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Infamous Shock Rock legends GWAR will embark on “The Stoned Age Tour” this fall in support of their most recent album 'The New Dark Ages.'

The aliens will start wreaking havoc on October 17th in Las Vegas, NV at House of Blues and then wrap up the tour on November 20 in Nashville, TN at the Brooklyn Bowl. The tour features support from Black Metal royalty Dark Funeral and hardcore noise machine Squid Pisser along with Cancer Bats picking up select dates.

GWAR vocalist Blóthar the Berserker comments:

"Get ready to mumble!!! On this tour we will CHRONIC-le the embarrassing loser takes all choice between a neurodivergent fascist and a desiccated mummy to be the leader of the free world. What could possibly go wrong?"

 TOUR DATES:

Oct 17 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

Oct 18 - Tempe/Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater

Oct 19 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

Oct 20 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

Oct 22 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo

Oct 23 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House

Oct 24 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

Oct 26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

Oct 27 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

Oct 29 - Lincoln, NE @ The Bourbon Theatre

Oct 30 - Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre

Oct 31 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

Nov 1 - Cleveland, OH @ The Agora

Nov 2 - Albany, NY @ Empire Live

Nov 3 - Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally's

Nov 5 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

Nov 6 - New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

Nov 8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*

Nov 9 - Richmond, VA @ The National*

Nov 10 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz*

Nov 11 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel*

Nov 13 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham

Nov 15 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory

Nov 16 - San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center

Nov 17 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

Nov 19 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

Nov 20 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl

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Multiple Juno-nominated, Canadian hardcore metal punks, Cancer Bats have just released their sixth studio album, "The Spark That Moves", as a surprise worldwide. Choosing to forgo the traditional lead ups and teaser singles, Cancer Bats, with no forewarning, released "The Spark That Moves" in its entirety on all digital services at 12:01 this morning, with vinyl and CD's ready to ship out to fans the same day.

The album is now available through the band’s own record label Bat Skull Records in partnership with New Damage Records in Canada and the US. Purchase or stream the album HERE: http://radi.al/CancerBatsTSTM.

"We were just tired of waiting," said front man Liam Joseph Cormier. "We spent all of 2017 working hard on this album, all while playing shows and talking with our fans, who were constantly asking “when can we hear new music!?". We figured why make anyone wait any longer, let’s just drop the entire new album all at once," Cormier enthused. "I know as a fan, I just want to hear everything right away, let me buy the record right now!  We figured, why not release our own music the way we want."

On top of releasing all 11 tracks off of their new record, Cancer Bats decided to pull "a bit of a Beyonce" and have dropped a music video for every song on the album. The videos are premiering now via a variety of media outlets worldwide. Check out each of the videos created below.

The Spark That Moves Tracklisting & Videos:

01. Gatekeeper – TBA
02. Brightest Days – https://youtu.be/bQ9eCd2khS4
03. We Run Free – https://bit.ly/2HCCVkM
04. Space & Time – https://bit.ly/2HyE7pt
05. Bed of Nails – https://bit.ly/2HeyXLM
06. Headwound – https://bit.ly/2Hexh9k
07. Fear Will Kill Us All – https://bit.ly/2Hen4cO
08. Rattlesnake – https://bit.ly/2HzGok3
09. Can’t Sleep – https://bit.ly/2Hf4Y6l
10. Heads Will Roll – https://bit.ly/2J9C8Fc
11. Winterpeg – https://apple.co/2HM4CFm

