Vocalist Ryan McKenny commented; “After spending the rest of September recording a soundtrack to making enemies, and all of the month of October waiting for that one special night where you can put on a mask and set cop cars on fire, we can’t think of anything we’d want to do more in November than go on a great tour and play some new songs.

“Heading out for a month long odyssey with EVERY TIME I DIE and HOWL will do exactly that. Both bands are fantastic to watch in a live setting, and we look forward to having the opportunity to see them each and every night.
“Any questions? No? Good. Go fuck something.”

The dates are as follows:
11/01 New Haven, CT- Toads Place
11/02 Providence, RI- The Met
11/03 New York, NY- Webster Studio
11/04 West Chester, PA- The Note
11/05 Richmond, VA- Canal Club
11/06 Columbia, SC- New Brookland Tavern
11/07 Atlanta, GA- Club Hell
11/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Culture Room
11/09 Jacksonville, FL- Jack Rabbits
11/11 Dallas, TX- The Loft
11/12 Lubbock, TX- Jakes
11/13 Las Cruces, NM- Mikey’s Place
11/14 Albuquerque, NM- Launch Pad
11/15 Mesa, AZ- Nile
11/16 Las Vegas, NV- Area 702 Skatepark
11/17 Anaheim, CA- Chain Reaction
11/18 Lancaster, CA- Cedar Center
11/19 Oakland, CA- Metro Opera House
11/20 Sacramento, CA- Boardwalk
11/23 Denver, CO- Marquis Theatre
11/24 Omaha, NE- Sokol Underground
11/25 Minneapolis, MN- Triple Rock Social Club
11/26 Chicago, IL- Subterranean
11/27 Des Moines, IA- Vaudville Mews
11/28 St. Louis, MO- FUBAR
11/29 Louisville, KY- Uncle Pleasants
11/30 Pittsburgh, PA- Mr. Smalls
12/01 S. Hackensack, NJ- School of Rock
12/02 Cleveland, OH- Peabody’s

Vocalist Brian Werner commented; “What can I say? Twice as many dates with GWAR? What the fuck?! Twist my arm why don’t you!”

Keyboardist David Stein added;”If I wasn’t on this tour, I’d be in the crowd with the rest of them! Nothing beats a GWAR show!”

The dates are:
10/2 Baltimore, MD – Sonar #
10/4 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue #
10/5 Knoxville, TN – Valarium #
10/7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution #
10/8 Ybor City, FL – The Ritz Ybor #
10/9 Orlando, FL – Firestone Live #
10/10 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade #
10/11 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend #
10/12 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts #
10/13 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues #
10/14 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory #
10/15 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights #
10/16 Worcester, MA- Rock and Shock, Palladium #
10/17 Montreal, QC – Theatre Telus #
10/19 Moncton, NB – Club Oxygen #
10/20 Halifax, NS – The New Place #
10/22 Quebec City, QB – Theatre Imperial #
10/23 Toronto, ON – Opera House #
10/24 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall #
10/26 Chicago, IL – House of Blues #
10/27 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall #
10/28 Sauget, IL – Pop’s #
10/29 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection #
10/30 Detroit, MI – Harpo’s #
10/31 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave #
11/02 Dallas, TX – House of Blues #
11/03 Little Rock, AR – The Village #
11/04 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues #
11/05 Houston, TX – House of Blues #
11/08 Lawrence, KS- Granada #
11/09 Tulsa, OK- Cain’s Ballroom #
11/10 Lincoln, NE- Bourbon Theatre #
11/11 Englewood, CO- Gothic Theater #
11/12 Albuquerque, NM- Sunshine Theater #
11/13 Tucson, AZ- Rialto Theatre #
11/14 Tempe, AZ- Marquee Theatre #
11/15 San Diego, CA- House of Blues #
11/16 Hollywood, CA- House of Blues #
11/17 Ventura, CA- Majestic Ventura Theatre #
11/18 Chico, CA- Senator Theatre #
11/19 Reno, NV- Knitting Factory #
11/20 Bend, OR- Midtown Music Hall #
11/21 San Francisco, CA- Regency Ballroom#
11/22 Pomona, CA- The Glasshouse #
11/24 Magna, UT- The Great Salt Air #
11/26 Portland, OR- Roseland Theatre #
11/27 Spokane, WA- Knitting Factory #
11/28 Seattle, WA- Showbox SODO #
11/29 Vancouver, BC- Commodore Ballroom #
12/01 Edmonton, AB- Edmonton Events Centre #
12/02 Calgary, AB- MacEwan Hall Ballroom #
12/03 Regina, SK- Riddell Centre #
12/04 Winnipeg, MB- The Garrick Centre #
12/06 Minneapolis, MN- The Cabooze #
# w/ GWAR, The Casualties, Mobile Deathcamp

Guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson commented on the tour: “WITHERED is bringing our brand of extreme music and expression to a new audience this fall. The Blackest Of The Black tour is an opportunity that we just couldn’t pass up. It is also a blessing for us after learning the unfortunate news about Behemoth & Nergal. This turn of events will allow us to offer a glimpse of unique perspective to a fresh crowd as we kick off our third album release. Whether these fans are ready for us or not, we are definitely ready for them and expect to expand their horizons as well as our own on this new path.”

The confirmed dates are below, with more to follow:

Oct. 25 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
Oct. 27 – Little Rock, AK – The Village
Oct. 29 – San Antonio, TX – San Antonio Live
Oct. 30 – Houston, TX – Warehouse
Oct. 31 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
Nov. 02 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium
Nov. 03 – Louisville, KY – Expo Five
Nov. 04 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Nov. 05 – Columbus, OH – Alrosa Villa (no DANZIG)
Nov. 06 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater
Nov. 07 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
Nov. 09 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
Nov. 10 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
Nov. 12 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theater
Nov. 14 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House
Nov. 15 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
Nov. 16 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

Vocalist Ryan McKenny commented; “Next week, and for the rest of September, we get knee deep in the shit. This record has been a long time coming. It’s the first, what we consider, proper LP as a full, solid band. Brian and Chris have been hard at work sweating bullets down in Louisville, loading them up in a death-punk black talon and preparing to fire at will.

“This will be our fifth visit to Godcity with Kurt Ballou, who was, naturally, the most obvious choice. We’ve always had a great relationship with him, and there is a certain chemistry between our music and his talent as a producer that puts each session at ease.

“To sum it up, there was a certain potential the members of this band felt had not yet been met. On this record, that potential has been fully realized. Get heavy, motherfuckers.”

TRAP THEM’s sound combines elements of old school Swedish death metal, punk, and d-beat and takes influence from bands such as Entombed, Black Flag, Nasum and Tragedy. The band has toured with the likes of Napalm Death, Disfear, Skeletonwitch, Victims, Rotten Sound, Toxic Holocaust and Coliseum, among others, and played the Scion Rock Fest, Maryland Deathfest and the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. The band most recently released an EP on Southern Lord Records, and has previously released two full-lengths and several 7-inches and EPs on Deathwish Inc and Trash Art.

THE ACACIA STRAIN will be heading to Europe next month for the “Hell On Earth Tour” alongside EVERYTIME I DIE, TERROR, ALL SHALL PERISH, THICK AS BLOOD, DOWN TO NOTHING, and VERA CRUZ, The band also just announced they would be headlining an East coast tour called, “To Catch a Predatour” with support from THE RED CHORD, TERROR, GAZA, and THE CONTORTIONIST. “To Catch a Predatour” is presented by All In Merchandise, Revolver Magazine, and Metal Injection.

