- Children of Bodom and Cannibal Corpse have released tour dates for their full European tour this winter with the following dates already set:

Jan. 31 - Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany
Feb. 01 - Stadtgarden - Erfurt, Germany
Feb. 03 - Backstage - München, Germany
Feb. 04 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
Feb. 05 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
Feb. 07 - Syma Hall - Budapest, Hungary
Feb. 08 - Gasometer - Wien, Austria
Feb. 10 - Alcatraz - Milan, Italy
Feb. 12 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb. 19 - Forum - London, UK
Feb. 20 - Elysee Montmatre, Paris, France
Feb. 21 - Hof Ter Loo - Antwerpen, Belgium
Feb. 22 - Hof Ter Loo - Antwerpen, Belgium
Feb. 23 - Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, Germany
Feb. 26 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway
Feb. 27 - Tyrol - Stockholm, Sweden

- The Cleansing , death metal band from Sweden, has signed with Deepsend Records for the release of their upcoming record, Poisoned Legacy.

- Old Man’s Child is set to release a brand new album in 2009.

- Overkill, Exodus, Torture Squad and Gamma Bomb will be embarking on their Killfest Tour 2009 all across the European continent. I really hope this tour hits the U.S. because I might sacrifice my first born to see this tour.

20.02.2009 UK London - Carling Islington Academy
21.02.2009 NL Uden - De Pul
22.02.2009 NL Enschede - Atak
23.02.2009 GER Aschaffenburg - Colos Saal
24.02.2009 GER Hamburg - Markthalle
25.02.2009 GER Bochum - Zeche
27.02.2009 ESP Barcelona - Bikini
28.02.2009 ESP Madrid - Sala Live
01.03.2009 ESP Alicante - Nave 8
03.03.2009 SWI Pratteln - Z7
04.03.2009 ITA Milano - Rolling Stone
05.03.2009 GER Augsburg - Spectrum
06.03.2009 CZ Zlin - Metalmania Festival

- Austrian Death Machine to release Christmas album entitled A Very Brutal Christmas. Great, so we get to hear even more parody metal along with all the yule tide shit shoved down our throats for 30+ days. Let’s get another As I Lay Dying album instead!

- Death Angel and Armored Saint have announced an Australian tour. There, now Aussies can stop complaining that they don’t get enough shows, because this is a killer line up (along with some quality local talents I’m sure):

03/10 Brisbane, AU The Tivoli Theatre
03/11 Melbourne, AU Billboard The Venue
03/12 Sydney, AU The Forum
03/13 Adelaide, AU HQ
03/15 Perth, AU The Capitol

- Some dude gets beat up singing Dio’s “Holy Diver” at a karaoke bar by some other drunk dudes in Wisconsin. If this happened anywhere else but Wisconsin I’d b surprised. Here’s a video of some idiot butchering the song, not sure if it’s the same guy, but brutally hilarious nonetheless:

- And finally, fuckin Chinese Democracy by, who else but Axl N Roses will debut tonight in it’s entirety at 12am on their Myspace page. Stayed tuned for a review tomorrow of the album, because I ain’t buyin it!

CODY