All You Cannot Live Without 12.01.08: Welcome To The Worst December Ever
Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 12.01.2008
Megadeth front man checks in with massive update. More on the new Nine Inch Nails drummer saga. Cheng still in a coma. Update on Rob Zombie’s new album. Black Light Burns now homeless. Tour dates with Slipknot, Nickelback/Seether/Saving Abel, more. Audio clips from Glassjaw, Crossbreed, more.
The Lostprophets and drummer Ilan Rubin addressed his departure and his decision to join Nine Inch Nails. It is as follows:
From Ilan:
"I come by to bring you some bittersweet news. As some of you might have read, I will be joining Nine Inch Nails as of 2009. Although the opportunity brings me great honor, It sucks to say goodbye. I wanted to let you all know personally that I'm thankful for everything I've experienced with Lostprophets over the past 3 years. It was an amazing time playing shows all over the world, meeting new friends and fans, and of course being a part of this group. I'll certainly miss it and I hope I haven't upset anyone, but the times always go on. Thanks to everybody who have supported the band and myself the entire time. I hope to see all, or at least some of you at future NIN shows wherever they may be. Also, I wanted to thank Mike, Lee, Stu, Jamie, and Ian, their families, and the crew who have taken me in as one of their own and have helped me get to where I am today. I really do appreciate it all and I consider them some of my best friends (innit). I hope I can keep my Welsh accent sharp for whenever I'm back in the valleys boyos. For all of you out there who are curious about this long awaited 4th album, we are getting ready to record the final tracks. And although it's taken a while, we've always had your satisfaction in mind. But before my rambling gets old, I should mention that I'll still be writing, recording, and performing with The New Regime. Thanks again for everything, sorry for any disappointments, and take care!"
The band:
"As some of you may or not know, Ilan our drummer of 3 years is leaving us for a bigger band and a real pay check.
Jokes aside, I hear you asking did he bite the hand that feeds? What kind of a reptile or demon seed is he? That, my friends, needs to stop right now, i do not want this. Sometimes love is not enough, and after 3 years the line begins to blur. We asked him 'you know what you are?' while he replied if 'only!'. Then went on to tell NIN 'im looking forward to joining you finally' because he is a naughty little piggy. The way out is through times like these, and even though we're in this together we all know Ilan will find happiness in slavery. I know some of you will claim this is heresy, and i will admit i am somewhat damaged, but thats what i get. Yes this does suck but i guess it was his wish .
I also know some of you thought this was all a terrible lie, so i hate having to be the one giving you all the big come down, but even though we are all a little bit fragile right now, i know our survivalism will get us through and it will all be for the greater good. Ilan has a lot of discipline and i know he will no longer think that every day is exactly the same, this is a god given chance for him. So this puts into motion the beginning of the end for Ilan and Lostprophets. We have all grown closer to him, and know he is not the great destroyer. No matter what he never gave up on our vessel. In this twilight we are letting you know that there is no need to panic or worry. This isnt the start of a downward spiral, we are now even deeper into the new album and will never succumb to the great below. Underneath it all my violent heart still beats a proud and sure rhythm. The warning here is that you never know whats around the corner, and even though you may get hurt, sin or no sin, all you need to do is keep your head down and know that you still have us, and we will continue to give you all the love in the world.
We wish Ilan good luck with everything, and while the time we have together is getting smaller, we will always look up at the same lights in the sky and know he is right where he belongs. "
The Lostprophets have reconvened at Hollywood's Sunset Sound studio to finish up tracking new material for their long awaited new album. I
Rob Zombie, who has been working on his upcoming new album since February, has announced that the new album is "almost finished". Zombie also revealed that this is the first time since White Zombie that he has recorded with a full band that he is also touring with.
Bullet For My Valentine have already begun writing new material for their next album which they hope to have out before 2010. Here's what they had to say on the matter:
''The new songs are totally Bullet and instantly recognizable, but it is a bit of a direction change, it sounds more like 80's Ozzy stuff mixed with Poison. The guitar parts are very glam but with me on vocals and Moose pounding away on the kit. Kind of what we were dabbling with on ‘Hearts Burst Into Fire'.''
