All You Cannot Live Without 01.21.2008: Playoff Hangover Edition

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 01.21.2008

Now that football has abandoned you for two weeks, catch up on music news like Panic at the Disco’s album, band name info. Filter, Bush frontman prepares to release works. The Music Industry sells out even further. Strata loses frontman. Tour dates from Rush, 311, Chevelle/Finger Eleven, and many more. Audio streams for Theory of a Deadman, The Counting Crows, Stonerider, and a plethora of others.

Rock/Metal/Alternative CD Release Dates
**Bold denotes a new or updated listing**
Band/Artist	Album Title	Notes
Out Now
Egypt Central	Egypt Central
Maroon	The Cold Heart Of The Sun
Once Nothing	First Came The Law
Out This Week
The Eels	Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Vol. 1
The Eels	Eels Useless Trinkets
Jubilee	Rebel Hiss	(Single CD)
Brainstorm	Downburst
Byzantine	Oblivion Beckons
Foxy Shazam	Introducing Foxy
Pelican	After The Ceiling Cracked	(DVD/3" CD)
Billy Talent	666	(DVD/CD)
Mindless Self Indulgence	You'll Rebel To Anything	(Special Edition)
Various Artists	The 25th Year in Videos	(DVD)
Yellowcard	Live From Las Vegas At The Palms	Digital CD
January 29
The Mars Volta	The Bedlam in Goliath
Protest The Hero	Fortress
Spineshank	The Best Of Spineshank
Obituary	The Best Of Obituary
Beck	Odelay	(Deluxe Edition)
Airbourne	Runnin' Wild
Bullet for My Valentine	Scream, Aim and Fire
Course of Nature	Damaged
Stonerider	Three Legs of Trouble
Dub Trio	Another Sound Is Dying
February 5
Gwen Stacy	The Life I Know
Cradle of Filth	Thornography Deluxe - Harder, Darker, Faster	(Re-release)
Lenny Kravitz	It's Time For A Love Revolution
Heaven Shall Burn	Iconoclast
The Dreaming	Etched in Blood
Five.Bolt.Main	Complete	(CD/DVD)
February 12
Simple Plan	Simple Plan
Isis	Holy Tears
Advent	Remove The Earth
Sworn Enemy	Maniacal
Sepultur	Against/Nation	2 for 1
Madball	Demonstrating My Style/Look My Way	2 for 1
Life Of Agony	Ugly/Soul Searching Sun	2 for 1
Front Line Assembly	Tactical Neural Implant/Millennium	2 for 1
Deaf Pedestrians	…And Other Distractions
February 19
Seven Mary Three	Day & Night Driving
3	The End Is Begun	(CD/DVD),(Re-Release)
Genghis Tron	Board Up The House
Ascension Of The Watchers	Numinosum
Dead To Fall	Are You Serious?
Kingdom Of Sorrow	Kingdom Of Sorrow
This Is Hell	Misfortunes
February 26
Isis	Not In Rivers, But In Drops
Black Tide	Light From Above
Pillar	For the Love of the Game
March 4
On A Pale Horse	A Generation of Vipers
Black Crowes	Warpaint
Echovalve	helloagaingoodbye
Stuck Mojo	Southern Born Killers
A Girl A Gun A Ghost	Through The Eyes Of Ahab
Thine Eyes Bleed	Thine Eyes Bleed
Various Artists	Take Action! Volume 7	(CD/DVD)
March 11
The Presidents of the United States of America	These Are the Good Times People
Ill Nino	Enigma
Meshuggah	obZen
March 17
March 18
The Fairwell	Schizophrenic Love Songs
Jucifer	L'autrichienne
Terror	Live At CBGB's
Unearth	Alive From The Apocalypse	(2-DVD)
Bury Your Dead	Bury Your Dead
Def Leppard	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
March 25
Default	TBA
Panic! At the Disco	TBA
Theory of a Deadman	Scars & Souvenirs
Cavalera Conspiracy	Inflikted
Ministry	Cover Up
Counting Crows	Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings
Panic At The Disco	Pretty. Odd.
March 31
Limp Bizkit	Rock in the Park Festival	(CD/DVD)
April 1
R.E.M.	Accelerate
The Sword	Gods of the Earth
Dream Theater	Greatest Hit (…& 21 Other Pretty Songs)
Sevendust	Hope and Sorrow
In Flames	A Sense Of Purpose	North American Release
The Sword	Gods Of The Earth
April 4
In Flames	A Sense Of Purpose	Overseas Release
April 7
Children of Bodom	Blooddrunk	(Overseas Release)
April 8
P.O.D.	When Angels And Serpents Dance
10 Years	Division
April 22
Weezer	TBA
Various Artists	Gigantour 2	(DVD)
Story of the Year	TBA
April 29
36 Crazyfists	The Tide And Its Takers
Testament	The Formation Of Damnation
Mindless Self Indulgence	If

