We consider ourselves pot connoisseurs. Which is why it bums us out to no end that we can't attend this year's Cypress Hill Smoke Out, featuring performances by SLIPKNOT, DEFTONES, CYPRESS HILL, BAD BRAINS and more. Plus, what seems like and endless amount of weed. But our loss is your gain because we are giving away a pair of tickets to the show to one lucky Metal Injection junkie! How do you enter? Just leave a comment on this post stating your favorite strain of weed. We will randomly pick one winner and mail you the pair of tickets. Sorry international junkies, this one is for US visitors only. Enjoy and stop bogarting the j!

We here at Metal Injection know times are tough. But we also know that you absolutely NEED to see Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, The Black Dahlia Murder, Killswitch Engage and all the other awesome bands who are playing this summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. That's why, in these troubled economic times, Metal Injection is hooking up one lucky winner for EACH tour date with a pair of tickets to see the biggest tour of the summer! Are you stoked? We are stoked!

How do you enter? All you have to do is leave a comment copying and pasting the exact tour date you want to go to from the itinerary below (after the jump) and include one sentence with something silly on why you should win. We don't want a life story here, just one sentence, and we know you're broke, so come up with something better! Who is your hook up? Metal Fucking Injection! Tour dates after the jump… (more…)

It's that time again. You know the deal. Metal Injection sponsors an awesome tour, we get tickets to each stop of the tour, we pass those tickets along to our loyal junkies. This is your chance people! We are giving away a pair of tickets to each stop of the "most extreme tour of the Summer." And, look at those logos! Those are some extreme bands. How do you enter to win? It's simple. Look at the tour dates (after the jump) copy and paste the line with the date and location of the show you want to go to and then include one sentence on why you should win. The funniest responses will win! Anybody can enter. So hurry up! Contest ends before the first stop of the tour. Here are the dates: (more…)

You know that when Metal Injection sponsors a tour, we hook up our junkies, and Blackendfest is no different. The trek, which features the inventors of grim, MAYHEM along with MARDUK, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION and WITHERED will make its way across the country (and into Canada) and we're giving away a pair of tickets to each stop. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post, copying and pasting the date and location for the show you'd like to attend, and feel free to include a sentence with a goofy reason for why should win. But hurry up, this contest only lasts one week. We will be picking winners next weekend…

May 21 – The Fillmore at Irving Plaza – New York, NY
May 23 – Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
May 24 – Club Firestone – Orlando, FL
May 26 – Numbers – Houston, TX
May 27 – The White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
May 28 – Chic’s – El Paso, TX
May 29 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
May 30 – Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
May 31 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
June 2 – House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
June 3 – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
June 4 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
June 5 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
June 6 – Knitting Factory Concert House – Boise, ID
June 7 – Cervantes Masterpiece – Denver, CO
June 9 – Station 4 – St Paul, MN
June 11 – House Of Blues – Chicago, IL
June 12 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
June 13 – The Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI
June 14 – The Opera House – Toronto, ONT
June 15 – Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC

Yes, it's that time again. Time for Metal Injection to once again hook you up. As we previously announced, we are one of the proud sponsors of this year's RELAPSE CONTAMINATION FEST which will feature the mighty OBSCURA, GRAVES OF VALOR and ABYSMAL DAWN. To celebrate, we are giving away a pair of tickets to each stop of the tour. Additionally, one grand prize winner will receive he latest CD from each band: GRAVES OF VALOR: Salarian Gate, OBSCURA – Cosmogenesis, and ABYSMAL DAWN – Programmed to Consume and an official Relapse Records Patch, Button Set, and Relapse Cult T-Shirt.

How do you enter? All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, copy and paste the date/location you want to attend and then write one sentence explaining why you should win. Note that humor wins over begging every time! So what are you waiting for? Here are the dates, comment away:

Apr. 28 – Birmingham, AL – The Nick
Apr. 29 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr. 30 – Nashville, TN – The Muse
May 01 – Owensboro, KY – The Brothers
May 02 – Indianapolis, IN – Zanies Too
May 03 – Neenaw, WI – Revolutions (GRAVES OF VALOR, ABYSMAL DAWN, special guest)
May 04 – Chicago, IL – Reggie's Rock Club
May 05 – Southgate, MI – Modern Exchange
May 06 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody's Pirate's Cove (free show)
May 07 – Syracuse, NY – The Lost Horizon (w/ special guest)
May 08 – Pittsburgh, PA – 31st St Pub (with HERO DESTROYED)
May 09 – Allentown, PA – The Sterling Hotel (w/ special guest)
May 10 – Boston, MA – The Church of Boston
May 11 – Danbury, CT – Bill Baloney's (GRAVES OF VALOR, ABYSMAL DAWN, special guest)
May 12 – New York, NY – Fontana's
May 13 – Baltimore, MD – Talking Head
May 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Broad Street Ministry