New Mayhem tour dates, and Bands.

Main Stage:
Marilyn Manson
Slayer
Bullet For My Valentine
Jagermeister Stage:
Trivium
All That Remains
God Forbid
Hot Topic Stage:
Cannibal Corpse
Behemoth
Job For A Cowboy
The Black Dahlia Murder
Whitechapel

Tentative routing for the tour runs as follows:
July 10th Sacramento, CA
July 11th San Francisco, CA
July 12th San Bernardino, CA
July 14th Seattle, WA
July 17th Phoenix, AZ
July 18th Albuquerque, NM
July 19th Denver, CO
July 21st Kansas City, MO
July 22nd St. Louis, MO
July 24th Atlanta, GA
July 25th Indianapolis, IN
July 26th Chicago, IL
July 28th Toronto, ON
July 29th Scranton, PA
July 31st Cleveland, OH
August 01st Pittsburgh, PA
August 02nd Detroit, MI
August 04th Boston, MA
August 06th Virginia Beach, VA
August 07th Camden, NJ
August 08th Hartford, CT
August 09th Washington, DC
August 11th Tampa, FL
August 12th West Palm Beach, FL
August 14th Dallas, TX
August 15th Houston, TX
August 16th San Antonio, TX

NEW Lamb Of God Tour Dates.

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Lahti’s Fair-Center Lahti
Feb 8 2009 8:00P
Mandela Hall Belfast
Feb 9 2009 8:00P
The Academy Dublin, Dublin
Feb 11 2009 8:00P
Academy Bristol Bristol
Feb 12 2009 8:00P
Academy Birmingham Birmingham
Feb 13 2009 8:00P
Academy Manchester
Feb 14 2009 8:00P
Brixton Academy London
Feb 15 2009 8:00P
Academy Glasgow Glasgow
Feb 17 2009 8:00P
Corporation Sheffield
Feb 21 2009 8:00P
RNA Showgrounds Brisbane
Feb 23 2009 8:00P
Forum Sydney
Feb 27 2009 8:00P
Melbourne Showgrounds Melbourne
Feb 28 2009 8:00P
Bonython Park Adelaide
Mar 2 2009 8:00P
Steel Blue Oval Perth
Mar 4 2009 8:00P
Blitz Tokyo
Mar 5 2009 8:00P
Blitz Tokyo
Mar 6 2009 8:00P
Imp Hall Osaka
Mar 9 2009 8:00P
Jl. Pinto I Senavan Jakarta
Apr 2 2009 8:00P
Dodge Theater Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 3 2009 8:00P
Palladium Los Angeles, California
Apr 4 2009 8:00P
Events Center San Jose, California
Apr 5 2009 8:00P
Crest Theater Fresno, California
Apr 7 2009 8:00P
Paramount Seattle, Washington
Apr 8 2009 8:00P
UBC Thunderbird Arena Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 10 2009 8:00P
Shaw Conference Center Edmonton, Alberta
Apr 11 2009 8:00P
The Coral Calgary, Alberta
Apr 12 2009 8:00P
Praireeland Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Apr 13 2009 8:00P
Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Apr 14 2009 8:00P
City Auditorium Thiunder Bay, Ontario
Apr 16 2009 8:00P
Ricoh Coliseum Toronto, Ontario
Apr 17 2009 8:00P
Cepsum Montreal, Quebec
Apr 18 2009 8:00P
Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 19 2009 8:00P
Electric Factory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 21 2009 8:00P
LC Pavillion Columbus, Ohio
Apr 22 2009 8:00P
Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 23 2009 8:00P
Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Apr 24 2009 8:00P
Verizon Theatre Houston, Texas
Apr 25 2009 8:00P
Concrete St. Ampitheatre Corpus Christi, Texas
Apr 26 2009 8:00P
Palladium Ballroom Dallas, Texas
Apr 28 2009 8:00P
Fillmore Denver, Colorado
Apr 29 2009 8:00P
Uptown Theater Kansas City, Kansas
Apr 30 2009 8:00P
Myth St. Paul, Minnesota
May 1 2009 8:00P
Congress Theatre Chicago, Illinois
May 2 2009 8:00P
The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
May 3 2009 8:00P
Egyptian Indianapolis, Indiana
May 5 2009 8:00P
Expo Five Louisville, Kentucky
May 6 2009 8:00P
Fillmore Theater Detroit, Michigan
May 8 2009 8:00P
Roseland Ballroom New York, New York
May 9 2009 8:00P
Convention Center Asbury Park, New Jersey
May 11 2009 8:00P
Rams Head live Baltimore, Maryland
May 12 2009 8:00P
House of Blues Boston, Massachusetts
May 13 2009 8:00P
Washington St. Armory Albany, New York
May 15 2009 8:00P
House of Blues Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Chimaira confirmed for Music as a Weapon 4