(Modern) Rock Radio Available For Airplay

January 21
Ashes Divide "The Stone"

January 28
Atreyu "Falling Down"
Bell X1 "Rocky Took A Lover"
Serj Tankian "Sky Is Over"
Velvet Revolver "Get Out The Door"
Louis XIV "Air Traffic Control"
Mutemath "Control"
Switches "Drama Queen"
32 Leaves "All Is Numb"
Black Tide "Shockwave"
Cinder Road "Should've Known Better

February 4
Be Your Own Pet "Kelly Affair"
Scary Kids Scaring Kids "Faces"
Thousand Foot Krutch "Falls apart"
Angels & Airwaves "Secret Crowds"
Tiger Army "Pain"
10 Years "Beautiful"

February 11
The Black Crowes "Goodbye Daughters Of The Revolution"
Ludo "Love Me Dead"
Safety Suit "Someone Like You"
Tantric "Down And Out"
Armor For Sleep "Hold The Door"
Theory Of A Deadman "So Happy"
Against Me! "Stop"
Nada Surf "Whose Authority"

February 18
Apocalyptica "I'm Not Jesus"
Panic! At The Disco "Not In The Afternoon"
Saving Abel "Addicted"
3 Doors Down "It's Not My Time"
Esoterica "Don't Rely On Anyone" (Bieler Bros.)
ZO2 "Isolate"

February 25
Cribs "I'm a Realist"

March 10
Alter Bridge "Watch Over You"

March 24
Another Black Day "Wicked Souls"

Modern Rock Top 10
Current	Last	Artist	Album
01.	01.	Seether	Fake It
02.	03.	Linkin Park	Shadow of the Day
03.	02.	Foo Fighters	The Pretender
04.	06.	Foo Fighters	Long Road To Ruin
05.	04.	Serj Tankian	Empty Walls
06.	05.	Chevelle	I Get It
07.	08.	Avenged Sevenfold	Almost Easy
08.	07.	Finger Eleven	Paralyzer
09.	10.	Silversun Pickups	Well Thought Out Twinkles
10.	16.	Paramore	crushcrushcrush

Mainstream Rock Top 10
Current	Last	Artist	Album
01.	01.	Seether	Fake It
02.	02.	Sixx:A.M	Life Is Beautiful
03.	03.	Avenged Sevenfold	Almost Easy
04.	05.	Puddle of Mudd	Psycho
05.	04.	Serj Tankian	Empty Walls
06.	08.	Atreyu	Becoming the Bull
07.	07.	Foo Fighters	The Pretender
08.	06.	Alter Bridge	Rise Today
09.	09.	Another Animal	Broken Again
10.	15.	Foo Fighters	Long Road To Ruin

The "Ben Czajkowski Stamp of Approval" Top Five Of The Week

5. Sixx:A.M. – Life Is Beautiful
4. Haste The Day - Pressure the Hinges
3. Seether – Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces
2. Demon Hunter – Storm The Gates of Hell
1. Dead Poetic – The Finest

Rock News of All You Newbs

Last week, Vancouver's Econoline Crush released their first album in 7 years, entitled Ignite; It hit shelves on January 15. The lineup features vocalist Trevor Hurst, Kai Marcus (Methods of Mayhem, Noise Therapy) on guitar, Brent Fitz (Theory of a Deadman) on drums & Scott Whelan (Chyshuga) on bass. The album was recorded, mixed and produced by Sylvia Massey-Shivy (Tool – Undertow) in Weed, California. The band will be opening for Three Days Grace and Seether on their Canadian tour. To hear more of the band, check them out on their MySpace. Ignite is Crush's first independent album after releasing 4 albums through EMI Music Canada. (Thanks, Will, for this information.)