Ephel Duath added Guillermo Gonzales to their line-up as their new vocalist. He replaces Luciano George Lorusso, who was forced to leave the band for undisclosed reasons. Speaking on the change, band mastermind Davide Tiso had the following to offer: "I always thought that one day I was going to have a band with my friend Guillermo, then when Lucio realized that he was forced to abandon the band, we both agreed that he was the right person to call to properly continue the activity of Ephel Duath. We are already working so hard, that I didn't have the time to realize how excited I am to start this new adventure... What I know is that I'm really, really happy and genuinely trusting for the future of my life, and my band."
The group's new album Through My Dog's Eyes is tentatively set to see a late February release in North America.
Former members of A Dozen Furies and Prophecy have joined forces in The Funeral Procession. The group is currently on the hunt for a singer with demo tracks available online here. Some of them are decent, I think.
Austrian Death Machine, the Arnold Schwarzenegger-inspired side project of As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis, made a sampler of their cover of the holiday classic "Jingle Bells" available online here. It comes from their holiday-themed single "A Very Brutal Christmas". The single also features a cover of Judas Priest's "Hell Bent For Leather" and a video for their track "Get To The Choppa".
Rumors abound that Torche have parted ways with their lead guitarist Juan Montoya. Montoya has not been seen performing with the band at recent shows and has also been removed from the band's line-up on the group's official Myspace page. Torche confirmed the departure of Montoya from their line-up. The group, who plans to continue on as a trio for the interim, cites "personal reasons" as the cause for the split. In other news, Hydra Head Records is said to be planning a 12" for the band's track "Healer" in the coming months.
32 Leaves decided to part ways with Universal Republic Records. The band has completed their new studio album and plan to release it early next year. Rumor has it that the band was let go of a while ago because their single "All Is Numb" didn't catch on the way Universal had hoped. All I can say is.
Once Nothing parted ways with both their bassist Steve Lucarelli and their drummer Giuseppe Capolupo. Lengthy statements from both parties can be found here. I'd copy/paste it, but I don't feel like dealing with the formatting today.
Drowning Pool will begin recording the follow-up to 2007's Full Circle early next year. A live CD/DVD recorded earlier this year in San Diego is expected to be released in February.
Killwhitneydead. will be releasing a new holiday EP entitled Stocking Stuffher on December 1. A complete track listing is as follows:
01 Merry Axemas (2006 remix of One Match & A Gallon Of Gasoline) 02 Jingle Hell (2007 remix of Skip The Break Up Get To The Make Up) 03 You Smell Naughty (2008 remix of You Smell Excited) 04 Let Me Give You A Hands Stuffing Your Stocking (2008 remix of Let Me Give You A Hand Throwing Yourself Out)
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Poison The Well began recording their new album this . Due to a family emergency however, the band was unable to have J. Robbins (Clutch, Shiner) handle the production. Instead, the group has enlisted Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die) to helm the record, which is expected out in May.
Bloodjinn are nearing the final stages of the writing process for their next album Between Breaths. The group will soon enter the studio to begin recording it with band guitarist Kyle Odell handling the production alongside Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Human Abstract). Guest appearances from Will Jackson (ex-From A Second Story Window), Josh King (House Of Fools) and Adam Cody (Glass Casket) are expected to surface on the album, with more TBA. An April 2009 release is being planned for the effort. In the meantime, the band will be posting a pre-production demo of their new track "Addictions" online early next month.
The Fall Of Troy's latest release Phantom On The Horizon has been made available for purchase online here. The effort is a final take on the group's early Ghostship demo release and has the following track listing:
01 - "Chapter 1: Introverting Dimensions" 02 - "Chapter 2: A Strange Conversation" 03 - "Chapter 3: Nostalgic Mannerisms" 04 - "Chapter 4: Enter the Black Demon" 05 - "Chapter 5: The Walls Bled Lust"
Children Of Bodom is preparing to release a wealth of vinyl editions of their back catalogue in North America on January 13. The following efforts will arrive in stores on vinyl:
Tokyo Warhearts Something Wild Hatebreeder Follow The Reaper Blooddrunk Are You Dead Yet?
Hurt completed work on their new studio effort, Goodbye To The Machine which is set to be released in February / March 2009. The yet to be determined first single will impact radio in January.
The Black Dahlia Murder parted ways with guitarist John Kempainen. Their official statement on the matter reads as follows: "On the eve of our December tour with friends Misery Index and Soilent Green, we in The Black Dahlia Murder are faced with a heartbreaking dilemma: John K. has abruptly left the fold and refuses to accompany us on the tour. We are left with no choice but to carry on with the dates as a four piece. The remaining members of the band apologize for these unprofessional circumstances, but we feel that it is best to go through with the tour and not disappoint the other bands as well as the fans who are looking forward to these shows. Please come out and show some Black Dahlia love in our hour of need."