"The Spark That Moves" follows the bands critically successful album "Searching for Zero" (2015), which landed Cancer Bats their fourth Juno Award nomination for Metal/Hard Music Album. Recorded in Winnipeg, MB, under the watchful eyes and ears of JP Peters (Propagandhi) at his studio Private Ear and mixed by long-time collaborator and award-winning producer Eric Ratz, (producer of Hail Destroyer, Bears Mayors Scraps & Bones and Dead Set On Living), "The Spark That Moves" is Cancer Bats at its finest. Combining all of the elements from their last 5 releases, the 11 tracks that make up the album blend together the bands most melodic moments with their most aggressive, becoming a savage sprint of hardcore, punk, sludge, and metal that leaves the listener craving more. Drummer Mike Peters and lead bass player Jaye Schwarzer seamlessly collide together like two wild beasts, while guitarist Scott Middleton blasts his signature layers of squeals and destruction over top. All of this thunderously led by singer Liam Cormier’s now fully formed melodic growl as he fires both positive, inspiring lyrics and scorching damnation as displayed on album opener "Gate Keeper".  Without skipping a beat, they fire on track 2, "Brightest Days", shifting back to a classic Bats positive party anthem. The record seamlessly keeps this pace of raw, catchy, anthemic, metal and punk. Halfway through it breathes with the melodic standout "Bed Of Nails", a touch of desert rock they add into the mix before diving back into the chaos that is "Head Wound". This pace continues right until the crushing album closer "Winterpeg", an ode to the very city they recorded in, featuring guest vocals from Chris Hannah of the legendary Winnipeg punk band, Propagandhi. 

Cancer Bats are currently on tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed sophomore album Hail Destroyer. The band will play two sold-out shows in Toronto this weekend at Lee’s Palace before heading to the UK to play four back-to-back shows at the Underworld in London. Cancer Bats will return to Canada to continue the "10 Years of Hail Destroyer! Tour" in Alberta in May. For a complete list of shows, please see below.

TOUR DATES:

04.20.18 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace – SOLD OUT
04.21.18 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace – SOLD OUT
05.16.18 – Calgary, AB @ Dickens
05.17.18 – Red Deer, AB @ Bo’s
05.18.18 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite
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CANCER BATS are ecstatic to announce their inclusion on a string of North American dates with Danzig and Pennywise this July! The tour will commence July 11th in Pomona, California and run through fourteen cities, coming to a close on July 31st in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Vocalist Liam Cormier commented via e-mail from Switzerland: "Were so excited to be heading out with Danzig and Pennywise! Both bands have been our favorites since we first got into punk and metal so to have a chance to tour with both is like a dream come true! We'll be ripping the pit and headbanging until we puke every night!!"

TOUR DATES:

7/11/2015 Fox Theater Pomona - Pomona, CA *no Pennywise
7/12/2015 Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park - Flagstaff, AZ
7/14/2015 Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX
7/15/2015 Aztec Theatre - San Antonio, TX
7/17/2015 South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX        
7/18/2015 Club Brady - Tulsa, OK
7/19/2015 Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland - Kansas City, MO
7/21/2015 The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
7/24/2015 MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
7/25/2015 Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB
7/27/2015 Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver, BC
7/28/2015 Showbox SODO - Seattle, WA
7/30/2015 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
7/31/2015 Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NV

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Canadian hardcore punk metal unit, CANCER BATS, will return to this road this March for a short run of live takeovers. Slated to commence on March 15th at Magic Stick in Detroit, Michigan, the band will quake the stages of nine venues with the final show of the run to take place at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. Joining them with support will be Exalt! Check out the list of dates below!

TOUR DATES:

3/15/2015 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
3/16/2015 Fubar -St. Louis, MO
3/17/2015 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/23/2015 The End - Nashville, TN
3/24/2015 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
3/25/2015 Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
3/26/2015 Cake Shop - New York, NY
3/27/2015 Middle East - Upstairs - Cambridge, MA
3/28/2015 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY
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New Damage Records is thrilled to announce the addition of multiple-JUNO nominated hardcore-punk-metal outfit Cancer Bats to our Canadian roster. The beloved Toronto-based band will release their highly anticipated fifth studio LP titled Searching for Zero on March 10, 2015. The 10-track album is now available for pre-order on iTunes HERE and from our webstore HERE. Fans who pre-order the album will receive an instantly get the lead single “Arsenic”. The iTunes version of the album will also include an exclusive track titled “Rust and Bone”.