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http://www.musicasaweapon4.com/

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...ogID=463859488

The 4th Music As A Weapon tour is shaping up to be the biggest one so far. First off, here are the 4 bands performing on the mainstage: joining headliners Disturbed will be Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and Lacuna Coil. In addition to the mainstage acts, there will be a tattoo and music festival as well. Some of the world's best tattoo artists will be traveling with the tour, including Oliver Peck and Hart & Huntington. They will be joined by some of the top local tattoo artists in each market. Everyone attending the show will have the opportunity to schedule an appointment in advance with the tattoo artist of their choice and get some new ink at the shows. Tattooing will happen as local ordinances allow. There will also be an extreme sports exhibition including Freestyle and Half Pipe from top action sports stars, a second stage with additional bands performing, a vendor village and much more. Full details, tour dates and on-sale dates will be coming soon. All information and future announcements regarding the tour can be found at the official MAAW web site, www.musicasaweapon4.com. The website will go live on January 27th.

CHIMAIRA Re-Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

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Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA has signed a new worldwide deal (except North America) with Nuclear Blast Records.

Commented guitarist Rob Arnold: "[Nuclear Blast] did a great job for us with [2007's] 'Resurrection', so we were eager to re-sign with them. We know they will do a kick-ass job with this new record as well."

CHIMAIRA has finished mastering the band's new album, "The Infection", at Sterling Sound in New York City with Ted Jensen and Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, TERROR, THE ACACIA STRAIN). "Sonically, this album sounds amazing," vocalist Mark Hunter wrote on the group's web site. "Ben [Schigel, producer], Zeuss [who mixed the CD] and Ted did an amazing job making our vision come to reality. The album has exceeded everyone in this band's expectations."

Al Jourgensen of MINISTRY/REVOLTING COCKS will appear at the January 22 Denver, Colorado stop of the ReVamp tour, featuring b>Sin Quirin

Al Jourgensen of MINISTRY/REVOLTING COCKS will appear at the January 22 Denver, Colorado stop of the ReVamp tour, featuring b>Sin Quirin (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS) and internationally renowned DJ Hardware. The Denver show, which will take place at The Church nightclub, will be filmed for an upcoming television special.

The ReVamp tour, whick kicks off in Houston on January 15 and runs through mid-March, will wow audiences with a truly unique experience as Sin and Hardware will offer a genre-defying mix of remixes, mashups, and originals in an extremely innovative format. Hardware's world-class mixing abilities will be matched with Sin's incredible talents to shred on guitar!

Sin's most recent credits include co-writing credits for the latest MINISTRY record "The Last Sucker" (2007, 13th Planet Records) and playing guitar on MINISTRY's "Cover Up" album (2008, 13th Planet Records). He also co-wrote the upcoming REVOLTING COCKS album "Sex-O Olympic-O" (February 2009, 13th Planet Records).

A legend in his own right, DJ Hardware's career as an international artist spans the scope of two decades. Hardware is a definitive DJ and producer, a tastemaker who has achieved worldwide accolades! His sets combine brilliant remixed classic rock, hip-hop, and Top 40 hits into dance floor destroyers with searing progressive dirty electro house as he layers his sounds, building the realms of a musical journey that culminates into a total mind and body meltdown!

For more information, visit www.therevamptour.com.

THE HAUNTED: 'Warning Shots' 2-Disc Compilation Set For Release - Jan. 12, 2009

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED will release a new double-disc compilation that details the band's time with Earache Records, from 1998 to 2003.