Black Light Burns have found themselves unsigned as a result of their label I AM: Wolfpack folding. Here's a statement from Wes on the future plans of BLB:
"We are touring in January and February with Combichrist in the US and Canada. Two things are very different about this tour. 1) We are touring as an unsigned band. Our former label (bless their hearts) I AM: Wolfpack have thrown in the towel as a label altogether and we are actively seeking a new home for our next album which brings me to my second point: 2) on this tour we will be trying out a lot of new material. That's right. Although there will be songs played off of Cruel Melody and Cover Your Heart, this tour is going to be primarily used as a proving ground for the new shit. One of the new songs will be released at the beginning of next year during the tour on an upcoming soundtrack (More on that later) and we'll be playing that as well. It's been a long time and this band is far from over. We're all looking forward to hanging out and having a few laughs and drinks with some familiar faces as well! These shows are going to go off! See you there!"
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine recently checked in with a quite large update regarding the writing process for their upcoming album. Here's some of what Mustaine had to say:
"Of the four songs we have demo'd up (without lyrics) there are fast and slow elements in each song. I am ok with the way that the parts are shaping up, and since the finished project is always better than the drawing board, I am just going to relax and sit back and watch how things unfold themselves. It gets too overwhelming with all of the complaints on how to make the next record and what I am doing wrong, and how we are too this or too that to matter to metal fans, and I just shake my head and laugh."
This part made me laugh a little:
"But this is just as preposterous as the several dozen sites on Facebook and elsewhere with impostors acting like they are me. I don't know what I find more ignorant, the impostor or the people who carry on these relationships with these impostors. I was talking to justis and his guitarist yesterday, and telling them how terrible people will be, how they will love you, and turn on you, and how to keep from letting it break you down. People just love to hurt other people; especially anonymously over the net."
December 1 Black Stone Cherry "Please Come In" Guns N' Roses "Better" Shiny Toy Guns "Ghost Town"
December 8 3 Doors Down "Citizen Soldier" Beck "Youthless" Dead Confederate "The Rat" Ryan Adams and the Cardinals "Magick" Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "You Better Pray" Theory of a Deadman "Hate My Life"
December 15 Nickelback "Something In Your Mouth"
Warning: Touring Updates May Lead To Spontaneous Moshing
Dir En Grey was added as direct support to Mindless Self Indulgence on the previously announced "Kerrang! Magazine's 2009 Relentless Energy Drink Tour", which will take place in the UK in January. Also onboard for the trek are Bring Me The Horizon, Black Tide and In Case Of Fire.
Dates for Nickelback's 2009 tour alongside Seether and Saving Abel have been confirmed. The tour will kick off on February 25th in Nashville, TN and hits the following cities:
February 25th in Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center February 27th in Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena February 28th in Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena March 2nd in Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre March 3rd in Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum March 5th in Worcester, MA @ DCU Center March 6th in East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center March 8th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena March 9th in Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center March 11th in Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena March 12th in Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena March 14th in Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center March 15th in Moline, IL @ i Wireless Center March 17th in Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center March 18th in Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena April 1st in Edmonton, AL @ Rexall Centre April 2nd in Calgary, AL @ Pengrowth Saddledome April 4th in Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre April 5th in Winnipeg, MT @ MTS Centre April 7th in Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center April 8th in Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center April 10th in Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center April 13th in Bossier City, LA @ CenturyTel Center April 14th in San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center April 16th in Houston, TX @ Toyota Center April 17th in New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena April 19th in Little Rock, AR @ Alltel Arena April 22nd in Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena April 23rd in Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
More dates have been revealed for the upcoming "Defenders Of The Faith II Tour" which features Lamb Of God, Dimmu Borgir, Unearth and Five Finger Death Punch. The latest to be announced are as follows:
February 17th Oxford, UK - Oxford Academy 2 February 18th Amsterdam, NET - Melkweg February 19th Koln, GER - Underground February 20th Berlin, GER - Magnet February 22nd Copenhagen, DEN - Vega February 23rd Gothenburg, SWE - Bewhouse February 24th Stockholm, SWE - Klubben February 26th Helsinki, FIN - Nostri February 28th Hamburg, GER - Logo March 01st Weisbaden, GER - Schlacthof March 02nd Munich, GER - 59:1 March 03rd Zurich, SWI – Rohstoffloger
