Blackest of the Black TOUR 2005

Glen Danzig is at it again, as the 2005 "Blackest of the Black" tour will kick off in San Diego at the end of September and end on the west coast on Halloween. This years tour includes: DANZIG, CHIMAIRA,BEHEMOTH, HIMSA, MORTIIS and AGONY SCENE.

For this tour only, it has been reported that Danzig's performance will feature former Misfits' guitarist Doyle Von Frankenstein for a special 30-minute set of Misfits classics.

Glen Danzig started "The Blackest of the Black" tour in the summer of 2003 featuring the extreme bands that are not part of the mainstream line-ups, yet sell out venues across the country and have high record sales to back it up, yet you will not hear their songs on most radio stations or see them on MTV. "It's anti the corporate crap nu-rap-metal that gets shoved down fans' throats at other concerts" states Danzig.

Here is a list of the confirmed dates:

• 9/30 SAN DIEGO, CA @ Soma
• 10/1 LAS VEGAS, NV @ Hard Rock/The Joint
• 10/2 San FRANCISCO, CA @ Backyard At The Pound
• 10/4 SEATTLE, WA @ Premier
• 10/6 SPOKANE, WA @ The Big Easy
• 10/7 BOISE, ID @ The Big Easy
• 10/8 BOZEMAN, MT @ Valley Ice Garden
• 10/10 CHICAGO, IL @ House Of Blues (DANZIG w/Doyle,Himsa,Mortiis & Agony Scene Only)
• 10/11 CLEVELAND, OH @ House Of Blues
• 10/12 DETROIT, MI @ Harpo's
• 10/14 BUFFALO, NY @ The Dome
• 10/15 MONTREAL, QUE @ The Medley
• 10/17 NYC, NY @ Nokia Theatre
• 10/18 PROVIDENCE, RI @ The Strand At Lupo's
• 10/19 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ @ House Of Blues
• 10/21 ATLANTA, GA @ Earthlink Live
• 10/22 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ Revolution
• 10/23 KISSIMMEE, FL @ Hard Rock
• 10/25 NEW ORLEANS, LA @ TWI Ropa
• 10/26 DALLAS, TX @ Nokia Theatre
• 10/27 SAN ANTONIO, TX @ Sunken Gardens
• 10/29 LOS ANGELES, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre

For more information on BLACKEST OF THE BLACK TOUR visit www.blackestoftheblack.com

  Posted by Nadine Swiger ::

THERION - North American Fall Tour

In support of their latest Nuclear Blast release, "Atlantis Lucid Dreaming," Sweden's THERION will be hitting North American on a Fall tour. Here are the following dates:

• 9/2 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
• 9/3 Calgary, AB - The Warehouse
• 9/5 Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid
• 9/6 Minneapolis, MN - Ascot Room
• 9/7 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
• 9/8 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
• 9/9 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
• 9/10 Toronto, ONT - Opera house
• 9/11 Quebec City, QUE - Caberet Capitole
• 9/12 Montreal, QUE - Medley
• 9/13 Worcester, MA - Palladium
• 9/14 New York, NY - BB KINGS
• 9/15 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
• 9/16 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
• 9/17 Atlanta, GA - ProgPower Festival
• 9/18 Lake Buena Viesta, FL - House of Blues
• 9/19 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues New Orleans
• 9/20 San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary
• 9/21 Ft Worth, TX - Ridegelea Theater
• 9/23 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
• 9/24 Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theater
• 9/25 West Hollywood, CA - Key Club
• 9/26 San Francisco,CA - The Pound
• 9/28 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
• 9/29 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
• 9/30 Sauget, IL - Pop's
• 10/1 Detroit, MI - Harpos Theater
• 10/2 London, ON - The Drink
• 10/3 Ottawa, ON - Barrymore's
• 10/4 Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
• 10/5 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
• 10/6 Utica, NY - Albies Bar

For more information on THERION visit www.megatherion.com

  Posted by Nadine Swiger ::

UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASES
Sept - November 2005

September 6

• Between The Buried And Me - Alaska
• Cannae - Gold Becomes Sacrifice
• Symphorce - Godspeed
• The Absence - From Your Grave
• Twilight - Twilight
• Watch Them Die - Bastard Son

September 13

• A Suburban Blood Drive - Arma-Get-It-On
• Atheist - Piece of Time
• Cave In - Perfect Pitch Black
• Decemberists - Picaresque LP
• Despised Icon - The Healing Process
• Neuraxis - Trilateral Progression
• Nodes of Ranvier - The Years To Come
• Numbers - We're Animals
• The Distance - If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Alread
• The Juliana Theory - Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat
• The Mass - Perfect Picture Of Wisdom And Boldness
• The Secret Handshake - This Is Bigger Than You and I
• Today Is The Day - Sadness Will Prevail / Live Til You Die

September 20

• God Forbid - IV: Constitution of Treason
• King's X - 3 Disc Box Set with Manic Moonlight, Tapehead and Please Come Home…Mr. Bulb
• Most Precious Blood - Merciless
• Premonitions of War - Glorified Dirt + The True Face of Panic
• The Moirai - Bury Yourself
• theAudition - Controversy Loves Company

September 27

• Black My Heart - Before the Devil
• Bongzilla - Amerijuanican
• Himsa - Hail Horror
• Killing The Dream - In Place, Apart
• Line Of Fire - Line Of Fire

October 4

• 1349 - Hellfire
• Aiden - Nightmare Anatomy
• Elliott - Photorecording
• Fates Warning - 2 CD Box Set with Chasing Time and Still Life
• Grimfist - Ten Steps to Hell
• Paths of Possession - Promises in Blood
• The Tossers - The Valley of the Shadow of Death

October 11

• Soilent Green - Sewn Mouth Secrets
• The Advantage - Self-titled/li>
• The Holy Terrors - This is What it Sounds Like When You're Dead

October 18

• Cryptopsy - Once Was Not
• Gwar - DVD Box
• Khold - Krek
• Old Man's Child - Vermin
• Ringworm - Justice Replaced By Revenge
• Scars Of Tomorrow - The Horror Of Realization
• Six Feet Under - A Decade in the Grave Box Set
• Unearth - The Oncoming Storm Special Edition
• With Honor - This Is Our Revenge

November 1

• The Gathering - Accessories (Rarities and B-Sides)

November 2

• He Is Legend - I Am Hollywood

November 8

• Shattered Realm

November 15

• The Chariot - Everything is Alive, Everything is Breathing, Nothing is Dead
• Unearth - Our Days of Eulogy

  Posted by Nadine Swiger ::