning a March release for the outing.

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Through The Eyes Of The Dead is now plotting an as-yet unannounced February release date for their new album Skepsis.

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Priestess's latest album Prior To The Fire will see a February 2 U.S. release. The outing is currently available for purchase in the bands native Canada.

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The Ocean recruited vocalist Loic Rossetti as their new frontman. Band guitarist Robin Staps checked in with the following regarding his addition to their line-up:

"We are happy to announce Mr. Loic Rossetti as tour new vocalist. We are looking forward to weeks and months of intense touring in the future and a new era in the story of our lives! Having Loic in the band enables me to do what I've always been wanting to do with this band.

His voice is strong and expressive and his variety of tone and the ease with which he switches between different vocal styles really amazing. There are no limits anymore. His screams are devastating, but his most valuable quality is his singing voice, which we will employ much more on the upcoming album."

Currently the band has two new albums in the works with the first on course for a March 2010 release and the second to follow in September 2010.

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Mnemic set the track listing to their upcoming new album Sons Of The System:

01 – "Sons Of The System"
02 – "Diesel"
03 – "Mnightmare"
04 – "The Erasing"
05 – "Climbing Towards Stars"
06 – "March Of The Tripods"
07 – "Fate"
08 – "Hero(in)"
09 – "Elongated Sporadic Bursts"
10 – "Within"
11 – "Orbiting"

The outing will see a January 26 release.

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All That Remains is planning to focus on writing new material for their next album early next year. A 2010 release is expected.

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Alter Bridge announced that they will resume writing for their upcoming new album in December and hope to start recording in February, 2010. Front-man Myles Kennedy is currently in the studio working on his debut solo album. Kennedy will also be a featured vocalist on Slash's upcoming solo album.

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Soulfly is currently in the studio recording their new album and will be spending the majority of this month tracking it. A release next year is expected.

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dredg frontman Gavin Hayes and drummer Dino Campanella were recently "arrested" on stage in Berlin, Germany as part of an elaborate prank perpetrated by band bassist Drew Roulette. Video footage of the incident has been made available online below. According to the bands publicist, the prank played out as follows:

"Two "police officers" interrupted the band's set to escort Hayes and Campanella offstage and issue arrest warrants for a vandalizing incident that happened the last time the band performed at the venue.
Back then, bottles were broken outside the venue and, while the owner was mad and had police contact the band, they had no proof so charges were never officially pressed.

Flash forward to last week when the band returned to the scene of the crime as part of their month-long overseas tour in support of "The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion," bassist Drew Roulette decided to play a practical joke on Hayes and Campanella and hired actors in police outfits waiting to arrest them."

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The Fall Of Troy announced that they will be missing some dates of their ongoing European trek, though exact stops were not specified. The group had the following statement to issue on the matter:

"Dearest friends in Europe, we regret to tell you that we will be missing a few shows on this run due to circumstances absolutely, and completely out of our control. We are both frustrated and heartbroken to have to miss out on this stuff, but we will be back in commission as soon as physically possible.

Also, we will be back to make up any missed shows as soon as we possibly can. We love you all SO much and really hope you can try to understand we didn't want any of this to happen…"

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The Dillinger Escape Plan wrapped tracking their new album Option Paralysis with producer Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Poison The Well) and will now begin focusing on mixing the effort. In addition, the band is also firming up North American spring and summer touring plans for next year. Option Paralysis is expected to see a release early next year.

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The track listing has been revealed for the bonus DVD featured with Cave In's upcoming CD/DVD release of their latest EP, Planets Of Old. Here's how the DVD, which captures the band's "reunion" show which took place at Great Scott in Allston, MA this past July, runs:

01 – "Luminance"
02 – "Retina Sees Rewind"
03 – "Moral Eclipse"
04 – "Juggernaut"
05 – "Dark Driving"
06 – "The Red Trail"
07 – "Cayman Tongue"
08 – "Trepanning"
09 – "Air Escapes"
10 – "Summit Fever"
11 – "Vicious Circles"
12 – "Big Riff"
13 – "Inflatable Dream"

The effort will see a January 26 release.

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Days Of The New will release their upcoming new album Days of the New Presents: Tree Colors (also known as the Purple album) sometime in 2010. The album is said to have a very theatrical sound, with the incorporation of upright bass and cello, while still maintaining the acoustic and percussive leanings of the previous albums.

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The Company Band's (Clutch, CKY, etc.) new self-titled album has been met with a last minute delay and will now land in stores on November 17. Only the physical copies of the outing are affected by the delay, with the album now available digitally at most digital retailers. A vinyl edition of the aforementioned album is also being readied for a December 8 release.

According to a recent update from the band, DevilDriver already have six new songs written for their next album. Band bassist Jon Miller had the following to say about that:

"Dear DevilDriver fans, we are in Graz, Austria today with behemoth, scar symmetry and Arsis. We have 2 more weeks in Europe before we go home for a minute and then go to Australia.

We now have six songs in the bag for the new album which we are looking to record sooner than later. We want to go faster and heavier on this one to answer any question on a "direction" that we may be undertaking. We will keep you all up to date on this. That's all for now."

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Mastodon will be releasing a "Royal Edition" of their latest album Crack The Skye on December 15. The set will feature:

- Full Length Crack the Skye Album
- Full Length Crack the Skye Score first time available on physical disc
- Housed in GOLD stamped foiled Digi- book with brand new gold and black Crack the Skye exclusive artwork and packaging designed by Paul Ramano
- 6" x 6" Exclusively designed lithograph unavailable anywhere else
- An instant download of the Divinations (Live at XFM) and Colony of Birchmen (Live at XFM)

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Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker announced that he is working on his first solo album which he hopes to have completed sometime in January or Febraury of 2010. Barker also stated that the album will include a new Blink-182 song and collaborations with Slash and Linkin Park's Chester Bennington among others. Blink-182 will be working on their highly anticipated new album in 2010.

Release Dates for Rock and Modern Rock Radio

For November 9: The Big Pink - "Dominos" Chickenfoot - "Sexy Little Thing" Filter - "Fades Like a Photograph" Papa Roach - "Had Enough" Paper Tongues - "Ride To California" Sick Puppies - "Odd One"	For November 16: Anberlin - "True Faith" Julian Casablancas - "Out Of The Blue" Mudvayne - "Scream With Me" Nickelback - "Shakin Hands"
For November 23: Jet - "Black Hearts (On Fire)" Sick Puppies - "Odd One" Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"	For December 7: Chevelle - "Letter From A Thief" Metric - "Gold Guns Girls"

Warning: Touring Updates May Lead To Spontaneous Moshing

Slayer postponed their November/December overseas touring plans as a result of extra time being required for Tom Araya to recover from a recent procedure he underwent for a back ailment. The official statement on the matter reads as follows:

"It is with immense disappointment that Slayer must postpone its UK and European tour that had been set to kick off on November 18 in the UK, and take the band on 19 dates through Europe, ending on December 17 in Germany.

The tour will be rescheduled to kick off on March 7 in Manchester, England.

Vocalist/bassist Tom Araya has been under the care of a specialist for a back injury, and while he has already made substantial improvement, he is continuing on with doctor-prescribed treatment.
"Right now," said Slayer's manager, Rick Sales, "our main concern must be the full and permanent recovery of Tom, so we have decided to clear the calendar and give him the extra time he needs to concentrate solely on good health."