Welcome to another corporate sellout, folks. With all the cuts and changes EMI has been making these past few weeks, allegedly, EMI will allow its artists to be sponsored by corporate companies, according to reports. The proposals, which could see Coldplay's new album Prospekt released with corporate branding, are expected to feature as part of an extensive shake-up of the company.

Panic At The Disco have revealed that their upcoming new album will be titled Pretty. Odd. and will be released on March 25. While the band did include odd punctuation in their new album title, they have officially dropped the exclamation point from their name.

Filter are putting the finishing touches on their new album Anthems for the Damned. The album is due out in April or May via Pulse Recordings, a joint venture between vocalist Richard Patrick and producer Josh Abraham.

Strata have parted ways with frontman Eric Victorino. Victorino says, in a statement on MySpace:

Following a very long period of careful consideration it is with a heavy heart but a newfound lightness in my soul, I've come to the conclusion that it's time for me to leave strata and move on with other artistic endeavors.

as part of the band i got the opportunity to travel to multiple countries, play shows all over the place, meet great people and get to know the streets of so many cities from coast to coast... i am so grateful for everyone's support and love and am indebted to you all for so much i could never repay, my only hope is that we'll all look fondly back and smile. i am thankful to everyone who came to shows throughout the years, everyone who supported the band emotionally, personally and professionally. Thank you for all of the magical moments and memories i will forever cherish.

No word, yet, on who will replace Victorino.

Black Light Burns are working on a new release featuring a number of covers, two b-sides from their debut release Cruel Melody, a handful of remixes and a DVD featuring 4 videos from the band, as well as live footage and more. In addition, the band has also begun writing new material for their next album.

From A Second Story Window have booked studio time in March at Syracuse, NY's More Sound Studio to track their new album Conversations which is expected out this summer.

In Flames have confirmed the track listing for their new album A Sense Of Purpose:

01 - "The Mirror's Truth"
02 - "Disconnected"
03 - "Sleepless Again"
04 - "Alias"
05 - "I'm The Highway"
06 - "Delight And Angers"
07 - "Move Through Me"
08 - "The Chosen Pessimist"
09 - "Sober And Irrelevant"
10 - "Condemned"
11 - "Drenched In Fear"
12 - "March To The Shore"

An April 4 release date has been set for the effort overseas. In Flames have inked a deal with Koch for the North American release of their new album. The effort will see a release through the label on April 1.

Sevendust has now set Hope And Sorrow as the title to their new album which is scheduled for an April 1 release date.

Five.Bolt.Main will release Complete, a CD/DVD which includes the Venting and Live albums with a bonus live track as well as videos and interview footage, on February 5.

10 Years new album Division has been pushed forward to an April 8 release. The first single from the disc "Beautiful" will be going to radio on February 4.

Rise Against have announced that they are writing and demoing for their next album. The band states in a blog not to expect the new material too soon, but to keep an eye out for more details.

Limp Bizkit's 2001 performance at the Rock in the Park Festival in Nuremberg, Germany will be released as a CD/DVD on March 31. The release includes the band's original 85 minute performance and a 73 minute remix version. That's a lot of crappy nu-metal for you!

System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian told Revolver that his new band Scars On Broadway is his priority for the foreseeable future. "System is not my band right now. I'll go back and do that someday," Malakian said. "I'd expect a second Scars album before I'd expect another System album." The band, which also features SOAD drummer John Dolmayan, are almost fnished recording their debut. The band isn't sure yet what label the project will be released on, but plans on a release sometime this year.

