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Known by many for his contribution to the music scene for creating amazing works of art for album packaging, fine artist, Paul Romano is now releasing a number of originals for sale to the public for the first time ever on eBay. Within this first offering of originals, you will find original works of art pertaining to the following bands and their albums: Chiodos, Trivium, Mastodon, At All Cost, The Red Chord, High On Fire, Slayer and This Mourning After.

As the studio overflows with original work, Paul has made the choice to share his work with the public. Over the years many fans of Paul's work have asked for the opportunity to purchase original works and now that request is granted. Never before seen sketches and original works are now available for bidding!

Stay tuned in the coming months, as this will be an ongoing project offering various originals on eBay.

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View the artwork of Paul Romano at:
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SPECIAL LIMITED VIP PACKAGES FOR ALL FOUR NIGHTS GO ON SALE TOMORROW AT 10AM PST/EST

VIP PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Special VIP laminate
Early entry to all 4 nights
Special Acoustic performance by Coheed on Saturday night before doors.
Exclusive poster to be signed by band
Meet Coheed and Cambria.
$120 in NYC + $10 service charges (pays for laminates and posters)
$100 in LA + $9 Service charges

THIS SALE IS WHILE LIMITED TICKETS LAST OR THURSDAY AT 6PM. WHICHEVER IS FIRST.

General ticket on-sale will be Friday, July 18 at 10amPST/1pmEST

NEVERENDER DATES

New York - Terminal 5
Oct 22
The Second Stage Turbine Blade
Oct 23
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Oct 24
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol 1. From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness
Oct 25
GAIBSIVVII: No World For Tomorrow

Los Angeles - The Avalon
Nov 05
The Second Stage Turbine Blade
Nov 06
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Nov 07
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol 1. From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness
Nov 08
GAIBSIVVII: No World For Tomorrow

http://www.coheedandcambria.com/

A medley of five new songs from Swedish metallers FALCONER, taken from the group's forthcoming album, entitled ‘Among Beggars And Thieves’, is available for download as an MP3 audio file HERE.

’Among Beggars And Thieves’ was recorded at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studio in Varberg, Sweden.

’Among Beggars And Thieves’ will be available everywhere September 2nd!

http://www.falconermusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/falconermusic

Tampa, FL’s THE ABSENCE will be hitting the road in support of their latest Metal Blade release Riders of the Plague this fall on the Twilight of the Thunder God North American tour. The Absence will be joining label mates Amon Amarth as well as Helsinki folk-metal act Ensiferum, and Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor.

Here’s what the band has to say:
“This tour has such a diverse line up for metal. The Absence offers metal done melodically with a twist of thrash, Belphegor is one of those black metal bands that are very much underrated, Ensiferum has that epic sound that’s hard to deny, and Amon Amarth has been writing classic albums for years now. I speak for The Absence when I say that we have been waiting to tour with Amon Amarth since we signed with Metal Blade Records. We can’t wait to hit the road this fall with this amazing lineup and show the metal community what The Absence has to offer.”

North American Twilight of the Thunder God featuring AMON AMARTH, Ensiferum, Belphegor, and THE ABSENCE
10/02 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
10/03 San Francisco, CA Slim's
10/04 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
10/05 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/06 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Centre
10/08 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
10/09 Calgary, AB The Warehouse
10/10 Regina, SK Riddell Centre
10/11 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre
10/12 St. Paul, MN Station 4
10/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/16 Montreal, QC Le Medley
10/17 Quebec City, QC Theatre Imperial
10/18 Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/19 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
10/20 New York, NY The Fillmore
10/21 West Springfield, VA Jaxx

http://www.myspace.com/theabsence

New French metal sensation, ONE-WAY MIRROR, have finished shooting their first video for their self-titled debut. The band picked ‘Destination Device’ as the song for the video and you can check it out by clicking HERE!

Comments guitar player David Potvin: “’Destination Device’ is probably the most crushing way to introduce One-Way Mirror sound. This song embodies perfectly our music direction, and that’s why we choose it as the opening song. The Decaillon brothers, who directed the video, found the absolute way to illustrate the energy of this track.”

The bands self-titled debut will be available everywhere July 22nd!

http://www.one-waymirror.com
http://www.myspace.com/onewaymirrorband

All 2 members and 843 lbs of Austrian Death Machine have made a new track and skit from their Metal Blade Records debut album, Total Brutal, available now! Go HERE to check out the new tracks. Featured on the myspace are “Come With Me If You Want to Live” as well as the track that shows just how frustrating it is to be the singer at band practice… “What It’s Like to be a Singer at Band Practice”.

Total Brutal will be available everywhere July 22nd and can be pre-ordered on metalbladestore.com HERE.

Total Brutal tracklisting:
1. Hello California
2. Get To The Choppa
3. Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers
4. All Of The Songs Sound The Same
5. I Am A Cybernetic Organism, Living Tissue Over (Metal) Endoskeleton
6. Come With Me If You Want To Live
7. What It's Like To Be A Singer At Band Practice
8. Who Is Your Daddy And What Does He Do?
9. You Have Just Been Erased
10. Broo-Tall Song Idea
11. Here Is Subzero, Now Plain Zero
12. So Far, So Good, So Let's Talk About It
13. Screw You (Benny)
14. Why?
15. If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It
16. It's Not A Tumor
17. Not So Hidden Track

http://www.myspace.com/austriandeathmachine

Swedish metal powerhouse AMON AMARTH has completed work on its long-awaited new studio album. The full-length release, titled Twilight of the Thunder God, will see a September 30 North American release date via Metal Blade Records.

Twilight of the Thunder God was recorded at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden. The album will feature 10 ravaging tracks of AMON AMARTH’s menacing battle metal replete with swarming riffs and searing percussion that provides a monolithic backdrop for vocalist Johan Hegg's wracked howls and lyrics rife with Nordic mythology. Known for seamlessly combining the key attributes of death, black and power metal to create “fantasy-fueled sonic mayhem”, AMON AMARTH (Elven-speak for “mountain of doom” in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings) has eclipsed its previous efforts with Twilight of the Thunder God, creating an album that places the band amongst metal’s elite.

Twilight of the Thunder God also features several high-profile guest appearances including Entombed singer L.G. Petrov (on ‘Guardians of Asgaard’), Children of Bodom guitarist Roope Latvala (who shreds a fierce solo on the track 'Twilight of the Thunder God') and Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica (a guest appearance on ‘Live For The Kill’).

The final track listing for Twilight of the Thunder God is as follows:
1.) Twilight of the Thunder God
2.) Free Will Sacrifice
3.) Guardians of Asgaard
4.) Where is Your God?
5.) Varyags of Miklagaard
6.) Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags
7.) No Fear for the Setting Sun
8.) The Hero
9.) Live for the Kill
10.) Embrace of the Endless Ocean

In support of Twilight of the Thunder God, AMON AMARTH has announced a fall, 2008 North American headlining tour. The scheduled 3 week trek will kick off on October 1 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Support on the AMON AMARTH tour will be provided by Helsinki folk-metal act Ensiferum, Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor and Tampa, Florida melodic death metal troupe The Absence.

On the topic of the headlining tour, the band states, “It's time again for us Vikings to make our way across the Atlantic. It's now official; we will be heading over for a North American headlining tour in support of our new album, “Twilight of the Thunder God.” Joining our venture will be Ensiferum, Belphegor and The Absence, all solid and outstanding bands that we are honored to make part of our tour. We are excited to perform in front of our North American fans and cannot wait until then. Since “Twilight of the Thunder God” will be released on September 30th, look for new songs to be played! We're expecting a good proper horde, so hope to see as many of you out there as possible!"

Following the completion of the North American headlining tour, AMON AMARTH will embark on a month-long European tour as hand-picked support for thrash metal titans Slayer and the band’s “Unholy Alliance Chapter III” tour. Also appearing on the tour will be Mastodon and Trivium (an admat for the tour can be accessed at this location). AMON AMARTH will also play four shows at Zeche in Bochum, Germany in late December under the banner "Bloodshed Over Bochum". The band will play one of its first four albums in its entirety each night along with a "best-of" mix from "Fate of Norns" (2004), "With Oden On Our Side" (2006) and Twilight of the Thunder God. A full listing of upcoming AMON AMARTH tour dates follows this message.

Additionally, Metal Blade has launched a special multi-media website to advance Twilight of the Thunder God. The website features a video diary from the studio and regular installments of an AMON AMARTH “comic strip” featuring the band, which will later see print as one piece. The comic is being penned by well-known artist Lucio Parrillo (known for his cover art and character design for video games and role play games such as Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Magic, Hecatomb, etc.) and is based upon Twilight of the Thunder God and includes “everything a fine bloodshed is supposed to have.” Check out the site now at this location.

AMON AMARTH features Johan Hegg (vocals), Johan Söderberg (guitar), Olavi Mikkonen (guitar), Ted Lundström (bass) and Fredrik Andersson (drums).

