Goatwhore, Revocation tour dates

Goatwhore and Revocation will team up for a handful of spring tour dates. Here you go:

5/28 Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyanne Saloon
5/29 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Underground
5/30 Gallup, NM @ Wowie's Activity Hall
5/31 Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
6/1 Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
6/2 Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Pestilence, Warbringer, Vital Remains
6/3 Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater w/ Pestilence, Warbringer, Vital Remains
6/4 Laredo, TX @ Cool Party w/ Threat Signal
6/5 Houston, TX @ Warsaw Ballroom w/ Threat Signal
6/6 Shreveport, LA @ The Rustic Cowboy
6/7 Tallahassee, TN @ Big Daddy's w/ Threat Signal
6/8 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug w/ Threat Signal
6/9 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Threat Signal
6/10 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Threat Signal, Withered
6/11 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ Misery Index
6/12 Newport News, VA @ Buddha's Place w/ Misery Index
6/13 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

Tour Rumor: ALICE IN CHAINS, DEFTONES And MASTODON

ALICE IN CHAINS, DEFTONES and MASTODON are rumored to be teaming up for a U.S. tour in the fall.

A video teaser for the trek can be viewed below.

The tour's official lineup and dates are expected to be announced on Monday, May 3.

Summer Slaughter Tour 2010 Dates

Tour dates for the 2010 Summer Slaughter Tour have been released. You can check out the official bands and lineup here, or read the sentence below. Confirmed tour dates are also below:

2010 Summer Slaughter Bands and Lineup

* Decapitated
* The Faceless
* All Shall Perish
* The Red Chord
* Veil Of Maya
* Cephalic Carnage
* Decrepit Birth
* Carnifex
* Animals As Leaders
* Vital Remains

2010 Summer Slaughter Tour Dates:

July 17 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
July 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
July 20 – El Paso, TX @ Club 101
July 21 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
July 22 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
July 23 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
July 24 – Houston, TX @ Warsaw Ballroom
July 26 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
July 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
July 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
July 30 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
July 31 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
August 1 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
August 2 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
August 3 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
August 4 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
August 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
August 6 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
August 7 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
August 8 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
August 9 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
August 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
August 11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
August 13 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
August 14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
August 16 – Calgary, AB @ Republik
August 17 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
August 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
August 20 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
August 21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
August 23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

As I Lay Dying, Underoath and Between The Buried And Me To Take Part In “Cool Tour”

Talk about a tour with a crap load of cool (no pun intended) bands on the same bill. This summer, As I Lay Dying is teaming up with Underoath and Between The Buried And Me for the Cool Tour this summer. Also on the line up will be Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats and War Of Ages



The package tour will hit theaters through July and August, kicking off on July 12 in Orlando, Florida. Tickets go on sale to the public between April 30 and May 2, with each date varying. Check out the full list of dates for the inaugural Cool Tour below.



July 12 – Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues (no The Acacia Strain)
July 13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
July 14 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues SC
July 15 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
July 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
July 17 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
July 18 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre*
July 20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston
July 21 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
July 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
July 23 – Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion
July 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Complex
July 25 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
July 27 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
July 28 – Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom
July 30 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre*
July 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Aug 1 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

* = Tickets Not Available Via Ticketmaster.

EXODUS Announces Two Album-Release Shows With HEATHEN

San Francisco Bay Area thrasher EXODUS will play two album-release shows with HEATHEN in Los Angeles and San Francisco before they fly out to Europe to tour the festival circuit. The dates are are as follows:



June 11 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club (w/ HEATHEN, BONDED BY BLOOD)
June 12 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's (w/ HEATHEN, ANVIL CHORUS, PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE)

Fans worldwide are invited to tune in this coming Monday, April 19 for the live EXODUS webstream with the band's frontman, Rob Dukes, at this location.

You can post your questions for Dukes by clicking here.

Nuclear Blast USA's webshop is now taking pre-orders for the exclusive North American mail-order edition of EXODUS' new album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition". This release features the bonus track "Devil's Teeth" and a slipcase with different artwork.



The pre-order bundles to choose from are:

* Heads t-shirt & CD: $21.00 (link)
* Grenade t-shirt & CD: $21.00 (link)
* Both t-shirts & CD: $33.00 (link)

"Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)", a brand new song from EXODUS, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", which is scheduled for release in North America on May 18 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Commented guitarist Gary Holt: "We decided to give everybody another taste of the new record… and it's about one of America's favorite pastimes, the school shooting. This song was primarily inspired by the massacre at Virginia Tech, as well as Columbine and the many other instances of unhinged individuals who decided to take out their wrath on their classmates, going all the way back to [University of Texas at Austin’s 1966 tower sniper] Charles J. Whitman."

EXODUS filmed a video for the track "Downfall" on April 1 in Los Angeles. The clip was directed by Jon Schnepp, who was the creative force behind the band's "Riot Act" video. He is also known for his work on "Metalocalypse" (the animated program about DETHKLOK, the world's most popular death metal band) on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

"Exhibit B: The Human Condition" was recorded this past December in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR).

EXODUS recently took part in the "Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour" with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT.

ANEW REVOLUTION ANNOUNCES “ECONOMIC STIMULUS TOUR”

New York, NY - ANEW REVOLUTION will be hitting the road on the "Economic Stimulus Tour" along side Poughkeepsie New York's SUGAR RED DRIVE. "This tour was created as a way to give back to the cities we're playing and their local economies. We're going into these cities and venues and literally adding jobs. Whether it be by hiring local crew or promotion outlets, or just bringing people into the venue to in turn the spend some money to see a good show and maybe buy some merch." says bassist Frank Salvaggio.

One of the main focuses of this tour is to create at least 2 real jobs the day of the show by hiring 2 part-time workers to help with load-in, set up, and local transportation for the bands. Salvaggio continues, "We're also showing that even a modest touring band has to do whatever it takes to survive in these tough economic times."

ANEW REVOLUTION also plan on keeping the ticket prices at a lower than average price of just $10 as well as donating 50% of the ticket proceeds to a local, not national, charitable cause. Be sure to visit www.myspace.com/anewrevolution and http://twitter.com/anewrevolution for more info. More dates will be announced soon

4/23/2010 Hartford, CT @ On The Rocks
4/29/2010 Charlston, SC @ Halligans
5/2/2010 Gainsville, FL @ Backstage Lounge
5/3/2010 Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
5/4/2010 Biloxi, MS @ Thunders Tavern
5/5/2010 Jackson, MS @ FIRE
5/6/2010 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
5/9/2010 Parkersburg, WV @ Inferno
5/11/2010 Ft.Wayne, IN @ 4 Dees
5/12/2010 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
5/13/2010 Battle Creek, MI @ Planet Rock
5/14/2010 Cincinnati, OH @ Big Eds
5/16/2010 Chicago, IL @ Penny Road Pub



ANEW REVOLUTION will release their third studio record entitled "iMERICA" on May 18th, 2010 via E1 Music. Produced by Ben Schigel, a musician, record producer and vocalist from the band SWITCHED who has produced for such bands as STEMM, DROWNING POOL, WALLS OF JERICHO, CHIMAIRA & many more. A brand new song called "Head Against The Wall" is streaming via their myspace page now [www.myspace.com/anewrevolution]. The band also just finished shooting a video for the same song in Austin, TX last week with famed director David Brodsky (GOD FORBID, THE RED CHORD, ALL THAT REMAINS, KITTIE).

Formed in Austin, Texas by singer/guitarist Joey Duenas, bassist Frank Salvaggio, drummer Rob Urbani in 2004, and later rounded out by Austin-area shredder Shaun Stockton on lead guitar, ANEW REVOLUTION stand by the promise in their name. Though they’ll happily recall the milestones set by their former bands – Duenas’ Ünloco, Urbani and Salvaggio’s Slaves on Dope, they’ll also be the first to remind you of just what ANEW REVOLUTION means.

Type O Negative’s Peter Steele Reported Dead (1962-2010)

It was reported late last night that Type O Negative vocalist/bassist Peter Steele passed away from heart failure earlier in the day (April 14). While at first there was no official statement released by the band’s management or any other close sources, many close friends have revealed the rumors to be true.

Fuse TV’s Mistress Juliya stated via Twitter that Steele “past of heart failure today. Just spoke to Kenny” (referring to Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey). Revolver Magazine’s editor-in-chief Brandon Geist revealed similar news on his Twitter page, saying “Hoping [the rumors] are not true, but the source is good.” In 2005, Steele joked of his death by posting a picture of a tombstone that read “Peter Steele – 1962 – 2005 …. Free At Last” on the band’s website. However, Type O Negative keyboardist Josh Silver has confirmed to Blabbermouth.net early this morning that Steele has passed away, though an official cause of death has not yet been released. Steele, born Petrus T. Ratajczyk, was 48 years.



Though Steele played in metal groups like Fallout and Carnivore, he was best known for his role in Type O Negative. Formed in 1990, the Brooklyn band became a heavy contributor to the gothic metal genre, mixing thrash and doom metal to create a unique sound. Their sophomore album, Bloody Kisses, was the first album for Roadrunner Records to go platinum, with the single “Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)” gaining an enormous amount of radio airplay. Their most recent album, Dead Again, was released in 2007 and debuted at #27 on the Billboard charts. Steele’s low bass heavy voice was one of the key attributes to the band’s dark sound that helped further define goth metal.