All You Cannot Live Without 01.08.07: New Years Hang Over Edition Vol. II

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 01.08.2007

System of a Down hiatus permanent? Please God, say yes. Monument the Ghost record album, shuffle lineup. Shinedown talk about disc. Stone Sour issues single. From Autumn to Ashes, the Used track list. POD, Bury Your Dead lose members. Element Eighty disbands. Embers Fade burns into Framing Hanley. Also, are we going to see new Stone Temple Pilots. The answer will surprise you. Audio blocks from Earshot and Hatebreed. It’s all there and more!

For Every Foolish Word That You Spit…

Welcome to 2007, loyal readers!! I'm sorely disappointed this didn't go up last week, but due to the fact that I went back to school on the 31st and didn't have internet access until the 3rd, there's no way I could have gotten up a New Years Edition on New Years. I apologize to those of you who strayed to the site, looking for column with your hangover to find that I was no where to be found. My heart-felt condolences to you.

I want to thank everyone who has made this column a great success. For everyone who has been reading since Day One, I applaud you and I love you without knowing you. For everyone who has picked up this column since it's conception, thank you and I like you.

I don't love you. Yet. Once you reach that year mark, our relationship goes to the next level.

I would also like to thank Ashish, especially Brandon, all the Mike's on the site, BB, and others who have been mentors and wonderful editors and co-workers. If this could be my full-time job, I'd love to just sit in an office and just DO NOTHING with you guys. Sit around, talk music, tv, and just bullshit till we die.

I have to say, I love this job more than anything. I've done a lot of things in my 21 years, but this is definitely within the top 5. Right up there with my first BJ, getting Eagle, and valedictorian.

I do this for you guys. Every Sunday, I sit down and I write this column. I don't have very many friends I can talk shop with on a regular basis, and it's nice to sit down and write to the group of you guys who read this from all around the world.

I'll keep doing this for as long as Ashish and the Music Zone editors keep me around. Or until Wookubus dies and PRP pays me. Sorry. Fantasy of mine. Dream job, I guess. I jest, of course. I'm loyal to you guys.

Here's to Year One, guys. Thanks.

Rock/Metal/Alternative CD Release Dates
**Bold denotes a new or updated listing**
Out Now
Various Artists – The Family Values Tour (CD)
Various Artists – The Family Values Tour (DVD)
Switchfoot – Oh! Gravity
Unwritten Law – Hit List
Out This Week
Green Day – 1,039/Smothered Out Slappy Hours (Re-release)
Green Day – Kerplunk! (Re-Release)
January 16
The Storm – Relentless
January 23
Dustin Kensrue – Please Come Home
Various Artists - Our Impact Will Be Felt
Saliva – Blood Stained Love Story
Atreyu – The Best Of…
Since The Flood – No Compromise
Beneath The Sky – What Demons Do To Saints
January 30
Linea 77 – Venereal 1995 (Overseas)
February 6
Mnemic – Passenger
Clouds – Legendary Demo
The Used – Berth (CD/DVD)
February 13
3Faced – Married To The Wreckage
February 20
Kittie – Funeral For Yesterday
The Ataris – Welcome the Night
Psyopus – Our Puzzling Encounters Considered
Beneath The Massacre – Mechanics Of Dysfunction
The Showdown – Temptation Come My Way
Anberlin – Cities
February 27
Daath – The Hinderers
Nine Inch Nails – Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You In Time (DVD)
Various Artists - Unholy Alliance (CD/DVD)
March 6
Relient K – Five Score and Seven Years Ago
Chimaira – Resurrection
Sevendust – Alpha
Finger Eleven – Them vs. You vs. Me
Leng Tch'e – Marasmus
March 20
Otep – The Ascension
Haste the Day – Untitled
Collective Soul – Untitled
March 27
Machine Head – The Blackening
April 3
John 5 – The Devil Knows My Name
April 10
The Exies – A Modern Way of Living With the Truth
Karnivool – Themata
April 24
Megadeth – United Abominations
May 8
Dimmu Borgir – In Sorte Diaboli
Dolores O'Riordan – Are You Listening

Modern Rock Radio Available For Airplay

January 8
Breaking Benjamin – "Breath"
Evanescence – "Lithium"
My Chemical Romance – "Famous Last Words"
Test Your Reflex – "Pieces Of The Sun"
Bullet For My Valentine "All These Things I Hate"