“the Viking war metal of AMON AMARTH is limitless” – VILLAGE VOICE

“Vikings are totally metal, dude. Enslaved may have taken a classy approach to Nordic mythology, but nobody sings songs about life as a Viking with as much fervor as AMON AMARTH.” – DECIBEL

“ultra-fast picking of single string melody-riffs against matching power chords… pure sonic mayhem” – POPMATTERS

“AMON AMARTH continue to be champions of the worldwide death metal tournament.” – ALL MUSIC

“AMON AMARTH are Viking Metal's flag bearers. They lay on very thick mid-tempo grooves with some of the most memorable melody lines. Go forth and conquer..." – CRUSTCAKE

“Viking metal rules!” – CLEVELAND SCENE

AMON AMARTH tour dates:

North American Twilight of the Thunder God Tour
(w/ support from Ensiferum, Belphegor and The Absence)
October 1 Anaheim, CA House of Blues (w/ Ensiferum only)
October 2 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
October 3 San Francisco, CA Slim's
October 4 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
October 5 Seattle, WA El Corazon
October 6 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Centre
October 8 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
October 9 Calgary, AB The Warehouse
October 10 Regina, SK Riddell Centre
October 11 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre
October 12 St. Paul, MN Station 4
October 13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
October 15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 16 Montreal, QC Le Medley
October 17 Quebec City, QC Theatre Imperial
October 18 Worcester, MA The Palladium
October 19 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
October 20 New York, NY The Fillmore
October 21 West Springfield, VA Jaxx

'The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III' European Tour’ (w/ SLAYER, TRIVIUM, AMON
AMARTH, MASTODON)
October 27 Manchester, England Manchester Arena
October 28 Birmingham, England NEC
October 30 London, England Hammersmith Apollo
October 31 London, England Hammersmith Apollo
November 2 Cardiff, Wales CIA 7000
November 3 Glasgow, Scotland SECC Hall 3
November 5 Offenbach, Germany Stadthalle
November 6 Köln, Germany Palladium
November 7 Amsterdam, Holland Heineken Music Hall
November 9 Stuttgart, Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 10 Winterthur, Switzerland Eishalle Deutweg
November 11 Paris, France Le Zenith
November 12 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena
November 16 Wein, Austria Gasometer
November 18 München, Germany Zenith
November 19 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
November 22 Gothenburg, Sweden Lisebergshallen (AMON AMARTH as direct support to
Slayer, Mastodon opens)

AMON AMARTH’s "Bloodshed Over Bochum"
(* The band will play one of the first four albums in its entirety each night along with a "best-of" mix from "Fate of Norns" (2004), "With Oden On Our Side" (2006) and the upcoming album *)
December 28 "Once Sent From The Golden Hall" (1998) Bochum, Germany Zeche
December 29 "The Avenger" (1999) Bochum, Germany Zeche
December 30 "The Crusher" (2001) Bochum, Germany Zeche
December 31 "Versus The World" (2002) Bochum, Germany Zeche

http://www.amonamarth.com/
http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth

Florida’s kings of death metal CANNIBAL CORPSE have hit the Billboard Charts with the release of their first-ever career retrospective DVD, Centuries of Torment – The First 20 Years, released on July 8th 2008. Centuries of Torment – The First 20 Years landed at #8 on the Billboard Music Video Charts!

"We are very excited by the incredible response to our new DVD Centuries of Torment. The 1st week sales figures are far beyond what we expected, and we want to give massive thanks to our fans for making this possible. We also want to thank all of our fans and friends who submitted material and allowed themselves to be interviewed; your contributions are really what makes this DVD so special. And of course we need to say a huge thank you to Denise Korycki of Wild Wind Productions for doing such an incredible job directing, producing, and editing this DVD" comments Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse

CANNIBAL CORPSE’s latest release, CENTURIES OF TORMENT, has officially been certified GOLD in Canada!
The DVD charted #10 on the Canadian top selling Music DVD charts.

Alex Webster (bassist) had this to comment "We are very excited to hear the news that our new DVD "Centuries of Torment" has already been certified Gold in Canada. We have always received incredible support from our fans in Canada, but to have the DVD go Gold immediately upon its release is even more than we could have hoped for. We want to say a huge thank you to our Canadian fans for making this possible, you guys rule!"

Centuries of Torment – The First 20 Years features three discs and clocks in at over 7hours in length. The first disc is a three hour definitive History of Cannibal Corpse as told by the band, including past & present members, fans, friends, family and the people who were there along the way. Truly the most comprehensive look at the most influential Death Metal band in history. From the band’s staggeringly humble beginnings in Buffalo, NY to the biggest music festivals in the world, Cannibal Corpse’s ascension through constant controversy to become permanent icons in the history of Heavy Metal, and remain as relevant today as the band has ever been, is an amazing story that should intrigue all fans of Heavy Metal.

The second disc includes live performances at With Full Force 2007, Toronto 2006, Party San 2005, New York 2000, Jacksonville, FL 1996, Nashville, TN 1994, Buffalo, NY 1989, and music videos for Staring Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Devoured By Vermin, Sentenced To Burn, Decency Defied, Make Them Suffer, Death Walking Terror, and Stripped, Raped, And Strangled 2007 featuring Trevor Strnad from The Black Dahlia Murder.

Rounding out the DVD release is a bonus disc containing footage about the band’s artwork, merch, fan tattoos, and much more.

The band is currently at work on the follow up 2006’s KILL due out in 2009.

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/
http://www.myspace.com/cannibalcorpse

Influential metal quintet UNEARTH has begun work on its new album. The follow up to the band’s acclaimed 2006 release III: In the Eyes of Fire is scheduled to drop this October via Metal Blade Records.

UNEARTH is currently recording at MA’s System Recording Studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz. The album’s guitar tracks are nearing completion with vocals expected to be tracked in the coming days. The as-yet-untitled record is said to feature the band’s “most dynamic material to date,” combining strong tension and release, abundant guitar solos and a bulldozing power-groove.

In anticipation of the new UNEARTH album, Metal Blade Records has designed special PC and Mac “news widgets” that fans can download to their desktops and receive updated news, tour information and special behind-the-scenes studio reports in real time. The UNEARTH “news widgets” are available for Mac Dashboard (Mac only), Google Desktop and Yahoo Widgets (PC only) and can be downloaded now at this location.

Additionally, a second “teaser” look at UNEARTH working in the studio can be accessed via the band’s MySpace page at this location. Additional looks at the recording of the album, including fly-on-the-wall video footage, riffs and excerpts of new music will be made available as recording continues.

On the topic of the new album’s progress, UNEARTH guitarist Buz McGrath comments, “All I can say is WOW! We are finishing up guitars right now, and if there were such thing as a “shred meter”, these riffs would've dropped an anvil on it! Combine that with the lyrical lava “T-bone” Phipps is spitting on these tunes and you have the most epic Unearth record ever. I can’t remember the last time we were this excited about one of our records. A riff and a dream...get into it!”

UNEARTH formed in 1998 and in the decade since, has become one of the U.S.’ most proven metal bands, shifting over 400,000 units over the course of its career. The group’s tireless touring schedule has seen it perform alongside some of the genre’s most revered names (including tours with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne as part of Ozzfest [2004 and 2006] and a 2007 U.S. tour as hand-picked direct support for thrash titans Slayer), and also headline venues the world over, consistently helping give rise to some of extreme music’s fresh blood in the process. In 2007, UNEARTH contributed a song, titled "The Chosen", to the popular film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, appearing on the movie’s standout soundtrack amidst contributions from Andrew W.K., Mastodon, The Hold Steady and more.

On August 1, UNEARTH will make a special main stage appearance at the 2008 Wacken Open Air Festival. “Wacken” is the largest exclusively metal music festival in the world and will see UNEARTH share the stage with Iron Maiden, At the Gates, Carcass and more.

In addition to McGrath, UNEARTH features vocalist Trevor Phipps, guitarist Ken Susi, bassist John Maggard and drummer Derek Kerswill.

"The talent within the band is obvious...brutish melodies...guitar runs that are as creative as they are powerful...a major force" – BLENDER

“Thrash titans” – MTV NEWS

"big, chunky riffs, raspy throat-roar vocals, baterram drums...an innate sense for the theatrical...like better-produced 80s skateboard-thrash...pretty great" - VILLAGE VOICE

“challenging and non-repetitive without relinquishing one iota of aggro attitude” – GUITAR WORLD

"wildly thrashing and charismatic" - LA WEEKLY

“stunning" - REVOLVER

“Unearth are one of the very best at what they do...At The Gates and In Flames disciples will bask in the galloping rhythms and the dizzying depths of guitarists Ken Susi and Buz McGrath's ever-intertwined riffs and electrifying lead acrobatics...go metal-thrashing mad" - ALTERNATIVE PRESS

"dark, hard and heavy...a tight assembly of Maiden riffs, blast beats and rocky road breakdowns" – DECIBEL

“Boldly venomous” – METAL EDGE

http://www.unearth.tv
http://www.myspace.com/unearth

Tennessee death metalers WHITECHAPEL’s Metal Blade debut This is Exile hit stores everywhere on July 8th 2008 with an exceptional response from retail, fans, and critics alike. It seems that all of the band’s hard work has paid off as This is Exile debuted at #117 in the Billboard Top 200 Charts, #2 in the Billboard Heatseekers Chart (New Artist Chart), #13 Billboard Hard Music Chart, #14 Billboard Independent Albums Chart, #43 Billboard Rock Chart, and #51 Billboard Tastemakers Chart.

“We're very excited about the first week’s numbers and the success of This Is Exile. We're very grateful to have the best fans out there backing us and supporting us by buying the record. We couldn't have asked for a better team pushing us with the combination of the great people at Metal Blade Records, our manager Shawn at The Artery Foundation, our agent Matt Pike at The Kenmore Agency, and our producers for the album Jonny Fay and Zuess. Without those driving forces we would be nothing” comments Whitechapel.

Make sure to check out WHITECHAPEL live when they tear through your city on Summer Slaughter with label mates The Black Dahlia Murder.

WHITECHAPEL
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, and more!!!
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/16 Sparks, NV The New Oasis
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
SUMMER SLAUGHTER CANADA
Tour w/ Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and more!!!
08/14 Quebec City, QC Imperial Theater
08/15 Montreal, QC Club Soda
08/16 Toronto, ON The Opera House
08/18 Thunder Bay, ON Kilroy's
08/19 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre at Marlborough
08/20 Regina, SK Riddell Hall
08/21 Calgary, AB Warehouse
08/22 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
08/23 Prince George, BC Roll-A-Dome
08/25 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Check out the band’s video for the single and title track This is Exile HERE.