THE ACACIA STRAIN’s Upcoming Dates:
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus $
9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik $
9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89 $
9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront $
9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $
9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit $
9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart $
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt $
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp $
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus $
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk $
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet $
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl $
10/4 Hannover, GER – Faust $
10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus $
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle $
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle $
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage $
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof $
10/10 Zaandam, NI – Kade $
10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC $
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA $
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena $
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton $
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk $
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36 $
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast $
10/29 Albany, NY – Northern Lights #
10/30 Jermyn, PA – Elanor Rigby’s #
10/31 Providence, RI – Lupo’s #
11/1 Pittsburg, PA – Altar Bar #
11/2 Springfield, VA – Jaxx #
11/ 3 Wilmington, NC – The Soapbox #
11/ 4 Spartanburg, SC – GZSC #
11/5 Jacksonville, FL – Rain #
11/ 6 West Palm Beach, FL – Ground Control #
11/7 Tampa, FL – State Theatre #
11/9 Birmingham, AL – Zyedeco #
11/10 Nashville TN – Rocket Town #
11/11 Louisville, KY – Headliners #
11/12 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave #
11/13 Toledo, OH – Headliners #
11/14 Windsor, ONT – Blind Dog #
11/15 London, ON – Music Hall #
11/16 Longeueil, QC – Salle Kekpart #
11/17 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground #
11/18 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place #
11/19 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance #
11/20 Holyoke, MA – The Waterfront Tavern #
$ “Hell On Earth” Tour
# “To Catch a Predatour”

Guitarist Justin Longshore commented on the tour; “’The Decibel Defiance’ tour is a dream come true for any fan of extreme music. I must say we are extremely honored to share the stage with the almighty Suffocation and some of the best up and coming bands in death metal out there. This tour is a huge deal for Through The Eyes Of The Dead as Suffocation has been a big inspiration since the early days and continues to be a huge impact on our music. If the ‘Decibel Defiance’ tour is coming to your area, do not miss the best line up this fall!”

“THE DECIBEL DEFIANCE TOUR 2010”
SUFFOCATION w/ THE FACELESS, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, DECREPIT BIRTH, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
10/15-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (ROCK AND SHOCK)
10/16-New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
10/17-Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Theater
10/18-Montreal, QC @ Foufounes
10/19-Jonquiere, QC @ Place Nikitoutagan
10/20-Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/21-Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
10/22-Detroit, MI @ Harpos
10/23-Chicago, IL @ Clearwater Theatre
10/24-St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
10/25-Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/27-Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
10/28-Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
10/29-Las Vegas, NV @ The Farm
10/30-Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
10/31-Los Angeles, CA @ The Whisky
11/01-Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse
11/02-Albuquerque, NM @ Fusion Factory
11/03-Amarillo, TX @ Club Khaos
11/04-Tulsa, OK @ Marquee Theatre
11/05-Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/06-Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
11/08-Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
11/09-Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
11/10-Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
11/11-Philadelphia, PA @ Polaris
11/12-Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
11/13-Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD participated in a portion of this summer’s “Thrash and Burn Tour,” and has spent time on the road this year with OTEP, BURY YOUR DEAD, IMPENDING DOOM, and more, as well as appearing at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in April. “Skepsis,” the band’s third proper full length, was released on February 2, 2010. The self-produced effort is the first TTEOTD release to feature new vocalist Danny Rodriguez, drummer Mike Ranne and guitarist Chris “Hank” Henckel. The album was recorded at Geller Cellar Studios in New York and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall), and features cover art by Paul Romano (Mastodon, Trivium).

Guitarist Chris Letchford commented, “We’re all really excited about this next mini-tour starting this week, this time to the east coast as we make our way out to Prog Day Festival. A lot of very different sounding progressive bands on the bill and it’s an honor to be able to play it this year! Its a 2 day event in Chapel Hill, NC featuring Half Past Four, Mahogany Frog, Barry Cleveland’s Hologramatron, Flash, Shadow Circus, Mars Hollow and The Muffins. We’ll be hitting the stage on Sunday, Sept 5th, second to last band, at 3pm sharp! On the way there we’ll be playing Nashville, Atlanta and Wilmington. We’ll be performing four brand new songs on this tour, so don’t miss out!”
See the band at the following dates:
9/2 Nasville, TN- The End
9/3 Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade
9/4 Wilmington, NC- The Soapbox Laundrolounge
9/5 Chapel Hill, NC- Prog-Day Festival, Storybrook Farm

SCALE THE SUMMIT formed in 2005 while attending the Musicians’ Institute in Los Angeles. Since the early 2009 release of their PROSHTETIC debut “Carving Desert Canyons,” the band has toured with some of the biggest names in progressive hard rock/metal, including Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, and Protest the Hero. In addition, they have been featured prominently in national magazines such as Guitar World and Revolver, as well as their hometown Houston Chronicle.