January 15
The Cat Empire – "Sly"
The Colour – "Save Yourself"
Luna Halo – "Kings & Queens"
Mika – "Grace Kelley"
Papa Roach – "Forever"
Modest Mouse – "Dashboard"

January 22
Autovein – "Save Me"
Buckcherry – "Everything"
Bloc Party – "I Still Remember"
Faber Drive – "Second Chance"
The Killers – "Read My Mind"
Modest Mouse – "Dashboard"
Spitalfield – "Secrets In Mirrors"
Underoath – "You're Ever So Inviting"
Good Charlotte f/ M. Shadows and Synyster Gates – "The River"
Incubus – "Dig"
The Hold Steady – "Stuck Between Stations"
Spitalfield – "Secrets In Mirrors"
Underoath – "You're Ever So Inviting"
Tyrone Wells – "What Are We Fighting For"

January 29
Finger Eleven – "Paralyzer"
Kaiser Chiefs – "Ruby"
Snow Patrol – "You're All I Have"
Tyrone Wells – "What Are We Fighting For"
Albert Hammond Jr. – "101"
Luna Halo – "Kings & Queens"
Stephen Marley f/Mos Def – "Hey Baby"
Snow Patrol – "You're All I Have"
Under The Influence Of Giants – "In The Clouds"

Modern Rock Top 10

According to the Billboard top rock tracks, here's the top 10 of what you care most about:

01. Incubus – Anna Molly
02. My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade
03. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Snow ((Hey Oh))
04. AFI – Love Like Winter
05. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Face Down
06. Three Days Grace – Pain
07. Breaking Benjamin - The Diary of Jane
08. The Raconteurs – Level
09. Stone Sour - Through Glass
10. 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday

The Low Down on the Underground

So, my big news for the week comes from my hometown: Pittsburgh, PA. The Steel City. The 412, if you must. The Home of the Hated Steelers. The news is bittersweet, not for me, of course. One of the things I introduced to the column last year was "Making the Band", and I focused on a do-it-yourself group, Monument the Ghost.

Well, I am happy to move them into National News Status. As of the end of December/first week of January, they are officially signed to Bring the Swarm Media. This is a huge step for the band, and they are highly, highly excited.

During the first week of the month, the boys have been in studio, recording their follow-up to These Are The Victims, which came out earlier last year. Drums were recorded earlier in the week, followed by bass, guitar, and vocals. I do believe it's all done.

Secondly, they've added vocalist Pat Kays to team with Ben Zebrasky. He'll now be playing every show.

Sadly, though, after the show on Saturday night, drummer Matt Hooper parted with the band. The band, however, vows to continue with everything, replacing him with Shawn Devine.

The yet untitled disc is due out later this year. Check out a demo clip of a new song on their myspace player. On the 15th, the band plays with xBishopx at the Lawrenville Moose Club in Pittsburgh.

Onward, now! Flaw has announced their first show since the band's reunion in October. The concert will take place on March 11 in Louisville, KY with Powerman 5000 at Headliners Music Hall.

The bands lineup is as follows:

Chris Volz - Vocals
Jason Daunt - Guitar
Lance Arny - Guitar
Chris Ballinger - Drums

The band is in search of a bassist and plan to have a new album in stores by the end of the year. Additional tour dates are expected to be announced soon.

Collective Soul are planning a March 20 release for their new studio album. The band began tracking the album on December 10 with producer Anthony J. Resta, who also produced the bands 2000 release 'Blender'.

Shinedown front-man Brent Smith recently spoke about their third studio album. He says:

The sounds I want to develop will be unlike anything than have been on the last two records. I want to make it the most massive-sounding record that we've done. And the band is going more on a heavier side on this third album. The riffs that have been coming up and the subject matter of the songs, they're way different than the ones on the last two, and it will definitely be a heavier record.

The band completed touring for their latest album Us and Them (which recently went Gold) last night in Myrtle Beach, SC and will perform "one-off" dates in between the writing and recording of the album.

Stone Sour will be issuing a single on various formats for their track "Sillyworld" overseas on March 12 via Roadrunner. No word on the track listings for the outing as of yet.

Machine Head's new album The Blackening is tentatively set for a March 27 release date through Roadrunner.