“A noted characteristic is Whitechapel’s three guitar assault; without a doubt an impressive apocalyptic sound. Propelled by the band’s DIY ethics, Whitechapel is a driving force that will continue to grow through hard work and determination.” Metal Maniacs

“Any metal head that has picked up on the torrent of hype flowing around this band will find Whitechapel at the helm of a toxic two ton oiler. When set onstage, these guys fail to flounder, matching a volatile presence to their grueling sound.” Metal Edge

“With 'This Is Exile', Whitechapel have managed to put together a truly crushing album that easily stands on it's own amongst extreme metal's best and blackest.” Loudside.com 9/11 Loudside Rating & 10/11 User Rating

“It looks like our friends at METAL BLADE records have done it again! Their recent acquisition, WHITECHAPEL, has just released a brutal new CD entitled This Is Exile. Combining the best elements of death metal, grind, and hardcore, this 6 piece from Tennessee (yeah, they have 3 guitarists!) writes some of the most neck-snapping songs that are guaranteed to give you whiplash.” Fangoria.com

“Whitechapel manage to incorporate a lot of different textures into their music, with a mix of melodic death metal, modern extreme thrash and grinding elements all being thrown into the mix. But while it may sound a little confused and forced sounding, Whitechapel manage to make it all sound natural and pretentious free, and not to mention brutal the whole time.” Blistering.com

“Every track on this album just seethes evil, as the metal is ratcheted up to crushing degrees, and the vocals explode through each song like a cluster bomb. There isn’t a weak track on here.” machinegunfunk.com

http://www.myspace.com/whitechapelmetal

WHITECHAPEL announces headlining tour in secondary markets!
Knoxville Tennessee death metalers WHITECHAPEL have just announced a headlining tour starting late August with support coming from Through the Eyes of the Dead, Impending Doom, and A Different Breed of Killer with Molotov Solution on select dates. The headlining run, which has been dubbed the “Bang Your Head ‘Til We Raise the Dead Tour” will kick off on August 28th in Seattle WA and finishes up on September 28th in Knoxville, TN.

“This is a very exciting time for us and our fans; we will be doing our first headlining tour featuring support from our friends in Through the Eyes of the Dead, Impending Doom, A Different Breed of Killer, and Molotov Solution on select West Coast dates. We will be playing tons of new tracks off our recently released album, This Is Exile, as well as the old favorites you know and love. Hope to see each and every one of you at the shows for fun times and a solid line up of bands!” comments guitarist Alex Wade of Whitechapel

Bang Your Head ‘Til We Raise the Dead Tour w/ WHITECHAPEL, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Impending Doom, and A Different Breed of Killer
08/28 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
08/30 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk w/ Molotov Solution
08/31 San Jose, CA MACLA w/ Molotov Solution
09/01 Fresno, CA The Exit w/ Molotov Solution
09/02 Bakersfield, CA Jerry’s Pizza w/ Molotov Solution
09/03 Palmdale, CA Palmdale Vets Hall w/ Molotov Solution
09/04 San Diego, CA Soma w/ Molotov Solution
09/05 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction w/ Molotov Solution
09/06 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction w/ Molotov Solution
09/07 Phoenix, AZ The Brickhouse Theatre w/ Molotov Solution
09/08 Las Vegas, NV Jillian’s
09/09 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
09/11 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom
09/19 Dayton, OH The Attic Club
09/20 Pittsburgh, PA Stratus Nite Club
09/21 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheelz
09/22 Manchester, NH Rockos
09/23 Worcester, MA The Palladium (Upstairs)
09/24 Lemoyne, PA Champion Ship
09/25 Fredericksburg, VA KC’s Music Alley
09/26 Wilmington, NC Lucky’s Pub
09/27 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero *No Impending Doom
09/28 Knoxville, TN Valarium *No Impending Doom
*more dates coming soon!

WHITECHAPEL’s Metal Blade debut, This is Exile, hit stores everywhere on July 8th 2008 and debuted at #117 in the Billboard Top 200 Charts, #2 in the Billboard Heatseekers Chart (New Artist Chart), #13 Billboard Hard Music Chart, #14 Billboard Independent Albums Chart, #43 Billboard Rock Chart, and #51 Billboard Tastemakers Chart. The band is currently on the road in the US as a part of the 2008 Summer Slaughter Tour playing alongside label mates The Black Dahlia Murder and will also take part in the Canadian Summer Slaughter dates.

WHITECHAPEL
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, and more!!!
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
SUMMER SLAUGHTER CANADA
Tour w/ Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and more!!!
08/14 Quebec City, QC Imperial Theater
08/15 Montreal, QC Club Soda
08/16 Toronto, ON The Opera House
08/18 Thunder Bay, ON Kilroy's
08/19 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre at Marlborough
08/20 Regina, SK Riddell Hall
08/21 Calgary, AB Warehouse
08/22 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
08/23 Prince George, BC Roll-A-Dome
08/25 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Check out the band’s video for the single and title track This is Exile HERE.

http://www.myspace.com/whitechapelmetal

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One-Way Mirror s/t review on allmusic.com
One-Way Mirror interview on sourcewebzine.com.br
Romans All Those Wrists review on highbeamreview.com
The Rotted Get Dead or Die Trying review on clevelandleader.com
The Rotted Get Dead or Die Trying review on nonelouder.com
The Rotted Get Dead or Die Trying review on highbeamreview.com
Shai Hulud Misanthropy Pure review on meanstreet.com
Shai Hulud interview on blistering.com
Soilent Green Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction review on blabbermouth.net
Soilent Green Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction review on highbeamreview.com
Unearth Alive from the Apocalypse DVD review on blabbermouth.net
Unearth Alive from the Apocalypse DVD review on metal-rules.com
Unearth Alive from the Apocalypse DVD review on smnnews.com
Whitechapel This is Exile review on thrashmag.com
Whitechapel This is Exile review on synthesis.net
Whitechapel This is Exile review on nonelouder.com
Whitechapel This is Exile review on teethofthedivine.com
Whitechapel live photos in Worcester, MA on themetalunion.net
Whitechapel live photos in Sayreville, NJ on themetalunion.net
Whitechapel interview on themetalunion.net
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=F7jdtO7svrc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8EOrd4y-Lr8

“We are still in search of a new drummer! We are looking at someone who is preferably between the age of 18-25, lives in Wales or the UK, has their own transport, is 1000000% committed and can obviously play the stuff. If you think you are up for the job or, know someone who is then forward your details to anterior@hotmail.co.uk

Alternatively if you have a video camera, film yourself playing one of the tracks and send it to the above address.

Get involved!”
Anterior

Anterior’s Metal Blade debut, The Age of Silence, is available now! Download The Silent Divide from downloadpunk.com HERE.

http://www.myspace.com/anterior

Head over to Synthesis.net to check out the latest contest! Sign up for your chance to win signed copies of Whitechapel’s This is Exile, The Black Dahlia Murder’s Nocturnal, As I Lay Dying’s Shadows are Security, an As I Lay Dying shirt signed by Tim Lambesis, and a drum stick signed by all of As I Lay Dying. You must be 13 years old or older to enter and the contest ends on Wednesday, September 3rd.

Make sure not to miss As I Lay Dying on Van’s Warped Tour and The Black Dahlia Murder and Whitechapel on the Summer Slaughter Tour!

http://www.synthesis.net
http://www.myspace.com/asilaydying
http://www.myspace.com/blackdahliamurder
http://www.myspace.com/whitechapel

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the Metal Blade night at this years Summer Breeze festival!

Six bands will be playing there on Wednesday night (13th of August) on the party tent stage. Before the Metal Blade night there’s the newcomer competition so be there early (starts at 4pm CET) to check out some hot new talent! Here’s the running order for the Metal Blade night:

8:00 - 8:40pm ANIMA
8:55 - 9:40pm LAY DOWN ROTTEN
10:00pm - 10:45pm THE ROTTED
11:05pm - 11:55pm HAIL OF BULLETS
12:15am - 01:00am BORN FROM PAIN
1:20am - 2:00am FLESHCRAWL

Besides these six bands, more Metal Blade acts will be playing at this years Summer Breeze festival! Here’s the set times of the other MB bands:

PRIMORDIAL – Thursday – 9:50pm – 10:40pm CET (Pain Stage)
AS I LAY DYING – Friday – 6:45pm – 7:45pm CET (Main Stage)
SIX FEET UNDER – Friday – 8:45pm – 9:45pm CET (Main Stage)
AUTUMN – Saturday – 12:40pm – 1:10pm CET (Main Stage)
NEAERA – Saturday – 4:10pm – 4:55pm (Pain Stage)

For a full running order please click HERE!

Summer Breeze Open Air is taking place outside the beautiful city of Dinkelsbühl, Germany between August 13th and 16th. If you wanna come to Summer Breeze make sure to get your tickets soon before it’s too late…

http://www.summer-breeze.de

Head over to AtticusClothing.com to check out Evergreen Terrace performing “Where There is Fire, We Will Carry Gasoline”, from their latest record Wolfbiker. Vocalist Andrew Carey sports the Atticus “Inked” tee while whipping the crowd up into a circle pitting frenzy at the Ventura, CA Warped date.

Make sure not to miss Evergreen Terrace all summer on the Hurley.com stage!

EVERGREEN TERRACE
Warped Tour
07/10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/11 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
07/12 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
07/13 Elkton, FL St. Johns Fairgrounds
07/14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/15 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/17 Cleveland, OH Tower Amphitheatre
07/18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
07/19 Toronto, ON Downsview Park Allen Road
07/20 Montreal, QC Park Jean Drapeau
07/22 Providence, RI The Livingroom not part of tour
07/23 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
07/24 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC
07/25 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/26 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
07/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/28 Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park
07/29 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
07/30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Amphitheatre
07/31 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/01 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
08/02 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/03 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
08/04 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert Arms not part of tour w/ Terror, The Warriors, Death Before Dishonor
08/05 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
08/06 Calgary, AB Race City Speedway
08/08 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
08/09 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
08/10 St. Helens, OR Columbia Meadows
08/12 Reno, NV Club Underground not part of tour w/ Sky Eats Airplane, TAT
08/13 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
08/14 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
08/15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/16 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08/17 Carson, CA The Home Depot Center

http://www.myspace.com/evergreenterrace
http://www.atticusclothing.com

German Deathcore outfit, ANIMA, have finished recording for their debut album The Daily Grind at the Rape of Harmonies studios in Triptis, Germany.

”We invested a lot of time and work into this album and are extremely proud about the final result”, comments bassist Justin Schüler.

Band members of ANIMA are all between 16 and 19 years old. Despite their ages, the band writes riffs and songs at a level beyond their years. Fans of The Black Dahlia Murder and Job for a Cowboy should watch out for ANIMA!

The Daily Grind track listing:
1. Behind The Mask
2. There Is Something Vicious
3. Sitting in the Wardrobe
4. The Daily Grind
5. Dismembered
6. A Wrong Person to Trust In
7. The Interference
8. Isolated
9. Ravaged By Disease

The Daily Grind will be available everywhere September 2nd!

http://www.myspace.com/animamusic666

NY’s Full Blown Chaos and Shai Hulud have teamed up for The Summer of Scum Tour kicking off on July 14th in Poughkeepsie, NY at The Loft. Support on select dates will come from Woe of Tyrants, Elysia, and A Girl A Gun A Ghost. Check dates for more details.