Vocalist Brian Werner commented on the release: “This was really a true test of our will. We had a million road blocks and people standing in our way on this, and we demolished the barriers, slit the throats and pissed on the graves of all who stood in our way. Bridges were burned, feelings were hurt and I personally don’t give a fuck about anyone or anything that got destroyed in the process, as long as this album came out the way it was supposed to; because at the end of the day it’s all about the music and nothing else fucking matters!!”

Keyboardist David Stein added; “This album couldn’t have become a reality had it not been for the
collective wills of everyone in this band. It was truly an honor to work with such professionals on this project.”

INFERNAEON will be supporting the legendary GWAR on their “Bloody Tour of Horror,” this fall, starting October 2nd.

After seeing their latest album “Wormwood” debut at #67 on Billboard’s Top 200, Massachusetts’ freight train of fury, THE ACACIA STRAIN, are proud to announce their first headlining tour since the release of “Wormwood,” last month.

The “To Catch a Predatour” sees THE ACACIA STRAIN heading out along the East Coast and in Canada with support from THE RED CHORD, TERROR, GAZA, and THE CONTORTIONIST. “To Catch a Predatour” is presented by All In Merchandise, Revolver Magazine, and Metal Injection. THE ACACIA STRAIN are extremely excited to head out with some of today’s top metal and hardcore acts out in support of their newest, and already critically acclaimed fourth record on Prosthetic Records. In typical THE ACACIA STRAIN fashion, the guys plan to bring the fun each night by hanging out at their merch table thirty minutes after doors to meet the fans and socialize. There will be a special tee shirt available for purchase only during this time in addition to all their new tour merchandise. If you are in the Holyoke, MA area on the 20th of November, be sure to come out to the Waterfront Tavern as this show will be a benefit for a dear friend of the band who recently passed away due to a decade long battle with cancer.

“TO CATCH A PREDATOUR” Dates
10/29 Albany, NY – Northern Lights
10/30 Jermyn, PA – Elanor Rigby’s
10/31 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
11/1 Pittsburg, PA – Altar Bar
11/2 Springfield, VA – Jaxx
11/ 3 Wilmington, NC – The Soapbox
11/ 4 Spartanburg, SC – GZSC
11/5 Jacksonville, FL – Rain
11/ 6 West Palm Beach, FL – Ground Control
11/7 Tampa, FL – State Theatre
11/9 Birmingham, AL – Zyedeco
11/10 Nashville TN – Rocket Town
11/11 Louisville, KY – Headliners
11/12 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11/13 Toledo, OH – Headliners
11/14 Windsor, ONT – Blind Dog
11/15 London, ON – Music Hall
11/16 Longeueil, QC – Salle Kekpart
11/17 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
11/18 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
11/19 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
11/20 Holyoke, MA – The Waterfront Tavern

The band, no strangers to touring, spent a portion of the summer on “Cool Tour,” with AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and more, and just returned from select Mexican dates with JOB FOR A COWBOY. They will then spend a month in Europe on the “Hell On Earth Tour,” along with EVERYTIME I DIE, TERROR, ALL SHALL PERISH, THICK AS BLOOD, DOWN TO NOTHING, and VERA CRUZ, before their headline run.

“HELL ON EARTH” Dates
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus
9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89
9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre
9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl
10/4 Hannover, GER – Faust
10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof
10/10 Zaandam, NI – Kade
10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast

Be sure to check THE ACACIA STRAIN’s MySpace for updated dates on all of these tours, and catch the “TO CATCH A PREDATOUR” when it comes into your town.

Guitarist Nate Garnette provided some insight into the new video: “”We filmed out in the woods at Mullet Chad’s house….15 friends +15 30-packs of beer= new Skeletonwitch video!”

