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The Bled cancel Canadian shows

Vagrant's post-metalcore unit the Bled have cancelled the remaining dates of their Canadian tour, in support of their latest release Silent Treatment. Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag and Saosin will continue on to complete the tour without them.

The band announced the news via Myspace blog:

Hey everyone. We're sorry to inform all of you that we are having to cancel the remaining dates of our tour with Alexisonfire, Anti-flag, and Saosin. In-between Winnepeg and Thunder Bay, our van had complications due to the freezing cold weather (the coldest weather us desert dudes have EVER experienced, clocking in at around -30° F). There was no way of getting the repairs done properly and in time to catch up with the tour. Thankfully, we had no serious accidents, injuries or anything driving through the icy mountains and roads.

We are sincerely bummed out that we won't be making the last week of the tour. Not only to those of you who were looking forward to seeing. us, but also to our good friends Alexisonfire, who invited us to be a part of the best shows we have ever had the chance to play in Canada.

The shows we did get to play were incredible. So thanks to those of you who were in attendance. Alexis are definitely one of our favorite bands to tour with musically and as people. So we hope that all of you with tickets to the upcoming shows still attend and support our friends.

As far as making up those dates, we will for sure be playing the Take Action! Tour dates in Montreal and Toronto with Every Time I Die, From First to Last, August Burns Red, and The Human Abstract. Hopefully those of you who are missing us on the Alexis tour can catch us then. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD to those of you who know people expecting us to be at these cancelled shows.

Have a Happy Holidays.

See you pimps and players next year.

Much love, Darren, Jeremy, Mike, Ross, and James

DevilDriver announce official fan club

Roadrunner Records' death-metal outfit DevilDriver have teamed up with Fan Site Productions to launch their debut official fan community, "The Wretched." For an annual fee of $19.99 members of "The Wretched" will receive an exclusive t-shirt, embroidered patch and a slew of perks, including the following: automatic entry into contests, access to exclusive website, band chats and blogs.

Poison The Well announce headlining tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 12/12/07 @ 2:53 PM - altpress.com

Metalcore band Poison The Well have announced dates for the first leg of their headlining tour with the Locust, Dance Gavin Dance and an act TBA. The band will be supporting their latest full-length Versions.

Tour dates are as follows:
1/16 Metarie, LA - The Higher Ground
1/17 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
1/18 Dallas, TX - The Door
1/19 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
1/21 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
1/22 Hollywood, CA - The Troubador
1/23 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
1/24 San Diego, CA - Epicentre
1/26 Orangevale, CA - Boardwalk
1/27 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
1/29 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
1/30 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
1/31 Boise, ID - The Venue
2/2 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
2/7 Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick
2/13 New York, NY - Knitting Factory

Throwdown announce "The Scum OF The Earth" tour

Trustkill hardcore unit Throwdown have revealed dates for their upcoming "The Scum Of The Earth" tour. The tour, in support of their latest release Venom & Tears, is set to kick off on Mar. 3, 2008 in Dallas, TX. Along for the ride will be Soilwork, Through The Eyes Of The Dead and War Of Ages.

Throwdown frontman Dave Peters:

"We haven't headlined our own tour in a long time, which is exciting. The most rewarding thing about playing our songs live is interacting and communicating with the audience. And now that our new album has been out for a few months, the songs have had a chance to really sink in, and we're looking forward to seeing people's reactions to songs both new and old. We're also very stoked to be touring with Soilwork who are coming all the way over from Sweden. And with Through The Eyes of the Dead and War Of Ages onboard, it's a very strong and diverse bill."

Tour dates are as follows (more dates to be announced soon):

3/03 Dallas, TX - The Door
3/04 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
3/05 Houston, TX - Meridian
3/07 Tampa, FL - State Theatre
3/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
3/09 Orlando, FL - Firestone
3/10 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
3/11 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
3/12 Norfolk, VA - Norva
3/13 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
3/19 Montreal, QUE - Le Studio
3/20 Toronto, ONT - Opera House
3/21 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
3/27 Boise, ID - The Big Easy
3/28 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
3/29 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre

Testament to release new record in 2008

Brutal metal gods Testament are currently in the studio under the watchful eye of producer Andy Sneap (Killswitch Engage, Opeth) recording what will be their first studio album in nine years. The album, The Formation Of Damnation, will be hitting shelves on Apr. 29, 2008 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to the new release, the band have two re-issues, '99s The Gathering and '97s Demonic, dropping on Jan. 6, 2008 via Prosthetic Records.

The Academy Is... post "Same Blood" video

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 12/12/07 @ 1:37 PM - altpress.com

As a thanks to their fans, pop rockers The Academy Is... have posted a video for "Same Blood" online. The video features footage taken while the band was on the road in Japan, and you can check it out below.

The song is off the band's most recent album, Santi, which was released earlier this year.