Fans can head over to SMNnews.com and enter to win a pair of tickets for select shows on The Summer of Scum tour. Dates and entry details can be found HERE.

Shai Hulud recently returned with Misanthropy Pure, the band’s first full length album of new material in nearly 5 years, and have been receiving rave reviews from fans and music critics alike.

“Shai Hulud's reemergence into the hardcore and metal scene has been delayed for far too long. Misanthropy Pure revisits all of the energy, intensity, and melody of the band's past recordings… It's unlikely that a better metalcore album will be released this year.” lambgoat.com

“Misanthropy Pure sees Shai back at their heavy-riffing, temp-shifting best, no small thanks to new vocalist Matt Mazzali, who is their most aggressive throat-shredder to date and adds a welcome brutality to the proceedings.” 4/5 – Revolver

“Shai Hulud has firestormed its way back into the hearts and minds of hardcore and metal fans with Misanthropy Pure.” 9/10 Outburn Magazine

“…with Misanthropy Pure Shai Hulud are stepping ahead of the game with leaps, bounds, flying colors, and basically any other saying that can be summed up by A swift kick in the ass.” highbeamreview.com

In other Shai Hulud news, Metal Blade Records will be releasing Misanthropy Pure on vinyl on July 22nd. Available in select stores and via the Metal Blade Records online store (www.metalbladestore.com).

Make sure to catch The Summer of Scum Tour when it hits your town and prepare to have your face kicked in by the pure ferocity that is Shai Hulud and Full Blown Chaos.

SHAI HULUD
Tour w/ Full Blown Chaos, Elysia, Woe of Tyrants
07/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
07/15 Utica, NY Skate-A-Rama
07/16 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
07/17 Pittsburgh, PA Stratus Nite Club
07/18 Cleveland Hts., OH Grog Shop
07/19 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
07/20 Dekalb, IL The House Café
07/22 Milwaukee, WI The Miramar Theatre
07/23 St. Paul, MN Station 4
07/24 Iowa City, IA The Picador
07/25 Sioux Falls, SD Nutty’s North
07/26 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge
07/27 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
07/29 Ogden, UT Club Boom VA
07/30 Boise, ID The Venue
07/31 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
08/01 Portland, OR Satyricon
08/02 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
08/03 Westlake Village, CA Kung Foo Corner
08/04 Reno, NV Club Underground
08/05 Victorville, CA Karma
08/06 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory
08/07 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
08/08 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
Tour w/ Full Blown Chaos, Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/09 Phoenix, AZ The Brickhouse
08/11 Oklahoma City, OK The Factory
08/12 Dallas, TX The Door
08/13 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
08/14 Houston, TX The Java Jazz
08/15 Metairie, LA The High Ground
08/16 Nashville, TN Rocketown
08/18 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
08/19 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
08/20 Winter Park, FL The Haven
08/21 Pensacola, FL American Legion Post 33
08/22 Augusta, GA Sector 7G
08/23 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox
08/24 Fredericksburg, VA KC’s
08/25 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar
08/26 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
08/27 New York, NY Knitting Factory
08/28 Allston, MA Harper’s Ferry
08/29 Livingston, NJ Good Timez Nightclub
08/30 Albany, NY Valentines
08/31 Providence, RI Club Hell

http://www.myspace.com/profoundhatred
http://www.myspace.com/fullblownchaos
http://www.smnnews.com/

It’s about to get really epic in here. Metal Sucks, Metal Injection and Metal Blade Records are teaming up to give you an awesome Amon Amarth prize package, in celebration of their upcoming release Twilight of the Thunder God, set to be released September 30th, 2008. Upload your best Viking video and win big! One grand prize winner will receive the band’s entire Metal Blade catalog including a copy of their new album Twilight of the Thunder God and the band’s 3-disc DVD Wrath of the Norsemen.

Click HERE to enter and read the official contest rules.

Last day to enter is Monday, September 1st, and winner will be chosen the following week.

HAVE FUN! Viking horns up!

http://www.amonamarth.com/
http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth

Swedish Viking-Metal heroes AMON AMARTH have been added to the bill of the METAL HAMMER sponsored UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR CHAPTER III. Already boasting an impressive line up of SLAYER, TRIVIUM and MASTODON, the addition of AMON AMARTH solidifies UAIII’s title as “the heaviest, darkest tour of the year”.

Says AMON AMARTH Frontman Johan Hegg:
"All of us have been huge fans of Slayer since the mid 80’s, and to be able to tour with this legendary thrash band is a dream come true. We are very proud and honored to be a part of this year’s Unholy Alliance together with Trivium and Mastodon.

Slayer fans are die-hard and tough as true Vikings – we know as we are part of the same crowd - and it will be a great experience to be able to play in front of them."

The UNHOLY ALLIANCE III featuring SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON & AMON AMARTH:
10/27/08 – UK - Manchester – Manchester Arena
10/28/08 – UK – Birmingham – NEC
10/30/08 – UK – London – Hammersmith Apollo
10/31/08 – UK – London – Hammersmith Apollo
11/02/08 – UK – Cardiff – CIA 7000
11/03/08 – UK – Glasgow – SECC Hall 3
11/05/08 – DE – Offenbach – Stadthalle
11/06/08 – DE – Cologne – Palladium
11/07/08 – NL – Amsterdam – HMH
11/09/08 – DE – Stuttgart – Schleyerhalle
11/10/08 – CH – Winterthur – Eishalle Deutweg
11/11/08 – FR – Paris – Zenith
11/12/08 – BE – Antwerp – Lotto Arena
11/14/08 – IT – Milan – Palasharp
11/16/08 – AT – Vienna – Gasometer
11/18/08 – DE – Munich – Zenith
11/19/08 – DE – Berlin – Columbia Halle

AMON AMARTH will release their new album Twilight Of The Thunder God on Metal Blade on September 30, 2008

In other Amon Amarth news…

European Tour Dates:

AS I LAY DYING
08/02 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air
Tour w/ Killswitch Engage
08/04 Munich, DE Backstage Werk
08/05 Leipzig, DE Werk 2
08/06 Prauge, CZ Futurum
08/07 Budapest, HU Petofi Csarnok
08/09 Maribor, SI Stuck
08/10 Innsbruck, AT Hafen
08/11 Rimini, IT Velvet
08/12 Zurich, CH Rohstofflager
08/13 Weisbaden, DE Schlachthof
End Tour
08/15 Dinkelsbuhl, DE Summer Breeze Open Air
08/16 Hasselt, BE Pukklepop Festival
08/17 Derby, UK Bloodstock Open Air

UNEARTH
Altamont Never Say Die! Club Tour
w/ Parkway Drive, Despised Icon, Architects, Protest The Hero, Whitechapel, Carnifex
11/07 Berlin, DE SO36
11/08 Köln, DE Essigfabrik
11/09 Antwerp, BE Hof Ter Lo
11/10 Yeovil, UK Westland
11/11 Manchester, UK Academy 2
11/12 Glasgow, UK The Arches
11/13 Sheffield, UK Corporation
11/14 Peterborough, UK Cresset
11/15 London, UK Forum
11/16 Utrecht, NL Tivoli
11/17 Paris, FR La Locomotive
11/18 Esch, LU Kulturfabrik
11/19 Zürich, CH Rohstofflager
11/20 München, DE Backstage Werk
11/21 Cesena, IT Vidia Club
11/22 Budapest, HU A38
11/23 Wien, AU Arena
11/24 Nürnberg, DE Hirsch
11/25 Leipzig, DE Werk 2
11/26 Hamburg, DE Markthalle
11/27 Aarhus, DK Voxhal
11/28 Münster, DE Skaters Palace
11/29 Wiesbaden, DE Schlachthof

AMON AMARTH
07/12 Vizovice, CZ Masters Of Rock Festival
07/17 Osterode, DE Rock Harz Festival

WHITECHAPEL
Altamont Never Say Die! Club Tour
w/ Unearth, Parkway Drive, Despised Icon, Architects, Protest The Hero, Carnifex
11/07 Berlin, DE SO36
11/08 Köln, DE Essigfabrik
11/09 Antwerp, BE Hof Ter Lo
11/10 Yeovil, UK Westland
11/11 Manchester, UK Academy 2
11/12 Glasgow, UK The Arches
11/13 Sheffield, UK Corporation
11/14 Peterborough, UK Cresset
11/15 London, UK Forum
11/16 Utrecht, NL Tivoli
11/17 Paris, FR La Locomotive
11/18 Esch, LU Kulturfabrik
11/19 Zürich, CH Rohstofflager
11/20 München, DE Backstage Werk
11/21 Cesena, IT Vidia Club
11/22 Budapest, HU A38
11/23 Wien, AU Arena
11/24 Nürnberg, DE Hirsch
11/25 Leipzig, DE Werk 2
11/26 Hamburg, DE Markthalle
11/27 Aarhus, DK Voxhal
11/28 Münster, DE Skaters Palace
11/29 Wiesbaden, DE Schlachthof

EVERGREEN TERRACE
Hell On Earth
w/ Walls Of Jericho, Cataract, Animosity, The Red Chord
09/23 Frankfurt, DE Batschkapp
09/24 Hannover, DE Musikzentrum
09/25 Hamburg, DE Markthalle
09/26 Kolding, DK Godzfest
09/27 Essen, DE Fun Box Amalie
09/28 London, UK Islington Carling Academy
09/29 Plymouth, UK White Rabbit
09/30 Sheffield, UK Corporation
10/01 Petersborough, UK The Park
10/02 Hasselt, BE Music-O-Drom
10/03 Saarbrucken, DE Garage
10/04 Magdeburg, DE Froxium Arena
10/05 Zaandam, NL De Kade
10/06 Jena, DE F-Haus
10/07 Lindau, DE Club Vaudeville
10/09 Schweinfurt, DE Alter Stattbahnhof
10/10 Berlin, DE SO 36
10/11 Dresden, DE Reithalle
10/12 Praha, CZ Abaton Club
10/13 Vienna, AT Arena
10/14 Munchen, DE Backstage
10/15 Milan, IT Alcatraz
10/16 Solothurn, CH Kofmehl
10/17 Stuttgart, DE TBA
10/18 Mulhouse, FR Noumacore Festival
10/19 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo

CATARACT
07/04 Roitschjora, DE With Full Force
07/19 Dour, BE Dour Festival
07/25 Herrenberg, DE 48 Stunden Festival
07/26 Weissenfels, DE No Silent Backland Fest
Hell On Earth
w/ Walls Of Jericho, Evergreen Terrace, Animosity, The Red Chord
09/23 Frankfurt, DE Batschkapp
09/24 Hannover, DE Musikzentrum
09/25 Hamburg, DE Markthalle
09/26 Kolding, DK Godzfest
09/27 Essen, DE Fun Box Amalie
09/28 London, UK Islington Carling Academy
09/29 Plymouth, UK White Rabbit
09/30 Sheffield, UK Corporation
10/01 Petersborough, UK The Park
10/02 Hasselt, BE Music-O-Drom
10/03 Saarbrucken, DE Garage
10/04 Magdeburg, DE Froxium Arena
10/05 Zaandam, NL De Kade
10/06 Jena, DE F-Haus
10/07 Lindau, DE Club Vaudeville
10/09 Schweinfurt, DE Alter Stattbahnhof
10/10 Berlin, DE SO 36
10/11 Dresden, DE Reithalle
10/12 Praha, CZ Abaton Club
10/13 Vienna, AT Arena
10/14 Munchen, DE Backstage
10/15 Milan, IT Alcatraz
10/16 Solothurn, CH Kofmehl
10/17 Stuttgart, DE TBA
10/18 Mulhouse, FR Noumacore Festival
10/19 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo
End Tour
11/08 Magdeburg, DE Sackfabrik
01/22 Hamme, BE Hambiance Fest
01/31 Abtsgmuend, DE Lochertalmetropole

ANIMOSITY
Hell On Earth
w/ Walls Of Jericho, Evergreen Terrace, Cataract, The Red Chord
09/23 Frankfurt, DE Batschkapp
09/24 Hannover, DE Musikzentrum
09/25 Hamburg, DE Markthalle
09/26 Kolding, DK Godzfest
09/27 Essen, DE Fun Box Amalie
09/28 London, UK Islington Carling Academy
09/29 Plymouth, UK White Rabbit
09/30 Sheffield, UK Corporation
10/01 Petersborough, UK The Park
10/02 Hasselt, BE Music-O-Drom
10/03 Saarbrucken, DE Garage
10/04 Magdeburg, DE Froxium Arena
10/05 Zaandam, NL De Kade
10/06 Jena, DE F-Haus
10/07 Lindau, DE Club Vaudeville
10/09 Schweinfurt, DE Alter Stattbahnhof
10/10 Berlin, DE SO 36
10/11 Dresden, DE Reithalle
10/12 Praha, CZ Abaton Club
10/13 Vienna, AT Arena
10/14 Munchen, DE Backstage
10/15 Milan, IT Alcatraz
10/16 Solothurn, CH Kofmehl
10/17 Stuttgart, DE TBA
10/18 Mulhouse, FR Noumacore Festival
10/19 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo

THE RED CHORD
Hell On Earth
w/ Walls Of Jericho, Evergreen Terrace, Cataract, Animosity
09/23 Frankfurt, DE Batschkapp
09/24 Hannover, DE Musikzentrum
09/25 Hamburg, DE Markthalle
09/26 Kolding, DK Godzfest
09/27 Essen, DE Fun Box Amalie
09/28 London, UK Islington Carling Academy
09/29 Plymouth, UK White Rabbit
09/30 Sheffield, UK Corporation
10/01 Petersborough, UK The Park
10/02 Hasselt, BE Music-O-Drom
10/03 Saarbrucken, DE Garage
10/04 Magdeburg, DE Froxium Arena
10/05 Zaandam, NL De Kade
10/06 Jena, DE F-Haus
10/07 Lindau, DE Club Vaudeville
10/09 Schweinfurt, DE Alter Stattbahnhof
10/10 Berlin, DE SO 36
10/11 Dresden, DE Reithalle
10/12 Praha, CZ Abaton Club
10/13 Vienna, AT Arena
10/14 Munchen, DE Backstage
10/15 Milan, IT Alcatraz
10/16 Solothurn, CH Kofmehl
10/17 Stuttgart, DE TBA
10/18 Mulhouse, FR Noumacore Festival
10/19 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo

SHAI HULUD
Tour w/ Comeback Kid, Crime In Stereo
07/02 Budapest, HU A38
07/03 Vienna, AT Arena
07/04 Klobenstein, IT Bolzano Rock im Ring Fest
07/05 Ceccano, IT Etnika Eastpack Rock Fest
07/06 Milano, IT Arena Concerti Idroscalo Fest
07/07 Sauvigny, FR Salle Des Fetes
07/08 London, UK Carling Academy
07/09 Manchester, UK Academy 3
07/10 Sheffield, UK Corporation
07/11 Newport, UK TJs
07/12 Plymouth, UK The White Rabbit

BRAINSTORM
Festivals
07/05 Tolmin, SI Metal Camp

BORN FROM PAIN
07/02 Budapest, HU A38
07/04 Roitzschjora, DE With Full Force
07/05 Rheinfelden, DE Fucking Dead Festival
07/11 Wadern-Buschfeld, DE Rock Am Bach
07/12 Meckesheim, DE Festival
07/19 Lottum, NL Weistock Festival
07/26 Geel, BE Party On Festival
08/08 Hochstenbach, DE Fun & Crust Festival
08/09 Weinheim, DE Cafe Central
08/13 Dinkelsbuhl, DE Summerbreeze
08/21 Magdeburg, DE Blow Up
08/22 Usedom, DE Headbangers Weekend
08/23 Hamelin, DE Joch 'N Roll Festival
08/31 Eindhoven, NL Open Air
09/02 Merksplas, BE Ziggypop
11/02 Brussels, BE The Botanic

THE ROTTED
Tour w/ Ted Maul
07/02 Manchester, UK Music Box
07/03 Glasgow, UK Ivory Blacks
07/04 Nottingham, UK Junktion 7
07/05 London, UK Bar Academy
07/06 Newport, UK TJs
End Tour
08/01 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air
08/13 Dinkelsbuhl, DE Summer Breeze Open Air

TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED
07/05 Islington, UK Bar Academy w/ The Rotted
07/07 Penzance, UK The Edge
07/12 Camden, UK Underworld
Tour w/ Aortic Dissection
07/13 Luton, UK UBSU
07/18 Leeds, UK St. Joseph Wells
07/20 York, UK Junction
07/21 Hull, UK LifeBurns
07/22 Norwich, UK Queen Charlotte
07/23 Brighton, UK The Engine Rooms
Tour w/ Bleed From Within
07/25 Lowestoft, UK Seabreeze
07/26 Wales, UK Newport
07/27 Exeter, UK The Hub
07/28 Stoke On Trent, UK The Glebe
07/29 Barnsley, UK The Arches
07/30 Surrey, UK Kingston Peel
07/31 Ipswich, UK The Spread Eagle
08/01 Bridgewater, UK The Rugby Club
08/02 Weston Super Mare, UK Hobbits Night Club
08/03 Norwich, UK TBA
08/05 Brighton, UK The Engine Rooms
08/07 Edinborough, UK Studio 24
08/08 Wales, UK Neath
08/09 High Wyecombe, UK The Nags Head
08/10 Guildform, UK The Boiler Room
08/11 Southampton, UK The Zeb Bar
08/12 Leeds, UK Rios
08/13 Birmingham, UK TBA
08/14 Bristol, UK The Croft
08/15 Doncaster, UK The Priory
Tour w/ See You Next Tuesday
08/16 London, UK Underworld
08/17 Hull, UK Horrorfest
08/18 Huddesfield, UK The Chapel
08/19 Glasgow, UK Ivory Blacks
08/20 Aberdeen, UK Drummonds
08/21 Leeds, UK Rios
08/22 Norwich, UK Metalfest
08/23 Paris, FR Batofar
08/26 Trier, DE Exhaus
08/27 Blackenburg, DE Jus Roh
08/28 Berlin, DE Eastend
08/29 Niesky, DE Holz
08/31 Brighton, UK The Engine Rooms
09/01 Bournemouth, UK The Gander
09/02 Plymouth, UK The White Rabbit
09/03 Newport, UK TJ's
09/04 Stoke, UK The Glebe
09/05 Birmingham, UK Barfly
09/06 Swindon, UK The Furnace
09/07 Liverpool, UK Barfly
End Tour
09/13 Carling Academy, UK Newcastle
09/14 Nottingham, UK Junction 7
10/31 Cambridge, UK Man On The Moon

Russian Tour Dates:

AS I LAY DYING
08/19 St. Petersburg, RU Port Club
08/20 Moscow, RU Tochka

SOILENT GREEN
Adult Swim Presents The Dethtour Summer 2008 featuring Metalocalypse’s Dethklok
w/ Chimaira and Soilent Green
07/02 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
07/03 Lafayette, LA Grant Street Dancehall not part of tour w/ Chimaira
07/04 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
07/05 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/06 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
07/08 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/09 Sauget, IL Pop’s not part of tour w/ Chimaira
07/10 Louisville, KY Headliner’s Music Hall not part of tour w/ Chimaira