Titled "Warning Shots", the set contains 28 of THE HAUNTED's most killer tracks, including a second disc with many rare and unreleased songs. The booklet contains an extensive interview with bass player Jonas Björler, conducted with respected U.K. rock critic Dominic Lawson, examining the early years of the band and reflecting on the material included on the compilation.

"Warning Shots" track listing:

Disc 1 (containing tracks from the three albums "The Haunted", "The Haunted Made Me Do It" and "One Kill Wonder"):

01. Hate Song
02. Trespass
03. Shadow World
04. D.O.A.
05. Undead
06. One Kill Wonder
07. Under the Surface
08. In Vein
09. Hollow Ground
10. Everlasting
11. Dark Intentions
12. Bury Your Dead
13. Shithead
14. Chasm
15. Revelation
16. Forensick

Disc 2 – "Off the Record" (containing rare and previously unreleased material):

01. Ritual ("One Kill Wonder" session track)
02. Creed ("One Kill Wonder" session track)
03. Well of Souls (CANDLEMASS cover)
04. Eclipse ("The Haunted Made Me Do It" session track)
05. Choke Hold (live)
06. Leech (live)
07. Three Times (live)
08. Undead (demo)*
09. Shattered (demo) (from "Statements Of Intent" compilation)
10. Undead (DEATH & 1/2 PROD. rehearsal)*
11. Now You Know (DEATH & 1/2 PROD. rehearsal)*
12. Blood Rust (DEATH & 1/2 PROD. rehearsal)*

* previously unreleased

Trivia fans will note that the final three tracks on Disc 2 were recorded in
pre-THE HAUNTED times, before the band had settled on a final name. The tracks come from a rehearsal tape made at a time when the group was considering using the moniker DEATH & 1/2 PROD.

"Warning Shots" will be released in Europe on March 9, with a U.S. release scheduled for April 7.

In This Moment new video.

The Metal Nurse conducted an interview with with vocalist Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth of the Southern California-based female-fronted band IN THIS MOMENT at the New York City stop of the group's recent tour with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. Watch the nine-minute chat below.

IN THIS MOMENT's sophomore album, "The Dream", sold more than 8,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 70 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The band's video for the song "Forever" was directed and shot in Los Angeles, California by David Brodsky (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, OPIATE FOR THE MASSES) of MyGoodEye.

"The Dream" was released on September 30 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at a Las Vegas studio with producer Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, SHANIA TWAIN) and "showcases the band's songwriting prowess and [singer Maria] Brink's beautiful, angelic voice that is simply captivating," according to a press release.

IN THIS MOMENT is represented by Mercenary Management, which is headed up by OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson.

Chimaira Interview.

Volume 15, Issue 86
Published January 6th, 2009
Music Lead
Thrash the Halls
Cleveland metal champs Chimaira talk new record, Christmas show
By D.X. Ferris

Chimaira let hometown metal fans pick their own late presents for the band’s 9th annual Chimaira Christmas show. Headbangers voted online to determine the metal heroes’ set, which will feature 18 favorites from the band’s catalog. The poll results are classified, but you can probably expect the power-surge title track from 2007’s Resurrection, which chronicled the sextet’s divorce from powerhouse metal label Roadrunner and their subsequent signing to indie foundry Ferret. Calling to discuss the show, frontman Mark Hunter let slip that that they’ll also play nuggets like “Eyes of a Criminal,” in addition to signature throwdowns like “Pure Hatred,” which was the number-one vote-getter.

Fans won’t hear any samples from the band’s upcoming fifth album, The Infection, which is set for release April 21. Chimaira recorded locally with producer Ben Schigel, the former Switched frontman who’s worked as a behind-the-boards songsmith for bands like Drowning Pool and Walls of Jericho. The new record will arrive in five different versions: a songs-only download, a CD with a making-of bonus DVD, a box set, a vinyl version and a special edition with b-sides (one of which may be a cover of State of Conviction’s “Convictions,” which they recorded with SoC singer Jason “J Mann” Popson). Meanwhile, the Christmas show will be a low-dough festival of mayhem featuring eight other locally based bands, from hardcore veterans Ringworm to hard rockers the Ohio Sky.

