The Acacia Strain have announced their fall headlining touring plans. Dubbed the “To Catch A Predatour“, the run will see the band supported by The Red Chord, Terror, Gaza and The Contortionist on the following dates:

October 29th Albany, NY – Northern Lights
October 30th Jermyn, PA – Eleanor Rigby’s
October 31st Providence, RI – Lupo’s
November 01st Pittsburg, PA – Altar Bar
November 02nd Springfield, VA – Jaxx
November 03rd Wilmington, NC – The Soapbox
November 04th Spartanburg, SC – GZSC
November 05th Jacksonville, FL – Rain
November 06th West Palm Beach, FL – Ground Control
November 07th Tampa, FL – State Theatre
November 09th Birmingham, AL – Zyedeco
November 10th Nashville TN – Rocket Town
November 11th Louisville, KY – Headliners
November 12th Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
November 13th Toledo, OH – Headliners
November 14th Windsor, ONT – Blind Dog
November 15th London, ON – Music Hall
November 16th Longeueil, QC – Salle Kekpart
November 17th Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
November 18th Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
November 19th Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
November 20th Holyoke, MA – The Waterfront Tavern

The Acacia Strain are reportedly planning an October/November tour with Terror, The Red Chord and The Contortionist. More details are expected in the coming months. The Acacia Strain’s new album “Wormwood” arrived in stores today, July 20th, through Prosthetic.

The Red Chord have been forced to cancel their planned European trek with Rotten Sound, Aborted and Those Who Lie Beneath as a result of the Icelandic volcanic ash situation. Band frontman Guy Kozowyk offered the following statement on the matter:

“We did everything we could to make it to this European tour with Rotten Sound and Aborted. Unfortunately, our best efforts couldn’t get The Red Chord or Those Who Lie Beneath onto the continent until it was far too late. The remainder of the tour is uncertain, but if Rotten Sound and Aborted continue with the rest of it, we strongly advise and appreciate your support of the remaining shows. We will do our best to make up shows before the end of the year and we thank the bands, agents and fans for their patience and understanding during this ridiculous situation.”

Metal Sucks have revealed the official line-up for this years edition of the “Summer Slaughter Tour” and as expected, Decapitated, The Faceless, All Shall Perish and more will all be taking part.

The full line-up for the trek can be found below:

Decapitated
The Faceless
All Shall Perish
The Red Chord
Veil Of Maya
Cephalic Carnage
Decrepit Birth
Carnifex
Animals As Leaders
Vital Remains

Dates and venues for the trek are currently pending.

Former drummer for The Red Chord Brad Fickeisen has personally commented on his recent departure from the band which was officially announced yesterday. You can find what he had to say below:

“There is no easy way to go about leaving a busy band with plans in constant motion, but a little abruptly, I chose to depart from manning the kit for The Red Chord. I have had a great time for the past 5 years with these guys, and wouldn’t exchange it for anything. Touring is tough, everyone who’s done it, knows that. To keep it relatively short, I want to thank Greg, Guy, and Mike, and wish them the best of luck in the future. I will still be around in the music world. Thank you to everyone that I met along the way, and thank you to my friends and family for all of your support…”

The schedule has been revealed for The Red Chord’s upcoming overseas run with Aborted, Rottensound and Those Who Lie Beneath, here’s how it looks:

April 16th Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
April 17th Essen, GER – Turock
April 18th London, UK – Underworld
April 19th Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 3
April 20th Leeds, UK – Rio’s
April 21st Newcastle, UK – O2 Academy 2
April 22nd Plymouth, UK – The White Rabbit
April 23rd Evreux, FRA – L’Abordage
April 24th Nantes, FRA – Le Ferailleur
April 25th Durango, SPA – Plateruena
April 26th Madrid, SPA – Ritmo Y Compass
April 27th Barcelona, SPA – Apolo 2
April 28th Luynes, FRA – Le Korigan Live
April 30th Tilburg, NET – 013 (“Neurotic Deathfest“)
May 01st Leisnig, GER – Revolution Fest Open Air
May 02nd Brno, CZE – Faval
May 03rd Munchen, GER – Feierwerk
May 04th Vienna, AUT – Arena
May 05th Ljubljana, SLO – Gala Hala
May 06th Lonato Del Garda, ITA – Olden Live Club
May 07th Zizers, SWI – Eventstage
May 08th Durbuy, BEL – Durbuy Rock Fest

Dates have been revealed for The Red Chord’s upcoming run with Mychildren Mybride, The Chelsea Grin and Those Who Lie Beneath. Dubbed the “Burgers & Bowling Tour“, the trek will run as follows:

February 12th Pensacola, MN – The Vault
February 13th Birmingham, AL – 5 Points Music Hall
February 14th New Orleans, LA – The High Ground
February 18th McAllen, TX – The Incubator
February 19th Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
February 20th Houston, TX – Meridian
February 21st San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
February 28th Palmdale, CA – The Crossing
March 01st Flagstaff, AZ – The Joint
March 02nd Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
March 03rd Amarillo, TX – The War Legion Underground
March 04th Oklahoma City, OK – Bricktown Live
March 05th Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre
March 06th Louisville, KY – Uncle Pleasants
March 07th Nashville, TN – Rocketown
March 09th Raleigh, NC – The Brewery
March 11th Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
March 12th South Hackensack, NJ – School of Rock
March 13th Hartford, CT – Webster Underground