CARCASS is coming back to the United States, headlining the “Exhumed To Consume” tour. While there was some confusion as to who the openers were, it now looks like SUFFOCATION, 1349, and ABORTED will be on the entire tour with NECROPHAGIST, DYING FETUS, PIG DESTROYER and MISERY INDEX appearing on select dates. Here are the announced dates so far:

September 5 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium w/ Necrophagist, Dying Fetus
September 6 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
September 7 - Montreal, QC @ Medley
September 8 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
September 9 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom w/Necrophagist, Dying Fetus
September 10 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar w/ Pig Destroyer, Misery Index
September 15 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
September 19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom

Well, it looks like NECROPHAGIST will not be supporting CARCASS on a full U.S. run but rather a few dates. Instead, they will be doing a full headlining run with DYING FETUS, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, and VEIL OF MAYA will team up for the “Pillage The Village” tour in August/September. Confirmed dates are as follows:

August 26 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
August 27 - Portland, OR @ Rock N Roll Pizza
August 28 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
August 29 - Ogden, UT @ Club Boom Va
August 30 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
August 31 - Wichita, KS @ Club Oz
September 2 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners
September 3 - Pittsburgh, PA @ T.B.A.
September 4 - Rochester, NY @ The Penny Arcade
September 5 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium w/ Carcass
September 6 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre w/ Carcass; no Beneath The Massacre, Veil of Maya
September 7 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin Out
September 8 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
September 9 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom w/ Carcass; no Beneath The Massacre, Veil of Maya
September 10 - Albany, NY @ Northern Lights

While these dates are currently only being advertised as CHILDREN OF BODOM and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, Metal Injection can confirm that the BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be joining the two other metal titans for what will sure be a front-to-back amazing lineup. Here are the tour dates:

September 11 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
September 12 - Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
September 13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
September 14 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
September 16 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
September 18 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
September 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
September 20 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
September 21 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
September 22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
September 23 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
September 25 - Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair
September 26 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
September 27 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
September 28 - Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
September 30 - Saint Paul, MN @ Myth
October 1 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 2 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Eagles Club
October 3 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 4 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo’s
October 6 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
October 7 - Rochester, NY @ Water St. Music Hall
October 8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
October 9 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
October 10 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium w/ Obituary

So the Metal Injection crew just got back from seeing AT THE F'N GATES completely destroy Irving Plaza in NYC. I could write a long winded review…or I could just give you video proof:

Yes, the crowd was that loud for the intro! It was deafening! An awesome night overall! Anyway, it turns out the band pretty much played the same exact set list as the night before, so theres a good chance this will be the set list for the whole tour:

1. Slaughter Of The Soul
2. Cold
3. Terminal Spirit Disease
4. Raped By The Light Of Christ
5. Under A Serpent Sun
6. Windows
7. World Of Lies
8. The Burning Darkness
9. The Swarm
10. Forever Blind
11. Nausea
12. The Beautiful Wound
13. Suicide Nation
14. All Life Ends
15. Need
16. Blinded By Fear
17. Kingdom Gone

The band did not play Kingdom Gone the first night. They pulled it out tonight because, as vocalist Tomas Lindberg put it "we deserved it." Hell yea! The crowd was pretty nuts, much more so than last night. I could go on and on about how great the show was but I think I should go to sleep.

We just got word from the promoters of Rockstar Mayhem Fest that today's (7/11/08) stop of the tour in Sacramento has been canceled due to crazy wildfires in the area. The person I spoke to said "due to the out of control wild fires in the area, air quality issues and force majuere. The city of Sacramento has mandated that people outdoors poses a significant health risk." The show has been rescheduled for this Monday July 14, 2008.

Don't forget, we're still giving away a bunch of free tickets to all the stops of Rockstar Mayhem Fest. Click here for the details.

A bunch of new dates are popping up for what will seemingly be a full-fledged U.S. tour by CARCASS, dubbed the “Exhumed To Consume” tour. Here is the current standing of show dates:

September 5 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
September 6 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
September 7 - Montreal, QC @ Medley
September 8 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
September 10 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

Its hard to nail down who will officially be opening the tour as different venues have listed different openers. Here are the bands who will be opening select or maybe all the dates of the tour: SUFFOCATION, NECROPHAGIST, 1349, ABORTED, and ROTTEN SOUND . As soon as we get the official word, we will report it back to you!