Produced by legendary multi-platinum producer Ross Robinson (At The Drive-In, Slipknot,The Cure, Sepultura, Glassjaw) SearchingFor Zero is simultaneously the most melodic, yet menacing Cancer Bats release. The record incorporates the crude hardcore punk of their 2006 debut, BirthingThe Giant and more metal leanings of 2008’s Hail Destroyer, while pushing the heavy hybrid sounds of 2010’s Mayors Bears Scraps and Bones and 2012’s darker Dead Set On Living to a new plateau.

A lyric video for a new song called "Arsenic in the Year of the Snake" can be checked out HERE.
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CANCER BATS will be returning to the US in April and May with Kvelertak and Black Tusk! The combination of these high energy live acts makes this tour one not to be missed! The shows begin April 21st in Chicago, IL and wrap up on May 20th in Allston, MA.

TOUR DATES:

04/21 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
04/22 Detroit, MI Shelter
04/23 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
04/24 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
04/25 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
04/27 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
04/28 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
04/30 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
05/01 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
05/03 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
05/04 Seattle, WA El Corazon
05/07 San Francisco, CA Slim's
05/08 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
05/11 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
05/12 Dallas, TX Club Dada
05/13 Austin, TX Red 7
05/15 Nashville, TN Exit/In
05/18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
05/19 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel
05/20 Allston, MA Great Scott
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Intergalactic Mutant Overlords GWAR, are plotting their return to the road this fall.  Taking a break from working on their new album as well as an extended arctic slumber, GWAR is back with an entirely new show.  Your lords and masters will be wreaking havoc across North America, with support coming from DevilDriver, Cancer Bats and Legacy of Disorder.  The tour is currently scheduled to kick off October 12th in Philadelphia, PA and run through November 26th in Millvale, PA.  More dates are expected to be added in the coming weeks.  Tickets go on sale this Friday July 27th and Saturday July 28th.

When asked for comment on the upcoming tour, GWAR front-thing Oderus Urungus muttered something incoherent, then when prodded a bit more muttered something else incoherent.  After the third attempt for comment something more intelligible came from the mouth of the warty one:

Said Lord Oderus, "Once again GWAR returns, hoof and nail, to our old stomping grounds, North America, on a tour of utter destruction, and this time nothing less than the greatest power in the universe will do as our primary victim! That's right, this time GWAR, fresh from our battle with Death, takes on another of history's biggest assholes...God himself! Seeing as we don't have the new album done yet, we really had to do something spectacular..."

Oderus belched out a midget and continued. "This tour will also see the arrival of a new Scumdog brother to aid GWAR in our quest to destroy everything that sucks. That's right, I can finally reveal certain details regarding our new album...ever since our missing band mate Flattus Maximus took his leave of Earth, members of the Maximus tribe have been showing up at our Antarctic fortress, not only to pay their respects but also eat all of our food. And also lay tracks on the new album! You see, every member of the Maximus family rips on guitar (though Flattus taught them all they know), and they were anxious to help us fill the void left by Flattus. We have been working with his brothers Pustulus, Infecticus, Bubonus and even the shunned Corpulus...and right now they are fighting it out as to which one of them will stay here with the mighty GWAR for the "FATE OR CHAOS" Tour...and beyond! Get ready world, this fall shall see the birth of a new Scumdog!"

Before GWAR takes to the road this fall, they are of course hosting the premiere event of the Summer, the 3rd Annual GWAR-B-Q.  Ring Dog Rescue and Slave Pit Inc. are proud to present the 2012 GWAR-B-Q, being held Aug. 18th at Hadad's Water Park in lovely Richmond, Va.! Tickets are available online at www.gwarbq.com or you can pick up physical tickets at Plan 9 Records in Carytown or Vinyl Conflict Records in Oregon Hill.  Bands on the bill include: GWAR, The Casualties, Strike Anywhere, Valient Thor, Ghoul and a host of other killer bands.  For more info, be sure to visit www.gwarbq.com.