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Slayer also recently postponed the east coast leg of their "Canadian Carnage Tour" with Megadeth, Machine Head and Suicide Silence to February of 2010 as a result of the same injury. While the rescheduled dates for that trek have yet to be announced, the rescheduled itinerary for the UK/European tour runs as follows:

March 07th Manchester, UK – Academy
March 08th London, UK – Forum
March 09th London, UK – Forum
March 11th Paris, FRA – Bataclan
March 13th Bochum, GER – Ruhrcongress
March 15th Tilburg, NET – 013
March 16th Tilburg, NET – 013
March 17th Brussels, BEL – AB
March 18th Herford, GER – X
March 20th Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
March 21st Hamburg, GER – Docks
March 22nd Cologne, GER – Live Music Hall
March 24th Dresden, GER – Alter Schlachtof
March 25th Vienna, AUT – Gasometer (early show)
March 26th Munich, GER – Zenith
March 28th Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
March 29th Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
March 30th Zurich, SWI – Volkshaus (late show)
March 31st Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
April 02nd Nottingham, UK – Rock City
April 03rd Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
April 04th Leeds, UK – Academy
April 05th Birmingham, UK – Academy

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Machina announced that they are planning a tour sometime next year with We Are The Fallen. Both bands feature former Evanescence guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray. Machina, which is fronted by Future Leaders of the World front-man Phil Taylor, are currently seeking a label home for their debut album, To Live And Die In The Garden Of Eden.

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DevilDriver is putting together a U.S. headlining run for early next year. The trek will kick off on January 7 and run through to February 13 with supporting acts and dates to be announced in the coming days.

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Emmure revealed that they will be embarking on "The Mosh Lives Tour II" with Terror, After The Burial, Miss May I and Thick As Blood from January 22nd through to February 21st. The trek will be hitting the major markets for the U.S. and Canada with dates and venues currently pending.

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Forever Never was added to the UK leg of Kittie, It Dies Today and Malefice's early 2010 overseas trek:

January 16th Leeds, UK – Rio
January 17th Newcastle, UK – Academy 2
January 19th Reading, UK – SubLive
January 20th Manchester, UK – Moho Live
January 21st Stoke, UK – Sugarmill
January 22nd Birmingham, UK – Academy 2
January 23rd London, UK – Underworld

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Baroness will be heading to Japan with Isis in April of next year for the following shows together:

April 03rd Osaka, JAP – Club Quattro
April 04th Nagoya, JAP – Club Quattro
April 06th Tokyo, JAP – O East

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Glassjaw booked some show UK shows for January of next year:

January 23rd London, UK – Wembley Arena (feat. Brand New)
January 24th Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
January 25th Nottingham, UK – Rock City
January 26th Glasgow, UK – ABC

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Cannibal Corpse will be heading to Central and South America in February of next year for the following run of shows:

February 12th Monterrey, MEX – Cafe Iguana
February 13th Mexico City, MEX – Circo Volador
February 15th Caracas, VEN – Complejo Ferial San Jancinto
February 17th Bogota, COL – Teatro Metropol
February 19th Santiago, CHL – Club Cadilac
February 20th Buenos Aires, BRA – The End
February 21st Sao Paulo, BRA – Santana Hall

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Norma Jean revealed that they will be performing their 2002 outing Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child in its entirety live at the following shows:

November 20th Houston, TX – Meridian
November 22nd Dallas, TX – The Door
November 25th Pomona, CA – The Glasshouse

The band plan to announce more stops where they will perform the aforementioned album live in the coming days.

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The Bronx's alter-ego Mariachi El Bronx will be touring Europe and the UK later this month. The band will be pulling double duty, with The Bronx also appearing at a few of the shows:

November 16th Oslo, NOR – OYA Presents At Rockefellers (feat. The Bronx)
November 18th Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor
November 19th Manchester, UK – Club Academy
November 20th Leeds, UK – Leeds Metropolitan University (feat. The Bronx)
November 22nd Oxford, UK – Academy
November 23rd London, UK – Islington Academy

In related news, The Bronx guitarist Joby J. Ford will be producing the upcoming new album from Trash Talk, which is expected to see an early 2010 release date.