SHAI HULUD
Tour w/ Full Blown Chaos, Woe of Tyrants
07/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft w/ Elysia
07/15 Utica, NY Skate-A-Rama w/ Elysia
07/16 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place w/ Elysia
07/17 Pittsburgh, PA Stratus Nite Club w/ Elysia
07/18 Cleveland Hts., OH Grog Shop
07/19 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
07/20 Dekalb, IL The House Café w/ Elysia
07/22 Milwaukee, WI The Miramar Theatre w/ Elysia
07/23 St. Paul, MN Station 4 w/ Elysia
07/24 Iowa City, IA The Picador w/ Elysia
07/25 Sioux Falls, SD Nutty’s North w/ Elysia
07/26 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge w/ Elysia
07/27 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
07/29 Ogden, UT Club Boom VA
07/30 Boise, ID The Venue w/ Elysia
07/31 Seattle, WA Studio Seven w/ Elysia
08/01 Portland, OR Satyricon w/ Elysia
08/02 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
08/03 Westlake Village, CA Kung Foo Corner
08/04 Reno, NV Club Underground w/ Elysia
08/05 Victorville, CA Karma w/ Elysia
08/06 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory w/ Elysia
08/07 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
08/08 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
Tour w/ Full Blown Chaos
08/09 Phoenix, AZ The Brickhouse
08/11 Oklahoma City, OK The Factory w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/12 Dallas, TX The Door
08/13 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
08/14 Houston, TX The Java Jazz
08/15 Metairie, LA The High Ground
08/16 Nashville, TN Rocketown w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/18 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/19 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
08/20 Winter Park, FL The Haven w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/21 Pensacola, FL American Legion Post 33
08/22 Augusta, GA Sector 7G w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/23 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/24 Fredericksburg, VA KC’s
08/25 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/26 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
08/27 New York, NY Knitting Factory
08/28 Allston, MA Harper’s Ferry
08/29 Livingston, NJ Good Timez Nightclub w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/30 Albany, NY Valentines w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost
08/31 Providence, RI Club Hell w/ Elysia, A Girl A Gun A Ghost

ARMORED SAINT
07/11 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma

WHITECHAPEL
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, and more!!!
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
07/04 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
07/05 Houston, TX Meridian
07/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/07 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos not part of tour w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon
07/08 El Paso, TX Club 101
07/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/10 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
07/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
07/12 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
07/13 San Diego, CA Soma
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/16 Sparks, NV The New Oasis
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
SUMMER SLAUGHTER CANADA
Tour w/ Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and more!!!
08/14 Quebec City, QC Imperial Theater
08/15 Montreal, QC Club Soda
08/16 Toronto, ON The Opera House
08/18 Thunder Bay, ON Kilroy's
08/19 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre at Marlborough
08/20 Regina, SK Riddell Hall
08/21 Calagary, AB Warehouse
08/22 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
08/23 Prince George, BC Roll-A-Dome
08/25 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

EPICUREAN
Tour w/ Novembers Doom, Rotting Christ
01/06 Releigh, NC Volume 11
01/07 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
01/08 New York, NY B.B. Kings Blues Club
01/09 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
01/10 Worcester, MA The Palladium
01/11 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
01/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room
01/13 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
01/14 Louisville, KY Uncle Pleasants
01/15 Milwaukee, WI Rave
01/16 Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium
01/17 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
01/18 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert Arms
01/19 Regina, SK The Exchange
01/20 Calgary, AB Warehouse
01/21 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
01/22 Prince George, BC Sound Entertainment Soundstage
01/24 Victoria, BC Sugar
01/25 Seattle, WA El Corazon
01/26 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
01/27 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
01/28 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
01/29 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle

ROSE FUNERAL
Tour w/ Waking The Cadaver, Left To Vanish
07/04 Stratford, CT Oddfellow's
07/05 Johnson City, NY Magic City Music Hall
07/06 Fredericksburg, VA KC's Music Alley
07/07 Wilmington, NC Lucky's Pub
07/08 Augusta, GA Sector 7G
07/10 Pensacola, FL American Legion Post 33
07/13 Nashville, TN The Muse
07/15 Charleroi, PA Club Octane
07/16 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
07/17 Franklin, IN The Rooftop
Tour w/ Left To Vanish
07/18 Convington, KY Stewart Iron Works w/ The Suicide Pact
07/19 Pittsburgh, PA The American Legion
07/21 Bethpage, NY Deuces Wild
07/22 Doylestown,PA The Moose Lounge
07/23 Baltimore,MD Sonar
07/25 Barberton, OH The Ceetus West Theatre
07/26 Detroit, MI Vault 13
07/27 Romeo, MI Static Age
07/28 Lake Station, IN Lake Station Eagels Club w/ Wintch & XAFBX
08/03 Mason City, IA The Rose Bowl
08/05 Henryetta, OK The Mosh Hall
08/07 Abilene, TX Rose Park Activity Building

PSYOPUS
Tour w/ War From A Harlots Mouth, Fuck The Facts, Left To Vanish
08/18 New York, NY Knitting Factory
08/19 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
08/20 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
08/21 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Pirate's Cove
08/22 Arlington Heights, IL Knights Of Columbus
08/23 Rogers, MN Showcase Skatepark
08/24 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
08/25 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
08/26 Sheridan, WY Elks Lodge
08/27 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
08/28 Portland, OR Satyricon
08/29 Bakersfield, CA Jerry’s Pizza
08/30 Palmdale, CA Palmdale Vets Hall
08/31 San Marcos, CA The Jumping Turtle
09/01 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
09/02 Farmington, NM Gator's
09/03 Albuquerque, NM The Compound
09/04 Amarillo, TX The War Legion Underground
09/05 Victoria, TX Sun Valley Ranch
09/06 Austin, TX Red 7
09/07 Houston, TX Java Jazz
09/08 Metarie, LA High Ground Venue
09/09 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
09/10 Orlando, FL The Haven
09/11 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
09/12 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
09/13 Virginia Beach, VA Peppermint Beach Club
09/14 Fredericksburg, VA The Refuge
09/15 Philadelphia, PA Broad Street Ministries

WOE OF TYRANTS
Tour w/ Shai Hulud, Full Blown Chaos
07/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft w/ Elysia
07/15 Utica, NY Skate-A-Rama w/ Elysia
07/16 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place w/ Elysia
07/17 Pittsburgh, PA Stratus Nite Club w/ Elysia
07/18 Cleveland Hts., OH Grog Shop
07/19 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
07/20 Dekalb, IL The House Café w/ Elysia
07/22 Milwaukee, WI The Miramar Theatre w/ Elysia
07/23 St. Paul, MN Station 4
07/24 Iowa City, IA The Picador w/ Elysia
07/25 Sioux Falls, SD Nutty’s North w/ Elysia
07/26 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge w/ Elysia
07/27 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
07/29 Ogden, UT Club Boom VA
07/30 Boise, ID The Venue w/ Elysia
07/31 Seattle, WA Studio Seven w/ Elysia
08/01 Portland, OR Satyricon w/ Elysia
08/02 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
08/03 Westlake Village, CA Kung Foo Corner
08/04 Reno, NV Club Underground w/ Elysia
08/05 Victorville, CA Karma w/ Elysia
08/06 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory w/ Elysia
08/07 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
08/08 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage

HATCHET
Tour w/ Witchaven
07/11 Portland, OR Satyricon w/ Burning Leather
07/12 Tacoma, WA Hells Kitchen
07/13 Seattle, WA The Funhouse w/ Skelator
07/16 Grants Pass, OR Fairgrounds Ampitheatre w/ Cyanide
07/18 Oakland,CA Yer haus w/ Crucial Cause, COP
07/19 Hayward, CA Ericks House no Witchaven w/ Convulse
07/20 Sacramento, CA Java Lounge w/ C.O.P., Crucial Cause
07/21 Modesto, CA Banana Joes
07/24 Chino, CA Mutant House
07/25 Los Angeles, CA Black Castle w/ Merciless Death, Warbringer
07/28 Pheonix, AZ The Phix w/ Abiotx
Tour w/ Cross Examination, Vermefug
08/07 New Brunswick, NJ The New Party House
08/08 Worcester, MA The Wheelchair
08/09 Boston, MA O'Brians
08/10 Hartford, CT Whitney House
08/11 Philadelphia, PA The Party Mansion
End Tour
08/23 Hollywood, CA Safari Sams w/ Raven, Hirax, Merciless Death

BISON
07/17 Vancouver, BC The Plaza
07/18 Victoria, BC Sugar
07/19 Nanaimo, BC Green Mountain Festival
07/20 Courtney, BC Luckys
07/25 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room w/ Hatebreed

BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS
Tour w/ Intronaut, Mouth Of The Architect
08/01 Columbus, OH Ravari Room
08/02 Indianapolis, IN Melody Inn
08/03 Pittsburgh, PA Howler's Coyote Cafe
08/04 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels
08/05 Endicott, NY The Downtown Quarterback
08/06 Cambridge, MA The Middle East
08/07 Providence, RI The Living Room
08/08 New York, NY Knitting Factory Tap Bar
08/09 Philadelphia, PA Broad Street Minstries
08/10 Washington, DC DC9
08/11 Richmond, VA Nara Sushi
08/12 Charlotte, NC The Milestone
08/13 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
08/14 Orlando, FL The Haven
08/15 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
08/16 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic
08/17 Metarie, LA High Ground Venue
08/18 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Cafe
08/19 Fayetteville, AR OPO Downstairs
08/20 Little Rock, AR Downtown Music
08/21 Dallas, TX Club Dada
08/22 Austin, TX Red 7
08/23 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
08/25 Farmington, NM Gator's
08/26 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
08/27 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory
08/28 San Diego, CA Chaser's
08/29 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
08/30 Portland, OR Rotture
08/31 Roseburg, OR Riversdale Grange
09/01 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
09/03 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
09/04 Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
09/05 St Louis, MO 2 Cents Plain

SONS OF AZRAEL
Tour w/ Full Blown Chaos, The Breathing Process, The Red Death
07/02 Hamilton, ON The Underground
07/03 Toronto, ON The Kathedral
07/05 Ottawa, ON Mavericks
07/08 Manchester, NH Rocko's

THE TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA
Tour w/ A Life Once Lost, Emmure, Veil Of Maya
07/02 Wilmington, NC Soapbox
07/03 Charleston, SC The Oasis
07/05 Mobile, AL The Sound Room
07/06 Montgomery, AL Off The Wagon
07/07 Memphis, TN SPOM
07/08 Little Rock, AR Vinos
07/10 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge
07/11 Joplin, MO The Foundry
07/12 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
07/14 Ft. Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
07/15 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
07/16 Casper, WY American Legion Hall
07/17 Rapid City, SD Imperial Inn
07/18 LaCrosse, WI Warehouse
07/19 Buffalo, MN The Vault
07/20 West Dundee, IL Clearwater Theatre
07/21 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
07/22 Peoria, IL Creve Coeur VFW
07/23 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
07/24 Dayton, OH The Attic
07/25 Lake Station, IN Lake Station Eagles
07/26 Indianapolis, IN The Rooftop
07/27 Toledo, OH Frankies
07/29 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels
07/31 Huntington, WV Monkey Bar
08/01 Louisville, KY Uncle Pleasants
08/02 Milwaukee, WI Robot Mosh Fest