Guitarist Scott Hedrick commented on the conclusion of Ozzfest: “Ozzfest was fucking killer! The protestors, the rain, your Grandma……no one could stop the metal! The only downside was that there were only 6 shows. We would’ve loved about 660 more! Thanks to everyone who came out and the entire Ozzfest crew for making that shit happen.”

The band’s upcoming dates are as follows:
8/29 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage $$
8/30 Luzem, SZ – Schuur $$
9/01 Ljubljana, SI – Orto Bar $$
9/02 Vienna, AU- Arena $$
9/03 Bischofswerda, GER- Eastclub $$
9/04 München, GER- Feierwerk $$
9/05 Prague, EZ- Exit Chemlnice $$
9/06 Berlin, GER- Magnet $$
9/07 Copenhagen, DA- The Rock $$
9/08 Hamburg, GER- Hafenklang $$
9/09 Antwerpen, BE- Trix $$
9/10 Essen, GER- Turock Fest $$
9/11 Birmingham, UK- O2 Academy $$
9/12 Colchester, UK- Arts Centre $$
9/13 Bristol, UK- The Croft $$
9/14 Glasgow, UK- Ivory Blacks $$
9/15 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK- O2 Academy $$
9/16 London, UK- Underworld $$
9/17 Plymouth, UK- White Rabbit $$
9/18 Tilburg, NL- Extase, Incubate Festival $$
$$ European Bangover w/ Warbringer, Angelus Apatrida

SKELETONWITCH are supporting “Breathing the Fire” which was recorded in Seattle, WA with legendary producer, Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Soundgarden). The album was released by PROSTHETIC RECORDS on October 13, 2009 and debuted at number 151 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and number 2 on the magazine’s “Heatseekers’ Chart.” Get the album now from the Prosthetic Webstore for $8.99!

The statement from the band: “Sometimes, you go through a life altering situation. That’s how these past two weeks have been for all involved in The Funeral Pyre. But through all of that, we have managed to talk about the current situation of the band. While nobody in our group was hurt seriously, there are still some injuries that did happen. Currently, we’re all trying to just regroup and stay positive about the band and our future. Now while we all need time to just reflect on what has happened, we also had to come to a decision about what we will be doing. We will continue to tour and to write records. Although this has been a difficult time for all of us, we know that continuing to make music is something we have to do. We thank everyone who gave us their support during some of the most difficult times of our lives. We will be out on tour at the end of this year and still working harder than ever. Thank you to all of our friends and family for supporting these decisions as well. We’ll see you all soon. We’ll be out on tour again in December with dates to be announced soon. We’ll be hitting some of the spots we missed at the end of the last tour as well. Thanks again.”

INFERNAEON will be supporting the legendary GWAR on their “Bloody Tour of Horror,” this fall, starting October 2nd.

ANTAGONIST will hit the road tomorrow for a US tour which will feature The Breathing Process, Wretched and Diskeet.

Vocalist Brian Werner commented: “”Doing this video was a fucking amazing experience we got a chance to work with a killer new company called Fetus Productions which really took our whole vision of what we were trying to do and really brought it to life. I’ve seen all the previews for this already and I have to say this video looks fucking insane. Pia Houge and Luke Leonard from Fetus Productions were some of the most amazing people to work with and I think it’s safe to say that we will definitely be working with them again in the future, and any band out there would be lucky to get the opportunity to work with them as well!”
The band will be supporting the legendary GWAR on their “Bloody Tour of Horror,” this fall, starting October 2nd. Pre-order for ”Genesis To Nemesis,” is available now at Prosthetic’s WEB STORE.

The aforementioned, “Wormwood,” (released July 20th) sold over 6,000 units and charted at number 67 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, number 66 on the Top Current chart, number 6 on the Independent Chart, number 8 on the Hard Rock chart, number 21 on the Rock chart, number 22 on the Tastemakers’ chart and number 11 on the Top Internet Albums Chart. In Canada the album was number 25 on their Independent chart and number 40 on their Hard Music chart. It was the highest selling and charting first week album in the band’s decade long career.

THE ACACIA STRAIN recently finished “Cool Tour,” and are now home preparing to head to Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.

ANTAGONIST will hit the road next week for an extensive US tour which will feature The Breathing Process, Wretched and Diskeet. More dates will be announced shortly.
The confirmed dates are:
8/18 Reno, Nevada- Club Vegas
8/21 Jefferson, SD- Jefferson Community Center
8/23 Kansas City, MO- The Riot Room (w/ Diskreet)
8/26 Lemoyne, PA- The Championship #
8/27 Buffalo, NY- Broadway Joe’s #
8.29 Watertown, NY- The Dungeon
8/31 Tilton, NH- Gound Zero #
9/2 Bucksport, ME- The Kave #
9/3 Lowell, MA- The Blue Shamrock/Gemstones #
9/4 New London,CT- El N Gee Club #
9/6 Rocky Mount,VA- TJ Fatboys #+
9/7 Raleigh,NC- The Brewery #
9/9 Columbia,SC- The Oasis #
9/10 Satellite Beach, FL- Wynfields Sports Bar #
9/11 Orlando,FL- Liquid Scripts (formerly Lost and Found) #
9/12 Pompono Beach, FL- Rocketown #
9/13 Jacksonville, FL- The Pit #
9/15 Mobile, AL The Pulse #
9/16 New Orleans,LA -The High Ground #
9/17 Pearland, TX -Bad Fish Bar & Grill #
9/18 Dallas,TX- Fat Daddy’s #
9/19 San Antonio,TX- Zombies #
9/21 Albuquerque, NM- Fusion Factory #
9/23 Phoenix,AZ- The Old World Brewery #
9/24 Canoga Park, CA- Cobalt Café #
9/25 Bakersfield,CA- The Dome #
9/26 Fresno, CA- Club Retro #
9/27 Elmire, CA- The Cabin #
9/29 Seattle,WA- Studio 7 #
9/30 Spokane,WA- The Cretin Hop #
10/1 Garden City, ID- Brawl Studio #
10/2 Great Falls, MT- 406 Club
10/3 Riverton, WY- The Eagles Club
10/4 Salt Lake City,UT- The Salt Shaker #
10/5 Dever, CO- Hodis Halfnote
10/8 Henryetta,OK- the Mosh Hall #
10/9 Cape Giradea, MO- 4H
10/10 Chicago, IL- Blacksheep Café
10/12 Romeo, MI- Static Age
10/14 Trenton, NJ- Championship Bar & Grill #
10/16 Bradenburg, KY- Senior Citizens Hall
10/17 Johnson City, TN- Poor Richard’s #
# w/ The Breathing Process, Wretched, Diskreet

INFERNAEON vocalist Brian Werner commented on the tour; “”This is literally a fucking dream come true. I remember going back to being 11 and 12 years old and listening to ‘The Road Behind.’ It was always one of my all time favorite songs, so to see myself go from being a huge to fan to having the opportunity to, not only have Oderus sing on our album but, now we get to tour with them! And The Casualties are fucking sick, too. I’ve always had a shit load of respect for punks and punk rock and I love a lot of that shit. I’m proud to say I got to see bands like Fear and Exploited play live. What a lot of young metal kids today don’t realize is that, punk is basically just a mirrored version of the metal scene. It is a intoxicated, anarchistic, finger to the mainstream, counter culture based around music that corporate America doesn’t support and it was, and is, sustained through the intervention of the fans, by starting labels, zines, etc. just like metal did. So we’ve always had huge amount of respect for punks and it will be really cool to play with this diverse of a crowd every night. And our boys in Mobile Death Camp have been touring just fucking nonstop for the last six months. Now they’re going out again on this juggernaut of a tour. So yeah we’re super stocked for this; all the bands are real bands and not some mall-core breakdown bullshit and actually bring their own thing to the table until GWAR just comes on stage and just rapes and shits all over all of us opening bands”

Quoth Oderus, lord of Earth and master of the human slaves; “INFERNAEON is joining us on tour this fall and I hope they survive. If for no other reason than to destroy them as soon as they think they have made it through the hell of a GWAR tour alive. So check out their new album, especially the part with me on it. Hail GWAR!”