Soilwork are planning to enter the studio in early March to begin recording their new album. The band had this to say:

Since the release of Stabbing the drama in 2005, we made about 250 shows for that album. Now it's time to take a rest, but also to get focused on the upcoming album. Right now we're working on the new songs. We have about seven songs ready and so far it sounds great. It will be a killer album. We will enter the studio at the beginning of march and, hopefully, the album will be out at late summer. We will keep you updated of the recording progress. And... regarding the guitarist situation; Soon it will be decided who's gonna replace Peter.

Bury Your Dead have confirmed the departure of their frontman Mat Bruso from their line-up. Despite the the setback, the band plan to stick together and find a replacement for Bruso. A statement on the matter from the remaining members of the band:

We are sorry to say that Mat Bruso will not be singing for Bury Your Dead anymore. He has decided that he has come to a point in his life where he must focus on more important things like going back to school to become a teacher and his upcoming marriage. You have to respect that and we are in no way mad. Just upset that we're loosing a piece of the family. We do however look forward to trying out new vocalist and finding our new frontman. Thanks to everyone taking a interest in trying out and thanks for everyone's support. We also apologize for having to cancel our Europe run with Killswitch Engage and The Haunted. We hope you all understand.

Former members of Shenoah have formed a new group dubbed The Ohio Sky, material from the group can be found online here.

From Autumn To Ashes have announced the track listing for their new album Holding A Wolf By The Ears. It runs as follows:

01 - "Deth Kult Social Club"
02 - "On The Offensive"
03 - "Recounts And Recollections"
04 - "Daylight Slaving"
05 - "Delusions Of Grandeur"
06 - "Sensory Deprivation Adventure"
07 - "Every Thing I Need"
08 - "Underpass Tutorial"
09 - "Travel"
10 - "A Goat In Sheep's Rosary"
11 - "Pioneers"

Expect the effort to land in stores within the next few months.

According to a posting on Opeth's official website, band frontman/guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt is not only writing new material for Opeth's next album, but has also started work on an as-yet unnamed side project as well.

P.O.D. have now confirmed that guitarist Jason Truby will in fact be leaving the band. Truby says:

I am no longer a member of P.O.D. I want to thank all of you for your support and love over the past four years. It has been an honor getting the opportunity to spend time with you and sharing music with you. My decision to depart as a member is personal and came before Marcos was considered. I believe in P.O.D. and will be apart of P.O.D forever. They are life long friends. As for myself, I've been working on a project with my good friend Phil Keaggy who is helping me with a vocal album, and also linking-up with Lance Garvin on some tunes as well. None the less, Thanks to all of you for the chance to be a part of this rally for the greater cause. Sometime you have to follow the wind even when you don't know where its leading. I pray the Most High will guide you in His unspeakable love. Good bye for now....

The group were recently rejoined by former guitarist Marcos Curiel.

Leng Tch'e are planning a March 6 release date through Relapse for their new album Marasmus.

bloodsimple. will begin mixing their new album this coming Monday, January 8 and are also nearing completion of their long in the works DVD outing. More on that:

Our new record is pretty much done. We will begin mixing here in NYC on jan, 8th. We are very excited for this release, its an amazing record. A huge step up the mountain for us and we all are very proud of it. We have also been putting the finishing touches on our long awaited DVD. It has all sorts of great road shit and live footage from across the globe. I'd say its a must have for all BS fans and even kids who love to just watch a band in its true element of hell!!!! Our very own NICK ROWE has been hard at work on this DVD for all you rabid fucken BLOODSIMPLE fans. Its gonna be a classic disaster, kinda like spinal tap but not as cool and nowhere near as clever.

Megadeth are nearly done tracking their upcoming new album United Abominations and will soon begin tracking it.

The Lostprophets recently revealed that they plan to hit the studio this year to record a new album which they hope to have out by the fall.

All That Remains have added former Diecast drummer Jason Costa to their line-up, a short announcement regarding that:

All That Remains would like to announce the addition of Jason Costa on drums!! Some of you may know Jason from his work with Diecast on Tearing Down Your Blue Skies. If not? Trust me, he's NASTY! So thanks to everyone who sent in a video and thanks to the guys who came and played with us!!!

Element Eighty called it quits after their New Years Eve show at the Ridglea Theatre in Ft. Worth, Texas. The band released their self-titled Universal Records debut in 2003 which included the hit "Broken Promises". The track was included on the 'Need for Speed Underground' video game soundtrack and peaked at No. 36 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The band split with Universal Records in 2004 and in 2005 released The Bear on their Texas Cries Records label.