Gojira have officially unveiled their full French headlining tour which is set for January/February 2009:
January 30th Reims, FRA - La Cartonnerie January 31st Strasbourg, FRA - La Laiterie February 01st Lyon, FRA - Le Transbordeur February 03rd Annecy, FRA - Le Brise Glace February 04th Monaco - Salle Du Canton February 05th Marseille, FRA - Espace Julien February 06th Montpellier, FRA - Le Rockstore February 07th Toulouse, FRA - Le Bikini February 09th Bordeaux, FRA - Le Barbey February 11th Nantes, FRA - L'olympic February 12th Rennes, FRA - L'antipode February 13th Caen, FRA - Le Big Band Cafe February 14th Tourcoing, FRA - Le Grand Mix February 15th Paris, FRA - L'elysee Montmartre February 17th Poitiers, FRA - Le Confort Moderne February 18th Grenoble, FRA - Le Summum February 19th Limoges, FRA - John Lenon February 20th Biarritz, FRA - L'atabal February 21st Biarritz, FRA - L'atabal
Rev Theory will support Theory of a Deadman on the following Canadian tour dates:
January 12th in Barrie, ON @ Georgian College January 14th in Quebec City, QC @ TBD January 15th in Montreal, QC @ Le Nationale January 16th in Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus January 17th in Sarnia, ON @ Industry Theatre January 20th in Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre January 22nd in Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre January 23rd in Calgary, AB @ Flames Central January 24th in Edmonton, AB @ Event Centre January 26th in Vancouver, BC @ Centre for the Performing Arts
Primer55 will enter a Des Moines, IA area studio on January 01st to begin recording their new album. In the meantime, the band rolled out the following shows to close out the year with:
December 04th Waco, TX - Whisky River December 05th Harker Heights, TX - The Vault December 08th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit December 09th Baton Rouge, LA - Northgate Tavern December 10th Gainesville, FL - Backstage Lounge December 11th St. Petersburg, FL - State Theater December 13th Jacksonville, FL - The Pit December 15th Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend December 16th Fayetteville, NC - The Rock Shop December 17th Murfreesboro, NC - Zakk's December 18th Lexington, KY - Main Street Live December 19th Milwaukee, WI - The Rave December 20th Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room December 21st Neenah, WI - Revolutions Ballroom December 22nd Geneva, WI - Foley's Lake January 09th Sandusky, OH - The Underground January 10th Detroit, MI - I Rock Nightclub January 16th LaSalle, IL - 9th Street Pub January 17th Des Moines, IA - Hull Avenue Tavern January 18th Salina, KS - The Blue Goat
Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, Carnifex, Neuraxis and The Plasmarifle will be hitting the road together early next year:
January 29th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder January 30th Mt. Clemens, MI - Hayloft Liquor Stand January 31st Dekalb, IL - House Cafe February 03rd Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre February 05th Seattle, WA - Studio Seven February 06th Portland, OR - Satyricon February 07th Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Vets Hall February 08th Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction February 09th Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go February 10th Tucson, AZ - The Rock February 11th Albuquerque, NM - The Compound February 13th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit February 14th Houston, TX - Java Jazz February 15th Plano, TX - Plano Center February 17th Tampa, FL - The Orpheum February 18th Jacksonville, FL Club Fuel February 19th Augusta, GA - Club Hollywood February 21st Raleigh, NC - The Brewery February 22nd Fredericksburg, VA - KC's Music Alley February 24th Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church February 25th New York, NY - Blender Theatre at Gramercy February 26th Worcester, MA - The Palladium February 27th Buffalo, NY - Xtreme Wheelz
More dates are currently in the works. In addition, a few Canadian stops are also being planned and will see Neuraxis and The Plasmarifle replaced by Blind Witness and The Last Felony. Dates for that leg are as follows:
February 28th Toronto, ON - The Reverb March 01st Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Soulfly have announced further dates for their upcoming UK/European run with Incite which is slated for early next year:
January 28th Stuttgart, GER - LKA January 29th Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall January 30th Eindhoven, NET - Effena January 31st Lille, FRA - Splendid February 01st Portsmouth, UK - Pyramid Centre February 02nd Oxford, UK - Zodiac @ Academy February 03rd Bristol, UK - Academy February 04th Dublin, IRE - Academy February 05th Belfast, IRE - Spring & Airbrake February 06th Glasgow, UK - ABC February 07th Manchester, UK - Academy 2 February 08th Leeds, UK - Cockpit February 09th Nottingham, UK - Rock City February 10th Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall February 11th London, UK - Electric Ballroom February 12th Paris, FRA - Bataclan February 13th Clermont Ferrand, FRA - Cooperative de Mai February 14th Bilbao, SPA - Kafe Antzoki February 15th Madrid, SPA - Sala Heineke February 16th Lisbon, POR - Coliseum February 17th Barcelona, SPA - Sala Apolo February 18th Toulouse, FRA - Bikini February 19th Fribourg, SWI - Fri-Son February 20th Zurich, SWI - Xtra February 21st Milan, ITA - Rolling Stone February 22nd Rome, ITA - Alpheus February 23rd Treviso, ITA - New Age February 24th Graz, AUT - Orpheum February 26th Salzburg, AUT - Rockhouse February 27th Linz, AUT - Posthof February 28th Worgl, AUT - Komma March 01st Vienna, AUT - Gasometer March 02nd Wiesbaden, GER - Schlachthof March 03rd Wuerzburg, GER - Soundpark Ost. March 04th Berlin, GER - Huxleys March 05th Chemnitz, GER - Sudbahnhof March 06th N/A - CZE - Metalmania Festival March 07th Katowice, POL - Metalmania Festival
