Black Label Society, All That Remains and Hail The Villain will join forces in May/June for the “Uranium Tour“. Rev Theory will replace All That Remains for the June stops of the tour with dates set to run as follows:

05/04 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
05/06 Los Angeles, CA- House Of Blues
05/07 Tucson, AZ – KFMA radio show (Black Label Society only)
05/08 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
05/10 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
05/11 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
05/13 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
05/14 Kansas City, MO – KQRC radio show (Black Label Society only)
05/15 Des Moines, IA – KAZR radio show (Black Label Society only)
05/17 Buffalo, NY – The Town Ballroom
05/18 Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Oakdale Theatre
05/22 Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range (Black Label Society only)
05/23 London, ON – Cowboy’s
05/24 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
05/26 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium (no All That Remains)
05/27 Madison, WI – Majestic Theater (no All That Remains)
05/28 Minneapolis, MN – 93X radio show (Black Label Society only)
05/29 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma (Black Label Society only)
05/31 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues

With Rev Theory in place of All That Remains:

06/01 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
06/03 Atlantic City, NJ – House Of Blues
06/04 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
06/05 Richmond, VA – The National

Amid various allegations of defrauding fans over the internet for computer hardware that never arrived, Emarosa/Dance Gavin Dance frontman Jonny Craig has checked himself into a detox facility in North Hollywood, CA for drug addiction.

Both Rise Records and Artery Foundation Artist Management have assumed financial responsibilities to repay those who were ripped off by Craig. In light of the situation, former Tides Of Man vocalist Tilian Pearson has been brought onboard to fill in for Craig on Emarosa‘s tour with Chiodos.

For now, a joint statement from Craig Ericson of Rise Records and Eric Rushing of the Artery Foundation was issued to Altpress.com and can be read below:

“In regards to Jonny Craig; Jonny has checked himself into a professional detox treatment facility located in North Hollywood, CA. His addiction needed immediate attention and with the help from MusiCares, we were able to make it happen. Rise Records and Artery Management will reimburse all people who Jonny took advantage of financially.

No one will be getting ripped off and we’d all like to issue a public apology to anyone who had been taken advantage of. Regarding live performances: the Emarosa/Chiodos tour will continue as planned with Tilian Pearson (former vocalist of Tides of Man) filling in for Jonny. All scheduled Dance Gavin Dance shows will happen as planned next month and beyond. Everyone from his team wishes Jonny the best in his recovery. We’re all looking forward to the new and improved Jonny.”

Six Feet Under‘s Chris Barnes has now officially commented on the addition of Chimaira‘s Rob Arnold and Daath‘s Kevin Talley to their lineup. Speaking on Six Feet Under‘s official website, the following statement was made:

“WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AND WELCOME THE ADDITION OF GUITARIST, ROB ARNOLD TO THE SIX FEET UNDER FAMILY! Just wanted to give you a Six Feet Under band update and let you all know that we would like to announce our good friend Rob Arnold will be joining SFU as 2nd rhythm guitarist for up coming touring duties, as well as collaborating on the new cd.

Barnes- “I couldn’t be happier about the new songs and line up! Rob and myself have been collaborating on new songs along with the bands new drummer,Kevin Talley< www.drummerkevintalley.com>for the past few months. We are all feeling really excited about the bands future, and the raw intensity of the songs that we have created together so far. THIS IS THE HEAVIEST MOST EXCITING MATERIAL THAT IVE WORKED ON SINCE THE BLEEDING, AND IM STOKED THAT ROB WILL BE HELPING OUT CREATING THIS CD WITH US! we’ve all known each other for a while and we’re really looking forward to continue writing the new cd and future tours. We are committed to taking Six Feet Under to the next level of brutality!!!”

Arnold- “Its been an amazing honor and opportunity to have been called upon by one of my biggest idols, Chris Barnes!! Six Feet Under and the Barnes era Cannibal stuff had enormous effects on me as a young musician, and still do to this day. In 1996, I was a kid in the front row screaming my head off to Lycanthropy and Torn to the Bone… And now here I am, being asked to play the songs on stage with the band! Dreams do come true!!! And the stuff we’ve been writing absolutely RIPS! Watch out!!”"