When I talked to Chimaira, they were assembling the final pieces of the record and didn’t even have any rough mixes to share. “We’re all saying that’s what will be cool about this record,” offered bassist Jim LaMarca as we were setting up the interview. “We haven’t really heard it yet either.” Hunter and rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries took a break from holiday hustling to tell us what to expect.

What’s the new album like?

Hunter: The album is a little slower than people might be expecting. It’s at this groove tempo where the whole time you can’t stop bobbing your head. Some of the songs are “Venom Inside,” “Secrets of the Dead,” “Destroy and Dominate.” There’s one song in particular I think Cleveland fans will enjoy: It’s called “The Heart of It All.” We’re no stranger to doing instrumental songs. And as we were writing it, I kept thinking, “Wow, it sounds like Cleveland to me.” It’s long, epic.

DeVries: I’ve been super-stoked on everything, and we’re proud of everything. But for this record, it’s a different kind of taste, and it’s a different kind of stoked. Every single song is catchy to us and has a lot of groove and has a lot of Chimaira in it.

Hunter: All the lyrics and vocals were improvised, for the most part. I came in with nothing. I work really well when there’s a gun to my head. Some of my best songs I freestyle, and it’s perfect the first time. And if you’re not recording, you lose it. The underlying theme, I guess, is being put in the worst point at your life and how you deal with that situation.


How is that different from Resurrection?

Hunter: Resurrection, we were thinking very much about the band, the band persevering and getting off Roadrunner and people saying we’d be finished. This is more personal.


What’s “Destroy and Dominate” like?

Hunter: Heavy and sludgy. The best description I heard of it was “like you got hit really hard and you’re getting dragged through the mud for four minutes.”


Matt, what are your favorite songs from it?

DeVries: “Secrets of the Dead.” It’s kind of a roller coaster of groove-slash-thrash. “The Heart of It All” is a song where we kind of fused all our influences into one.


You were going to record with some bigger names, but you decided to stay home and record with Ben Schigel. What did he contribute?

DeVries: Ben’s got a brilliant musician’s ear. When we started pre-production, we were dissecting our songs. There were a couple of songs he hadn’t heard yet, and he would change the verse to the chorus and vice-versa. And we listened to it, like, “Wow, that made all the difference in the world.”

Hunter: He had to virtually become the second singer of the band. Working how it was — zero lyrics, zero ideas — if I’m stuck on a part, I need somebody that’s going to complement that. He was the other half of me. We would work six, seven, eight hours a night for three weeks straight. We had good riffs, but the riff’s only as good as the song is.


The last couple of albums have been strong, but to me, they didn’t have the kind of memorable songs that you can hum.

Hunter: I think that has a lot to do with the tempo. We write really heavy riffs, but it needs to be slowed down a little bit so people can hear the riff and feel the power, instead of being like an axe to the face the entire time. You can still have that feeling, but it will be that much more drastic if you bring it down 20 bpm. And once I had more breathing room and could sing a little slower, my tone got way more aggressive.


How long is the album?

Hunter: About an hour. Some songs are around three minutes, some are around ten. I would say the songs are on the shorter side this time. Most are in the three- or four-minute range.


The secret show you played at [300-capacity Flats club] Roc Bar in October was fun. Will you do that again?

Hunter: We were always hesitant to do it. But now that we did it and had a good time, you can expect to not know about it.


Now that you’re not on Roadrunner, is the band doing better financially?


Hunter: We definitely make more money now than we ever did on Roadrunner. We’re the big fish now. That doesn’t mean that a smaller band would get this treatment. We’ve proved ourselves for ten years. With a new band, nobody’s going to get a chance anymore, because the record industry is pretty much dead.


Tickets are $28 for the next Black Keys show. Your Christmas show is $9.99 for a nine-band bill. Why go cheap?

Hunter: We feel we owe it to our fans. They’ve supported us and seen us on bigger shows where we didn’t have control over the prices. It feels like the right thing to do. We want everybody to be able to come out and have a good time and jam with us.


Chimaira Christmas 9
6 p.m. Tuesday, December 30
House of Blues
308 Euclid Ave.
216.523.2583
Tickets: $9.99 advance, $15 day of show
dferris@clevescene.com

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New Lamg Of God song.

The New Lamb Of God song, on the Metaliica tour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L50urWPXV0