Embers Fade have announced they have changed their name to Framing Hanley. The band has also signed a deal with Silent Majority Records, the label formed by former Creed manager Jeff Hanson. The band will begin recording their full-length debut in February with Brett Hestla (Dark new Day, Faktion).

Flyleaf have confirmed they will perform at this year's Cornerstone Festival. The annual Christian music fest starts on June 25th and runs through June 30th in Bushnell, Illinois and will also feature Switchfoot, Underoath, Emery, Anberlin, Skillet and many others.

The Used have revealed the track listing for their upcoming live CD/DVD, Berth. The audio CD will feature tracks recorded at a recent concert in Vancouver, BC and the DVD will include off-stage footage, music videos and a sneak peak into the making of their new studio album. Track listing is as follows:

1. "Take It Away"
2. "Listening"
3. "I Caught Fire"
4. "Taste of Ink"
5. "All That I've Got"
6. "Blue and Yellow"
7. "I'm a Fake"
8. "Hard To Say"
9. "Maybe Memories"

The band is currently putting the finishing touches on a new studio album which is due out in April.

Track listing for The Ataris' new album Welcome the Night has been revealed. The disc will hit stores on February 20 and include:

1. "Not Capable Of Love"
2. "Cardiff-By-The-Sea"
3. "New Year's Day"0
4. "Secret Handshakes"
5. "The Cheyenne Line"
6. "And We All Become Like Smoke"
7. "Connections Are More Dangerous Than Lies"
8. "Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest"
9. "Far From The Last, Last Call"
10. "When All Else Fails It Fails"
11. "A Soundtrack For This Rainy Morning"
12. "Begin Again From The Beginning"
13. "Act v, Scene IV: And So It Ends Like It Begins"

The first single from the album, "Not Capable of Love", can be streamed on the bands MySpace page.

Disturbed have decided against a second leg of their Music As A Weapon tour and will instead begin work on their fourth studio album

Billy Corgan has confirmed that the Smashing Pumpkins will tour in 2007. Corgan writes,

May 2007 prove to be a blessed year in every respect and every way...I send you every ounce of love I have in my heart...May the grace of Mother be with you...This year for us will see a new album of songs and a world tour of tears, and we truly look forward to playing again for fans young, old, and missed...So yes, tunes are being dusted off, while others are being asked to kindly submit to an upstart millennia and all it's asking...In our daily prayers, we send out the signal that all who should hear us come forward and be seen, and by extension, heard...when we opened the lid on this music box, we were pleasantly suprised at the music that played: familiar yet unknown, welcoming but not sentimental...and that is all we can ask...God has absolutely blessed us in every respect...for many years there were private laments about opportunities missed and hearts so broken, but no more...we have turned the page and moved on, from places and faces, names and games...this age calls for resolve and certitude, and the fire within to burn ever bright...if that fire should be connected to absolutely deafening guitars, thundering drums, and the melodies of snakes, then so be it! We love you! If you are meant to be with us, find us!! We have need, and our arms are ever-open...although I can say definitively we don't need jugglers...but we do need ???? (what?) what do we need!

The new album is expected to be in stores by May.

Oh man, this just fucking blew my tiny little, writer's mind. The RIAA is suing the Russian website AllofMP3.com on behalf of EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music in the amount of $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs that were downloaded from June to October of 2006. That comes to a lawsuit totaling $1.65 trillion! I have to say, that's kind of ridiculous.

AllofMP3.com has issued the following statement regarding the RIAA's 1.65 trillion dollar lawsuit filed earlier this week against Russian based Mediaservices in New York.

"AllofMP3 understands that several US record label companies filed a lawsuit against Mediaservices in New York. This suit is unjustified as AllofMP3.com does not operate in New York. Certainly the labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that AllofMP3.com operates legally in Russia.".

AllofMP3.com plans to continue operating legally and comply with all Russian laws.

Warning: Side Effects of the Touring Updates May Cause Moshing

Twelve Tribes have been tapped to support 36 Crazyfists on their previously announced upcoming April UK run.