Candiria have checked in on their Facebook with the following update regarding their new album:

“Candiria is in the studio and in the process of putting together music for what will be their next full length release. At this point there is no official release date or working title but the band is considering an early 2012 release.. The band is optimistic and very excited to be working together again on new music. “We’re touching upon all different styles with this one but we want it to be really aggressive . We feel Candiria fans will be thrilled to hear where we’re taking it” John LaMacchia stated regarding the release.

The music thus far has been recorded and engineered by Steve and Ken Schalk at Jupiter 4 studios in Rockaway, NY. Musicians Adrian Gonzalez of The Mars Volta and Trevor Dunn of Mr. Bungle/Fantomas are also slated to take part and create some magic on the record as well. The band is also planning to play 2 headlining dates in NYC next year to support the release. No dates have been set yet but the band wants to make it a very special 2 day event. Thats all for now, stay tuned for more regarding this release.”

Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold has confirmed through his Twitter that he has been writing new material with Chris Barnes for the upcoming new Six Feet Under album. Speaking on that, Arnold offered the following:

“The cat is out of the bag! I’m currently writing tunes with Chris Barnes for the new Six Feet Under record! A dream come true!! And so anyone who might be into “riffs galore” will get a double dosage this year with the new Chimaira and the new Six Feet Under! Stoked!”

As Blood Runs Black have a new music video for their track “Resist” in the works and plan to have it debut in the coming weeks. The song will appear on the groups new album “Instinct“, which is set for a March 15th release date through Mediaskare.

Slayer were unable to perform in Sydney, Australia at today’s (February 27th) stop of the “Soundwave Festival” as a result of band frontman Tom Araya being hospitalized. A statement from the festival organizers reads as follows:

“SLAYER are unable to perform at Soundwave Festival today in Sydney. Tom Araya is in hospital and will be kept in overnight.”

Haste The Day were involved in an accident while on tour yesterday, February 26th. Speaking on that, they offered the following through their Twitter:

“We got in a wreck last night and thrashed our trailer. Everyone is fine. Just got a new trailer and will be back on the road shortly….”

Of Mice And & Men have posted a third studio webisode documenting the sessions for their new album, you can find it below. The group have been working on the outing with producer Joey Sturgis (The Devil Wears Prada, Emmure) and are plotting a release for it later this year through Rise Records.

The Red Chord‘s upcoming tour with Gaza and Trap Them has taken shape and will now run as follows:

03/09 Allston, MA – Great Scott
03/10 Providence, RI – Club Hell
03/11 South Hackensack, NJ – School Of Rock East
03/12 Baltimore, MD – Sonar (feat. Harvey Milk)
03/13 Springfield, VA – Jaxx
03/14 Greensboro, NC – Greene Street
03/15 Johnson City, TN – The Hideaway
03/16 Nashville, TN – Exit In
03/18 Austin, TX – Emo’s Annex (“SXSW“)
03/20 Little Rock, AR – Downtown Music (feat. Masakari)

The Red Chord and Gaza only:

03/21 Columbia, MO – Mojo’s
03/22 Indianapolis, IN – Vollrath Tavern
03/23 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
03/24 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie (feat. A Life Once Lost)

Sepultura have posted their fourth studio webisode online below. The footage comes from the groups recording sessions for their new album which they tentatively expect to have in stores around May/June through Nuclear Blast.

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza have booked four off-dates in and around their upcoming trek with Carnifex, Oceano and more. The new stops include:

03/27 Wichita, KS – Eagles Lodge
03/28 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep (feat. Oceano)
03/29 Farmington, NM – Top Deck (feat. Oceano)
04/29 Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cafe

This Is Hell, Endwell and Kills And Thrills have revealed the dates for a March mini-tour together, here’s how they run:

03/11 Waterbury, CT – The Uptown Lounge
03/12 Haverhill, MA – Anchors Up
03/13 Holyoke, MA – Waterfront Tavern
03/19 Brooklyn, NY – Party Expo (no Kills And Thrills)

The Human Abstract have released the music video for the title track to their new album “Digital Veil” below. The album itself is presently scheduled for a March 08th release date via eOne Music.

Chimaira were recently joined by Whitechapel vocalist Phil Bozeman in the studio. According to Chimaira, Bozeman laid down some “insanely pissed” sounding guest vocals for the bands forthcoming new album. They have been working on the outing with producer Ben Schigel (Chimaira, Walls Of Jericho) as of late with a release later this year through E1 Music being planned.