Austrian Death Machine booked the following live shows:
December 27th Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction December 28th Victorville, CA - Karma December 29th Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse December 30th San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle
As I Lay Dying, Protest The Hero, The Human Abstract and Mychildren Mybride will hit the road together in January for the following run of shows:
January 17th Chico, CA - Senator Theater January 18th Eugene, OR - WOW Hall January 19th Boise, ID - The Venue January 20th Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater January 21st Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium Dungeon January 22nd Pocatello, ID - Icon January 23rd Casper, WY - Casper Event Center Ballroom January 24th Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theatre And Club January 26th Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall January 27th Poplar Grove, IL - Chubby Rain January 28th Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's January 29th Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom January 30th Harrisonburg, VA - Rockingham County Fair February 02nd Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel February 04th Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live February 06th Jackson, MS - Club Fire February 07th Little Rock, AR - The Village February 08th Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom February 09th Amarillo, TX - Midnight Rodeo
Black Light Burns revealed upcoming tour dates with Combichrist:
January 14th Ft Lauderdale, FL - Club Premier January 15th St. Petersburg, FL - State Theater January 16th Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits January 20th Austin, TX - Elysium January 22nd Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre January 24th Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon January 25th San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge January 26th Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk January 27th Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater January 28th Seattle, WA - El Corazon January 30th Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theater January 31st Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre February 02nd Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar February 03rd St. Paul, MN - Station 4 February 04th Chicago, IL - House of Blues February 05th Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre February 06th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under February 07th Toronto, ON - Opera House February 08th Montreal, QC - Foufoune Electriques February 10th Philadelphia, PA - Polaris February 11th New York, NY - The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza February 12th Towson, MD - Recher Theatre February 13th Norfolk, VA - The Norva February 14th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Bleeding Through have announced the bulk of dates for their upcoming headlining run with The Acacia Strain, As Blood Runs Black and Impending Doom rounding out the bill. The schedule shapes up as follows:
February 14th Pomona, CA - Glasshouse February 15th Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre February 16th Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad February 17th Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos February 18th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit February 19th Houston, TX - Java Jazz February 20th Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre February 21st Tulsa, OK - The Marquee February 22nd Sauget, IL - Pop's February 24th Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall February 25th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade February 27th Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room February 28th Jacksonville, FL - Fuel March 02nd Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel March 03rd Wilmington, NC - Soapbox Laundro-Lounge March 04th Richmond, VA - Canal Club March 05th Baltimore, MD - Ottobar March 06th Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero March 07th New York, NY - Blender Theatre at Gramercy March 08th Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights March 09th Portland, ME - The Station March 11th Montreal, QC - Le National March 12th Toronto, ON - Reverb March 13th Buffalo, NY - Xtreme Wheelz March 17th Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre March 18th Chicago, IL - House Of Blues March 19th St. Paul, MN - Station 4 March 21st Iowa City, IA - The Picador March 22nd Denver, CO - Cervantes
Dope and Straight Line Stitch have booked the following Midwest shows together:
December 10th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's December 12th Flint, MI - The Machine Shop December 13th Detroit, MI - Harpo's December 14th Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
Killwhitneydead. will take to the road with Salt The Wound and The Demonstration next month for the "December To Remember: The Sequel Tour":
December 01st Wilmington, NC - Lucky's Pub December 02nd Richmond, VA - The Canal Club (Downstairs Lounge) December 03rd TBA, PA - TBA December 04th Pittsburgh, PA - Giorgios Banquet Hall December 05th Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasant's December 06th St. Louis, MO - Fubar December 07th Murphysboro, IL - The American Legion Hall December 08th Nashville, TN - The Muse December 09th Johnson City, TN - The Hideaway December 10th Alabaster, AL - Shenaniganz December 11th Pensacola, FL - The Red Door December 12th Panama City, FL - Beamers December 13th Marietta, GA - Swayze's December 14th West Columbia, SC - The New Brookland Tavern December 15th Chattanooga, TN - Club Fathom December 16th Evansville, IN - Boney Junes