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Sevendust announced some new winter tour dates:

Dec. 3rd in Gainesville, FL @ The Venue
Dec. 4th in Estero, FL @ Germain Arena
Dec. 5th in Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Bues
Dec. 6th in Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
Dec. 31st in Jackson, MS @ Club Fire
Jan. 10th in Birmingham, AL @ Five Points Music Hall
Jan. 2nd in Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

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Parkway Drive booked the following Australian run with Confession and Word Up for January:

January 23rd Sunshine Coast, AUS – Lake Kawana Centre
January 24th Toowoomba, AUS – Centenary State High School
January 27th Port Macquarie, AUS – Panthers
January 28th Bateau Bay, AUS – Bateau Bay PCYC
January 29th Sutherland, AUS – Sutherland Entertainment Centre
January 30th Shoahaven, AUS – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
January 31st Penrith, AUS – Panthers
February 03rd Cooma, AUS – Cooma Multi Function Centre
February 04th Wodonga, AUS – Wodonga Civic Centre
February 06th Launceston, AUS – MS Fest (no Confession/Word Up)
February 07th Frankston, AUS – 7 Pier Live

More dates for the trek are currently pending.

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Decapitated booked the following UK run for February with Kataklysm and Man Must Die:

February 01st Birmingham, UK – 02 Academy 2
February 02nd Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks
February 03rd Manchester, UK – Moho Live
February 04th Bristol, UK – Blerkeller
February 05th Reading, UK – Sub89
February 06th Leeds, UK – Rios
February 07th Wrexham, UK – Central Station
February 08th London, UK – 02 Academy Islington (no Kataklysm)

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The Veer Union announced a run of tour dates with Like A Storm:

Dec. 7th in Lincoln, NE @ Duggan's Pub
Dec. 8th in DeKalb, IL @ Otto's
Dec. 9th in Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty's North
Dec. 11th in Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing
Dec. 12th in Council Bluffs, IA @ Venue 162
Dec. 15th in Knoxville, TN @ Cider House
Dec. 16th in St. Louis, MO @ Pop's
Dec. 19th in Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern
Dec. 21st in Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Dec. 22nd in Billings, MT @ The Railyard
Dec. 23rd in Spokane, WA @ The Boulevard

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Daughtry announced some new European arena tour dates with Nickelback:

Jan. 21st in Basel, Switzerland @ St. Jakobshalle
Jan. 24th in Linz, Austria @ Intersport Arena Linz
Jan. 26th in Mannheim, Germany @ SAP ARENA
Jan. 27th in Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
Jan. 29th in Oberhausen, Germany @ Konig - Pilsener Arena
Jan. 30th in Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle
Feb. 1st in Hamburg, Germany @ Color Line Arena

In last week's Weekly WTF, I reported on the insanity within Aerosmith. Was Steven Tyler in? Was he out? What the fuck was going on?

Well, this past week revealed no more clarity to the situation. With even growing golden nugget of information for the news people to chomp at, things just grew weirder and weirder. For instance, Tyler said he will spend 2010 working on solo projects:

"I don't know what I'm doing yet, but it's definitely going to be something Steven Tyler: working on the brand of myself – Brand Tyler."

Then came statements from guitarist Brad Whitford about replacing Tyler:

"I'm not sure how good that would look, it would largely depend on who we could get and who would want to do it. That's big shoes to fill," told Classic Rock. "Nobody could replace Steven or imitate him – he's one of a kind. But if somebody was willing to do it and the chemistry was right, why not?"

Joe Perry said that despite Tyler's departure, "Aerosmith is definitely NOT breaking up.", and he reassured fans that the remaining four members were "positively looking for a new singer to work with". He also stated that "you just can't take 40 years of experience and throw it inthe bin!"

Except now…

IT WAS ALL A FUCKING LIE??!

I really shouldn't have been surprised as I am, but needing this as a publicity stunt was just absolutely unbelievable and inane. Aerosmith doesn't need things like this! They're… Aerosmith… Except it wasn't for Aerosmith, after all:

"You know what it is, it's those people who are putting out Joe's album. Joe's doing a solo album. So people are paying attention to that."

Awesome.