Further European dates have been revealed for System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian‘s overseas orchestral run which is expected to find him performing all four acts of his Orca project along with arrangements from his previous “Elect The Dead” symphony run. His latest schedule runs as follows:

09/19 Kiev, UKR – Ukraina Hall
09/21 Yekaterinburg, RUS – Kosmos Hall
09/23 Novosibirsk, RUS – DK Zheleznodorozhnik
09/25 Krasnoyarsk, RUS – Philharmony
09/27 Moscow, RUS – Crocus City Hall
09/28 St. Petersburg, RUS – Orjktybyrsky Concert Hall
10/03 Florence, ITA – Teatro Comunale
10/04 Padova, ITA – Gran Teatro Geox
10/05 Rome, ITA – Auditorium Parco Della Musica
10/11 Warsaw, POL – Sala Kongresowa
10/12 Gdansk, POL – Ergo Arena
10/15 Vilnius, LIT – Pamogu Arena
10/16 Tallinn, EST – Saku Suurhall

Tankian has releases from two projects up his sleeve for the summer. His symphony Orca will make its way to stores on June 25th. Meanwhile, his Jazz-iz Christ side project will surface on July 15th. Both albums will arrive via his own Serjical Strike Records label.

Shai Hulud and Early Graves will take to the road together in July for a brief run through California and Mexico. Dates for it include:

07/24 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
07/25 Tijuana, MEX – Revolucion
07/26 Camarillo, CA – Rock City
07/27 Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides
07/28 Oakland, CA – Metro Side Room

Misery Signals have decided upon “Absent Light” as the title to their successfully crowdfunded new album. The band have a July 23rd release date in mind for the outing with the cover art available below. In addition to that, the band will be out on tour supporting the effort with The Color Morale and The Kindred (formerly Today I Caught The Plague). Intervals and Elitist will also appear on unspecified select dates of the trek:

07/09 New York, NY – Santos Party House
07/10 Boston, MA – Middle East
07/11 Montreal, QC – Underworld
07/12 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
07/13 Guelph, ON – Club Vinyl
07/14 Hamilton, ON – Club Absinthe
07/15 St. Catharines, ON – Level 3
07/16 London, ON – Rum Runners
07/17 Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club
07/18 Milwaukee, WI – Miramar
07/19 Burnsville, MN – The Garage
07/28 Salt Lake City, UT – The All Stars Tour
07/30 Phoenix, AZ – Martini Ranch
07/31 San Diego, CA – Che Cafe
08/01 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
08/02 Camarillo, CA – Rock City Studios
08/03 Sacramento, CA – Boardwalk
08/04 Portland, OR – Branx
08/05 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
08/06 Vancouver, BC – Roxy
08/07 Kelowna, BC – Level (upstairs)
08/08 Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub
08/09 Edmonton, AB – Avenue Theatre
08/11 Regina, SK – The Exchange

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Gorguts have booked the below September East Coast U.S. dates in support of their forthcoming studio album for Season Of Mist. Speaking of their progress on that opus, band vocalist/guitarist Luc Lemay offered:

“Dear fans,

It’s with so much joy and happiness that I write these lines to you. The past 2 years haven’t always been smooth sailing regarding this last record. A lot of legal, important factors, far from music composition have held this project in standby, but finally that’s all behind us now. The least I can say is that I cannot wait to share these last compositions with each of you.

Everything from writing these new songs, traveling to NYC for rehearsals developing a new friendship with John, Kevin and Colin, three of the most talented people I ever jammed with…everything from this project was beyond stimulating artistically.
From this experience was born a new Gorguts record, a concept record which is going to last over an hour. An hour of epic, ambient, dark music which doesn’t compromise its Death Metal roots. As a composer, by exploring different kind of music, it was always my goal to integrate the same writing tools in Death Metal as if I would be writing a piece of chamber music for instance.

Well, I’m really eager to share this new record with you! All I can say is that the wait is over and that 2013 will be a great year for Gorguts. Thanks to each of you for your endless support since the very beginning and your endless patience for this record to be released! Without you none of this would be possible.

Thank you from the heart,

Sincerely,

Luc Lemay“

09/05 Springfield, VA – Empire (feat. Inter Arma)
09/06 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
09/07 Wilmington, DE – Mojo 13
09/08 Worcester, MA – Palladium

Scale The Summit have premiered a second track from their upcoming release, “The Migration“. Below you can stream “Atlas Novus” from the record, which will hit stores on June 11th through Prosthetic Records.
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Static-X vocalist Wayne Static and DMC of the seminal rap group Run DMC have collaborated together on a new track titled “Noise Revolution“. The pairing should come as no surprise to those who saw them team up onstage at this past November’s ‘Fun Fun Fun Fest‘ in Austin, Texas.

