All You Cannot Live Without 02.08.10: Exacerbating Parental Issues One Week At A Time

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 02.08.2010

Megadeth's Mustaine hints at ultra-super-secret project. Duff McKagan joins Jane's Addiction. Slash gets a track listing and a touring vocalist (spoilers: it's Myles Kennedy). Ozzy Osbourne wants YOU to name his album. Disturb's Sickness reissue has a date. Deftones side project in the works. Tour updates from Slayer/Megadeth/Testament, Faith No More, much more. Listen to new Sevendust, Demon Hunter, Dommin, Bleeding Through, and a whole lot of others!

Band/Artist	Album Title	Notes
Out Now
Charred Walls Of The Damned	Charred Walls Of The Damned
Creature With The Atom Brain	Transylvania
Dommin	Love is Gone
Knock ‘Em Dead	Endless Struggle
One Less Reason	Faces and Four Letter Words
Priestess	Prior To The Fire
Primordial	All Empires Fall
Rhinoceros	They Are Coming For Me
Rob Zombie	Hellbilly Deluxe 2 - Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool
Through The Eyes Of The Dead	The Manifest
Out This Week
Annotations Of An Autopsy	The Reign Of Darkness
Dark Fortress	Ylem
Fear Factory	Mechanize
Fireflight	For Those Who Wait
HIM	Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice
Look What I Did	Atlas Drugged
Meshuggah	Alive	North American DVD Release
Orphaned Land	The Never Ending Way Of ORWarriOR
Rammstein	Ich Tu Dir Weh	Digital Single
Secret & Whisper	Teenage Fantasy
February 14
Angels and Airwaves	Love
February 16
The Acacia Strain	The Most Known Unknown	DVD
Aeternam	Disciples Of The Unseen
Barn Burner	Bangers
Baroness	Red Album	Vinyl Re-release
Karnivool	Sound Awake
Mastodon	Remission	Vinyl Re-release
name	Internet Killed The Audio Star
Story of the Year	The Constant
February 23
Butch Walker	I Liked it Better When You Had No Heart
Mutiny Within	Mutiny Within
Lacuna Coil	Shallow Life	Deluxe Edition
Pelican	What We All Come To Need	Double LP
Suffokate	No Mercy, No Forgiveness
Testament	The Formation Of Damnation	Special Tour Edition
March 2
The Bled	Heat Fetish
Lifehouse	Smoke & Mirrors
Various Artists	Almost Alice
Various Artists	Gods of War: Blood & Metal	EP
March 9
Carnifex	TBA
Daughters	Daughters
Demon Hunter	The World Is A Thorn
Dark Tranquillity	We Are The Void
Eluveitie	Everything Remains As It Never Was
Fear Factory	Mechanize	Limited Edition Vinyl
Finntroll	Nifelvind
Immolation	Majesty and Decay
Serj Tankian	Elect The Dead Symphony	CD/DVD
Smile Empty Soul	More Anxiety
March 16
Close Your Eyes	TBA
Wrench In The Works	Decrease/Increase
March 23
The Dillinger Escape Plan	Option Paralysis
Disturbed	The Sickness	10th Anniversary Edition
Saliva	Moving Forward in Reverse: Greatest Hits
March 30
Lightning Swords Of Death	The Extra Dimensional Wound
April 6
Kayo Dot	Coyote
Slash	Slash
April 13
Bison b.c.	Dark Ages
Bleeding Through	Bleeding Through
Cancer Bats	Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
April 20
Airbourne	No Guts, No Glory
April 27
The Deftones	TBA
Nonpoint	Miracle
May 4
Bleeding Through	Bleeding Through
Framing Hanley	A Promise to Burn
Soulfly	Omen

Listeners' Lounge Media Player
Band	Track/Album	Notes
One Less Reason	"Faces"	From Faces and Four Letter Words
Sevendust	"Forever Dead"	From Cold Day Memory
Demon Hunter	"Tie This Around Your Neck"	From The World Is A Thorn
Eye Empire	"Ignite"	new demo
The Bled	"Crowbait"	From Heat Fetish
Wrench In The Works	"Project AK-47"	From Decrease/Increase
We Are the Fallen	"Bury Me Alive"	free Download
Dommin	Love is Gone	Entire Album
HIM	Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice	Entire Album
Bleeding Through	"Anti-Hero"	From Bleeding Through

Videos of the week!

Oh, Sleeper - "The Finisher"

Fear Factory - "Fear Campaign"

Soilwork - Studio Footage

DevilDriver - "Another Night In London"

Rock News For All You Newbs

Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan will join the lineup of Jane's Addiction for their upcoming record. McKagan replaces Eric Avery, who rejoined the group in 2008 and then left last month.

