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Van Halen Release New Single ‘Tattoo’: It Kinda Sucks

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 10, 2012 @ 5:54pm
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Van Halen Release New Single Tattoo: It Kinda Sucks

Van Halen have released Tattoo, the first single from their upcoming album A Different Kind Of Truth, which comes out Feb. 7th. You can check out the official video below. Problem is, the song kinda sucks. No, scratch that. It really sucks. Even if you took out the poorly synced video, the fact that it looks like David Lee Roth keeps forgetting his lines, and the “we’re gonna shoot in black and white for the sake of looking artistic even though NOTHING ARTISTIC IS HAPPENING” look, the song is just plain boring. There is no spice or pizazz. There is no excitement. It’s just a generic rock song that is destined to go in one ear and out the other. Honestly, even though I listened to it just a few minutes ago, I’ve already forgotten the melodies.

Check it out below and, if for some reason you still feel so inclined, you can preorder the album on iTunes.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 06, 2012 @ 4:37am
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Van Halen Unveil Massive 2012 Tour Schedule

Van Halen have announced a full North American tour in support of their upcoming album A Different Kind Of Truth. The album is heavily rumored to be dropping on Feb. 7th, as suggested by the image above, and will be the first studio album to feature David Lee Roth since their iconic 1984 album. The first single/video for Tattoo will be coming out next week. Kool & The Gang will open on select dates, although those have yet to be announced. The massive tour schedule can be seen below.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 11, 2011 @ 7:59pm
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The Devil Wears Prada Releases Mobile Game Zombie Slays

The Devil Wears Prada, who are about to hit the road for a full US tour, have entered the mobile gaming world with Zombie Slay, a first person action game that uses each song on the Zombie EP. The game is available right now for $1.99 on all iOS devices and will be coming to Android soon.

Official description for the game: “Zombie Slay” challenges gamers to survive and save survivors in a post-apocalyptic world by killing as many zombies as possible. The game features randomly-generated gameplay at all levels that challenges both casual and hardcore gamers and promotes return-to-game play, an OpenFeint interface that enables players to compete against each other anywhere in the world, and social media integration.

Check after the jump for a trailer for the game and tour dates for the upcoming tour. You can also head to the Official Zombie Slay Website for details on the game.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 10, 2011 @ 8:10pm
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[News Bites] Nightwish, Orphaned Land, White Willow, New Medicine

Nightwish have announced January 10th, 2012 as the release date for their upcoming album Imaginaerum. It’s their first new release since 2007′s Dark Passion Play, their first album with new singer Anette Olzon. This new album is going to also be the soundtrack to a feature film with the same name.

Keyboardist/songwriter Tuomas Holopainen states, “It was important from the very beginning that the album would work as its own individual piece of art, as well. It is a thematic album about life itself, about imagination, love, goodness and beauty, with a touch of darkness and melancholy, which are strongly included in all of those things mentioned.”

Check after the jump for news about Orphaned Land, White Willow, and New Medicine.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 07, 2011 @ 10:39pm
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Fair To Midland have announced a string of US winter tour dates with support coming from Dead Letter Circus (one of my favorite bands this year) and Aficionado. Fair To Midland will be touring in support of their latest release Arrows And Anchors. Check out tour dates after the jump. Oh, and make sure to check out the video below to hear a sick bass line.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 06, 2011 @ 6:55pm
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Formed in 1980, British punk/heavy metal band English Dogs have influenced some of the biggest names in rock and metal history. Now the boys are back and ready to tour the US! Support will be coming from the fine gentlemen of The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust, and Havok. Check after the jump for all tour dates!

The Forward Into Battle line-up of founding-member Andrew “Pinch” Pinching (also of The Damned), Graham “Gizz” Butt (Ex Prodigy, The More I See) and Adie Bailey have re-grouped.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 03, 2011 @ 6:31pm
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The recently reunited Spineshank may still be looking for a label for their latest album Anger Denial Acceptance, but that hasn’t stopped them from letting fans hear some of their new material. Noisecreep has a stream going for a new song entitled Murder Suicide, which you can hear after the jump.

spineshank2011 Hear A New Spineshank Song Now!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 29, 2011 @ 10:59pm
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With a new album coming out and a tour about to kick off, Five Finger Death Punch are insanely busy right now. So, to help them out, I’m posting this article with all sorts of FFDP news so you don’t have to scramble all over the Internet trying to find it all. First of all, below is a shout-out video from Jeremy and Zoltan for YOU, the Bloody-Disgusting readers!