CANCER BATS
Tour w/ Bullet For My Valentine, Bleeding Through
07/14 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
07/16 Minneapolis, MN Myth
07/18 Rapid City, SD Imperial Inn no Bullet For My Valentine
07/19 Billings, MT Shrine
07/21 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/22 Seattle, WA Showbox
07/23 Portland, OR Roseland
07/24 Sacramento, CA Boardwalk no Bullet For My Valentine
07/25 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern
07/26 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
07/27 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
07/29 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
07/31 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
08/01 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless
08/02 Austin, TX Stubbs
08/05 Baltimore, MD Rams Head
08/06 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
08/07 Lemoyne, PA Championship no Bullet For My Valentine
08/08 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
08/09 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
08/10 Holyoke, MA Waterfront Tavern no Bullet For My Valentine
08/11 Montreal, QC Metropolis
08/12 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
08/13 Dayton, OH The Attic Holyoke no Bullet For My Valentine
08/14 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
08/15 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
08/16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore

AS I LAY DYING
Warped Tour
07/02 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/03 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07/05 Marietta, IL Cornerstone Festival not part of Warped Tour
07/06 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
07/07 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues not part of tour w/ Norma Jean, August Burns Red, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster
07/08 Birmingham, AL Matthew’s Bar & Grill not part of tour w/ Norma Jean, August Burns Red
07/09 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Exhibition Center
07/10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/11 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
07/12 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
07/13 Elkton, FL St. Johns Fairgrounds
07/14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/15 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/17 Cleveland, OH Tower Amphitheatre
07/18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
End Tour
07/19 Willmar, MN Sonshine Festival
08/29 Sioux Falls, SD LifeLight Festival
08/30 Frenchtown, NJ Revelation Generation 2008

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, Whitechapel, and more!!!
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
07/03 Pensacola, FL American Legion Post 33 not part of tour w/ Despised Icon
07/04 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
07/05 Houston, TX Meridian
07/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/07 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos not part of tour w/ Despised Icon, Whitechapel
07/08 El Paso, TX Club 101
07/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/10 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
07/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
07/12 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
07/13 San Diego, CA Soma
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/16 Sparks, NV The New Oasis
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues

THE RED CHORD
ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL
07/09 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
07/11 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
07/12 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
07/13 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Pavilion
07/15 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
07/16 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
07/17 St George, UT Electric Theatre not part of tour w/ Underoath
07/18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
07/19 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
07/20 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler's Green
07/22 Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/23 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
07/24 Little Rock, AR The Village not part of tour w/ Underoath
07/25 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07/26 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/27 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
07/29 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
07/30 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
07/31 Charleston, SC Music Farm not part of tour w/ Underoath
08/01 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
08/02 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
08/03 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
08/04 Albany, NY Northern Lights not part of tour w/ Underoath
08/05 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
08/06 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial
08/08 Toronto, ON Downsview Park
08/09 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/10 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/11 Nashville, TN Rocketown not part of tour w/ Underoath
08/12 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
08/13 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
08/15 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/16 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
08/17 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
08/18 Shippensburg, PA Shippensburg University not part of tour w/ Underoath, #12 Looks Like You
08/19 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

EVERGREEN TERRACE
Warped Tour
07/02 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/03 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07/05 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/06 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
07/07 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues not part of tour w/ As I Lay Dying, Norma Jean, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster
07/08 Cordova, TN Infinity not part of tour w/ Alesana, A Day To Remember, Set Your Goals, and more
07/09 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Exhibition Center
07/10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/11 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
07/12 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
07/13 Elkton, FL St. Johns Fairgrounds
07/14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/15 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/17 Cleveland, OH Tower Amphitheatre
07/18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
07/19 Toronto, ON Downsview Park Allen Road
07/20 Montreal, QC Park Jean Drapeau
07/23 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
07/24 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC
07/25 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/26 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
07/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/28 Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park
07/29 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
07/30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Amphitheatre
07/31 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/01 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
08/02 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/03 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
08/04 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert Arms not part of tour w/ Terror, The Warriors, Death Before Dishonor
08/05 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
08/06 Calgary, AB Race City Speedway
08/08 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
08/09 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
08/10 St. Helens, OR Columbia Meadows
08/12 Reno, NV Club Underground not part of tour w/ Sky Eats Airplane, TAT
08/13 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
08/14 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
08/15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/16 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08/17 Carson, CA The Home Depot Center

WHITECHAPEL - This Is Exile
FMQB's Metal Detector: #1 Added, #25 Debut

CANCER BATS - Hail Destroyer
FMQB's Metal Detector: #12 (up 7 spots, peak #)

SHAI HULUD - Misanthropy Pure
FMQB's Metal Detector: #6

FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW - Coversations
FMQB's Metal Detector: #13 (up 3 spots peak #)

SWEET COBRA - Forever
FMQB's Metal Detector: #49

SOILENT GREEN - ICITPOC
FMQB's Metal Detector: #16

ROMANS - All Those Wrists
FMQB's Metal Detector: #44

UPCOMING RADIO ADD DATES
07/08 - THE ROTTED (formerly Gorerotted) - Get Dead or Die Trying (digital servicing only)
07/15 - AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE - Total Brutal (Tim/As I Lay Dying's project)
07/22 - ONE WAY MIRROR - One-Way Mirror

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New video adds!
The Black Dahlia Murder - What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse
The Red Chord - Dread Prevailed

Metal Blade Videos on FUSE on Demand!
Running throughout the month of July, check out As I Lay Dying's "Within Destruction" on Fuse on Demand!

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April 01 – Cataract – Cataract – CD
April 15 – Soilent Green – Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction – CD
April 15 – Job for a Cowboy – Genesis - Picture Disc LP
April 29 – Fate – Vultures – CD
April 29 – Desaster – 666-Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate - CD
May 13 – Aletheian – Dying Vine – CD Ironclad Recordings
May 13 – Hail of Bullets – Of Frost and War – CD
May 27 – Shai Hulud – Misanthropy Pure – CD
May 27 – Hatchet – Awaiting Evil – CD
May 27 – From a Second Story Window – Conversations – CD (Blackmarket Activities release)
June 10 - Fates Warning – Special Edition Perfect Symmetry - 2CD/DVD
June 10 – We Are The Romans – All Those Wrists – CD (Blackmarket Activities release)
June 24 – Sweet Cobra – Forever - CD (Blackmarket Activities release)
June 24 – Cancer Bats – Hail Destroyer - CD (Blackmarket Activities release)
June 24 – Soilent Green – Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction – triple gatefold vinyl
July 8 – Cannibal Corpse – Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years – 3disc DVD
July 8 – The Rotted – Get Dead or Die Trying - CD
July 22 – One Way Mirror – One Way Mirror – CD
July 22 – Austrian Death Machine – Total Brutal – CD
July 22 – Shai Hulud – Misanthropy Pure vinyl
August 5 – Slayer - Hell Awaits vinyl (gold w/ red splatters)
August 5 – Slayer – Show No Mercy vinyl (red w/ black splatters)
August 5 – Slayer – Haunting the Chapel vinyl (clear w/ red splatters)
August 5 – Slayer – Live Undead vinyl (silver w/ red splatters)
August 19 – Overcast – Reborn to Kill Again – CD
August 19 – Trigger The Bloodshed – Purgation – CD

Austrian Death Machine - Total Brutal- If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It
Whitechapel - This Is Exile - This Is Exile
The Rotted - Get Dead Or Die Trying - Nothin' But A Nosebleed
One-Way Mirror - One-Way Mirror - Destination Device
Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure - Misanthropy Pure
Hail Of Bullets - ...Of Frost And War - Ordered Eastward
Hatchet - Awaiting Evil - Morlock's Tomb
Aletheian - IDying Vine - Out From The Shadows
From A Second Story Window - Conversations - Self Admitted
Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction - Antioxidant
Cataract - Cataract - The Separation Of Life And Time
Fate - Vultures - Your Creed Is Greed
Hate Eternal - Fury And Flames - Bringer Of Storms
Epicurean - A Consequence Of Design - Lithograph
The Arcane Order - In The Wake Of Collisions - The Serpent Tower
Brainstorm - Downburst - Fire Walk With Me
Brain Drill - Apocalyptic Feasting - Apocalyptic Feasting

June 2008- Whitechapel Podcast
May 2008- Shai Hulud Podcast
April 2008- Soilent Green Podcast
March 2008- Fate / Epicurean Podcast
February 2008- Hate Eternal Podcast
January 2008- Lizzy Borden / Brain Drill Podcast
November 2007 - Evergreen Terrace Podcast
October 2007 - Demiricous Podcast
September 2007 - The Black Dahlia Murder Podcast
August 2007 - As I Lay Dying Podcast
July 2007 - The Red Chord Podcast
June 2007 - King Diamond Podcast
May 2007 - Job For A Cowboy / Autumn Special Podcast
April 2007 - Six Feet Under Podcast

http://www.metalblade.com/english/podcasts.php

The Black Dahlia Murder interview on adn.com
The Black Dahlia Murder live photos on themetalunion.net
Cannibal Corpse interview on exclaim.ca
Epicurean interview on reviewbusters.net
Fates Warning Perfect Symmetry Re-Issue review on reviewbusters.net
Hatchet Awaiting Evil review on metaleater.com
Hatchet Awaiting Evil review on live4metal.com
Lizzy Borden video interview from The Bang Your Head Festival HERE
November 5th, 1955 Bears of the Sea review on reviewbusters.net
Primordial To the Nameless Dead review on reviewbusters.net
The Rotted Get Dead or Die Trying review on reviewbusters.net
Shai Hulud Misanthropy Pure review on reviewbusters.net
Shai Hulud interview on exclaim.ca
Whitechapel This is Exile review on loudside.com
Whitechapel This is Exile review on reviewbusters.net
Whitechapel live photos on themetalunion.net

Head to yahoo videos to check out videos from Unearth, 3, King Diamond, Six Feet Under, Autumn, Vehemence, Beyond the Embrace & Starwood!

