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)