Buckcherry's 15 has reached the platinum mark for shipments in excess of 1 million units. The album currently sits at No. 65 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. 15 was originally released in April 2006 via Eleven Seven Music and later picked up by Atlantic Records due to the success of the lead single, "Crazy Bitch"

Staind front-man Aaron Lewis will be filming his upcoming dates at the Mohegan Sun Cabaret in Uncasville, CT on February 22nd through the 24th for an upcoming DVD release. Lewis also plans to release a solo album containing both live and studio recorded tracks.

According to a recent Myspace bulletin sent out by the band, the Deftones have set Eros as the title to their new album which they have been hard at work on as of late. A release later this year is currently planned.

Darkest Hour will be filming their January 31 performance at Alley Katz in Richmond, VA for a future live DVD outing.

Def Leppard are planning a March 18 release for their new studio album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge.

Jon Foreman, vocalist for Switchfoot, has released is Winter EP. Foreman will release another EP in the spring and summer.

The track listing has been announced for the CD portion of the "Take Action! Volume 7" CD/DVD compilation which is scheduled for a March 4 release date. Here's how it will run:

01 - Andy Williams of Every Time I Die - "PSA"
02 - Every Time I Die - "We're Wolf"
03 - Silverstein - "Still Dreaming"
04 - Chiodos - "Teeth The Size of Piano Keys"
05 - From First To Last - "Two As One"
06 - Emery - "The Party Song"
07 - Motion City Soundtrack - "This Is For Real"
08 - All Time Low - "Dear Maria, Count Me In"
09 - Cute Is What We Aim For - "Newport Living"
10 - Mayday Parade - "When I Get Home, You're So Dead"
11 - Valencia - "3000 Miles"
12 - Every Avenue - "Where Were You"
13 - Meg And Dia - "Roses"
14 - The Spill Canvas - "All Over You"
15 - Thrice - "Digital Sea"
16 - The Matches - "Their City"
17 - Set Your Goals - "Echoes"
18 - Drop Dead, Gorgeous - "They'll Never Get Me (Word With You)"
19 - The Bled - "Shade Tree Mechanics"
20 - Haste The Day - "Stitches"

The DVD portion will videos from the likes of A Life Once Lost, Red Chord, The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red, Suicide Silence and many more.

Skinlab have completed work on their new live effort Skinnedalive! and plan to release it shortly. The band are also making progress writing new material for their next album as well with 9-10 songs complete thus far.

Bush front-man Gavin Rossdale is working on his next solo album and plans to release it sometime in April. Rossdale began working on the disc last year in Hawaii with producer Bob Rock.

Korn guitarist James 'Munky' Shaffer has exited the band's ongoing European tour for personal/family reasons. Speaking on his departure, band frontman Jonathan Davis had the following to say:

"We fully support Munky's need to be home right now and because we want to come through for all of our European fans, the tour will go on. It's what Munky wants us to do, too. We promise to give it our all every night!"

Warning: Touring Updates May Lead To Spontaneous Moshing

Slipknot has issued a statement regarding their future touring plans, it reads: "Don't believe everything you read. We're not ready to confirm or deny anything regarding touring and recording, but when we are ready you will be the first to hear it directly from us." Billboard.com first announced the band would join Disturbed on the inaugural Rockstar Mayhem tour last week. Slipknot is expected to hit the studio next month with Dave Fortman (12 Stones, Mudvayne) with an August release expected.

SOiL look to have canceled their stint on the "The Guerilla Carnival Tour" with Ill Nino, Bobaflex, Droid and Ekotren. Instead, the band will be embarking on a two week headlining run in March with Bobaflex and The Autumn Offering:

March 11th Madison, WI - The Annex
March 12th Cedar Falls, IA - Reverb
March 13th Maplewood, MN - The Rock
March 14th Mokena, IL - Pearl Room
March 15th Detroit, MI - Harpo's
March 17th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
March 18th Huntington, WV - Monkey Bar
March 19th Johnstown, PA - Ace's
March 20th Springfield, VA - Jaxx
March 21st Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's
March 22nd Columbus, OH - Al Rosa Villa
March 23rd Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasants
March 26th Ft. Wayne, IN - Legends
March 27th South Bend, IN - Elva's Fiesta Club
March 28th Jackson, MI - Motorheads