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Disturbed's 10th Anniversary edition of The Sickness is set to hit stores on March 23. The release will feature b-sides, new artwork, and exclusive online content and will be available on vinyl. Details will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

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Demon Hunter revealed more details for the box set Deluxe Edition of their new album, The World Is A Thorn. Along with the bonus songs "Desire The Pain" and a string version of their new track "Driving Nails", the outing will also include a DVD featuring the making of the album along with a 3 song acoustic set; a custom large format 20 page booklet; a Demon Hunter handkerchief; 2 fold-out posters, a limited edition button set; a sticker and 3 exclusive Demon Hunter photo cards.  The World Is A Thorn will see a March 9 release.

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Fear Factory will be issuing a limited edition vinyl version of their latest album Mechanize in the U.S. March 9. The CD/digital version of Mechanize will arrive in stores on February 9.

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DevilDriver is set to enter Sonic Ranch Recording Studios in Tornillo, TX on April 13 to begin recording their new album. No word yet on who will be producing the sessions. A tentative September/October release date is being expected for the outing.

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The Melvins began recording a new album. The effort is expected to arrive in stores later this year.

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Track listing for Hawthorne Heights' new album Skeletons has been revealed and is as follows:

1. "Bring You Back"
2. "Nervous Breakdown"
3. "The End of the Underground"
4. "Drive"
5. "Gravestones"
6. "Broken Man"
7. "Last Few Words"
8. "Abandoned Driveways"
9. "Picket Fences"
10. "Here I Am"
11. "Hollywood & Vine"
12. "Unforgivable"
13. "Boy"

The disc is due out later in the year.

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Chimaira bassist Jim LaMarca recently revealed that the band is hashing out new material for their next album. As of yet no studio plans have been revealed for the outing. Meanwhile, the group is finishing up work on their upcoming multiple DVD live set which captures their touring since 2009 as well as their 10th annual "Chimaira Christmas" show which took place in Cleveland, OH this past December. Footage for the effort was captured by the band's long time videographer Todd Bell.

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Deftones frontman Chino Moreno recently discussed the band's upcoming new album, their shelved outing Eros, new side projects and more. Highlights of the interview include word that the new album is now eyeing a May release and will feature the tracks "Rocket Skates" and "Nylons And Suspenders", among others. However, perhaps most interesting is Moreno discussing his new project The Holy Ghost with Shaun Lopez (Far). Moreno elaborated on the project, saying:

"Most recently I have The Holy Ghost, which I'm doing with my buddy Shaun Lopez from the band Far. He lives a couple blocks away from me, so I go over to his studio a few nights a week and work on this electro record. Annie Hardy from Giant Drag has done a couple vocals on this project, too."

The full interview can be found here.

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Them Crooked Vultures look to be planning to record a new album later this year. Bassist John Paul Jones offered the following when quizzed about the possibility of a second album:

"We'll do a second album I think, yeah. This year? Yeah, I think so. By the end of summer, something like that."

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Norma Jean selected producer Jeremy Griffith (Savio) fame to helm their new album their new album for which sessions are already underway. A release later this year is expected.

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The Dillinger Escape Plan is preparing a limited edition mail order exclusive box set version of their upcoming new album Option Paralysis for a March 22 release. Limited to 2000 copies, the outing features "CD with bonus track on vinyl side, picture book, flag, beanie, TV-B-Gone (turn off any TV anywhere), luggage tag and buttons." The entire set will be housed in unique box set packaging which can be previewed online here. The standard edition of Option Paralysis is currently scheduled for a March 23 release.

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Tool guitarist Adam Jones met with King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp last month to discuss the possibility of continuing work on the pair's collaborative album which they originally started around five to six years ago. Fripp offered the following:

"A fabbo lunch with Adam covering a wide range of common interests & experiencing, among which: the possibilities of continuing our album, begun in Los Angeles some 5-6 years ago; and go out speaking together."

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Chiodos tapped producer Machine (Every Time I Die, Lamb Of God) to helm their new album which they will begin recording this month. The outing will be the band's first with their as-yet unannounced new frontman. A release later this year is expected.

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Trivium confirmed the the departure of drummer Travis Smith from their line-up. He has now officially been replaced by Nick Augusto on a permanent basis. Band frontman/guitarist Matt Heafy had the following to offer on his addition:

"We're really happy to have our good friend and fellow Floridian Nick Augusto join the Trivium family. Nick's drumming is very technical and diverse and he brings a real intense energy to the band and we can't wait for everyone to hear the new song, ‘Shattering the Skies Above," that we just recorded with Nick. I think it's the best Trivium recording we've ever done; it's raw, full of energy and I think Nick's drumming really pushed us to a new level."

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Godsmack changed the title of their new album from Saints & Sinners to The Oracle. Footage of the band in the studio including vocalist Sully Erna discussing the title change and a preview of a new track titled "War & Peace" can be viewed here.

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Original members of Revis reunited and are currently working on their second studio album. The band released their debut album Places for Breathing, which featured the singles "Caught in the Rain" and "Seven" in 2003. The group later disbanded in 2005 following their split from Epic Records.

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Ill Nino will begin pre-production on a new album this month. Drummer Dave Chavarri revealed the group will wrap up pre-production in April and are close to closing a new U.S. record deal.

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Nonpoint has set Miracle as the title to their new album, which is scheduled for an April 27 release. The title track will serve as the first single from the effort and is set to impact at radio on February 16. The album itself was produced by Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne/HELLYEAH).

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Bleeding Through's new self-titled album is set to a tentative April 13 release. While the outing was originally announced for a May 4 release, Distort Ent., who will be handling the Canadian release of the outing, have now scheduled it for an April 13 release. The track listing can be found below:

01. "A Resurrection"
02. "Anti-Hero"
03. "Your Abandonment"
04. "Fifteen Minutes"
05. "Salvation Never Found"
06. "Breathing In The Wrath"
07. "This Time Nothing Is Sacred"
08. "Divide The Armies"
09. "Drag Me To The Ocean"
10. "Light My Eyes"
11. "Slow Your Roll"
12. "Distortion, Devotion"

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Alexisonfire spent some time in the studio this past week re-recording some of their older songs for an as-yet unannounced purpose. The group laid down nine songs in total with more details expected in the coming weeks.

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After scrapping plans to title his new record Soul Sucka (a seriously retarded title) due to poor fan reaction, Ozzy Osbourne will now let fans choose the title of the disc. A list of potential titles will be available on Ozzy.com shortly. A release is due in July.

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As I Lay Dying will drop their new record The Powerless Rise this spring. Track listing and other details on the release will be made available shortly.

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Track listing for Slash's new self-titled solo effort has been confirmed. It features:

1. "Ghost" (feat. Ian Astbury)
2. "Beautiful Dangerous" (feat. Fergie)
3. "Nothing To Say" (feat. M. Shadows)
4. "Crucify The Dead" (feat. Ozzy Osbourne)
5. "Promise" (feat. Chris Cornell)
6. "By The Sword" (feat. Andrew Stockdale)
7. "Doctor Alibi" (feat. Lemmy Kilmeister)
8. "Saint Is A Sinner Too" (feat. Rocco De Luca)
9. "Watch This" (feat. Dave Grohl / Duff McKagan)
10. "I Hold On" (feat. Kid Rock)
11. "Gotten" (feat. Adam Levine)
12. "We're All Gonna Die" (feat. Iggy Pop)
13. "Starlight" (feat. Myles Kennedy)

Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy, who is featured on the final track, will front Slash's solo band when they hit the road later in the year. Full band line-up will be revealed shortly. The disc is available on April 6.

Release Dates for Rock and Modern Rock Radio

For February 8: Biffy Clyro - "Mountains" Dan Black - "Symphonies" Downstait - "Beat Down" Drowning Pool - "Feel Like I Do" FanFarlo - "Harold T. Wilkins" Hockey - "Song Away" Hot Chip - "One Life Stand" Monsters Of Folk - "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" Passion Pit - "Little Secrets" Riverboat Gamblers - "Robots May Break Your Heart" Smile Empty Soul - "Alone With Nothing" Stars Of Track & Field - "Racing Lights" Three Days Grace - "The Good Life" The Whigs - "Kill Me Carolyne"	For February 15: Civil Twilight - "Letters From The Sky" Lynam - "Porn Star" Megadeth - "The Right To Go Insane" Nonpoint "Miracle" Richy Nix - "In My Head" Trevor Hall - "Volume" Soil - "Lesser Man"
For February 22: Band Of Skulls - "Friends" Black Robot - "Baddass" Fozzy f/Chris Jericho - "God Pounds His Nails" Ok Go - "This Too Shall Pass" Ratt - "Best Of Me" Rehab - "Welcome Home"	For March 1: Cage The Elephant - "In One Ear" Richie Callison - "Run Back" Shadows Fall - "Bark At The Moon" We Are The Fallen - "Bury Me Alive"
For March 8: Airbourne - "No Way But The Hard Way" American Bang - "Wild And Young" Bullet For My Valentine - "Your Betrayal"	For March 22: Divide The Day - "Let It Roll"

Warning: Touring Updates May Lead To Spontaneous Moshing

Dates are rescheduled for the "American Carnage Tour" which will see Slayer, Megadeth and Testament team up for an extensive North American trek:

July 23rd Quebec City, QC – Pavillon de la Jeunesse
July 24th Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
July 26th Halifax, NS – Metro Centre
July 27th Moncton, NB – Moncton Coliseum
July 29th Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
July 30th London, ON – John Labatt Centre Center
August 11th Glens Falls, NY – Glens Falls Civic Center
August 12th East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
August 14th Boston, MA – Tsongas Arena
August 15th Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
August 16th Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theatre
August 18th Cleveland, OH – Tower City Amphitheatre
August 19th Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
August 20th Chicago, IL – UIC Pavillon
August 21st Minneapolis, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium
August 23rd Kansas City, KS – Cap Fed Park @Sandstone
August 25th Denver, CO -Magness Arena,
August 26th Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum
August 27th Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
August 29th San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 30th Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Arena
August 31st San Francisco, CA – Cow Palace
September 01st Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena
September 03rd Seattle, WA – Wamu Theatre
September 04th Portland, OR – Washington County Fairgrounds

Slayer band manager Rick Sales offered the following:

"The doctors said that Tom's surgery went very smoothly and was a resounding success. He's home now, doing really well, and he said the numbness in his fingers had already diminished considerably."

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A handful of changes and additions have been made to the itinerary for this year's "Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival". The trek will feature Korn, Lamb Of God, Hatebreed, Atreyu, Chimaira and more:

July 10th San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
July 11th Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 13th Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater Southeast
July 14th Nampa, ID – Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 16th Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 17th Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
July 18th Englewood, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July 20th Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 21st Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 23rd Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
July 24th Hartford, CT – The Comcast Theatre
July 25th Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
July 27th Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
July 28th Holmdel, NJ – P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
July 30th Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 31st Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 01st Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 04th Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Amphitheater
August 06th Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 07th Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake
August 08th Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
August 10th Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
August 11th West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheater
August 13th Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
August 14th Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

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Mastodon was chosen to support Metallica on the band's March Latin American touring plans:

March 01st Guadalajara, MEX – Estadio Tres de Marzo
March 03rd Monterrey, MEX – Estadio Universitario
March 05th Guatemala City GUA – Estadio Mateo Flores
March 07th San Jose, CR – Saprissa Stadium
March 08th Panama City, PAN – Plaza Figali
March 10th Bogota, COL – Park Simon Bolivar
March 12th Caracas, VEN – La Rinconada
March 14th San Juan, PR – Coliseo de Puerto Rico

Also, Mastodon is gearing up for an April/May headlining run with Between The Buried And Me, Baroness and Valient Thorr as support:

April 24th Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
April 26th Greensburg, PA – Palace Theater
May 03rd Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
May 04th Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
May 15th Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

The tour is expected to be officially announced shortly.

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Shinedown will begin a short run with Adelitas Way and Sore Eyes in March:

March 28th in Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque
March 30th in Evansville, IN @ The Center
March 31st in Louisville, KY @ Palace Theatre
April 1st in Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

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Soulfly expanded their previously-announced U.S. headlining run with Prong, Incite and Rotting Corpse:

March 02nd San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
March 03rd Houston, TX -Scout Bar
March 06th Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
March 07th Orlando, FL – Firestone Live
March 08th St. Pete, Fl – State Theater
March 09th Atlanta, GA – The Loft
March 11th Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
March 12th Farmingdale, NYU – Crazy Donkey
March 13th Fitchburg, MA – The Royal Plaza Trade Center ("WAAF Indoor Beach Party")
March 19th Cleveland, OH – Peadbody's
March 20th Columbus, OH – Al Rosa Villa
March 23rd Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre

More dates will be announced soon.

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Jet will begin a new tour with Crash Kings in March:

March 5th in Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
March 6th in Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
March 7th in Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
March 9th in Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
March 11th in Richmond, VA @ Hat Factory
March 13th in Columbia, SC @ St. Patrick's Day Festival
March 15th in Little Rock, AR @ The Village
March 16th in Baton Rouge, LA @ The Varsity Theatre
March 23rd in Seattle, WA @ The Showbox at the Market
March 24th in Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
March 27th in Las Vegas, NV @ Rock N Roll Wine Festival at Caesar's Pool
March 29th in Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
March 30th in Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
April 2nd in Kenosha, WI @ The Brat Stop

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Arch Enemy will be joined by Sabbat and Enslaved on the UK "Metal Hammer Meltdown Tour" in April:

April 27th Wolverhampton, UK – Wulfren Hall
April 28th Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
April 29th Manchester, UK – Academy
April 30th London, UK – HMV Forum

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Man Must Die was added to the UK leg of "The Black Procession Tour". The band will be taking over the slot recently vacated by All Shall Perish. Dates for that leg of the trek, which also feature Machine Head, Hatebreed and Bleeding Through:

February 16th Plymouth, UK – Pavilion
February 17th Newport, UK – Centre
February 18th London, UK – Brixton Academy
February 21st Birmingham, UK – Birmingham Academy
February 22nd Leeds, UK – Leeds Academy
February 23rd Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Academy
February 25th Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Academy
February 26th Manchester, UK – Manchester Apollo

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The Bronx is planning to pull double duty a U.S. run with their alter-ego Mariachi El Bronx and Japanther:

March 22nd Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
March 24th Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
March 25th Chicago, IL – Subterranean
March 26th Toledo, OH – Frankie's
March 27th Detroit, MI – Eagle Theater
March 29th Toronto, ON – Mod Club
March 30th Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
March 31st Providence, RI – Jerky's
April 01st Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell's
April 02nd Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
April 03rd Philadelphia, PA – North Star
April 05th Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
April 06th New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
April 07th Baltimore, MD – Sonar Lounge
April 08th Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
April 09th Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
April 10th Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
April 11th Newport, KY – Southgate House
April 12th St. Louis, MO – Pops
April 14th Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
April 16th Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
April 17th Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
April 20th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
April 21st San Francisco, CA – The Independent
April 22nd Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues

Following that Mariachi El Bronx will head overseas for the following run of dates:

April 26th London, UK – Barbican ("La Linea Festival")

With Gogol Bordello:
May 07th London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo (The Bronx set)
May 08th Manchester, UK – Academy
May 09th Glasgow, UK – Academy
May 10th Norwich, UK – UEA
May 11th Birmingham, UK – Academy
May 16th Karlsruhe, GER – Tollhaus
May 18th Paris, FRA – Elysee Montmarte
May 19th Toulouse, FRA – Le Bikini
May 21st Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
May 22nd Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
May 24th Bologna, ITA – Estragoon
May 25th Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
May 26th Zurich, SWI – Xtra
May 27th Wien, AUT – Gasometer
June 01st Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
June 02nd Hamburg, GER – Docks
June 03rd Berlin, GER – Astra

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Despised Icon added some overseas dates to their schedule. The trek will take place prior to their stint with Parkway Drive and Winds Of Plague and run as follows:

April 09th Nancy, FRA – Le Hublot (feat. As They Burn)
April 10th Roubaix, FRA – Hotel De La Musique (feat. As They Burn)
April 11th Rennes, FRA – Mondo Bizzaro (feat. As They Burn)
April 12th Bilbao, SPA – Santana 27
April 13th Vigo, SPA – La Fabrica De Chocolate
April 14th Lisbon, POR – Music Box
April 15th Almeria, POR – Sala Jala
April 16th Madrid, SPA – Ritmo Y Compas
April 17th Badalona, SPA – Sala Estraperlo
April 18th Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, SPA – Sala Parainfo
April 19th Toulouse, FRA – Sant Des Saints (feat. As They Burn)
April 20th Perpignan, FRA – Crockmore (feat. As They Burn)
April 21st Clermont Ferrand, FRA – La Cooperative De Mai (feat. ATB, Esprit Du Clan)

In addition, Despised Icon will return overseas in August for a run of the festival circuit, those dates can be found below:

August 05th – 07th Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air
August 12th – 14th Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault
August 19th – August 21st Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze

The Ataris will begin a new tour later in the week:

February 18th in Louisville, KY @ Skull Ally
February 19th in Indianapolis, IN @ ES Jungle
February 20th in Herrin, IL @ Hitts
February 21st in Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
February 23rd in Grand Rapids, MI @ The Mixtape Venue
February 24th in Romeo, MI @ Static Age
February 25th in Bowling Green, OH @ Howard's
February 26th in Cleveland, OH @ Rockstars
February 27th in Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
February 28th in Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity
March 2nd in Syracuse, NY @ The Wescott Theater
March 3rd in Albany, NY @ Bogies
March 4th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
March 5th in Suncook, NH @ Ground Zero
March 6th in Worcester, MA @ QVCC
March 7th in Fall River, MA @ PAL Hall
March 9th in Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
March 10th in Harrisburg, PA @ Dragonfly
March 11th in Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's
March 12th in Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
March 13th in Manheim, PA @ Laserdome
March 14th in Rockville Centre, NY @ Vibe Lounge
March 16th in Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
March 17th in Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
March 18th in Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
March 19th in Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
March 20th in Wilmington, DE @ Harmony Garange
March 21st in Virginia Beach, VA @ Skate High
March 22nd in Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
March 25th in Winston Salem, NC @ Ace's
March 26th in Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
March 27th in Sumter, SC @ Brewers
March 30th in Jacksonville, FL @ Ocean Club
March 31st in Gainsville, FL @ 1982 Bar
April 1st in Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
April 2nd in Port St. Lucie, FL @ O'Malley's
April 3rd in Ft. Myers, FL @ Jungle Room
April 6th in Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
April 7th in Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy's
April 8th in Pensacola, FL @ Captn Fun
April 10th in Marietta, GA @ Swayze's
April 11th in Nashville, TN @ The Muse
April 12th in Knoxville, TN @ Patrick Sullivan's
April 13th in Corbin, KY @ Corbin Center
April 15th in St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
April 16th in Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter

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Dates were revealed for Karnivool's upcoming North American run with Fair To Midland and Something To Burn:

March 23rd San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
March 24th Houston, TX – Scout Bar
March 26th Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
March 27th Augusta, GA – Sky City
March 28th Charleston, SC – The Oasis
March 30th Baltimore, MD – The Quarter
March 31st New York, NY – The Gramercy Theater
April 01st Westchester, PA – The Note
April 02nd Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
April 03rd Providence, RI – Club Hell
April 05th Toronto, ON – Wreck Room
April 07th Cleveland, OH – Peabody's
April 08th Louisville, KY – Phoenix Hill Tavern
April 09th Chicago, IL – Penny Road Pub
April 10th Flint, MI – Machine Shop
April 11th Madison, WI – Annex
April 12th Minneapolis, MN – The Rock
April 14th Denver, CO – Marquee
April 16th Sacramento, CA – Boardwalk

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Coalesce's March Northeast run with Harvey Milk and The Atlas Moth added a few dates:

March 05th Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theatre (feat. Hero Destroyed)
March 06th Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
March 07th Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
March 08th New York City, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
March 09th Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs (feat. Phantom Glue)
March 10th Montreal, QC – Il Motore
March 11th Toronto, ON – Wreckroom
March 12th Hamtramck, MI – Smalls Bar (feat. Ganon)
March 13th Chicago, IL – Subterranean

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Smile Empty Soul announced plans for a spring tour alongside SOiL and Black Sunshine. Front-man Sean Danielsen commented:

"This upcoming spring tour with Soil is going to be a blast. This is going to be a no gimmick, no bullshit, badass, hard rock tour. Everyone come out to the shows and party, while rocking out to some awesome music."

Tour dates are as follows:

March 26th in Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
March 28th in Denver, CO @ Marchquis Theater
March 29th in Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
April 1st in Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli's Rock Garden
April 2nd in Madison, WI @ The Annex
April 3rd in Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Bar
April 7th in Traverse City, MI @ Streeters
April 8th in Dayton, OH @ MCGuffys
April 9th in Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
April 10th in Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
April 11th in Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
April 12th in Toronto, ON @ The Wreck Room
April 14th in Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
April 16th in Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
April 17th in Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
April 18th in Farmindale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
April 20th in Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
April 21st in Jacksonville, NC @ Rock Shop
April 22nd in Beaufort, SC @ House Of Tunes
April 24th in Jacksonville, FL @ Brewster's Pit
April 27th in Shreveport, LA @ Riverside Warehouse
April 29th in Sauget, IL @ Pop's
April 30th in Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern
May 1st in Flint, MI @ Machine Shop

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Light This City revealed the dates for their final four farewell shows this April:

April 08th San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside (feat. Comadre, The Funeral Pyre, Early Graves)
April 09th Fresno, CA – The CYC (feat. Azathoth, The Funeral Pyre)
April 10th Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction (feat. The Funeral Pyre, Antagonist, Early Graves)
April 11th Los Angeles, CA – The Blvd (feat. The Funeral Pyre, Gypsy Hawk, Atour Heels)

In addition, band drummer Ben Murray had the following to say about the shows:

"It has been just about two years since Light This City came home from the Death Angel tour and decided to call it quits. Needless to say, it has been an exciting and interesting two years since we put a stop to the band, and since June of 2008 everyone in Light This City has started brand new awesome musical endeavors.

That being said, we always knew we would get together one last time to thrash with all our amazing fans up and down California. That time has come, and we are extremely excited to announce four "Final" Light This City shows. These should all be absolutely killer, and we expect all our west coast fans to be there! We will play a good amount of "Stormchaser" songs as well as all the bangers from "Facing the Thousand" and "Remains of the Gods".

Since we didn't play any shows in support of "Stormchaser", this will be the best chance for all of you metalheads in California to come rage with us while we bust out these songs! Hope to see you all there!!"