GWAR will also be performing at this year's RiotFest in Chicago, IL on September 15th.  Around that show, GWAR will be playing three special dates with The Casualties providing support.

GWAR Live
8/18: Richmond, VA @ Hadad's Lake - GWAR-B-Q

With The Casualties
9/13: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts - TICKETS
9/14: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue - TICKETS

RIOT FEST
9/15: Chicago, IL @ Humboldt Park and Congress Theater (Riot Fest)

With The Casualties
9/16: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues - TICKETS

With DevilDriver, Cancer Bats and Legacy of Disorder
10/12: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/14: Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
10/15: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
10/16: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/18: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/19: Ybor City, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
10/20: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
10/22: Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
10/24: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
10/25: Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/26: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/27: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/31: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/1: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
11/2: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
11/3: Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
11/4: West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
11/5: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11/6: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
11/8: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11/9: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/10: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
11/11: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
11/12: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
11/14: Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
11/15: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
11/16: Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Centre
11/17: Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Center
11/18: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/20: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
11/21: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/23: Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
11/24: Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
11/26: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater

Make sure to keep up with Oderus' latest incoherent rants and raves on "The Mad Minute" with Full Metal Jackie. Listen to the latest installment and check out recent "Mad Minutes" at http://www.fullmetaljackieradio.com
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Matt Tuck (Bullet for my Valentine), Liam Cormier (Cancer Bats), Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter), Mike Kingswood (Glamour Of The Kill), and Joe Copcutt (Rise To Remain) have joined together to form an act like any other, AxeWound! Matt Tuck in a previous interview stated that this new side project would be a combination of Pantera meets Slipknot and be heavy as fuck! Well you can have a listen of their all new track entitled "Post Apocalyptic Party" HERE along with grabbing it for FREE HERE.
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CANCER BATS are excited to announce that they will be performing on The True Defiance Tour! The tour headliner is none other than Demon Hunter, whose new album, True Defiance, was also released this month and debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200 chart. Dead Set On Living, the latest effort from CANCER BATS, is now available worldwide after being released on April 24th in the US via Metal Blade Records. The band is currently in Europe until the end of May as part of their seemingly endless touring schedule.

Perpetually enthusiastic Cancer Bats vocalist Liam Cormier adds, "THIS TOUR IS GOING TO CRUSH ALL LIFE! We all can't wait to rip it up with our homies in Bleeding Through and our soon to be homies Demon Hunter! This shit is gonna fuckin rip!"

The reaction to Dead Set On Living across the globe has been overwhelmingly positive. About.com claims that "With positivity this ugly, it's hard not to find something to love", while the UK's Metal Hammer gives the album a 9/10; "It's heavy, it's catchy, it's relentlessly brilliant and, above all else, it's still quite unlike anything else you're likely to hear this year". Fans can pick up Dead Set On Living directly from metalblade.com, as well as on iTunes, Amazon, and at local record stores.

In other news, fans can now download a brand new CANCER BATS app for their iphones! Check it out on the iTunes app store HERE. It's an easy place to keep track of the band's tour dates, as well as listen to music, watch videos, and more.