Go HERE to check them out

This Saturday July 12th, check out the premiere of Whitechapel's video “This Is Exile” on MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Also airing this weekend will be The Black Dahlia Murder's "Everything Went Black." New episodes of Headbangers Ball air Saturdays at 12am EST.

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Click on the image above to head to www.pickrset.com and vote for Evergreen Terrace and As I Lay Dying to play longer in your city!

Evergreen Terrace will be on all of Van’s Warped Tour this year and has issued the following update:

“STARTING JUNE 10TH! The band that has the most votes for each show at Warped Tour gets to play an extra 10 minutes on that specific date!

Not only do we get to play 10 extra minutes but the band will also receive $200 that day for gas! We all know how bad gas prices suck, it really kills bands like us that are always on the road. Plus the band that has the most friends on pickrset at the end of the Warped Tour will win a $1,000 gift gas card! I can't express how much that would help us. This will help us to stay on the road and get to play rad shows for people like you.

Please support Evergreen Terrace, just click on the link above!

The site is pretty rad, you just pick what show you're going to, then pick your favorite songs! That's 10 extra minutes of songs you want to hear!

Make sure you request us as a friend as well!

Thanks, see you at the Vans Warped Tour!”
- Evergreen Terrace

http://www.myspace.com/evergreenterrace
http://www.myspace.com/asilaydying

A handful of select sites are running clips taken from the upcoming DVD, Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years, each clip being exclusive to that site. Make sure to head over to each site to get a taste of what’s to come in the July 8th release of Centuries of Torment The First 20 Years.

13 different exclusive clips available in the following locations:

New! MetalInjection.net
Revolver Magazine
Fangoria Magazine
Decibel Magazine
AudioFrequency.net
http://www.myspace.com/metal
Cannibal Corpse Website / Myspace
Metal Blade Website / Myspace
Metal Maniacs Website / Myspace
http://www.bravewords.com/
http://www.thegauntlet.com/
http://www.metalsucks.net/
http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/

Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years contains live and rare footage, interviews with members past and present, and loads of bonus material (see track listing below). Documentary and Bonus Footage Directed and Produced by Denise Korycki.

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/
http://www.myspace.com/cannibalcorpse

Professionally filmed video footage of PRIMORDIAL's entire June 25th, 2008 performance at this year's Hovefestivalen on the island of Tromøy, just outside the city of Arendal in Norway can be streamed HERE!

PRIMORDIAL will be playing a couple of more summer festivals this year including prestigious events such as With Full Force, Wacken, Summer Breeze, Brutal Assault and Hole In The Sky!

To the Nameless Dead is available NOW and can be purchased HERE on www.metalbladestore.com!

http://www.primordialweb.com
http://www.myspace.com/fallentoruin

Head over to www.newburycomics.com to pre-order Whitechapel’s July 8th release This is Exile and receive an autographed CD booklet and t-shirt while supplies last. Go HERE for details. Make sure to catch Whitechapel live this summer as they tour the US on the Summer Slaughter tour alongside label mates The Black Dahlia Murder.

Whitechapel stands out in today’s overcrowded metal scene due in part to their ability to fuse memorable and even groovy riffs with crushing breakdowns, tremolo picking at neck breaking speeds, and incredibly evil and dissonant sounds. Their songs demand repeated listens and gang vocals at shows are common place. Metal Maniacs even took note of the band’s unique approach to metal guitars and their incredible work ethic: “A noted characteristic is Whitechapel’s three guitar assault; without a doubt an impressive apocalyptic sound. Propelled by the band’s DIY ethics, Whitechapel is a driving force that will continue to grow through hard work and determination.”

WHITECHAPEL
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, and more!!!
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
07/04 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
07/05 Houston, TX Meridian
07/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/07 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos not part of tour w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon
07/08 El Paso, TX Club 101
07/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/10 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
07/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
07/12 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
07/13 San Diego, CA Soma
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/16 Sparks, NV The New Oasis
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
SUMMER SLAUGHTER CANADA
Tour w/ Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and more!!!
08/14 Quebec City, QC Imperial Theater
08/15 Montreal, QC Club Soda
08/16 Toronto, ON The Opera House
08/18 Thunder Bay, ON Kilroy's
08/19 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre at Marlborough
08/20 Regina, SK Riddell Hall
08/21 Calagary, AB Warehouse
08/22 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
08/23 Prince George, BC Roll-A-Dome
08/25 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

WHITECHAPEL Podcast available!
Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL is featured on the latest Metal Blade podcast! Click HERE to check out that and all the other available Metal Blade podcasts.

This is Exile will be available everywhere July 8th!

http://www.whitechapelmetal.com/
http://www.myspace.com/whitechapelmetal

Available for the first time in North America, SLAYER colored vinyl re-issues of the first four official SLAYER albums originally released by METAL BLADE RECORDS. SLAYER continues to be a keystone artist in METAL BLADE RECORDS’ vast catalog. Year in and year out HELL AWAITS and SHOW NO MERCY, in particular, endure as staples in every metalhead’s collection, and now, along with LIVE UNDEAD and HAUNTING THE CHAPEL, are available for the first time in unique “blood” splattered color vinyl! These are a must for all collectors and will be available August 5th 2008.

Hell Awaits - gold w/ red splatters
Show No Mercy - red w/ black splatters
Haunting the Chapel - clear w/ red splatters
Live Undead - silver w/ red splatters

http://www.slayer.net/

UK metal/extreme punk outfit THE ROTTED will be streaming their entire new album Get Dead or Die Trying on SMNnews.com starting Thursday July 3rd and ending midnight on Monday July 7th. THE ROTTED’s 3rd Metal Blade Records release (previous releases under the name Gorerotted) Get Dead or Die Trying will be available everywhere on Tuesday July 8th giving metal fans a chance to check out the full album before it’s released.

THE ROTTED Get Dead or Die Trying
1) Nothin' But A Nosebleed
2) The Howling
3) A Return To Insolence
4) Kissing You With My Fists
5) Angel Of Meth
6) A Brief Moment Of Regret
7) The Body Tree
8) Get Dead Or Die Trying
9) It's Like There's A Party In My Mouth (And Everyone's Being Sick)
10) Fear And Loathing In Old London Town
11) 28 Days Later

Front man Ben McCrow comments on the band’s recent name change: "The motives behind what we were doing with Gorerotted have changed over the years, and as a mark of respect for what we achieved, for previous band members and for fans, we didn't feel it was right to continue under our previous moniker. This album is gonna blow people away, I couldn't even classify it for you if I tried, all I can say is its heavy as fuck, catchy as hell and a piece of work we're all incredibly proud of. People have been affectionately referring to us as THE ROTTED for some time now, so it seemed like a decent change to us."

THE ROTTED has a new MySpace site which can be found HERE. Please add them to your friends list and make sure to spread the word. Be the first to learn about news, exclusive tracks from the new album, tour dates and much more!

THE ROTTED’s new album Get Dead or Die Trying is due for release on July 8th 2008.

THE ROTTED
Tour w/ Ted Maul
07/02 Manchester, UK Music Box
07/03 Glasgow, UK Ivory Blacks
07/04 Nottingham, UK Junktion 7
07/05 London, UK Bar Academy
07/06 Newport, UK TJs
End Tour
08/01 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air
08/13 Dinkelsbuhl, DE Summer Breeze Open Air

http://www.therotted.com
http://www.myspace.com/therotted

To celebrate the kick off of the 2008 inaugural ROCKSTAR MAYHEM Festival, METAL BLADE RECORDS will be hitting the road with the MAYHEM FESTIVAL bringing 27 years of the best metal releases directly to the fans! Come visit us at the METAL BLADE RECORDS tent, check our goods, pick up some FREE music on our 2008 SUMMER SAMPLER CD’s and shop METAL BLADE RECORDS’ brand new line of apparel currently ONLY AVAILABLE on the ROCKSTAR MAYHEM Festival! T’s, hats, basketball & bootie shorts, tanks and more all for super low prices.

Visit the booth, get your picture taken representing your love of all things METAL BLADE, then visit us at www.METALBLADE.COM to see your pic with all the Metal Blade fans from around North America!

http://www.metalblade.com/
http://www.myspace.com/metalbladerecords

Metal Blade Records signs OVERCAST! Reborn to Kill Again set to be released August 19th!
Metal Blade is proud to announce the addition of legendary Boston Mass metal act OVERCAST to its roster. On August 19th OVERCAST will release their Metal Blade debut Reborn to Kill Again, a collection of 11 re-recorded classic tracks and 2 unreleased tracks produced by Adam Dutkiewicz.

“Finally, after much waiting and wondering if it would ever see the light of day, Overcast is Reborn to Kill Again!!! We are all very excited to be working with Metal Blade Records for this release. It is a legendary label that has been home to some of the most influential bands in metal history. It was actually Metal Blade who gave Overcast our first release on CD as part of one of the Metal Massacre comps way back in the day so it seems as if everything is coming full circle. The time has come once again for the beast known as Overcast to rise again. You have been warned.” comments Brian Fair

“We are greatly honored to be able to work with and put out such a legendary artist as Overcast” comments Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records

Started in August 1991, OVERCAST disbanded in November 1998 after years of being turned down by labels, skimped out on by promoters, and a general sense of the band being too much of an albatross to continue. Heartbroken and emotionally taxed, each of the members went their separate ways. Brian joined Shadows Fall (a band who had opened for OVERCAST on many occasions), Mike D started working on a project called Killswitch Engage, Pete continued writing and ended up in a band called Seemless, Scott began playing bass in Transient, and Jay formed and played in many bands, finally settling down in the band Tunnel Drill.

Now 10 years has passed since OVERCAST was an active band. All of a sudden the stars have aligned, the planets have shifted, and old friends find themselves back home with substantial amounts of free time. OVERCAST is reborn.

OVERCAST’s Reborn to Kill Again available everywhere Tuesday August 19th

OVERCAST is:
Brian Fair – vocals
Mike D’Antonio – bass
Pete Cortese - guitar
Scott McCooe – guitar
Jay Fitzgerald - drums

http://www.overcast.cc
http://www.myspace.com/63075972