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More than a few metalheads were bummed when Pestilence couldn't make it to the Maryland Deathfest last year. Looks like the band is planning to make that up that date this year, and even head out on a full U.S. run, their first in 16 years. It all starts at this year's MDF on May 30th after which the band will be joined by Warbringer, Vital Remains, Enfold Darkness and . Here are the announced dates: (more…)

Holy crap! I just realized that South By Southwest is just over two weeks away. Frank and I will be heading down there for the first time this year and we are already a bit overwhelmed with the amount of shows happening. And they keep piling on. Two bands we certainly support, HULL and SNAKE SUSTAINE have just been announced for the "ChronicYouth.com Freak Pit Day Party" also featuring YaHoWah13, Entrance Band, Joan Of Arc, Barn Burner, Serena Maneesh, Zoroaster, Atlas Moth, Dark Castle, Lullabye Arkestra, Death Beofre Dishonor, Alpha & Omega, Bitter End, Goes Cube, Hopewell and Kreisor. We will definitely be popping in to check our bros out!

There is a thread started in our forum where we (and others) will be constantly posting updates on showcases being announced, so if you want to keep up to date with it, just follow the thread. Of course if you'll be in Austin for this, you will not want to miss the Metal Injection sponsored FULL METAL TEXAS event.

Both bands have also announced shows that they will be playing on the road down to SXSW. Here is each band's itinerary: (more…)

JOB FOR A COWBOY have just announced they are heading back on the road for five weeks starting on April 21st. They have amassed a stellar crew of opening bands sure to get JFAC fans excited. Confirmed for the whole tour are label mates CATTLE DECAPITATION and WHITECHAPEL. Depending on your market, you will get a killer opener as well: GAZA from April 21 – May 5 and MI favorites REVOCATION between May 15 – 27. Here is the full itinerary for the tour:

April 21 Newport, KY The Historic Southgate House
April 23 Hackensack, NJ The School of Rock
April 24 Worcester, PA Palladium (*As part of the 2010 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
April 25 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
April 26 Columbus, OH Skully’s
April 27 Baltimore, MD Otto Bar
April 28 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
April 29 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
April 30 Montreal, QB La Tulipe
May 1 Toronto, ON Opera House
May 2 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
May 3 Madison, WI Orpheum Stage Door
May 4 Elgin, IL Mad Maggie’s
May 5 Sauget, IL Pop’s
May 15 Pomona, CA * As part of the California Metal Festival
May 16 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
May 17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
May 18 Seattle, WA El Corazon
May 19 Pocatello, ID Icon
May 20 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
May 21 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
May 22 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
May 23 Wichita Falls, TX The Hanger
May 24 Austin, TX Emo’s Inside
May 25 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos
May 26 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
May 27 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse

We are incredibly honored to be sponsoring (along with our hebros at MetalSucks) HYPOCRISY's long awaited return to the United States. The visas have been cleared and they are heading out with a killer lineup of support acts, SCAR SYMMETRY, HATE, BLACKGUARD & SWASHBUKCLE.

That should be interesting! Based on his recent Facts of Touring blog entries, BLACKGUARD vocalist Paul Ablaze and SWASHBUCKLEfrontman Admiral No Beard should have a lot of fun at each other's expense.

You are surely to have fun as well! Here is the entire lineup:

May 11 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
May 12 – Mesa, AZ @ UB’s
May 13 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
May 14 – Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
May 15 – Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage
May 16 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
May 17 – Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room
May 18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
May 19 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 22 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
May 23 – St Paul, MN @ Station 4
May 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
May 25 – Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants
May 26 – Detroit, MI @ Blondie’s
May 27 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
May 28 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
May 29 – Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room
May 30 – Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques
May 31 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
June 1 – Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey

The first set of dates for FEAR FACTORY's first U.S. tour since reforming have been announced. As previously reported, the band will be heading out with WINDS OF PLAGUE, DIRGE WITHIN, PERIPHERY and, on select shows, Dino's other band, DIVINE HERESY. Here is the first string of dates… (more…)

