Trivium and All That Remains will hit the road this fall to promote their upcoming albums: Trivium’s Shogun will be released on September 30 and All That Remains’ Overcome on September 16. They will be supported by 36 Crazfists and the Human Abstract.
The dates are as follows:

Sep. 09 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Sep. 10 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
Sep. 11 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
Sep. 12 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
Sep. 15 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theater
Sep. 17 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street
Sep. 18 – Odessa, TX – Dos Amigos
Sep. 19 – Lubbock, TX – Tequilla Jungle
Sep. 20 – Farmington, NM – Big City Night Club
Sep. 21 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
Sep. 23 – Bakersfield, CA – The Dome
Sep. 25 – Reno, NV – New Oasis
Sep. 27 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Sep. 28 – Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater
Sep. 30 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
Oct. 01 – Sioux Falls, SD – Sioux Falls Expo Building
Oct. 03 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
Oct. 04 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
Oct. 05 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note
Oct. 06 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Hawkeye Downs
Oct. 07 – Green Bay, WI – Riverview Ballroom
Oct. 09 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct. 10 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Pierre’s
Oct. 11 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
Oct. 12 – London, ON – Cowboys
Oct. 14 – Louisville, KY – Headliner’s
Oct. 17 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
Oct. 18 – Richmond, VA – The National
Oct. 19 – Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend

Rise Against have announced the dates of the US tour. Accompanying them will be Alkaline Trio, Thrice and Gaslight Anthem. Dates are as follows:

October 2 Thursday Cleveland, OH Time Warner
October 3 Friday Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
October 6 Monday Worcester, MA Palladium
October 8 Wednesday Wallingford, CT Cheverlot Theatre
October 9 Thursday Albany, NY Washington Avenue Armory
October 11 Saturday Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
October 12 Sunday Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live
October 13 Monday New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
October 16 Thursday Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
October 19 Sunday Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
October 20 Monday Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
October 21 Tuesday Tampa, FL Jannus Landing
October 22 Wednesday Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach
October 23 Thursday Orlando, FL House of Blues
October 26 Sunday Austin, TX Austin City Music Hall
October 27 Monday Houston, TXVerizon Wireless Theatre
November 4 Tuesday Las Vegas, NVHouse of Blues
November 8 Saturday Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom
November 9 Sunday Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Arena
November 11 Tuesday Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
November 12 Wednesday Denver, CO The Fillmore
November 13 Thursday Denver, Co The Fillmore
November 14 Friday Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
November 16 Sunday St. Louis, MO The Pageant
November 17 Monday Milwaukee, WI The Rave
November 18 Tuesday Minneapolis, MN The Myth
November 20 Thursday Chicago, I’ll The Congress Theatre
November 22 Saturday Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
November 23 Sunday Detroit, MI The Fillmore

Russia’s government is apparently drafting a bill to make emo and goth music illegal. This would have never happened under Lenin.

The Moscow Times says

Emos, according to the bill, are from 12 to 16 years old and wear black and pink clothing. They have black hair with long bangs that “cover half the face,” black fingernails, black belts peppered with studs and pins, and ear and eyebrow piercings, the bill says.

The “negative ideology” of emo culture may push young people toward depression and social withdrawal, and the movement carries a significant risk of suicide, especially for young girls, according to the bill.
[...]
Emo ideology encourages and justifies drug use and sexual relations among minors, according to the bill, which also lumps emos and goths together with skinheads.

Bleeding Through have announced that their latest album ‘Declaration’ will be released on September 30.
Tracks from the album are currently streaming on their myspace.

Arsonists Get All the Girls (henceforth known as AGAG ’cause it sounds less “”"”emo”"”") have parted ways with their guitarist Derek Yarra and bassist Adam Swan.
AGAG plan to begin writing a new album early next year.

Motorhead and the Misfits are hitting the road together this September, supoorted by Airbourne, Valient Thorr and Year Long Disaster. Dates and locations are as follows:
Sep. 02 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues (no MISFITS)
Sep. 03 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues (no MISFITS)
Sep. 04 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
Sep. 06 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
Sep. 07 – N. Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s Voodoo
Sep. 09 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sep. 10 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
Sep. 12 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
Sep. 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Orbit Room
Sep. 14 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Sep. 16 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Sep. 18 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Sep. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
Sep. 20 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
Sep. 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Parking Lot

Metallica have announced the track listing of their up-coming album ‘Death Magnetic’:
01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

The Kerrang! Awards 2008 will take place at a top-secret location in London, England on August 21.

The nominees for the Kerrang! Awards 2008 are as follows:

Best British Newcomer:

DEAD SWANS
WE ARE THE OCEAN
SLAVES TO GRAVITY
ELLIOT MINOR
GO:AUDIO

Best International Newcomer:

KILL HANNAH
A DAY TO REMEMBER
FOUR YEAR STRONG
BLACK TIDE
ALL TIME LOW

Best British Band:

LOSTPROPHETS
BRING ME THE HORIZON
YOU ME AT SIX
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BIFFY CLYRO

Best International Band:

30 SECONDS TO MARS
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
MADINA LAKE
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Best Single:

30 SECONDS TO MARS – From Yesterday
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Waking The Demon
SIMPLE PLAN – Your Love Is A Lie
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES – Give Me What I Want
PENDULUM – Propane Nightmares

Best Video:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Waking The Demon
30 SECONDS TO MARS – A Beautiful Lie
WEEZER – Pork And Beans
COHEED AND CAMBRIA – Feathers
GALLOWS – Starin’ At The Rude Bois

Best Album:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Scream, Aim, Fire
AVENGED SEVENFOLD – Avenged Sevenfold
IN FLAMES – A Sense Of Purpose
MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE – If
CANCER BATS – Hail Destroyer

Best Live Band:

30 SECONDS TO MARS
LOSTPROPHETS
MACHINE HEAD
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

*Our faves are in bold.

Yay for tolerance.

Haste the Day have “asked Jason Barnes to step down from his involvement with Haste the Day” because of his religious beliefs (or more precisely, his lack thereof.)

The band released a super long statement which basically states ‘Hey, we don’t have a problem with people who don’t believe in Jesus, but seriously Jason you heathen, get out. Right now.’

(Disclaimer: that’s not an actual quote)

Anyway, if you want to read the real statement use God-given Google to search for it. I’m off to sacrifice some goats.

Metallica have revealed the cover art of their upcoming album ‘Death Magnetic’.

Purdee.