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Tour w/ Emmure, For Today, Oceano

09/30     Covington, KY                    The Mad Hatter

10/01     Ft. Wayne, IN                    Sunset Hall

10/02     Erie, PA                            Forward Hall

Tour w/ The Chariot, Burden Of A Day, Casey Jones, Thick As Blood, Hello Danger

10/03     Jacksonville, FL                  Free Bird Café CD Release Show

Tour w/ For The Fallen Dreams, Asking Alexandria, Unholy

10/20     Houston, TX                       Meridian

10/21     McAllen, TX                        The Incubator

10/22     San Antonio, TX                 White Rabbit

10/23     El Paso, TX                        Take 2

10/24     Flagstaff, AZ                       The Joint

10/25     Las Vegas, NV                    The Farm

10/26     Victorville, CA                    Karma

10/27     Anaheim, CA                      Chain Reaction

10/28     Orangevale, CA                 The Boardwalk

10/29     Palmdale, CA                     The Crossing

10/30     Sparks, NV                          Vixens

10/31     Layton, UT                          V2

11/01     Denver, CO                         Marquis Theater

11/03     Lawrence, KS                     Granada Theatre

11/04     St. Louis, MO                     Fubar

11/05     East Ridge, TN                   The Warehouse

11/06     Louisville, KY                      Bulldog Cafe

11/07     Atlanta, GA                         The Masquerade

11/08     Birmingham, AL                     Matthews Bar and Grill

11/09     Columbus, GA                   Gallery 13

11/10      Orlando, FL                          The Social

11/11     Tampa, FL                            The Orpheum

11/12     Miami, FL                             The Dugout

11/13     Tallahassee, FL                  Club Downunder

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“I want to clear the air now since no one is really doing it. Recently, as you may have heard, me and my brother Ben left the band for what they said was a family emergency. That night there was an altercation in the band that really spilt us down the middle even more that we had been in recent months. But to be clear, me and Ben have officially left Emmure. We started this band in our basement in the beginning of ‘03, however, it seems that it has gotten away from us. I do cherish the time we spent on the road with these guys creating something out of nothing. I’m very proud of what we have accomplished but it is time to move on. Thanks to all the bands and fans that we have made friends with. Thank you so much. We are both already working on other projects. We will keep everyone posted as things progress.”

Ahh…respect.

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After their headlining tour they will head out as support on the Defenders Of The Faith Tour with Lamb Of God and Dimmu Borgir in the UK. Following that tour up with a trip to Australia for the Australian Soundwave Festival. and then to Japan for a few shows with Lamb Of God and In Flames. Tour dates after the fold.

North American “F#%& School, F#%& Work, Let’s Rage!” Tour w/ support from Emmure, Impending Doom and Born of Osiris

• January 9 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
• January 10 Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
• January 11 Iowa City, IA @ Picador
• January 12 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
• January 13 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
• January 14 Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee
• January 16 Springfield, MO @ Remington’s Downtown
• January 17 Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall
• January 18 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
• January 19 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
• January 20 Augusta, GA @ Club Hollywood
• January 22 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
• January 23 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Pee
• January 24 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club (Downstairs Lounge)
• January 25 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
• January 27 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
• January 28 Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti
• January 29 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
• January 30 Portland, ME @ The Station

UK “Defenders Of The Faith 2″ Tour w/ Lamb of God, Dimmu Borgir

• February 11 Bristol, UK @ Academy
• February 12 Birmingham, UK @ Academy
• February 13 Manchester, UK @ Academy
• February 14 London, UK @ Brixton Academy
• February 15 Glasgow, UK @ Academy

2009 Australian Soundwave Festival:

• February 21 Brisbane, Australia @ RNA Showgrounds
• February 22 Sydney, Australia @ TBC
• February 27 Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Showgrounds
• February 28 Adelaide, Australia @ Bonython Park
• March 2 Perth, Australia @ Steel Blue Oval

Japan Tour w/ Lamb of God, In Flames:

• March 4 Tokyo, Japan @ Akasaka Blitz
• March 5 Tokyo, Japan @ Akasaka Blitz
• March 6 Osaka, Japan @ IMP Hall

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Dry raped you say? Yeah, it’s just like dry humping, only it’s not consensual and it was from a dude behind me. I don’t really think he meant to, but he was excited to see Hatebreed and was pushed up against me and jumping up and down a lot so it really felt like I was being dry humped. It’s expected though when you’re at a crowded venue with a big band and your up against the barrier. It made me rather uncomfortable but it didn’t last long. He must have got off quick.

So Hatebreed was an awesome show last night, but let me start from the beginning because there was 5 bands and all of them were really good. Catalepsy kicked off the show and they were really heavy in a deathcore way…and in to aerobics. All the guitar players liked to do the jogging in place thing while playing the rhythm riffs. If you’re new to this band too, you will find that they have three guitar player and they all play 7 strings. Now I don’t know the concept behind this but it’s not like Iron Maiden, 3 guitar players. I don’t see the necessity of three guitar player in a band like this. Especially an opener. Sometimes you have to look at it in a business way and think that that’s one more person to pay, one more mouth to feed on the road. But they played well and got one dude moshing his ass off all by himself.

Next up was War Of Ages. I talked to Leroy, the singer before the show for a few minutes. Nothing special. Facedown Records was cool enough to get me on the guest list and I wanted to get an interview with the band but I really didn’t know enough about them, so I thought it would be better not to this time. They had a bass trigger issue so things started a little late and it seem that they only played a 15 or 20 minute set. They had their prayer before they started playing and then commenced to kick ass. There still wasn’t too many people yet but more were trickling in. The show started at 6:30 and most of the time they start shows there at 8:00.