Meanwhile, four more shows have been announced for the "The Guerilla Carnival Tour":

February 06th Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
February 12th Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
February 13th Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
February 24th Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

Rush have announce dates for a spring tour:

April 11th in San Juan, PR @ Coliseo de Puerto Rico
April 13th in Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
April 15th in Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
April 17th in Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 19th in New Orleans, LA @ Arena
April 20th in Houston, TX @ Woodlands Pavilion
April 23rd in Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
April 25th in Dallas, TX @ The Music Center at Fair Park
April 26th in Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
April 29th in Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
May 1st in Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
May 3rd in Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
May 4th in Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
May 6th in Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
May 10th in Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 11th in Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 20th in Moline, IL @ iWireless Center
May 22nd in St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
May 24th in Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Center
May 25th in Regina, SK @ Brandt Center
May 27th in Edmonton AB @ Rexall Place
May 29th in Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
May 31st in Seattle, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
June 1st in Portland, OR @ Clark County Amphitheatre
June 3rd in Boise, ID @ Idaho Center
June 5th in Denver, CO @ Red Rocks
June 7th in Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
June 9th in Chicago, IL @ United Center
June 10th in Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
June 12th in Montreal, QC @ Bell Center
June 14th in Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
June 15th in Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
June 25th in Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Amphitheatre
June 27th in Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 28th in St Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 30th in Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 2nd in Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Amphitheatre
July 4th in Atlantic City, NJ @ Marc Etess Arena
July 5th in Saratoga, NY @ SPAC
July 7th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
July 9th in Toronto, ON @ The Molson Amphitheatre
July 11th in Manchester, MA @ Verizon Arena
July 12th in Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 14th in Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
July 17th in Hershey, PA @ Hershey Stadium
July 19th in Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
July 20th in Charlotte, NC @ Amphitheatre
July 22nd in Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

Yellowcard will release a live album digitally on January 22. Live From Las Vegas At The Palms will be an exclusive iTunes release. The band hits the road with MxPx for a Spring tour:

March 7th in Salt Lake City, UT @ The Avalon
March 8th in Denver, CO @ The Gothic
March 10th in St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
March 11th in Chicago, IL @ Metro
March 13th in Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater
March 14th in Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
March 15th in New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
March 16th in Boston, MA @ Middle East
March 17th in Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
March 19th in Baltimore, MD @Recher
March 20th in Greensboro, NC @ Green Street
March 21st in Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
March 22nd in Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
March 24th in Tampa, FL @ State Theater
March 29th in Austin, TX @ Emo's
March 31st in Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
April 3rd in Boise, ID @ Big Easy
April 4th in Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
April 5th in Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
April 6th in San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
April 8th in Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
April 10th in Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
April 11th in San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
April 12th in Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blue

311 have added dates to their upcoming tour. Confirmed dates include:

February 22nd in Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
February 24th in Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
February 26th in Flagstaff, AZ @ University of Northern Arizona
February 28th in Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
March 1st in Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque
March 2nd in Oxford, OH @ University of Miami of Ohio
March 4th in Richmond, VA @ The National
March 5thi n Asheville, NC @ Orange Peal
March 7th in Cypress, FL @ Langerado Music Festival
March 8th in Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
March 11th in New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
March 15thin Rolla, MO @ University of Missouri-Rolla
March 16th in Columbus, OH @ Lifestyles Community Pavilion
March 18th in Burlington, VT @ Memorial Auditorium
March 19th in Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
March 21st in Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
March 24th in Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
March 26th in Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Center
March 27th in Edmonton, AB @ MacEwan EventsCentre
March 30th in Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
March 31st in Seattle, WA @ Paramount

Our Lady Peace vocalist Raine Maida will set out on a solo tour of Canada. Dates are as follows:

March 10th in Victoria, BC @ McPherson Playhouse
March 11th in Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
March 13th in Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Ballroom
March 14th in Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
March 15th in Saskatoon, SK @ Louis' Pub
March 18th in Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre
March 21st in Kitchener, ON @ Elements
March 23rd in London, ON @ Cowboy's Rance
March 24th in Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
March 26th in Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
March 27th in Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall

More dates have been added to Drowning Pool's upcoming tour with Saliva and deepfield. Confirmed dates include:

January 29th in Melbourne, FL @ County Line Saloon
January 30th in West Palm Beach, FL @ South Florida Fair
February 1st in Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
February 2nd in Huntsville, AL @ Sammy T's
February 7th in Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
February 8th in Cookeville, TN @ Sisco's Mix Factory
February 10th in Clarksville, TN @ Kickers
February 12th in Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
February 13th in Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
February 14th in Fayetteville, NC @ Jester's
February 15th in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
February 19th in Hattiesburg, MS @ Remington's Hunt Club
February 20th in New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
February 21st in Starkville, MS @ State Theatre
February 22nd in El Dorado, AR @ Municipal Auditorium
February 23rd in Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge
February 29th in Evansville, IN @ Vanderburgh County Fair
March 1st in Libertyville, IL @ Austin's Fuel Room
March 2nd in Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
Additional dates will be announced soon.

In This Moment has announced the following U.S. headlining dates:

January 29th in Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
January 30th in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
January 31st in Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
February 1st in Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
February 2nd in Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
February 3rd in New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar
February 4th in Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
February 5th in Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
February 7th in Flagstaff, AZ @ Studio 111
Februray 9th in Hollywood, CA @ Whisky a Go-Go

The Queens Of The Stone Age have tapped In Case Of Fire to support them on their previously-announced February UK run.

Officially confirmed dates for this year's "Gigantour" have surfaced and run as follows:

April 12th Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
April 13th Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
April 15th Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
April 16th Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
April 17th Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
April 19th Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
April 20th Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
April 22nd New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
April 24th Worcester, MA - The Palladium
April 26th Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
April 28th Quebec City, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse
April 29th Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
April 30th Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall
May 01st London ON - John Labatt Centre
May 03rd Detroit, MI - DTE Music Center
May 04th Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
May 06th Chicago, IL- Aragon Ballroom
May 07th Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
May 09th Minneapolis, MN - Myth
May 10th Winnipeg, MB - Convention Centre
May 11th Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
May 12th Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
May 14th Calgary, AB - The Stampede Corral
May 16th Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
May 17th Salem, OR - Salem Armory
May 19th San Jose, CA - Event Center @ San Jose State
May 20th San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
May 21st Los Angeles, CA - Long Beach Arena
May 22nd Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre

As previously reported, this year's "Gigantour" will be headlined by Megadeth with In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Job For A Cowboy and High On Fire rounding out the bill.

The following shows have been added/updated for the "Firestorm Fest Tour", which sees Earth Crisis hitting the road with Terror, Sworn Enemy, Shai Hulud, Down To Nothing and Recon in tow:

March 11th Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theatre
March 14th Phoenix, AZ - Cell Block
March 21st Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock

Chevelle and finger eleven will soon hit the road together with the following dates announced thus far:

February 19th Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
February 20th Traverse City, MI - Streeters
February 22nd Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
February 23rd Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
February 25th Akron, OH - University of Akron
February 26th Chicago, IL - House of Blues
February 27th St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
March 04th Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
March 16th Springfield, MA - The Hippodrome
March 18th Providence, RI - Lupo's

More stops are currently pending.

Thursday have booked the following two Australian headlining shows with Envy On The Coast, The Receiving End Of Sirens, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Saosin aside from their stint on the "Soundwave Festival":

February 27th Sydney, AUS - The Forum
February 28th Melbourne, AUS - Corner Hotel

Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth and Keep Of Kalessin will embark on "The Invaluable Darkness Tour Part 2 - Legions Of The Chosen Few" come April:

April 02nd Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
April 03rd Montreal, QC - Metropolis
April 04th Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
April 07th Minneapolis, MN - The Myth
April 09th Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Events Center
April 10th Calgary, AB - Macewan Ballroom
April 11th Spokane, WA - The Big Easy
April 12th Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
April 14th San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
April 16th Anaheim, CA - The Grove
April 17th Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
April 18th Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
April 19th Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
April 21st Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
April 22nd Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
April 25th Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
April 26th Worcester, MA - The Palladium ("New England Metal Fest")
April 27th Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
April 28th Norfolk, VA - The Norva
April 30th Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
May 01st St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
May 02nd Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
May 03rd Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
May 04th Chicago, IL - House of Blues