We showed some serious excitement when rumors came out that OPETH will be touring this Fall with HIGH ON FIRE and BARONESS and its been confirmed! Sorta. Turns out BARONESS will be playing the 2nd half of the tour (starting October 6th) and equally awesome NACHTMYTSIUM will be opening the first half. If you only have enough money to see one tour this Fall, you'd be hard pressed to find a better package:

Sep. 16 - Buffalo, The Town Ballroom - NY
Sep. 17 - Philadelphia, Trocadero - PA
Sep. 18 - New York, Nokia Theatre - NY
Sep. 19 - Worcester, The Palladium - MA
Sep. 20 - Quebec City, Theatre Imperial - QC
Sep. 21 - London, Centennial Hall - ON
Sep. 23 - Cleveland, House of Blues - OH
Sep. 24 - Chicago, House of Blues - IL
Sep. 25 - Grand Rapids, The Orbit Room - MI
Sep. 26 - Milwaukee, The Rave - WI
Sep. 27 - St. Paul, Myth - MN
Sep. 29 - Winnipeg, The Garrick Centre - MB
Sep. 30 - Saskatoon, Odeon Events Centre – SK
Oct. 01 - Edmonton, Edmonton Events Centre - AB
Oct. 03 - Vancover, Commodore Ballroom - BC
Oct. 04 - Seattle, Showbox@The Market - WA
Oct. 06 - San Francisco, Regency Center @ The Grand Ballroom - CA
Oct. 07 - Los Angeles, Wiltern Theatre - CA
Oct. 08 - Las Vegas, House of Blues - NV
Oct. 09 - Tempe, Marquee Theatre - AZ
Oct. 10 - Albuquerque, Sunshine Theater - NM
Oct. 11 - Denver, Ogden Theatre, CO
Oct. 13 - St. Louis, The Pageant - MO
Oct. 14 - Kansas City, The Beaumont Club - MO
Oct. 15 - Dallas, House of Blues Dallas - TX
Oct. 16 - Austin, The Monarch - TX
Oct. 17 - Houston, Warehouse Live - TX
Oct. 18 - New Orleans, House of Blues - LA
Oct. 20 - Ft. Lauderdale, Revolution - FL
Oct. 21 - Lake Buena Vista, House of Blues - FL
Oct. 22 - Atlanta, Center Stage - GA
Oct. 23 - Cincinnati, Bogart´s - OH
Oct. 24 - Raleigh, Lincoln Theatre - NC
Oct. 25 - Norfolk, The Norva - VA

Blabbermouth reports AMON AMARTH are being advertised as the opening act on the November 12, 2008 "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" concert at the Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. Officially announced for the tour already are SLAYER, TRIVIUM and MASTODON. There has yet to be an official press release, but it is heavily expected that the band will be opening up the entire tour. Here are the current dates for the tour:

Oct. 27 - Manchester, England - Manchester Arena
Oct. 28 - Birmingham, England - NEC
Oct. 30 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
Oct. 31 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
Nov. 02 - Cardiff, Wales - CIA 7000
Nov. 03 - Glasgow, Scotland - SECC Hall 3
Nov. 05 - Offenbach, Germany - Stadthalle
Nov. 06 - Köln, Germany – Palladium
Nov. 07 - Amsterdam, Holland - Heineken Music Hall
Nov. 09 - Stuttgart, Germany - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Nov. 10 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Eishalle Deutweg
Nov. 11 - Paris, France - Le Zenith
Nov. 12 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena
Nov. 16 - Wein, Austria - Gasometer
Nov. 18 - München, Germany - Zenith
Nov. 19 - Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle

DESPISED ICON have announced European tour in August with CEPHALIC CARNAGE. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Aug. 14 - Germany, Dinkelsbühl @ Summer Breeze
Aug. 15 - Czech Republic, Jaromer @ Brutal Assault
Aug. 16 - Germany, Essen @ Turock
Aug. 17 - UK, Hull @ The Welly Club, Horror Fest
Aug. 18 - UK, Cardiff @ Clwb ifwr bach
Aug. 19 - UK, London @ The Borderline
Aug. 20 - Holland, Rotterdam @ Baroeg
Aug. 21 - Germany, Hamburg @ Hafenklang
Aug. 22 - Germany, Karlsruhe @ Stadtmitte
Aug. 23 - Switzerland, Muotathal @ Mountains of Death Fest
Aug. 25 - Portugal, Oporto Porto Rio (Despised only)

Tour dates have been announced for this year's "Blackest of the Black" tour which features DANZIG, DIMMU BORGIR, MOONSPELL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, SKELETONWITCH. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Oct. 09 - Ft. Laudersale, FL @ Revolution
Oct. 10 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Oct. 11 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Oct. 13 - Richmond, VA @ Toads Place
Oct. 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Oct. 15 - New York, NY @ Roseland
Oct. 17 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Oct. 18 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Oct. 19 - Toronto, ONT @ Sound Academy
Oct. 21 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Oct. 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
Oct. 24 - Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Theater
Oct. 25 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
Oct. 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
Oct. 28 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Oct. 30 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Oct. 31 - Kansas City, KS @ Uptown
Nov. 01 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Theater
Nov. 03 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Nov. 04 - [to be announced]
Nov. 05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
Nov. 07 - Portland, OR @ Roseland
Nov. 08 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox At Market
Nov. 10 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

Tickets can be purchased here

Apparently, CARCASS heard my incessant whining and have finally announced their first U.S. date, which will be on Saturday, September 6 at the Nokia Theatre in New York City. FUCK YES! I have been waiting for this for seemingly ever! The band announced that NYC death metal legends SUFFOCATION will be opening for them. (UPDATE: Blabbermouth reports that it will not be SUFFOCATION but rather NECROPHAGIST and ABORTED who will be opening the show. FUCK YES!!!)

Very nice! A full U.S. tour is expected, and as soon as more dates are announced they will be posted right here.

The band also announced some Australian dates recently:

Oct. 09 - Perth, AUS @ Capitol
Oct. 10 - Adelaide, AUS @ HQ Complex
Oct. 11 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Arena
Oct. 12 - Sydney, AUS @ The Metro Theatre
Oct. 13 - Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard

OPETH have announced the first two dates of their Fall North American Tour. The dates are:

September 24 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 6 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center

Support for the tour comes from two other Metal Injection favorites: BARONESS and HIGH ON FIRE. I'm officially dubbing this tour the FUCK YES! Tour. Seriously folks, this is a killer lineup and I highly recommend checking out all of these bands.

Several days ago, All Tomorrow's Parties announced the preliminary billing for their annual winter Nightmare Before Christmas festival in England and it looks like its shaping up to be the envy of any fan of experimental metal.The biggest story of this year's festival (which will take place on December 5, 6, and 7) is that it will be curated by both the legendary MELVINS and metal's most prolific visionary Mike Patton of FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, FANTÔMAS, etc., etc., etc. As curators, so far these guys have assembled quite an impressive list musicians that are sure to pull in dedicated music listeners around the world for of few nights of the world's finest left-of-center metal. In addition to performances from ISIS, THE LOCUST, BIG BUSINESS, BOHREN UND DER CLUB OF GORE, ZU, NEIL HAMBURGER, and DÄLEK, Nightmare Before Christmas will feature the MELVINS supporting their brand new album Nude With Boots and FANTÔMAS peforming their underground classic The Director's Cut in its entireity! Open-minded metalheads, follow this link to find out all the info you need to make it to the show.

And for U.S. fans, you'll have the chance to see the MELVINS this summer on tour BIG BUSINESS. After they release Nude With Boots on July 8, they'll be hitting the road for over a month across the country to support it! Check out themelvins.net for all the tour dates and head to Pitchfork to hear some new music.

For now, I leave you with some classic MELVINS with the music video for "Honey Bucket" from Houdini: