In celebration of the release of Our Own Masters, VALIENT THORR will launch a U.S. headlining tour, set to kick off on June 12 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The two dozen city trek will run through July 6 and feature support from Los Angeles’ GYPSYHAWK and Boston’s RAMMING SPEED.

• June 12 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
• June 13 Richmond, VA Kingdom
• June 14 Baltimore, MD Wind-Up
• June 15 West Chester, PA The Note
• June 16 Boston, MA Great Scott
• June 17 New York, NY The Studio at Webster Hall
• June 18 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus
• June 19 Rochester, NY Bugjar
• June 20 Columbus, OH Ace Of Cups
• June 21 Detroit, MI The Shelter
• June 22 Chicago, IL Reggie’s
• June 24 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
• June 25 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
• June 26 Tulsa, OK Downtown Lounge
• June 27 Dallas, TX Three Links
• June 28 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
• June 29 Austin, TX Red 7
• June 30 New Orleans, LA Siberia
• July 1 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
• July 2 Gainesville, FL High Dive
• July 3 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
• July 4 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub
• July 5 Atlanta, GA The Earl
• July 6 Raleigh, NC King’s Barcade

Finnish heavy metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM (aka COB) have set Halo of Blood as the title of their eighth studio album, set for a June 11 North American release via Nuclear Blast Records.

In support of Halo of Blood, CHILDREN OF BODOM will tour North America alongside Rob Zombie, Mastodon, Amon Amarth and more as one of the featured acts at the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Set to launch June 29 in San Bernardino, California, the five week trek will run through August 4 in Dallas, TX. The just-announced itinerary for the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is as follows:

June 29 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
June 30 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater
July 2 – Nampa, ID – Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 3 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater
July 5 – Phoenix, AZ – Desert Sky Pavilion
July 6 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
July 7 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater
July 9 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection (* CHILDREN OF BODOM headlining off-date w/ support from Behemoth, JFAC, Battlecross, Huntress)
July 10 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheater
July 12 – Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
July 13 – Camden, NJ – Susquehana Bank Center
July 14 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 16 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
July 17 – Bangor, ME – Bangor Waterfront
July 19 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 20 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 21 – Hartford, CT – The Comcast Theatre
July 23 – Holmdel, NJ PNC – Bank Arts Center
July 24 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
July 26 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
July 27 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
July 28 – Clarkson, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 29 – Louisville, KY – Expo Five (* CHILDREN OF BODOM headlining off-date w/ support from Amon Amarth, Behemoth, JFAC and more)
July 30 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheater
July 31 – Tampa, FL – 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater
August 2 – Austin, TX – Tower Amphitheater
August 3 – Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 4 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 5 – Bonner Springs, KS – Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (w/ Rob Zombie, Machine Head, Amon Amarth)
August 7 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s (* w/ Amon Amarth, Battlecross, Huntress)
August 8 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works (* CHILDREN OF BODOM headlining show w/ support from Amon Amarth, Battlecross, Huntress)
August 9 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s (* CHILDREN OF BODOM headlining show w/ support from Amon Amarth, Battlecross, Huntress)
August 11 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau (as part of HEAVY MTL 2013 w/ At the Gates, Mastodon, Baroness, etc.)

Venice, CA “Destroyers of Rock ‘n’ Roll” THE SHRINE have announced a winter 2013 U.S. tour. The bad ass band will team up with retro rockers Graveyard for a four week trek that will launch on January 23 in Boston, MA and will fire up crowds across the country through February 23 in Houston, TX.  THE SHRINE continues to tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album Primitive Blast, released this past summer via Tee Pee Records.

• January 23 Boston, MA Royal Boston
• January 24 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
• January 25 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
• January 26 Washington, D.C. Black Cat
• January 27 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
• January 29 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
• January 30 Nashville, TN Exit/In
• January 31 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
• February 1 Memphis, TN The Hi-Tone Café
• February 2 St. Louis, MO The Firebird
• February 4 Detroit, MI The Shelter
• February 5 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
• February 6 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
• February 8 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
• February 9 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
• February 11 Spokane, WA The A Club
• February 12 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
• February 13 Seattle, WA Neumos (* The Devil’s Blood and Royal Thunder also appear)
• February 15 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
• February 16 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
• February 17 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
• February 18 San Diego, CA The Casbah
• February 19 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
• February 21 Austin, TX Emo’s East
• February 22 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
• February 23 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s (* The Devil’s Blood and Royal Thunder also appear)

FEATURING:

RUN-D.M.C., Santigold, Refused, David Cross, A$AP Rocky, Public Image Ltd., Turbonegro, Hannibal Buress, Girl Talk, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, X, Wyatt Cenac, De La Soul, The Head & The Heart, Fucked Up, Explosions in the Sky, Doug Benson, Against Me!, Braid, The Promise Ring, Saul Williams, Tomahawk, WAVVES, Superchunk, Paul Banks, Bob Mould & much more

BLUE

Dillon Francis, Bun B, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, El Ten Eleven, Astronautalis, Penguin Prison, Diamond Rings, Nick Waterhouse, Icona Pop, Mustard Pimp, Orthy, 10 Years

YELLOW – Hosted by Chris Trew

Comedy: Hannibal Buress, Jon Benjamin, Tig Notaro, Chris Cubas, Air Sex Championships, Kevin Seconds (spoken word), Joe Sib, Derek Phelps, Duncan Carson, Andrew Tompkins, Live Action Battle Rap, Ralph Hardesty, Seth Cockfield

Music: Twin Sister, Foxy Shazam, Earth, Lucero, Weird Al Tribute Band (Midgetmen)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

ORANGE

Girl Talk, Public Image Ltd. (PiL), The Head and the Heart, Real Estate, Paul Banks, Surfer Blood, Why?, Braid, Helio Sequence, Brendan Benson, Deathfix, Devin, Golden Boys

BLACK

Refused, The Sword, Wavves, Youth of Today, Seaweed, OFF!, The Spits, Riverboat Gamblers, Brutal Truth, Red Fang, Joyce Manor, Power Trip, The Young, Residual Kid

BLUE

A$AP Rocky, Starfucker, Danny Brown, Charli XCX, Schoolboy Q, Tanlines, Kreayshawn, D.M.C., Anamanaguchi, Daughn Gibson, Gold Fields, Vockah Redu, Love Inks

YELLOW – Hosted by Rob Gannon

Comedy: David Cross, Wyatt Cenac, Doug Mallard, Saul Williams (spoken word), Christopher Wonder Magic Show, Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Hour, FFF Dating Game, Cameron Buchholtz, Danny Palumbo, Brendan K. O’Grady, Ashley Barnhill, Eric Krug, Punk Rock Circus! (stunts, magic, freakshow)

Music: Diamond Rugs, Peelander-Z, Nomeansno, Disappears

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4

ORANGE

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Explosions in the Sky, Black Angels, Promise Ring, Deerhoof, GIVERS, Giant Sand, A Place to Bury Strangers, Beach Fossils, Fang Island, Balmorhea, UME, One Hundred Visions

BLACK

Turbonegro, Fucked Up, Lagwagon, Between the Buried and Me, The Briefs, Japandroids, Valient Thorr, La Dispute, Liturgy, Cult of Youth, Pallbearer, Cheap Girls, Fleshlights

BLUE

Etienne De Crecy, De La Soul, AraabMUZIK, Rakim, Octopus Project, Trust, Class Actress, Nite Jewel, Nicky Da B, Baauer, A. Dd+, Feathers, American Royalty

YELLOW – Hosted by Mike Weibe

Comedy: Doug Benson, Eugene Mirman, W. Kamau Bell, Duncan Trussell, Ramin Nazer, NOLA Comedy Hour, Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest, Jake Flores, Kat Ramzinski, New Movement Sketch Comedy Troupe

Music: Black Moth Super Rainbow, Atlas Sound, Trail of Dead, Titus Andronicus, Mortified

FFF NITES LINEUP

 Superchunk, Dwarves, Surfer Blood, Seaweed, Braid, Imperial Teen, Brutal Truth, Tanlines (DJ), Penguin Prison, Liturgy, La Dispute, Doug Benson, Nachtmystium, Kevin Seconds & Kepi Ghoulie, Ceremony, W. Kamau Bell, Trust, Kreayshawn, Astronautalis, Lucero, Peelander Z, Tig Notaro, Damien Jurado, Indian Jewelry, Scott Reynolds (ALL), Anamanaguchi (DJ), A.Dd+, Mustard Pimp, Icona Pop, Liam Finn, Duncan Trussell, American Royalty, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Deathfix (Brendan of Fugazi), Cult of Youth, Burning Love, Joyce Manor, Joe Sib, King Tuff, Cadence Weapon, FIDLAR, Electric Eel Shock, Bob Mould (DJ set), Regents (ex-Frodus, Sleepytime Trio), Fight Amp, Blag (solo), Yellow Ostrich, A Place To Bury Strangers, Devin, Balmorhea, Girl in a Coma, SISU (Sandy of Dum Dum Girls), Sundress, Krum Bums, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Learning Secrets, Toys That Kill, David Liebe Hart (of Tim & Eric Awesome Show), Nicky Da B, Gold Fields, Yukon Blonde, Venomous Maximus, Intelligence, Toy Selectah, Destruction Unit, East Cameron Folkcore, The Blind Shake, Marriage, SSION, Ramona Falls (Brent from Menomena), Class Actress, Daughn Gibson, Baauer, Vockah Redu, Cheap Girls, Doug Mellard, Turf War, Spray Paint, The Black Swans, Black Tusk, Casket Girls, Cheap Curls (Katie formerly of Dum Dum Girls), Retox (ex Locust), Sainthood Reps, Bleached, Dee-1,

Highly respected Japanese doom metal band CHURCH OF MISERY has announced a U.S. headlining tour that will kick off on May 24 in Providence, RI.  Presented by Brooklyn Vegan, the two week trek will showcase one of metal’s most bizarre and exotic bands and one that Rolling Stone called “a dynamic articulated hell, like the Tokyo-Blue-Cheer crush of Boris but grounded in the British white-blues nightmares of early Seventies Black Sabbath.”  The tour will include special CHURCH OF MISERY appearances in Austin (as part of the 2012 Chaos in Tejas Fest) and Baltimore (as part of the 2012 Maryland Deathfest).  True fans of heavy music cannot miss this rare chance to see Japan’s true masters of doom!

CHURCH OF MISERY U.S. Tour Dates:

    # = support from The Gates of Slumber 

    % = support from Rwake & The Gates of Slumber 

      * = support from Hail! Hornet & The Gates of Slumber

• May 24            Providence, RI             AS220 #
• May 25            Brooklyn, NY                Cameo %
• May 26            Philadelphia, PA          North Star %
• May 27            Baltimore, MD              Sonar (as part of Maryland Deathfest)
• May 28            Wilmington, NC           Soapbox *
• May 29            Charlotte, NC               Tremont Music Hall *
• May 30            Atlanta, GA                    The Earl *
• May 31            New Orleans, LA          Siberia *
• June 1             Austin, TX                      Red 7 (as part of Chaos in Tejas)
• June 3             Albuquerque, NM          Launchpad *
• June 4             Scottsdale, AZ               Chasers *
• June 5             Los Angeles, CA           Satellite *
• June 6             San Francisco, CA        Elbo Room *
• June 8             Portland, OR                  Branx *
• June 9             Seattle, WA                    Studio Seven *

Mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST has announced that it will embark on its first ever North American headlining tour in January, 2012.  GHOST cult leader “Papa Emeritus” (who takes the stage in the form of “a satanic pope”) and his anonymous ghouls will team up with doom rockers BLOOD CEREMONY and ANCIENT VVISDOM for a two week trek dubbed the “13 Dates of Doom” tour that will launch on January 18 in New York City.  GHOST continues to tour in support of its debut album Opus Eponymous, which has been called “amazing” by Stereogum and “a primer on the creation of melodic hard rock” by The Big Takeover.

• January 18 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
• January 19 – Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
• January 20 – Boston, MA – Middle East (downstairs)
• January 21 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
• January 22 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
• January 24 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
• January 25 – Saint Paul, MN – Station 4
• January 27 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
• January 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Vertigo (The Complex)
• January 30 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
• January 31 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
• February 1 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
• February 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy

World famous Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have announced a North American headlining tour in celebration of the band’s 15th Anniversary.  Presented by ESP in association with Full Metal Jackie, the quindecennial trek will kick off on January 30, 2012 in Rochester, NY and run through March 4, hitting 26 cities over the course of the five week jaunt. Support on the CHILDREN OF BODOM anniversary tour will come from Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie, Boston extreme metal band Revocation and Canada’s Threat Signal.

• January 28 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
• January 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Reverb
• January 30 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
• January 31 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
• February 1 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
• February 3 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
• February 4 – St. Louis, MO – Pops
• February 6 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
• February 7 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theater
• February 9 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
• February 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
• February 11 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
• February 13 – Santa Ana, CA – Yost Theatre
• February 14 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
• February 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
• February 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
• February 18 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
• February 19 – Lubbock, TX – Pavilion
• February 21 – Austin, TX – Emo’s East
• February 22 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
• February 24 – Louisville, KY – Expo 5
• February 25 – Cleveland, OH – Peabodys
• February 26 – Toronto, ON – The Sound Academy
• February 27 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
• February 29 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial
• March 1 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
• March 2 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount Theater
• March 3 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
• March 4 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live

EAGLE CLAW is an explosive, unbridled force.  Possessing an uncanny songwriting sense, fearless innovation, unparalleled technical ability and a bottomless pool of raw talent and creativity, the Austin-based “InstruMETAL” quartet is inarguably one of the “Live Music Capital of the World”‘s most exciting new bands. This Friday, October 14, EAGLE CLAW will launch a U.S. tour with a hometown headlining show at the Scoot Inn as part of the Austin monthly metal series “Black Friday“, presented by Thrasher Magazine, 101x No Control Radio, Knuckle Rumbler and ACTION! PR.  From there, EAGLE CLAW will take its formidable live show to stages in Dallas, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta and more as part of a two week headlining tour that will run through November 3 in Shreveport, LA.  Named for a style of Chinese martial arts known for its gripping techniques and pressure point strikes, EAGLE CLAW will team up with like minded heavy acts such as Boris, Rwake, East of the Wall, True Widow and more over the course of the tour.

• October 14 – Austin, TX – The Scoot Inn (as part of “BLACK FRIDAY” w/ Bloody Knives, County Bucks)
• October 20 – Dallas, TX – The Doublewide (w/ Tyrannosorceress, Dead to a Dying World)
• October 21 – Norman, OK – The Opolis (w/ Rainbows are Free, Psychotic Reaction)
• October 22 – Little Rock, AR – The Rev Room (w/ Rwake)
• October 24 – Madison, WI – The Wisco (w/ Proselyte)
• October 25 – Chicago, IL – Memories Bar (w/ Proselyte)
• October 26 – Akron, OH – Annabell’s (w/ East of the Wall, Tidal Arms)
• October 27 – New York, NY – The Cake Shop (w/ Wizardry)
• October 28 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter (w/ Hessian, Humungus, Raven)
• October 29 – Virginia Beach – TBA
• October 30 – Johnson City, TN – The HideAway
• November 1 – Atlanta, GA -The Masquerade (w/ Boris, Asobi Seksu, True Widow)
• November 2 – Lafayette, LA – Frankie Burger (w/ Red Shield)
• November 3 – Shreveport, LA – Crow’s Nest Pub

Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) has announced a fall North American headlining tour in support of its new LP The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues.  The award winning band will headline the 2011 “Saints & Sinners” Tour and launch the six week trek on October 27 in Charlotte, NC.  Support on the BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME tour will come from Animals as Leaders and TesseracT with tickets available for advance purchase now at this location.     

The 2011 “Saints & Sinners” Tour featuring BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME  With Animals as Leaders and TesseracT


Brought to you by Live Nation, Metal Blade Records, Prosthetic Records, Century Media Records, Good Fight Entertainment and ACTION! PR

Tireless road dogs, MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER has just embarked on a 30 city U.S. tour that will run through September 3.  Fresh from tours with both Clutch and Protest the Hero, the pre-release run will bring the band’s hard-hitting live show to both new fans and loyal followers each evening.  A full listing of upcoming MATSOD live dates can be found below.

* = w/ 10 Years
+ = w/ The Damned Things

New York noise rock heroes return for the first time since 2007 to Europe for a 3 week trek across the continent including stops in the UK. Check out the dates!

Hard partying (and harder rocking) Finnish band CHILDREN OF BODOM (or COB) has announced a North American headlining tour in support of their new album Relentless Reckless Forever which landed at #41 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release.  Brought to you by Guitar World and Revolver, the North American leg of CHILDREN OF BODOM‘s “Ugly World Tour” will kick off in Los Angeles on June 24 and run through July 24 in Montreal where COB will perform alongside KISS, Motörhead and more as part of the “Heavy MTL” hard rock festival.

Guitar World and Revolver bring you CHILDREN OF BODOM’s “Ugly North American Tour”
*With Devin Townsend, Obscura and Septic Flesh. In Association with Spinefarm Records, Good Fight Entertainment & ACTION! PR

Bizarre Swedish black metal band GHOST, who recently released its debut album Opus Eponymous in North America via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade and will now be making their first ever U.S. appearances this spring.

On May 28 in NYC, THE GATES OF SLUMBER will launch a U.S. tour alongside doom legends Orange Goblin. The can’t-miss pairing of doom metal royalty will make stops in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and more along the course of the tour’s trail and will include support from Brooklyn heavy psych trio NAAM.


Doom lords THE GATES OF SLUMBER unleashed their fifth full-length album The Wretch on May 10 via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade. Featuring eight slabs of punishing metal, The Wretch boils doom down to its purest form, resulting in the Indianapolis trio’s finest work to date.

Legendary stoner rock band SLEEP has just announced a string of summer North American tour dates. On the heels of its sold out U.S. tour run last September, the California trio will return to the stage this summer by popular demand.

RANGE GOBLIN, the heavy hitting British metal band that has inspired a generation of up-and-coming rock acts has announced a U.S. headlining tour. The spring trek will kick off on May 28 in New York City and will also see the band perform as part of the 2011 Maryland Death Fest. Support on the tour will be provided by THE GATES OF SLUMBER and NAAM.

May 28 New York, NY Santos Party House
May 29 Baltimore, MD Sonar (*as part of 2011 Maryland Death Fest / tickets here)
May 31 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
June 1 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 2 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s
June 3 Austin, TX The Scott Inn
June 4 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
June 5 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
June 6 Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
June 7 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
June 9 Portland, OR Dante’s
June 10 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
June 11 Chicago, IL Double Door (Orange Goblin only)