BLUE COLLAR PRESS & REVOLVER MAGAZINE PRESENT:
THE TRUE DEFIANCE TOUR
Demon Hunter, Bleeding Through, CANCER BATS, The Plot In You, Willows
07/26 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/27 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
07/29 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
07/30 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
07/31 Dallas, TX The Door
08/01 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
08/03 Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall
08/04 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
08/05 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

CANCER BATS EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
04/27 Milan, IT Honky Tonky
04/28 Rome, IT Init Club
04/30 Lyon, FR Marquise
w/ Everytime I Die, Set Your Goals & Make Do and Mend
05/01 Colonge, DE Underground
05/02 Frankfurt, DE Batschkapp
05/03 Stuttgart, DE Universum
05/04 Zurich, CI Abart
05/05 Munich, DE Backstage Halle
05/06 Vienna, AU Szene
05/07 Cluj Napoca, RO Gambrinus Pub
05/08 Bratislava, SK Randall Club
05/09 Prague, CZ Futtum
05/10 Schwienfurt, DE Stattbahnhof
05/11 Berlin, DE Columbia Club
05/12 Copenhagen, DK Pumphuset
05/13 Stockholm, SE Klubben
05/14 Gothenburg, SE Sticky Fingers
05/15 Aarhus, DK Train
05/16 Hamburg, DE Knust
05/17 Bremen, DE Lagerhaus
05/18 Hannover, DE Faust
05/19 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo
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05/20 Valenica, ES Rock City
05/21 Barcelona, ES Rock Sound Bar
05/22 Mallorca, ES Sala Assaig
05/23 Lisbon, Portugal Music Box
05/24 Porto, Portugal Hardclub
05/26 Leeds, UK Slamdunk North
05/27 Longdon, UK Slamdunk South - Herts Uni
05/28 Cardiff, UK Slamdunk Wales - Cardiff Uni
05/29 Glasgow, UK Slamdunk Scotland - ABC
For complete European tour listings, including festival appearances, head to cancerbats.com.

06/29 Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge
06/30 Detroit, MI Misfit Lab
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Cancer Bats will embark on a day long tour but what is a day long tour? Well it consists of a string of shows that all happen within one day and all of these showcases will take place in London on April 21st in support of their all new album "Dead Set On Living".

TOUR DATES:

The Old Blue Last (1)
Notting Hill Arts Club (2)
Upstairs @ The Garage (3)
Brixton Windmill (4)
England Barfly (5)
The Old Blue Last (6)
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Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will embark on the 2011 installment of the "Bound By The Road" North American tour in January with support from CANCER BATS and BAPTIZED IN BLOOD.

The dates are as follows:

Jan. 20 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
Jan. 21 - Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
Jan. 22 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
Jan. 24 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Jan. 25 - Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
Jan. 26 - Prince George, BC @ The Generator
Jan. 27 - Calgary, AB @ Republik
Jan. 28 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
Jan. 29 - Saskatoon, SK @ Louis’ Pub
Jan. 30 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre
Jan. 31 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
Feb. 02 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Feb. 03 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Feb. 04 - Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
Feb. 05 - Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s House of Rock
Feb. 06 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Feb. 08 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
Feb. 09 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
Feb. 10 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre

DEVILDRIVER has set "Beast" as the title of its fifth album, due on February 22, 2011 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Mark Lewis (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, ALL THAT REMAINS) and is currently being mixed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY) at his Backstage studio in Derbyshire, England. The band recorded 14 songs during the "Beast" sessions, with 11 or 12 tracks expected to make the final cut.

Songtitles set to appear on the CD include:

* Dead to Rights
* Hardened
* Bring The Fight (To the Floor)
* Shitlist
* Talons Out (Teeth Sharpened)
* Blur
* You Make Me Sick (Sacred Secrets)
* The Blame Game
* Coldblooded
* Crowns of Creation
* Lend Myself to the Night

"The record is extreme," vocalist Dez Fafara told Revolver magazine. "And it attacks from start to finish. If you liked [2007's] 'The Last Kind Words', this is like that on steroids and crank, driving a Buick Skylark 200 miles an hour straight to Vegas."

"I felt like I was waking up and experiencing a moment of clarity that brought out all these pissed off, negative emotions," Fafara said of making the album. "It's an all-out release of pain.

"It's been a beast of a year and a half, and it's still going," he added.

DEVILDRIVER's latest CD, "Pray For Villains", sold around 14,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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