The Sword have lined up Black Cobra and Saviours to support them on their upcoming UK run:

March 25th Nottingham, UK - Rock City
March 26th Oxford, UK - Academy
March 27th Birmingham, UK - Academy
March 28th Manchester, UK - Academy
March 29th Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
March 30th Stoke, UK - Sugar Mill
April 01st Newport, UK - TJ's
April 02nd Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
April 03rd London, UK - Underworld
April 04th Colchester, UK - Arts Centre

The Sword will release their new album Gods Of The Earth on April 1.

Adema's planned February/March overseas run with Onesidezero and Re:Ignition has been scrapped as a result of personal reasons within the Adema camp.

Ashes Of Your Enemy and Hell Within will soon hit the road together for a tour that will also feature Destroy, Destroy, Destroy on the February 09th to February 15th leg of dates:

January 25th Gloversville, NY - Foresters Club
January 26th Creve, IL - Tops n Tails
January 27th Cincinnati, OH - Dirty Jacks
January 28th Bowling Green, OH - The Howard H Club
January 29th St. Paul, MN - Station 4
January 31st Indianapolis, IN - Melody Inn
February 01st St. Joseph, MO - Cagney's Bar and Grill
February 03rd Tulsa, OK - The Pink Eye
February 04th Dallas, TX - Darkside Lounge
February 05th Austin, TX - Red 7
February 06th McAllen, TX - Smokin Aces
February 07th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
February 08th Longview, TX - Benny's Bar
February 09th Sarasota, FL - Gallery Billiards
February 12th Tampa, FL - Crowbar
February 15th Nashville, TN - The Muse
February 16th Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
February 17th Thomasville, NC - SoundVent
February 18th Huntington, WV - Monkey Bar
February 20th Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head Club
February 24th Staten Island, NY - L'amours

Kingdom of Sorrow, the group initially spearheaded by Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta (vocals) and Kirk Windstein of Down/Crowbar (vocals & guitars), have firmed up their live line-up with Steve Gibb of Crowbar/ex-Black Label Society on guitars, Derek Kerswill of Seemless on drums and Matthew Brunson on bass. The band have announced:

February 27th show - The Palladium, Worcester, MA
February 29th Philadelphia, PA - North Star
March 05th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's

The groups self-titled full-length debut will see a February 19 release date.

Heaven And Hell (aka Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio) and Judas Priest are rumored to be planning a summer run together, with more details to be revealed in the coming weeks.

Even more shows have been announced for Converge, The Red Chord and Genghis Tron's "Lambs For Lions Tour" - a trek which will also feature Coliseum and Baroness on select stops. The stops thus far are as follows:

March 30th Worcester, MA - The Palladium (feat. Baroness)
April 01st New York City, NY - The Blender Theatre - Gramercy (feat. Baroness)
April 02nd Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theater (feat. Baroness)
April 03rd Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder (feat. Baroness)
April 04th Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (feat. Baroness)
April 05th Chicago, IL - Reggies Rock Club (feat. Baroness)
April 06th Chicago, IL - Reggies Rock Club (feat. Baroness)
April 07th Milwaukee, WI - Richfield Chalet (Feat. Baroness, Get Rad)
April 08th Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club (feat. Baroness)
April 09th Sioux Falls, SD - Nutty's North (feat. Baroness)
April 10th Iowa City, IA - The Picador (feat. Baroness)
April 11th Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground (feat. Baroness)
April 12th Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck (feat. Baroness)
April 13th Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre (feat. Baroness)
April 15th Boise, ID - The Venue (feat. Baroness)
April 16th Portland, OR - Satyricon (feat. Baroness)
April 18th Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory (feat. Baroness)
April 19th Pomona, CA - Glasshouse (feat. Baroness)
April 20th Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse Music Venue (feat. Baroness)
April 22nd Austin, TX - Red 7 (feat. Coliseum)
April 23rd Dallas, TX - The Door (feat. Coliseum)
April 24th Houston, TX - Red Room - Meridian (feat. Coliseum)
April 25th New Orleans, LA - The High Ground (feat. Coliseum)
April 26th St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre (feat. Coliseum)
April 27th Orlando, FL - The Social (feat. Coliseum)
May 01st Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar (feat. Coliseum)
May 02nd Pittsburgh, PA - The School (feat. Coliseum)
May 03rd Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom (feat. Coliseum)