Red will support Three Days Grace's upcoming headlining tour. Buckcherry will also open from January 20 through February 7 with Flyleaf joining the tour on February 9th. Dates are as follows:

January 30th in College Station, TX @ Hurricane Harry's
February 1st in Oklahoma City, OK @ Bricktown Events Center
February 2nd in Amarillo, TX @ Aztec Music Hall
February 3rd in Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
February 5th in Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
February 8th in Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
February 9th in Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
February 10th in Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
February 12th in Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
February 13th in Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
February 15th in Chino, CA @ Senator Theatre
February 16th in Reno, NV @ The New Oasis
February 17th in Boise, ID @ Big Easy
February 18th in Spokane, WA @ Big Easy

Switchfoot have released their first round of tour dates for 2007. Their new album Oh! Gravity is in stores. Tour dates are as follows:

February 13th in Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
February 14th in San Francisco, CA @ Slims
February 16th in Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
February 17th in Spokane, WA @ Big Easy
February 18th in Seattle, WA @ The Fenix
February 19th in Vancouver, BC @ Croation Cultural Center
February 21st in Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
February 22nd in Edmonton, AB @ Events Centre
February 23rd in Saskatoon, SK @ Prarieland
February 24th in Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Theatre
February 26th in Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium
February 28th in Toronto, ON @ Guvernment
March 1st in London, ON @ Cowboy Ranch
March 2nd in Ottawa, ON @ Capitol Music Hall
March 3rd in Montreal, QC @ The National
March 6th in Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
March 7th in in Boston, MA @ The Paladium
March 8th in Providence, RI @ Lupo's
March 9th in Hartford, CT @ Webth er Theatre
March 10th in Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
March 11th in Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head
March 13th in Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
March 14th in Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
March 15th in Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
March 16th in Cincinnati, OH @ The Underground
March 18th in Ashville, NC @ Orange Peel
March 19th in Charleth on, SC @ Music Farm
March 22nd in New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
March 23rd in Houston, TX @ Warehouse
March 24th in Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
March 25th in Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Tea Room
March 26th in Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
March 28th in Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
March 29th in Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theater
March 30th in Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon
March 31st in San Diego, CA @ SOMA

Another batch of dates has been announced for Kittie's upcoming run with Walls Of Jericho, Dead To Fall, 36 Crazyfists and In This Moment. The latest include:

February 14th Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
February 24th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
March 08th Portland, OR - Rock 'N Roll Pizza
March 12th Ogden, UT - Country Club Theater
March 15th Omaha, NB - Sokol Underground
March 17th Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
March 21st Traverse City, MI - Streeters
March 23rd Flint, MI - The Machine Shop

Lamb Of God have added the following new dates to their overseas schedule:

April 25th Auckland, NZ - Powerstation
May 05th Nagoya, JAP - Club Quattro
May 06th Osaka, JAP - Club Quattro
May 07th Tokyo, JAP - Club Quattro

Bleeding Through have selected "Line In The Sand" to serve as their next single and will soon shoot a video for it with more details to be announced shortly. In other news, the European leg of the bands upcoming overseas run with Caliban and All Shall Perish has been announced and shapes up as follows:

March 01st Paris, FRA - La Pena Festare
March 02nd Lyon, FRA - Marche Gare
March 03rd Barcelona, SPA - Sala Apolo
March 04th Madrid, SPA - Sala Caracol
March 06th Marseille, FRA - Jas De Rod
March 07th Bologne, ITA - Estragon
March 08th Treviso, ITA - New Age Club
March 09th Milano, ITA - Transilvania Club
March 10th Furstenfeld, AUT - Stadhalle
March 11th Budapest, HUN - Blue Hall
March 12th Prague, CZE - Bordo
March 13th Frankfurt, GER - Batschkapp
March 14th Munich, GER - Backstage
March 16th Freiburg, GER - Crash
March 17th Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall
March 18th Arhus, DEN - Train
March 20th Malmo, SWE - KB
March 21st Goteburg, SWE - Musikens Hus
March 22nd Stockholm, SWE - Klubben
March 24th Berlin, GER - SO 36
March 25th Den Bosch, NET - Willem 2

Papa Roach and It Dies Today have extended their touring plans together, the latest dates to be announced include:

February 05th Lethbridge, AB - The Roadhouse
February 11th Fargo, ND - Playmakers
February 12th Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
February 13th West Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
February 15th Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
February 16th Detroit, MI - Harpo's Concert Theatre
February 17th Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music Hall
February 19th Rochester, NY - Harro East Ballroom
February 20th Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
February 22nd Montreal, QC - Metropolis
February 23rd Quebec City, QC - Le Capitole Theatre
February 24th Worcester, MA - Palladium
February 26th Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
February 27th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
February 28th Wantagh, NY - Mulcahy's Rock & Roll Sports Bar
March 02nd Baltimore, MD - Sonar Lounge
March 03rd Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
March 04th Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights

Kill Hannah will also be onboard for the tour on dates ranging from February 11 through to March 4.