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD are heading back on the road! And, they're bringing along some really loud bands with them. Just announced is the Road to Metalfest tour, featuring the afformentioned TTEOD, IMPENDING DOOM, ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA and Livecast favorites CHELSEA GRIN. The tour begins in Colorodo on April 9th and wraps up in Memphis on May 8th. Here is the entire itinerary: (more…)

Now this is a tour that makes sense. ROB ZOMBIE and ALICE COOPER have announced they are heading on the road together. It's a match made in heaven hell! That's the good news. The bad news is due to Zombie's commitments to Mayhem Fest (and the fact that they have rules preventing you from hitting the markets where the fest will be for a certain amout of time before and after the tour) this tour only lasts seven days (and is mostly in Canada). Oh well. Maybe if it's really successful, they will book a full fledged tour in the Fall. Either way, here are the dates: (more…)

AMON AMARTH are coming back to the states! Besides playing the Metal Injection sponsored New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in April, they have announced an entire U.S. run, bringing out ELUVEITIE & HOLY GRAIL. Here are the dates: (more…)

By: Navjot Kaur

Just as it seemed that the East Coast was getting all the epic metalfests, California has stepped it up with a festival of their own. To those of you who hail from Southern California (or, are down for a little, pre-summer roadtrip), the fourth installment of the CALIFORNIA METALFEST will be coming your way this May: bringing you the best in modern death metal, grindcore, and more. (more…)

CANNIBAL CORPSE have announced their first US tour since appearing on Mayhem Fest last Summer. The band will be taking out 1349, SKELETONWITCH and LECHEROUS NOCTURNE. Looks like a pretty serious bill. "The Evisceration Plague Tour" kicks off on Tuesday, April 20 in Orlando, Florida and finishes up in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, May 15. Here are all the dates: (more…)

by: Navjot Kaur

Dig on death metal? Got the cash to reach Illinois? If affirmative, here’s your friendly metalfest fyi: The Central Illinois Metalfest will be taking place on July 23rd and 24th: saturating downtown Illinois with two days of non-stop death metal, grindcore, and technical goodness (laced with some thrash, courtesy of Deceased). (more…)

We have the exclusive first look at the complete lineup for this year's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. The show happens April 23rd and 24th at the Palladium in Worcester, MA. The Friday portion of the weekend will be headlined by Mastodon, Between The Buried And Me, Baroness and Cro Mags with a ton of other hardcore bands. Saturday is the more metal of the two nights with Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth and Job For A Cowboy headlining and a ton of other metal and deathcore bands on the bill. Every year, the festival is an unification of all the major Spring tours into one giant weekend and this year's lineup looks really strong. We will certainly be there covering the event, as we always do. Here is the full press release… (more…)

Two big pieces of HIGH ON FIRE news to report on. First off, the title track off their upcoming CD, Snakes for the Divine, can be streamed over at SPIN.com. The track is killer. You can't resist headbanging. Speaking of which, you will get the chance to do so in person as the band has announced a full U.S. headlining tour. They will be bringing out PRIESTESS, BLACK COBRA and BISON BC, all very suitable openers. Want a prediction about this tour? Frontman Matt Pike will not be wearing a shirt. Also, they will rip live. Here are the announced dates… (more…)

Today seems to be a day for tour announcements. The Spring Breakdown tour was announced today. BLEEDING THROUGH, BORN OF OSIRIS, SLEEPING GIANT, OCEANO and LEGEND will be on all dates. There will be special appearances on the shows from the likes of STRAY FROM THE PATH, UPON A BURNING BODY, ADVENT and LIONHEART. [Side note: There is a band named after one of JCVD's cheesiest movies ever?!]. The special appearance dates have yet to be locked down but the routing is complete. Here is the itinerary: (more…)

Speaking of knowing how to book a tour, CONVERGE announced they are heading out on a full US run and are bringing various friends to different stops along the way. I guess the band doesn't want to get bored with their company. Either way, after making my favorite album of 2009, this is a must-see show for me. Complete lineup and openers below… (more…)