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Veil Of Maya have now been officially announced for this years “Summer Slaughter Tour“. They join the already announced bands for the tour, which include:

Cannibal Corpse
Between The Buried And Me
The Faceless
Goatwhore
Exhumed

Around four more acts are expected to be revealed for the tour over the coming weeks. In other news, Veil Of Maya have released a preview video for their upcoming album “Eclipse“. You can watch that below while the album is due in stores through Sumerian Records this coming Tuesday, February 28th.

Project 86 Release New DVD, Tap Living Sacrifice Frontman For New Album

Living Sacrifice‘s Bruce Fitzhugh was recently in the studio to lay down some guest vocals on Project 86‘s upcoming album. A photo of him in the studio can be found over at Img.ly. Project 86 have been tracking the album in Nashville, TN as of late with a release later this year planned.

Project 86 also recently released a DVD effort dubbed “XV“. A trailer for it can be found below. According to the band it is a “15-year documentary/behind the music that tells the story of the band over the last decade and a half. The documentary contains footage, photos, and interviews shot of you and by you, the P86 faithful.” It can be purchased at Zambooie.com.

Aegaeon, My Bitter End, Float Face Down, Etc. Tour Announced

Aegaeon, My Bitter End, Float Face Down and The Last Seconds Of Life have signed on for “The Artillery Tour“. The trek will take place in June and run as follows:

06/08 Rochester, NY – Flying Squirrel
06/09 Corning/Bing, NY – Union Hal
06/10 Poughkeepsie, NY – Loft
06/11 Amityville, NY – Broadway Bar
06/12 Staten Island, NY – Dock
06/13 TBA – TBA
06/14 Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s
06/15 Raleigh, NC – Journey Church
06/16 Myrtle Beach, SC – Suck Bang & Blow Biker Bar
06/17 Tampa, FL – Transitions Art Gallery
06/18 Pensacola, FL – The Brass Mug
06/19 Prattville, AL – Camp Grandview
06/20 Atlanta, GA – TBA
06/21 TBA – TBA
06/22 Beckley, WV – Dry Hill Community Center
06/23 Mt. Airy, MD – Mt. Airy Firehall
06/24 Philadelphia, PA – UACA Hall

Ex-Isis Frontman Aaron Turner Returns In Split Cranium

Ex-Isis frontman/guitarist Aaron Turner has returned in Split Cranium. According to a press release, the group are a “highly satisfying blitzkrieg of Finnish/Amero punk perpetrated by Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord), Jukka Kröger, Samae Koskinen (Steel Mammoth) and Aaron Turner (Mamiffer/ex-ISIS).” Their self-titled new offering will arrive in stores through Hydra Head on March 20th.

Pre-orders for it can be found here. Meanwhile you can stream/download two new tracks from the release over at the bands Facebook.

The End Records have a series of Opeth reissues in the works. The reissues will surface as part of the label picking up the rights to a number of albums from Music For Nations. The reissues are planned for an April 10th release and include:

Blackwater Park” (CD/DVD Casebound Legacy Edition):

01 – “The Leper Affinity
02 – “Bleak
03 – “Harvest
04 – “The Drapery Falls
05 – “Dirge For November
06 – “The Funeral Portrait
07 – “Patterns In The Ivy
08 – “Blackwater Park
09 – “The Leper Affinity” (live) (bonus track)

DVD: (5.0 Surround Sound Mix):
01 – “The Leper Affinity
02 – “Bleak
03 – “Harvest
04 – “The Drapery Falls
05 – “Dirge For November
06 – “The Funeral Portrait
07 – “Patterns In The Ivy
08 – “Blackwater Park
09 – “The Leper Affinity” (live) (bonus track)

A bonus making of the album documentary will also appear on the DVD. The entire set will be packaged in a Casebound digipak with a full color 28 page book.