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Fear Factory will be spending the next few weeks on tour in Europe:

February 16th Manchester, UK – Academy 2
February 17th Wolverhampton, UK – Wulfrun Hall
February 18th Glasgow, UK – Garage
February 19th London, UK – Electric Ballroom
February 21st Brussels, BEL – VK
February 22nd Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
February 23rd Herford, GER – Club X
February 24th Berlin, GER – Columbia Club
February 27th Malmö, SWE – KB
February 28th Gothenburg, SWE – Brewhouse
March 01st Stockholm, SWE – Medis
March 03rd Helsinki, FIN – Nosturi
March 05th Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
March 06th Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
March 07th Köln, GER – Essigfabrik
March 08th Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
March 09th München, GER – Backstage Halle/Werk
March 11th Milan, ITA – Magazzini Generali
March 12th Athens, GRE – Gargarin 205
March 13th Solothurn, SWI – Kofmehl

In addition, Fear Factory is planning a U.S. headlining run for late March with Winds Of Plague, Dirge Within, Periphery and on select dates, Divine Heresy.

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Russian Circles revealed the itinerary for their European headlining run which will kick off early next month:

March 05th Kortrijk, BEL – De Kreun
March 06th Dortmund, GER – FZW
March 07th Karlsruhe, GER – Jubez
March 09th Lausanne, SWI – Le Romandie
March 10th Lyon, FRA – Ground Zero
March 13th Madrid, SPA – Siroco
March 14th Lisbon, POR – Santiago Alquimista
March 16th Porto, SPA – Plano B
March 17th San Sebastien, SPA – Mogambo
March 18th Montpellier, FRA – Baloard
March 20th Zurich, SWI – Rote Fabrik/Clubraum
March 21st Zagreb, CRO – GRAZ Teater
March 22nd LjubLjana, SLO – Menza Pri Kuritu
March 24th Vienna, AUT – Arena
March 25th Prague, CZE – Matrix Club
March 26th Leipzig, GER – Zoro
March 27th Berlin, GER – Magnet
March 28th Poznan, POL – Pod Minoga
March 29th Gydnia, POL – Ucho Club
April 04th Copenhagen, DEN – Lades
April 06th Hamburg, GER – Hafenklang
April 08th Bristol, UK – Thekla
April 09th Leeds, UK – The Well / Brudenell
April 11th Glasgow, UK – Nice N Sleazy
April 12th Nottingham, UK – Rock City Basement
April 13th London, UK – Underworld
April 15th Tilburg, NET – Roadburn Festival
April 17th Athens, GRE – Rodeo Club

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Bobaflex booked a round of new tour dates with Downstait opening:

February 5th in Chillicothe, OH @ Swanky Goat
February 19th in Huntington, WV @ V Club
February 20th in California, MD @ Hulas Bungalow
February 26th in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
February 27th in Beaufort, SC @ House of Tunes
February 28th in Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
March 2nd in Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
March 3rd in New Port Richy, FL @ Bourbon Street
March 5th in Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store
March 8th in Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge
March 9th in Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
March 10th in Amarillo, TX @ The War Legion Undergound
March 12th in Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
March 13th in Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage
March 17th in Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyenne Saloon
March 18th in Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
March 20th in Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers
March 21st in Waterloo, IA @ Spicolis
March 22nd in St. Cloud, MN @ Rocks Bar
March 23rd in Fargo, ND @ Nestor Tavern
March 24th in Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
March 25th in Mankato, MN @ Busters
March 27th in Rockford, IL @ Bar 3

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Job For A Cowboy is putting together an April run with Cattle Decapitation, Gaza and more:

April 23rd Hackensack, NJ – School Of Rock (feat. Disembodied)
April 29th Milvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre (feat. Whitechapel)

More details are expected in the coming weeks

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Bleeding Through announced the full dates for their "The Spring Breakdown Tour: 2010", which will feature Born Of Osiris, Sleeping Giant, Oceano and Legend. Stray From The Path, Upon A Burning Body, Advent and Lionheart will also be appearing on as-yet unannounced select dates:

April 09th San Diego, CA – Soma
April 10th Fresno, CA – Club Retro
April 12th Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
April 13th Boise, ID – The Venue
April 14th Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
April 15th Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
April 16th Tulsa, OK – Marquee Theatre
April 17th St. Louis, MO – Fubar
April 18th St. Paul, MN – Barfly
April 19th Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
April 20th Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theatre
April 21st Chicago, IL – House of Blues
April 22nd Dayton, OH – The Attic
April 23rd Cleveland, OH – Peabody's
April 24th Detroit, MI – Harpos
April 25th Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theatre
April 26th Toronto, ON – Opera House
April 27th Montreal, QC – Tulipe
April 29th Long Island, NY – Crazy Donkey
April 30th Baltimore, MD – Sonar
May 01st Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
May 02nd Raleigh, NC – Volume 11
May 04th Orlando, FL – Club Firestone
May 05th Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
May 06th Pensacola, FL – The Ready Room
May 07th Houston, TX – Meridian
May 08th San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
May 09th McAllen, TX – Incubator
May 10th Ft. Worth, TX – Ridglea Theatre
May 12th El Paso, TX – Club 101
May 13th Albuquerque, NM – The Launchpad
May 14th Phoenix, AZ – The Clubhouse
May 15th Las Vegas, NV – 702 Skatepark
May 16th Pomona, CA – Fox Theatre ("California Metalfest IV")

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Haste The Day expanded their April overseas touring plans:

April 15th Munich, GER – Tonhalle ("Give It A Name Festival")
April 16th Utrecht, NET – Tivoli ("Brawlfest")
April 18th Glasgow, UK – Cathouse (feat. Oh, Sleeper)
April 19th Manchester, UK – Moho (feat. Oh, Sleeper)
April 20th London, UK – Barfly (feat. Oh, Sleeper)
April 21st Birmingham, UK – Academy 3 (feat. Oh, Sleeper)
April 23rd Meerhout, BEL – Groezrock

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Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster firmed up the dates for their upcoming run with Saosin:

February 18th Bakersfield, CA – The Dome (feat. Scary Kids Scaring Kids)
February 20th Murray, UT – Murray Theatre (feat. Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Sleeping)
February 21st Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
February 22nd Murray, UT – Murray Theatre
February 23rd West Dundee, IL – Clearwater Theatre
February 24th Sauget, IL – Pop's
February 25th Covington, KY – The Mad Hatter
February 26th Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
February 27th Detroit, MI – Shelter
February 28th Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
March 02nd Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
March 03rd Allston, MA – Harper's Ferry
March 04th Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
March 05th Providence, RI – Jerky's Live Music Hall
March 06th Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
March 07th Virginia Beach, VA – Skate High
March 09th Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
March 10th Louisville, KY – Headliners Live Music Hall
March 11th Nashville, TN – Exit/In
March 12th Johnson City, TN – Capone's
March 13th Charleston, SC – The Music Farm (no Saosin)
March 14th Greensboro, NC – Greene Street Club
March 18th Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
March 19th Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
March 20th San Bernardino, CA – Stinger's Bar And Nightclub
March 21st Pomona, CA – Glass House

After that, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster will be hitting the road with Story Of The Year, After Midnight Project and Monty Are I:

March 25th Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
March 26th Murray, UT – Murray Theater
March 30th San Francisco, CA – Slim's
March 31st Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
April 02nd Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse Music Venue
April 03rd Tucson, AZ – The Rock
April 05th Dallas, TX – The Prophet Bar
April 06th San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
April 07th Houston, TX – The Channel @ Wired Live
April 09th St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
April 10th Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade Downstairs

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Faith No More revealed that they will play special, live shows at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Dates are:

April 12
April 13
April 14

Tickets for the event will go on sale on February 7. In related news, the band was added as the headliner to AFI and Gallows‘ February 24 show at the Festival Hall in Melbourne, AUS.

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine said this week that he has been writing a new song for an upcoming "huge project". What that exactly means, well, more details to be made available shortly. Mustaine offered the following on the project and more:

"For the last few weeks I have been telling you about a huge project coming up. Well, yesterday I submitted our work for approval and it was approved, so very soon we will be able to say ‘what' this very big announcement is. Rest assured it involves a new song that I have just recently written, with more co-writing from Chris Broderick. It's another aggressive, complicated Megadeth track, and I will give you more details as soon as I can.

I was looking at the top 100 albums on Amazon in the Thrash category and we have 16 records in the Top 100 on their site. What a great feeling!

You also no doubt saw all of the tour dates coming in for 2010, which promises to be an extensive touring year. We are planning on (in no particular order – but this is close) doing the R.I.P. tour all of March with our dear friends in Exodus and Testament, which is progressing, then to South America in April, then Europe in June and early July, then Canada in late July, then the States in August with Slayer, then back to the Pacific Rim after that and HOPEFULLY Australia and New Zealand again. We are trying to make our "Pac Rim Tours" always include New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea.

Hopefully we will soon be playing in China (and surrounding areas like Hong Kong, Taipei, and Taiwan), and also in Malaysia (of course we would need the government's permission because we have been banned from playing in Malaysia because of a Satanic ritual where someone painted Megadeth at a crime scene and the government blamed us and banned us)."