The dates are:
10/2 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
10/4 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
10/5 Knoxville, TN – Valarium
10/7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
10/8 Ybor City, FL – The Ritz Ybor
10/9 Orlando, FL – Firestone Live
10/10 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/11 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
10/12 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
10/13 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
10/14 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/15 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
10/16 Worcester, MA- Rock and Shock, Palladium
10/17 Montreal, QC – Theatre Telus
10/19 Moncton, NB – Club Oxygen
10/20 Halifax, NS – The New Place
10/22 Quebec City, QB – Theatre Imperial
10/23 Toronto, ON – Opera House
10/24 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
10/26 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
10/27 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
10/28 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
10/29 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
10/30 Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
10/31 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11/2 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
11/3 Little Rock, AR – The Village
11/4 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
11/5 Houston, TX – House of Blues

Atlanta’s blackened doom monsters, WITHERED, will be supporting Behemoth in November and December, on “The Lawless States of Heretika Tour” along with Watain and Black Anvil. The band recently completed, “Dualitas,” the follow up to 2008’s ““Folie Circulaire,” which should see a release shortly before the tour.

Guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson commented on the tour: “We simply cannot wait to kick this tour off. This is going to be one of the best tour packages we’ve ever been a part of and easily one of the best extreme metal packages of the year. Having already toured with Watain and with Black Anvil in the past, it will be good to see everyone and share the stage with them yet again. Touring with Behemoth has always been a goal for Withered so this tour has most everything we could ask for with an unmatched quality of music. I don’t think I could have picked a better line up myself. It’s going to be one hell of an experience for everyone there. You can bet your ass I’ll be in the crowd every night. Withered will be going to new depths on this one as well since we’ll be supporting our new album and will showcase music from all of our releases for old and new fans.”

“The Lawless States of Heretika Tour” (w/ BEHEMOTH featuring Watain, Withered, & Black Anvil)
11/03 Quebec City, QC Imperial De Quebec **
11/04 Montreal, QC Club Soda
11/05 Toronto, ON Opera House
11/06 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
11/07 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
11/08 St. Paul, MN Station 4
11/09 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
11/10 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
11/12 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
11/13 Seattle, WA El Corazon
11/14 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
11/16 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
11/17 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
11/18 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
11/19 Ramona, CA Ramona Mainstage
11/20 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
11/21 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
11/22 Dallas, TX The Palladium Showroom
11/23 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
11/24 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
11/26 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
11/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
11/28 Orlando, FL Firestone
11/30 Springfield, VA Jaxx
12/01 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
12/02 New York, NY The Fillmore
12/03 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
12/04 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
** no Watain or Black Anvil on this date

Norway’s 1349 will bring its sonic plague back to North America in October for a co-headline tour with Triptykon, entitled, “Weltenbrand World Tour.” Chicago’s Yakuza will also appear on the bill. This will be their second trek on this side of the Atlantic in support of their album, “Demonoir,” which was released in April on Prosthetic Records in North America. That last tour was cut short due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland and visa issues. All of the band’s scheduled dates are:

8/6 Wacken, Germany- Wacken Open Air Festival
8/13 Oslo, Norway- Middelaiderparken
8/19 Dinkelsbulh, Germany- Summer Breeze Festival
10/6 New York City, NY- Gramercy Theatre #
10/7 Boston, MA- The Middle East Downstairs #
10/8 Baltimore, MD- Otto Bar #
10/9 Philadelphia, PA- Polaris #
10/10 Montreal, CA- Les Foufunes Electriques #
10/11 Toronto, CA- Opera House #
10/13 Cleveland, OH- Grog Shop #
10/14 Pittsburgh, PA- Mr. Small’s Theatre #
10/15 Detroit, MI- Majestic Theatre #
10/16 Chicago, IL- Bottom Lounge #
10/17 St. Paul, MN- Station 4 #
10/19 Denver, CO- The Marquis Theatre #
10/21 Seattle, WA- El Corazon #
10/22 Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theatre #
10/23 San Francisco, CA- Slims #
10/24 Los Angeles, CA- El Rey Theatre #
10/25 Tucson, AZ- The Marquee #
10/27 Tulsa, OK- The Marquee #
10/28 Ft. Worth, TX- Ridglea Theatre #
10/29 Austin, TX- Emo’s Outside #
10/30 Houston, TX- The Warsaw #
# w/ Triptykon, Yakuza

The band released the following statement: “2010 is a very special year for 1349. This is the year that saw the release of our pinnacle album ‘Demonoir,” into which we have channeled the darkest and fiercest contents of our souls and given it an aural form. As the album was released, the band was already on American soil doing the first tour of the touring cycle as main support for Cannibal Corpse. We were obviously rather excited about how the songs would feel and sound live and thus of the crowd’s reaction to the new material, but it turned out to work eminently. It felt fabulous! Furthermore, it became clear to us that we had to follow up what we had begun and go back to the States and play a headliner tour in the
fall. This intent has turned into cold reality as we now embark on a co-headliner tour with Triptykon.

“Many of you are familiar with 1349′s bonds to the creative mastermind Tom G. Warrior, and for us it’s like pieces of a puzzle that fall into place as we now go on tour with Triptykon on their first journey to the U.S. We talk about two mighty forces that here will be joined; in 1349 we see it as nothing short of a great achievement that we could make it happen. We can promise you that 1349 will feed off this great happening, and we boldly state that every show on this Weltenbrand tour will be a triumph! We look STRONGLY forward to share some truly magical moments with our American fans on this tour, and judging from the reception we got on our short-but-sweet tour with CC this spring (hails!), this is gonna be A HELL OF A RIDE.

“To complete the line-up of this legendary 1349/Triptykon-tour, we have invited the splendid weirdos Yakuza as our special guests. “Come feel the Fire”…as Overkill would have said.”

The band’s new album, “Wormwood,” which was released on July 20th sold over 6,000 units and was the highest selling and charting first week album in the band’s decade long career. It charted at number 67 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, number 66 on the Top Current chart, number 6 on the Independent Chart, number 8 on the Hard Rock chart, number 21 on the Rock chart, number 22 on the Tastemakers’ chart and number 11 on the Top Internet Albums Chart. In Canada the album was number 25 on their Independent chart and number 40 on their Hard Music chart.
THE ACACIA STRAIN wrapped up “Cool Tour” on Sunday in San Francisco and have one more show on their trek home, tomorrow, with War of Ages in Kansas City, MO. They are then heading to Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.

“Genesis To Nemesis,” was recorded with producer Brian Elliott at Mana Recording Studios (Goatwhore, Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal) in St. Petersburg, Florida, and picks up where 2007’s “A Symphony of Suffering,” (which Metal Hammer described as, “brave, unflinchingly inventive and jackhammer-heavy from beginning to end,”) left off, with a devastating mix of Floridian death metal and symphonic, sinister European black metal. The album features guest appearances by GWAR’s front man, Oderus Urungus, Erik Rutan, John Zahner of Savatage (who served as keyboard engineer) and Bill Hudson and John Slaughter of Coldera. The track listing is as follows:

1. Into The N.O.X.
2. First of the Fallen
3. Lilith Ave Satanas (Bill Hudson, guest guitar solo)
4. Legacy of Kane (Erik Rutan, guest vocals)
5. Ziasudra
6. Creeping Death (Oderus Urungus, guest vocals)
7. The Scar of David
8. Immaculate Deception
9. Graven Image (John Slaughter, guest guitar solo)
10. Revelations

An extensive US tour will be announced in the next several weeks. The band has previously shared the stage with the likes of Malevolent Creation, Deicide, Atheist, Deeds of Flesh, Vile, and Impaled.

In an era when record sales are plummeting and bands’ careers are being measured in months, THE ACACIA STRAIN has proven they are still atop the heap of extreme music.

Front man Vincent Bennett commented; “We couldn’t be happier about the reaction ‘Wormwood’ has been getting. We didn’t know how it would go over and so far the feedback has been awesome! We appreciate the support of our fans helping us to get the word out and be a part of this record. Thanks for the support!”

THE ACACIA STRAIN is currently on “Cool Tour” along with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They are then heading to Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.