Lamentations” (2 CD/1 DVD Special Edition):

DVD:
01 – “Introduction
02 – “Windowpane
03 – “In My Time of Need
04 – “Death Whispered a Lullaby
05 – “Closure
06 – “Hope Leaves
07 – “To Rid the Disease
08 – “Ending Credits
09 – “Weakness
10 – “Harvest
11 – “Master’s Apprentices
12 – “The Drapery Falls
13 – “Deliverance
14 – “The Leper Affinity
15 – “A Fair Judgement

The making of “Deliverance” and “Damnation” documentary will also grace the DVD.

CD 1:
01 – “Windowpane
02 – “In My Time of Need
03 – “Death Whispered a Lullaby
04 – “Closure
05 – “Hope Leaves
06 – “To Rid the Disease
07 – “Ending Credits
08 – “Weakness
09 – “Harvest

CD 2:
01 – “Master’s Apprentices
02 – “The Drapery Falls
03 – “Deliverance
04 – “The Leper Affinity
05 – “A Fair Judgement

Reissues of the bands albums “Damnation” and “Deliverance” will also see a release through the label on April 10th. Pre-orders for all of the aforementioned reissues are currently available through Theomegaorder.com.

Kayo Dot Planning May U.S. Tour

Kayo Dot plan to kick off a full U.S. tour in May in support of their latest release, “Gamma Knife“. More dates and details are currently pending. The group are seeking help with certain stops with more details available at Kayodot.net.

Footage Of Mike Patton Recording For “The Darkness II” Video Game Available

A video teaser showcasing Mike Patton (Faith No More, etc.) recording his voice over work for the thoroughly enjoyable videogame “Darkness II” can be found below. Patton plays the voice of “The Darkness” itself in the game series, reprising a role he began in “The Darkness“. The game is available in stores now and is certainly ‘kubus approved.

Cattle Decapitation Finish Tracking New Album, Reveal Tentative Song Titles

Cattle Decapitation completed recording their new album last week with Dave Otero handling not only the production duties, but the mixing as well. The band tracked the outing at Flatline Audio in Denver, CO with tentative track titles from it including:

Forced Gender Reassignment
A Living, Breathing Piece Of Defecating Meat
The Carbon Stampede

More details on the effort, including some “surprising guest appearances” will be revealed in the coming weeks. In the meantime, the band were recently announced for the “Occupation Domination Tour” with Origin, Decrepit Birth, Aborted and more.

Speaking on that Cattle Decapitation frontman Travis Ryan stated:

“We’re fresh out of the recording studio and are very much looking forward to dissecting the auditory canals of all who bear witness to our set on the upcoming US tour with our friends Origin! We’re hitting up some areas that we haven’t in a while and those who we are missing this time, not to worry… you will be seeing us back out on the road over the coming months as we support our upcoming album.

We will also be focusing a lot on international touring on this new album, which will keep us away from the states for a bit, so we urge our USA fans who want to see us to be sure to mark when we’re coming through their town on their calendars. We are very excited to show the world our new material and are looking forward to sharing information regarding our new album in the coming month! Stay tuned… stay GORE!”

Dates Revealed For Origin, Cattle Decapitation, Decrepit Birth, Aborted, Etc. Tour

Origin‘s “Occupation Domination Tour” has been officially announced. As previously reported the trek also features Cattle Decapitation, Decrepit Birth, Aborted, Rings Of Saturn and Battlecross. Here’s how the schedule for the tour will run:

04/20 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
04/21 Wilmington, DE – Mojo 13
04/22 Trenton, NJ – Backstage @ Champs
04/24 Brooklyn, NY – Europa
04/26 Peoria, IL – The Brass Rail
04/27 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
04/28 Portage, IN – Camelot Arena
04/29 St. Louis, MO – Fubar
05/02 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theatre
05/04 San Diego, CA – Ruby Room
05/05 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
05/06 West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
05/07 Fullerton, CA – Slidebar
05/08 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
05/09 Stockton, CA – Plea For Peace Center
05/10 Sparks, NV – The Alley
05/11 Portland, OR – Branx
05/12 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
05/13 Boise, ID – The Venue
05/14 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
05/15 Denver, CO – The Summit
05/18 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre