Bullet For My Valentine will be touring Australia in September with Bring Me The Horizon and Cancer Bats. Dates for the trek run as follows:

September 05th Perth, AUS – Challenge Stadium
September 07th Adelaide, AUS – Thebarton Theatre
September 09th Melbourne, AUS – Festival Hall
September 10th Sydney, AUS – Hordern Pavilion
September 11th Brisbane, AUS – The Riverstage

Cancer Bats will be heading to Europe this summer for some scattered shows, including dates with Bullet For My Valentine and Atreyu. Here’s how the schedule runs:

June 04th Nurmeburg, GER – Rock IM Park
June 05th Bielefeld, GER – Visions Party
June 06th Nuerburgring, GER – Rock AM Ring
June 07th Eindhoven, NET – Effenaar (feat. Bullet For My Valentine)
June 08th Herford, GER – Club X (feat. Bullet For My Valentine)
June 11th Interlaken, SWI – Greenfield Festival
June 12th Donnington, UK – Download Festival
June 14th Cologne, GER – Essigfabrik (feat. Atreyu)
June 15th Munich, GER – Backstage (feat. Atreyu)
June 16th Treviso, ITA – New Age (feat. Bullet For My Valentine and Atreyu)
June 17th Vienna, AUT – Szene (feat. Atreyu)

OSI (Office Of Strategic Influence) have inked a deal with Metal Bade and are currently working on their new album for the label. Those unfamiliar with the outfit can check them out at www.osiband.com .

Crossbreed have gone on hiatus, a statement from band frontman James Rietz on the matter can be found below:

“I will start out with nothing is official cause nothing stays gone, but, as of now, Crossbreed and it’s members will be moving on to other projects. We have had a great run, but after all these years, some of us have never had a chance to expand beyond Crossbreed.

Personally, Chris and I (James) have been doing this group on paper for 14 years and have never had a chance to do anything else. As some of you might know, we have our studio which will be running as usual, but there has to be a point where some journeys end to begin new ones.

Now, I’m not saying there will never be another Crossbreed show, I’m only saying that Crossbreed will no longer be the primary focus any longer for our members. Kem has released a solo record that is really good. Diesel is a great talent for any band looking for a drummer and he is a great bandmate as well. As for Chris, he has been working in the The Candy Factory Studio and has really taken it and himself to the next level.

Chris and original Crossbreed bassist Charlie Parker will be directing SHU TANG’s first video this weekend at The Candy Factory Studio for the song “DRY HUMPIN”. Some of you might not know what SHU TANG is, well, let me try to explain it.

After we finished the Crossbreed album this time last year, Ian and I, along with and 2 others (T. HONEY and BIG DRU) started messing around writing songs as a new group called SHU TANG. NO, it sounds nothing like Crossbreed and some of you will not like it, but if all of you listen to the songs, lyrics and direction of the group, and add in the fact that we have a theatrical backgroud and have applied it to our live show, then you will understand what it is we are really trying to do. Bring the funny to hip hop and raise the bar in regards to performing. Basically, we want to go after a new genre with our experience and make them look bad.

SHU TANG already features guest spots by Kem and Diesel of Crossbreed, an R&B singer Vann Rich, and we are writing a few more songs to finish our album and have already started writing a song that will feature WAYLON of mushroomhead, Tenafly Viper fame.

Producing is another thing that has been goin on a lot lately. Ian has been working with countless artists ranging from acoustic acts, rap, and death metal. He has come so far since his first days in Crossbreed and not only are we all proud of him, but you as fans should be as well.

Yes, this is one of the hardest things to write, but I am tired of not telling anyone what’s really going on. Crossbreed has had a lot of challenges and for some of us, we have to walk away for now before we never want to do it again. We have loved every moment we have been given to entertain you, but it’s time to start new things and see where it takes us. Yes we just put an album out, but it wont go anywhere when you are paired up with people who do nothing with it.

I will keep in touch from here with our fans, we love all of you and for old times sake, visit the link below and follow SHU TANG’s journey as we are really still the same people you followed all these years, just in a different style. I SUGGEST you listen to UH OH 5-0 first. Thanks, James
www.myspace.com/shutangmusic“

Chimaira have announced some dates to lead them into their stint on this years “Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival“, they run as follows:

June 18th Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Down Under
July 05th Spokane, WA – The Seaside

With Shadows Fall:

July 06th Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
July 07th Chico, CA – Senator Theatre
July 08th Reno, NV – Knitting Factory

Will Haven are gearing up to hit the studio next week and will be working on a track with Tristan Mocquet of My Own Private Alaska during the sessions. The group offered the following statement on the matter:

“Well here we go, hitting the studio next week to record our first part of the 2010 will haven..This first song is pretty rad and were pretty stoked on it. We toured with a band called My Own Private Alaska (MOPA) about 2 years ago in Europe and became good friends with them. If you havent heard of them check them out below, they are an amazing band which features only piano, drums and vocals.

Very orginal stuff and has alot of power to it even without the standard loud guitars. There record just came out a month or so ago and was produced by our good friend Ross Robinson. Truely amazing musicians. Well on that tour I knew right away I wanted to do something with Tristan (piano player). So with alot talks and recording we have finished his piano parts and they are amazing.

So we will head into the studio to do our parts over it. pretty stoked to see how it comes out. Im hoping we can put this out soon for everyone to hear, so keep checking in…will have more studio info soon..hope all is well..”

I Declare War have made their new track “Putrifaction Of The Population” available for streaming online through their Myspace. The song comes from their new album “Malevolence“, which hits stores June 08th through Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie.

Antagonist will reportedly have guest appearances from members of Arsonists Get All The Girls on their new album which they began recording today at Buzzbomb Studios in Orange, CA. Sessions for the outing are taking place with producer Paul Miner (Terror, Thrice), while the album is expected out later this year through Prosthetic.