After War Of Ages finished up, Soilent Green started setting up and this big drunk asshole was talking a bunch of shit and starting to get on people nerves to include mine. He kept saying how he smoked joint with Phil Anselmo on the stage a long time ago. He was probably one of the most annoying drunks I’ve encountered at a show in a long time. I’m not an aggressive person. I’m 5′7″ tall and weigh about 170 and I know my limitations, however I’ve never wanted to beat the hell out of a drunk dude so much in my entire life. That’s how annoying he was. Anyway, Soilent Green was good and played well, but I’m not a big fan of their music, so they were probably the least favorite of the bands that played last night.

Emmure came on after Soilent Green and were really cool. They kind of bring an almost urban vibe to their music. The only thing was that the singer, “Big Al”, seemed as if he was using more of the high pitch scream/growl than usual. I don’t know if his vocal cords were taking a beating from being on the road a lot or what. But other than that they played great and put on a good show.

Hatebreed took about 30 minutes or so to come on after Emmure. Mr Drunk-shit disappeared for awhile and it was kind of peaceful for a bit. By this time the venue was starting to look more full. Chants of HATEBREED!-HATEBREED! started up but died out before the band took the stage. When Hatebreed took the stage the place erupted. I honestly can’t remember what song they opened with but they played most of the classics and some from cd’s and ep’s before Perseverance, which I didn’t know. They played Doomsayer, Live For This, Defeatists, As Diehard As They Come, This Is Now, among the others and closed the show with Destroy Everything and I Will Be Heard. Everything sounded tight and there was some crazy pit action going on behind me during their set. The band looked like they were having a good time as well. When Jamie wasn’t singing he was smiling. It has been a few years since they came through NC. This was my first Hatebreed show and Aside from the dry-raping, I had a blast. My neck is sore and my voice is raspy. As you can see I didn’t take any pictures. There is a good reason for the lack of pics. Cameras were not allowed in the Hatebreed show. It kind of sucked but at the same time it was nice not having to carry that damn thing around.

Post from: Metal Martyr

Fortunately tonight’s Hatebreed show in Richmond and Sunday’s show in Raleigh with Emmure, Soilent Green, War Of Ages and Catalepsy. I’ll be there Sunday night so keep an eye out for pictures and a review on Monday!

Luau Band list after the fold…

Bands That Were To Play Saturdays Luau:

• Sevendust
• Ratt
• Hatebreed
• Saving Abel
• All That Remains
• Taproot
• Soilent Green
• Arsis
• Eve To Adam
• Revery
• The Grant Austin Taylor Band
• Download
• Construkt
• Unrestricted
• Conflict Of Interest

Some of these bands may still be playing w/ Hatebreed at Steppin’ Out.

Post from: Metal Martyr

I decided at the last minute to go take in the Thrash And Burn tour tonight. I mainly want to check out Arsis if I’m not to late, see All Shall Perish and whoever else may be there. It started at 4:30 so I don’t know what’s going to be left over when I get there. I’ll take some pics and say some words about it tomorrow. Peace!

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1. DRAGONFORCE – HEROES OF OUR TIME
2. INHALE/EXHALE – IT’S MYSELF VS. BEING A MAN
3. THE GATES OF SLUMBER – TRAPPED IN THE WEB
4. HATEBREED – THIS IS NOW (live)
5. EMMURE – SOUND WAVE SUPERIOR
6. KRISIUN – MURDERER
7. MISERY SIGNALS – A CERTAIN DEATH
8. MESHUGGAH – BLEED
9. IMPENDING DOOM – MY NEMESIS
10. FIREBALL MINISTRY – SUNDOWN
11. SLIPKNOT – PSYCHOSOCIAL

IMage Source: Headbangersblog.com

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War of Ages released their new album Arise and Conquer on July 22nd and will be touring in support of it.

TOUR DATES:

With HATEBREED, Emmure and Soilent Green

• Sep 2  – Detroit, MI – I-Rock Nightclub
• Sep 3  – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Down Under
• Sep 4 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
• Sep 5 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
• Sep 7 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
• Sep 8 – West Springfield, VA – JAXX
• Sep 9 – Farmingdale, NY – The Crazy Donkey
• Sep 10 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
• Sep 11 – Portland, MN – The Asylum

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Post from: Metal Martyr

• UNEARTH – MARCH OF THE MUTES
• MACHINE HEAD – “HALO”
• DANAVA – WHERE BEAUTY AND TERROR DANCE
• PRIESTESS – I AM THE NIGHT, COLOUR ME BLACK
• DEAD CHILD – SWEET CHARIOT
• SHAI HULUD – MISANTHROPY PURE
• OPETH – “PORCELAIN HEART”
• BEHEMOTH – AT THE LEFT HAND OV GOD
• PELICAN – DEAD BETWEEN THE WALLS
• OTEP – CROOKED SPOONS
• ARCH ENEMY – I WILL LIVE AGAIN
• EARLY MAN – DEATH IS THE ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS
• AS I LAY DYING – WITHIN DESTRUCTION
• 36 CRAZY FISTS – WE GAVE IT HELL
• SOILENT GREEN – ANTIOXIDANT
• ARSIS – WE ARE THE NIGHTMARE (Headbangers Ball debut)
• SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – INSTITUTIONALIZE (VERS. II)
• BLACK TIDE – SHOCKWAVE
• CHILDREN OF BODOM – HELLHOUNDS ON MY TRAIL
• ORIGIN – FINITE

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