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Killswitch Engage To Perform ‘Alive or Just Breathing’ In Its Entirety At California Metalfest 6

The lineup for California Metalfest 6 has been released and it is packed full of heavy bands. Included is headliner Killswitch Engage who will be performing their 2002 album Alive Or Just Breathing in its entirety for the first time ever in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The event will be held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, November 24th. WWE superstar “Mankind” Mick Foley will be hosting the event along with several other TBA special guests. Tickets for the event can be found here.

The line-up also includes Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Black Veil Brides, Pierce The Veil, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chiodos w/Craig Owens, For Today, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, Unearth, Bleeding Through, The Faceless, Born Of Osiris, Winds Of Plague, Shadows Fall, Veil of Maya, Acacia Strain, Attila, Sleeping Giant, Upon A Burning Body, and more. READ MORE

Blessthefall Stream New Song ‘Promised Ones’

Fearless Records artist Blessthefall have premiered a new song, Promised Ones, on Revolver Mag. The track comes off their upcoming album Awakening, which comes out Oct. 4th. Not exactly my style of music, but it sounds well done and has some catchy moments. 

After the jump you can hear the song as well as check out the rest of the tour dates for the All Stars Tour, which feature labelmates Motionless In White and For All Those Sleeping.
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Full Tour Dates And Line-Up Announced For All Stars Tour

Because there aren’t enough rock/metal festivals during the summer, Sumerian Records and The Pantheon Agency in association with Arkaik Clothing are putting together the All Stars Tour. This tour features a massive line-up including Emmure, In This Moment, Iwrestledabearonce, and many, many more. You can check out the full line-up along with the tour dates after the jump.

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Exclusive: Get Creeped Out By Motionless In White’s ‘Creatures’ Teaser

Motionless In White are gearing up to release a video for Creatures, the title track to their debut album. The video is coming out July 7th and we’ve scored an exclusive creepy sneak peek trailer that has the grittiness of Se7en and a touch of Jacob’s Ladder. 

 Exclusive: Get Creeped Out By Motionless In Whites Creatures Teaser
The band will also be hitting the road for a ton of tour dates including the Vans Warped Tour, the All Stars Tour (with Emmure, Alesana, Iwresltedabearonce, Blessthefall, In This Moment, and For Today), as well as a European tour with Blessthefall and Pierce The Veil. Check everything out after the jump!

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The AllStars Tour Is One Hell Of A Line Up

Get ready for the AllStars tour, heading your way this summer. Sponsored by Arkaik Clothing, Ibanez Guitars, MerchNow, and Krank Amplification, the tour features such acts as Emmure, In This Moment, Iwrestledabearonce, After The Burial, and more. Check after the jump for the full line-up.

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As I Lay Dying Debut ‘Parallels’ Video on Metal Blade TV

San Diego’s Grammy®-nominated group As I Lay Dying are pleased to release their first production video from the band’s latest release The Powerless Rise, which just hit streets on May 11. As I Lay Dying chose the song “Parallels” for the band’s first music video off their new album, which was shot in Pittsburgh, PA on May 18 with director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye with animation handled by Mike Milyavsky & David Brodsky. Fans can view the video HERE.
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In other news: As I Lay Dying’s The Powerless Rise, which debuted at #10, has now spent the last 4 weeks in Billboard Magazine’s Top 200 Charts coming in at #67! This achievement marks yet another major feat for the metal band that refuses to compromise their sound to conform to the mainstream as they continue to deliver heavy and melodic music to their fans around the world.
On July 12, As I Lay Dying will launch the “Cool Tour” with Underoath, Between the Buried and Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages. The nationwide trek will launch this summer on July 12 in Orlando and wrap up in San Francisco on August 1. For pre-sale tickets and more information, visit: www.cooltour10.com.

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As I Lay Dying Stream Entire ‘The Powerless Rise’ Album On MySpace

AS I LAY DYING’s new album THE POWERLESS RISE (out May 11 on Metal Blade) is now streaming live on their MySpace page HERE. From today at 12:00pm PST through Monday, May 10 at 6:00pm PST the entire 11-song disc including the furious new single “Parallels” will be unlocked and streaming live. The group will be featured act on the MySpace front page and music pages through May 11.
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While AS I LAY DYING cross the U.S. on their headlining tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War Of Ages, the group have announced a day-of-release in-store at Rolling Stones Music (7300 W. Irving Pk. Rd. Norridge, IL 60706). The in-store signing will begin at 3:30 PM sharp and continue until before the band’s headlining show later that night at the House of Blues (329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL). 

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Metal Blade Announces The Cool Tour

2010 witnesses the inaugural year of Cool Tour, in association with Metal Blade Records, Atticus Black by Atticus Clothing, and Musician’s Institute College of Contemporary Music, and features As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between The Buried And Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages.  Cool Tour is brought to you by Ibanez, Ding, Alternative Press, altpress.com, Invisible Children, Facedown Records, Mesa Boogie, Ampeg, Live Nation, The Agency Group and Good Fight Entertainment.

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