Following that, Killwhitneydead. will team up with The Demonstration and Wretched for the following run:
December 27th Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall December 28th Greensboro, NC - Somewhere Else Tavern December 29th Danville, VA - Plan B December 30th Burlington, NC - The Raven December 31st Raleigh, NC - The Brewery
Slipknot will embark on a North American tour in January with Coheed And Cambria and Trivium serving as support:
January 23rd St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center January 24th Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center January 25th Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center January 27th Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum January 28th Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena January 30th Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena January 31st Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills February 02nd Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center February 03rd Indianapolis, IN - Pepsi Coliseum February 05th New York, NY - Madison Square Garden February 06th Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena February 07th Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center February 09th Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex February 10th Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena February 11th Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center February 13th Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena February 14th Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena February 15th Nashville, TN - Sommet Center February 17th Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center February 18th Orlando, FL - UCF Arena February 19th Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center February 21st Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater February 22nd Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre February 23rd Tulsa, OK - BOK Center February 26th Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater February 28th El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum March 01st San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum March 03rd Denver, CO - Denver Coliseum March 04th Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum March 05th Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena March 07th Inglewood, CA - The Forum March 08th San Diego, CA - Cox Arena March 10th Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena March 11th Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
Two further benefit shows have been rolled out for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng who is said to still be in a coma following a car accident earlier this month. Members of Death Angel, Will Haven (with a special appearance from Grady Avenell), members of Phallucy, Death Valley High, Eightfourseven, members of Tinfed and Team Sleep and more are expected to appear. Dates for the shows are as follows:
December 09th Sacramento, CA - Harlow's December 21st Los Angeles, CA - The Viper Room
All proceeds from the shows will go towards Cheng's family and his medical costs.
Great article like usual, but a pretty slow news week. Only thing I'm wondering is.. how the hell Love Hurts by Incubus is still on some form of Top 10? It's been *over* two years since Light Grenades came out. Very unusual...
Posted By: James (Registered) (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 01:48 AM
lol @ the Lostprophets letter.
and how is that WTF news?
Posted By: sa+an (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 05:39 AM
James, here's an article on how "Love Hurts" managed to show up on the charts 2 years after the album's release.
Posted By: Adam (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 07:23 AM
Hey, Ben, let's go see Black Light Burns.
I'm serious.
Posted By: Marshall (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 09:34 AM
nothing makes you realise just how HUGE pussies musicians are like when you read letters after a band member leaves.
god, what a bunch of self important bullshit.
Great news about Zombie's new album...i can't wait for it.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Registered) on December 01, 2008 at 12:04 PM
@Marshall: Okay. let me know when and where.
@ Sa+an: There was more to it, but word ate what I wrote, so I said fuck it. Being sick and aggravated, I didn't feel like redoing it.
@Adam: Fuck yeah, thanks for the article link. That explains A LOT.
Posted By: Ben Czajkowski (Registered) on December 01, 2008 at 12:35 PM
cant wait to hear some new HURT
Posted By: Jcon (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 03:18 PM
@ Darth
not a NIN fan I take it?
Posted By: Hooknose (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 07:09 PM
Good column...I may not agree with everything. I try to read it every week to see if anything is coming out or who is touring. The NIN news suprises me....is Finck still involved with them or has he quit ?
Another good thing is you at least let people who have different opinions post on here. Not like one guy on 411mania. (I won't mention names...but thats the 3rd time I tried posting on something with really no offensive words ect ect)
But good column as usual.
Posted By: The Dude (Guest) on December 01, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Thanks Adam! How incredibly informative :-P
Posted By: James (Registered) (Guest) on December 04, 2008 at 05:04 AM