After the jump, you can hear a SICK dubstep remix of Under And Over It, check out all the tour dates for the Share The Welt tour (with Hatebreed, All That Remains, and Rev Theory), and find all links to pre-order your copy of their upcoming album, American Capitalist, which hits stores October 11th.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 27, 2011 @ 10:24pm
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Back in 2005, I was lucky enough to go and check out the first ever Gigantour, the here-and-there summer festival started by Megadeth. Needless to say, for the ticket price (I think it was something like $25), I definitely got my money’s worth. Now, Megadeth has announced that they are resurrecting the tour. However, some things have changed: First of all, it’s not going to be in the summer. Rather, the tour will start towards the end of January and run through early March. Second, there apparently won’t be a full day of music. Instead, only three other bands will be joining Megadeth on stage: Motorhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil. Tour dates have yet to be announced, so keep an eye on Megadeth.com.

I’m still very interested in checking out the show but it seems like this could’ve been called something else. Imagine if Ozzfest was Ozzy headlining with Black Label Society and Fear Factory attached on the tour and that was it. Nope, not the same. Not the same at all.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 27, 2011 @ 10:06pm
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Alternative metal band Spineshank has reunited after nearly eight years with a new album, Anger Denial Acceptance, and plans for a US tour. The new album does not have a current release date, though one should be coming pretty soon I imagine. Here are some quotes from the guys:

“The songs on this record are more personal than anything we’ve ever done, and I think it shows when we play them live,” states drummer Tommy Decker. “This is our most varied and challenging record yet, and I can’t wait to get out there and bring these new songs to life.”

“We’re not interested in living in the past, we want to push forward,” adds guitarist Mike Sarkisyan. “We just finished the best record of our careers and we’re really excited to get it out there.”

Tour dates are after the jump.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 21, 2011 @ 8:23pm
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Guns N Roses (whatever incarnation they are now) have announced a US tour. The cities have been lined up but the dates aren’t exactly set nor are the venues. However, I’m calling it right now: this tour will be cancelled a few days after it begins. Hell, it might even be cancelled before it starts. Let me put it like this, if it makes it to Detroit, I’ll be buying my tickets at the door. What do you think? Are they going to follow through this time?

The few confirmed tour dates are after the jump.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 16, 2011 @ 6:42pm
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Alright all you Theory Of A Deadman fans, we’ve got a contest for you! Want to see them on their upcoming tour with 3 Doors Down and Popevil? Then look no further! Bloody-Disgusting music is giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets to the date of your choice and a signed copy of their latest album, The Truth Is…! Three runner ups will receive a signed copy of the CD.

Get all the information after the jump!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 13, 2011 @ 5:34pm
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Mastodon have announced a North American tour starting Nov. 1st in LA that sees them hitting the road with The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang. The tour will be hitting 24 cities, so check after the jump to see if they’re coming to your neck of the woods.

Personally, I’d go to check out Mastodon. Who’s your pick on the bill?

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 08, 2011 @ 7:28pm
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Arkaik Clothing and Rockstar Energy have teamed up with AMP/Hails and Horns Magazine, All In Merch and Ibanez Guitars to bring you the Crush ‘Em All 2 Tour, which features After The Burial, Veil Of Maya, Misery Signals, and Within The Ruins. Joining them on select dates will be Structures, Your Memorial, Volumes, and I The Breather. The tour runs through North American and hits 36 stops, so make sure to find your closest date and check out the show!

Tour dates after the jump.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 07, 2011 @ 3:30pm
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Clutch have announced that during their upcoming European tour supporting Volbeat they will be doing some headlining shows. The band will be doing a one off headline show on Nov. 11th but will then do 10 headlining dates starting Nov. 18th. You can check out the full list of dates after the jump.

Don’t forget to check out our exclusive interview with singer Neil Fallon.

Clutch Announces European Headline Shows During Volbeat Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 06, 2011 @ 4:02pm
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Anthrax and Testament will be embarking on a full US tour later this fall with Death Angel as a direct opener. The tour begins in mid-October and concludes one month later in mid-November. Anthrax will be closing out each show on the tour, which coincidentally falls almost exactly 20 years after Anthrax and Testament first toured together.

“We’ve been tight with the guys in Testament for a long, long time,” said Anthrax’s Charlie Benante. ”so we’re really looking forward to hanging out with them on the road. And all of us in Anthrax are big Death Angel fans, so this is going to be a monster of a good time – for all of us and for the fans. Plus, with the incredible success of The Big Four shows over the last year, we wanted to tour with some of the ‘second wave’ of thrash bands.”

Check after the jump for a quote from Testament’s Chuck Billy (interview with him and Eric Peterson here) as well as the full tour date schedule.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 02, 2011 @ 7:10pm
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Having last toured on the Defenders Of The Faith tour with Five Finger Death Punch and Lamb of God, Dimmu Borgir are ready to come back to the UK for a very special, very intimate tour. The band will be touring with no support and will be performing two sets each night: the first set will be one of three albums played in its entirety (album chosen by the fans) and the second set will be a variety of songs. The albums that fans can choose from are 1994′s For All Tid, 1996′s Stormblast, or 1997′s Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (U.K. fans can pick their favorite on the Dimmu Borgir Facebook). Tour dates after the jump.

Okay Dimmu fans, which album would you choose?

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 03, 2011 @ 6:53pm
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In what might end up being the second most evil tour this fall (the first one is here), Decapitated has announced a the 2011 Carnival Is Forever North America tour! Joining them on tour will be Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Rings Of Saturn, and The Haarp Machine. This sounds like an insanely brutal tour that might result in a few decapitations, some disembowelments, a virginity or two lost, and three C-sections. I may or may not be the one behind the C-sections…Don’t tell on me, okay?

Check after the jump for tour dates and a message from guitarist Wacek “Vogg” Kiełtyka.

Decapitated Announce The 2011 Carnival Is Forever North America Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on July 29, 2011 @ 9:30pm
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Bloody-Disgusting is excited to announce that it is one of the sponsors for the upcoming Exhumed, Goatwhore, Cephalic Carnage, and Havok North American tour! Don’t believe me? How about you enlarge that picture below (just give it a good old click) and look at the bottom. See something familiar? BAM! Looks like we’re helping bring some blood and guts to the fall touring schedule! So, which date are you planning on hitting up?

Exhumed, Goatwhore, Cephalic Carnage, And Havok All On Tour? Metal Boner Arises!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 15, 2011 @ 5:43pm
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Arch Enemy are in full touring mode as they have just released their newest album, Khaos Legions. As such, they have announced a North American tour with support coming from DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch, and Chthonic. You can check out the tour poster below for dates and check after the jump for quotes from singer Angela and guitarist Michael.

Arch Enemy Touring N. America With DevilDriver

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 24, 2011 @ 10:01pm
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Judas Priest have announced, in what is sure to make metalheads around the country lose their mind, that they will be hitting the road this fall with opening support coming from Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society. The tour will be part of the Epitaph touring cycle and comes after the departure of founding member, K.K. Downing, who has been replaced by Richie Faulkner. Check out the dates after the jump and let me know if you’re going to be at the Detroit show! My only concern is that the Detroit show is after the date for the impending apocalypse. Damn you Harold Camping for ruining my metal experience!

A Badass Fall Tour Emerges: Judas Priest On The Road With Thin Lizzy And Black Label Society

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 11, 2011 @ 11:45pm
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In anticipation of their upcoming album, Circuital, which comes out May 31st, My Morning Jacket has announced a full summer touring itinerary. Opening up for the August dates will be Neko Case. As an added bonus to make all you concert goers feel good, one dollar of each ticket will go to a local charity.

Also on May 31st, YouTube and Vevo will stream a live performance of My Morning Jacket playing the Louisville Palace Theater. The stream goes live at 9pm EST.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 06, 2011 @ 12:35am
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Reunited Seattle grunge legends Soundgarden have announced the final itinerary for their upcoming summer tour. Special guests depend on the day, but it could be Coheed and Cambria, The Mars Volta, Queens of the Stone Age, Meat Puppets, or Mastodon, depending on your stop. Check after the jump for the full list.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 01, 2011 @ 5:49pm
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It has just been announced that prog-metal masters Tool will be doing a short US headlining tour next Spring and the direct support will be from one of my favorite bands Opeth. The moment I heard about this, I promptly crapped my pants and threw it at my next door neighbor (she’s a bitch and deserved it anyways). Both bands have yet to issue a statement, but the press release states that the reason the tour is announced so far in advance is to build hype for upcoming albums from each artist, Opeth‘s later this year and Tool‘s in the first quarter of 2012. Check after the jump for tour dates.