Days of the New have added several dates to their previously announced tour with Saving Abel. Confirmed dates are as follows:

January 17th in Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
January 18th in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan's
January 19th in Fayetteville, NC @ Jester's Pub
January 23rd in Cape Coral, FL @ Martini's Rock Club
January 24th in St. Petersburg, FL @ The Tamiami
January 25th in Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store
January 26th in Gainsville, FL @ Backstage Lounge
January 27th in Port St. Lucie, FL @ Mojo Room
January 29th in Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
January 30th in Atlanta, GA @ Smith's Olde Bar
February 1st in Jackson, MS @ Fire
February 2nd in Montgomery, AL @ Off the Wagon
February 6th in Starkville, MS @ Rick's Cafe
February 7th in Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads
February 9th in Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
February 10th in Evansville, IN @ Woody's Bar
February 12th in Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm & Brews
February 13th in Hattiesburg, MS @ The Bottling Company
February 16th in San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

Lifehouse has announced plans for a new tour which will kick off on February 24th and currently runs though April 15th. Confirmed dates are as follows:

February 24th in Spokane, WA @ The Big Easy
February 25th in Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
February 26th in Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
March 2nd in Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
March 3rd in Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
March 5th in San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
March 7th in Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
March 11th in Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
March 12th in Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
March 13th in St. Louis, MO @ Pop's
March 14th in Des Monies, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
March 16th in Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
March 20th in Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
March 21st in Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
March 22nd in Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
March 25th in Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
March 28th in Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
April 1st in New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
April 3rd in Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
April 4th in Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 5th in Purchase, NY @ Manhattanville Club
April 7th in Richmond, VA @ The National
April 8th in Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
April 10th in Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
April 11th in Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
April 12th in Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
April 14th in Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
April 15th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

Down will be heading overseas come March:

March 18th Moscow, RUS - B!
March 19th St. Petersburg, RUS - Port Club
March 21st Tampere, FIN - Pakkhuone
March 22nd Helsinki, FIN - House of Culture
March 24th Stockholm, SWE - Debaser
March 25th Oslo, NOR - Rockefeller
March 26th Copenhagen, DEN - Pumpehusset
March 28th Prague, CZE - Rock Cafe
March 29th Warsaw, POL - Stodola
March 30th Berlin, GER - Huxley's
April 01st Munich, GER - Eiserhalle
April 02nd Stuttgart, GER - Longhorn
April 03rd Brussels, BEL - AB
April 05th Amsterdam, NET - Melkweg
April 17th Tilburg, NET - Roadburn Festival
April 18th Wiesbaden, GER - Schlachtof
April 21st Zurich, SWI - Rohstofflager
April 22nd Milan, ITA - Alcatrazz
April 24th Barcelona, SPA - Apollo
April 25th Madrid, SPA - Joy Salva
April 27th Lisbon, POR - Coliseum

Listen Up and Listen Loud!

Theory of a Deadman have streamed the single "So Happy" on their MySpace page. You can also download it for free here.

The Counting Crows have streamed two songs, "1492″ and "When I Dream of Michelangelo", You can listen to them out here.

Stonerider (ex-Fight Paris) have posted their cover of Nazareth's "Hair Of The Dog" online here.

Gwen Stacy have made their new track "The Fear In Your Eyes" available online here.

On a Pale Horse have added another new track titled "Release the Smoke" to their MySpace page .

Everclear has added the b-side "Here Comes the Darkness" to their MySpace page.

Kingdom Of Sorrow (Hatebreed, Crowbar, Seemless, etc.) have posted their track "Lead Into Demise" online here.