More stops have been revealed for Sevendust and Diecast's impending run together. The latest to be announced include include:

February 10th Appleton, WI - The Checkered Flag
February 11th Peoria, IL - Expo Gardens
February 15th Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
February 17th Waterloo, IA - McElroy Auditorium
February 18th Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
March 03rd Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
March 06th New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
March 09th Nashville, TN - City Hall
March 10th Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

Sevendust will release their new album "Alpha" on March 6.

God Forbid have firmed up their Australian dates, here's how the schedule looks:

March 20th Perth, AUS - Amplifier Bar
March 21st Adelaide, AUS - Fowlers Live
March 22nd Melbourne, AUS - The Corner Hotel
March 23rd Sydney, AUS - The Gaelic Theatre
March 24th Brisbane, AUS - Overcranked Festival

Dates have been announced for Killswitch Engage's upcoming tour with Dragonforce, Chimaira and He Is Legend. Here's how they look:

February 21st Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
February 22nd Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
February 23rd Worcester, MA - The Palladium
February 24th Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
February 25th Buffalo, NY - The Dome
February 27th Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
February 28th Montreal, QB - Metropolis
March 01st New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
March 02nd Washington DC - 9:30 Club
March 03rd Washington DC - 9:30 Club
March 05th Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
March 06th Orlando, FL - House of Blues
March 07th -Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
March 09th Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
March 10th St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
March 12th Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
March 13th San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
March 14th Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
March 16th Phoenix, AZ - TBA
March 17th Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
March 19th Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
March 20th Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
March 22nd Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern LG
March 23rd San Diego, CA - Soma
March 24th San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
March 25th Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
March 26th Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
March 30th Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Air Pavilion
March 31st Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
April 01st Kansas City, KS - The Beaumont Club
April 02nd Minneapolis, MN - Myth
April 05th Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
April 06th Detroit, MI - State Theatre
April 07th Chicago, IL - House of Blues
April 08th Chicago, IL - House of Blues 5

Listeners' Lounge

Fight Of Your Life have made their track "The Phoenix & The Fall" available online for the holidays here. The track features a guest appearance from Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix.

Hatebreed's track "Destroy Everything", which is taken from their latest album Supremacy, has been made available online here.

Stroke 9 have posted a new track titled "You're So Good" on their MySpace player. The band is currently in the studio working on a new album. The disc is expected to be in stores early this year.

This track is simply amazing. Earshot have posted a unmixed version of a track titled "Closer" on their MySpace player. The plans to release a new album in the spring with a tour to follow.

Thoughts for the Week

System of a Down's current "hiatus" could possibly turn into a permanent split according to front-man Serj Tankian. In an interview with Kerrang! magazine Tankian said:

"I honestly don't know if System of a Down are over or not. Maybe in a few years we'll want to make another album, or maybe we'll want to tour... It's impossible to tell right now."

The band announced the hiatus following their Ozzfest run earlier this year.

Closing Point of Interest: Will We See More Stone Temple Pilots?

In a MySpace Q&A session Velvet Revolver front-man Scott Weiland hints at a possible Stone Temple Pilots reunion saying "Every shelf needs two bookends". Weiland is currently working on both a new solo album and the sophomore Velvet Revolver release. VR began tracking the album tentatively titled Libertad with producer Brendan O'Brien (Audioslave, Pearl Jam) last month. A May release is expected. Weilands solo album should be in stores later this year or early 2008.

While speaking with Jam! Music, current Army of Anyone and former Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo doesn't rule out a STP reunion in the future. He said, "I never say never. I don't think there was ever a specific end to Stone Temple Pilots...whether it was for Velvet Revolver or for himself, I'm happy Weiland's got his life together. I think there's a better relationship now that we're not in a band".

Army of Anyone will headline the 2007 SnoCore Tour which also features Hurt, Dropping Daylight and Neurosonic .

So, I guess we'll be hearing more on this for the future. Stay tuned.

Close This Piece of Shit Out, Motherfucker

Until next time: peace, love, and a little pessimism.–BC