A music video for the track is currently underway with musician/adult film star & director Matt Zane handling the directorial duties. It is expected to surface online next month.

DMC said of the collaboration:

“The Noise Revolution song and video is a powerful statement that shows that our art and creativity is the most important representation of the people. Working with Wayne Static and Matt Zane to knock down walls and bring people together with a positive message is inspiring and empowering!”

Wayne Static offered:

“The opportunity to work with a legend like DMC was a great honor and an experience like no other. We performed onstage together in Austin a while back and I hope we have more opportunities to perform together again.”

He continued:

“I have always believed combining different genres of music is a great way to create exciting new sounds. In fact I’ve based most of my career on combining unexpected styles in innovative ways. This collaboration with DMC is a prime example of how we can break through traditional expectations of Metal and Rap to create a bad ass new sound, and that is really the theme of the song for me as well. This song is a “Noise Revolution!”

A teaser for Into The Flood‘s forthcoming music video for their track “David Scheinost” is available for viewing after the break. The group will release the full video shortly with their new album “Vices” set to land in stores on June 11th via Century Media.
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A stream of Integrity‘s entire new album “Suicide Black Snake” is being hosted online at Terrorizer. The group have a June 11th release date set for the outing on A389 Recordings/Magic Bullet.

Queens Of The Stone Age are set for two nights of live appearances on the “Late Show With David Letterman” early next month. First up the outfit will partake in a live concert as part of the “Live On Letterman” series, which will be broadcast over the internet on Wednesday, June 05th via this location. The band are also due to appear as the musical guests on the “Late Show With David Letterman” on June 05th and June 06th.

The band will be quite active online in the coming week or two it seems, as they will also be webcasting a live performance of their entire new album “…Like Clockwork” tomorrow, May 23rd, at this location. “…Like Clockwork” itself is scheduled for a June 04th release date on Matador Records.

Blacklisted vocalist George Hirsch‘s solo venture HARM WÜLF have some new music available for streaming. Below you can check out a stream of “Spectrum Blues” from the project. Deathwish Inc. will be releasing the project’s debut album “There’s Honey In The Soil So We Wait For The Till” in the coming months. Furthermore, the following live shows have also been booked:

05/26 Philadelphia, PA – Gunners Run (feat. Nothing)
06/07 Berkeley, CA – Gilman (feat. Nails, Xibalba, Power Trip, Palm)
06/08 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo (feat. Nails, Xibalba, Power Trip, Palm)
06/09 Santa Ana, CA – Unit B (feat. Nails, Xibalba, Power Trip, Palm)

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Graveyard have been chosen to support Soundgarden overseas this fall. Dates for that run include:

09/06 Stockholm, SWE – Hovet
09/07 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
09/09 Copenhagen, DEN – Forum
09/10 Berlin, GER – Columbia Halle
09/11 Amsterdam, NET – Heineken Music Hall
09/13 Manchester, UK – Apollo
09/14 Birmingham, UK – Academy
09/16 Dublin, IRE – O2 Academy
09/18 London, UK – Brixton Academy

Current TesseracT vocalist Ashe O’Hara is streaming the below acoustic rendition of the bands track “Perfection“. According to O’Hara, he tracked the cover before he was approached to be a member of the band. The group have a May 28th release date scheduled for their new album “Altered State” via Century Media.
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Boysetsfire‘s music video for their new song “Let It Go” can be seen online below courtesy of Absolutepunk.net. June 11th will see the North American release of the groups new album “While A Nation Sleeps” on Bridge Nine.
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Red Fang have wrapped up recording their third full-length album for Relapse Records. Producer Chris Funk (Decemberists) oversaw the sessions while Vance Powell (Racounters, Kings Of Leon) was tasked with mixing the effort. Speaking on the effort, which will surface this fall, the group stated:

“We’re hyper excited about this new album. The basic tracks are like rabid monkeys we’re wrangling at Type Foundry in our hometown of Portland, OR. Producer Chris Funk has almost been amputated twice. Surprise guests abound! We’re in the final moments before all systems are go on this sucker. Dig people!”

As stated above, the album will indeed feature at least one collaboration.

Rob Zombie has commented on the death of former White Zombie drummer Phil Buerstatte who passed away last weekend. Speaking through his Facebook, Zombie offered the rather blunt statement on his passing:

“Well, I heard rumors of this a few days ago but I wasn’t sure if they were true or not. But it seems that one of our former drummers for White Zombie has died. Phil Buerstatte who was in the band for about two years 1992-94 was found dead this weekend.

“Phil was a very trouble guy during his time with us and I never really knew what happened to him after he left the band. The few stories I heard were not good. He played on three recording with us in his brief time, Feed The Gods on The Airheads Soundtrack, Children of the Grave and I AM HELL from the Beavis and Butthead soundtrack.”