Metal news on Behemoth, Obituary, Parkway Drive and more.

Heavy Metal Source daily news. Some news bits and links you should know. Look inside news on Behemoth, Black Dahlia Murder, Obituary, Parkway Drive and more.

–BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, REVOCATION, MUNICIPAL WASTE,TOXIC HOLOCAUST and WARBRINGER will take part in the next two installments of the “Extreme The Dojo” Japanese travelling mini-festival in April/May 2010.

–Earache Records has signed  Canadian  metal band ANNIHILATOR to a European deal.

–LAZARUS A.D. will team up with the Los Angeles black metal band LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH for a North American tour. Some dates announced are below.
April 03 – Trenton, PA – Championship Bar and Grill
April 05 – Buffalo, NY – Broadway Joe’s
April 06 – Cleveland, OH – Pirates Cove
April 07 – Detroit, MI – Blondie’s
April 08 – Nashville, TN – The Muse
April 09 – Louisville, KY – Phoenix Hill Tavern
April 10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
April 11 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4

–OBITUARY have scheduled the following dates for a U.S. tour.
May 28 – Club Firestone – Orlando, FL
May 29 – Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
Jun. 01 – Opera House – Toronto, ON
Jun. 02 – Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
Jun. 03 – Rave – Milwaukee, WI
Jun. 05 – Marquee – Tulsa, OK
Jun. 06 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
Jun. 07 – Meridian – Houston, TX

–Trustkill have signed Philadelphia, PA band Victory in Numbers and will issue the bands album “Killing. Mourning. Love.” in the spring of next year.

–Parkway Drive’s upcoming European/UK run with Despised Icon, Winds Of Plague, The Warriors and 50 Lions. Dates below:
April 23rd Stuttgart, GER – Zapata
April 24th Meerhout BEL – Groezrock
April 25th London, UK – HMV Forum
April 26th Manchester, UK – Academy 1
April 27th Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
April 28th Paris, FRA – Glazart
April 29th Saarbrucken, GER – Garage
April 30th Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
May 01st Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
May 02nd Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
May 03rd Copenhagen, DEN – The Rock
May 04th Gothenburg, SWE – Brew House
May 05th Stockholm, SWE – Klubben
May 07th Turku, FIN – Klubi
May 08th Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
May 09th Tallinn, EST – Tapper
May 10th Riga, LAT – Piektdiena
May 12th Bratislava, SLO – Majestic Music Club
May 13th Bologna, ITA – Estragon
May 14th Mining am Inn, AUT – Metalfest Open Air
May 15th Dresden, GER – Reithalle

–Alesana, A Skylit Drive, The Word Alive, Of Mice And Men and We Came As Romans are set to hit the road together throughout February and March of next year.

–Texas metal band Scarlett O’Hara have signed to Rise Records.

–The Black Dahlia Murder, Augury, Hatesphere, and Obscura will tour the U.S. together in late February and March. Dates below.
2/24 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
2/25 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
2/26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture Room
2/27 Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/1 Houston, TX @ Meridian
3/2 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
3/3 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
3/5 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
3/6 Los Angeles, CA @ Ultra Violet
3/7 San Francisco, CA @ Slims
3/8 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
3/9 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
3/10 Boise, ID @ The Venue
3/12 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
3/13 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
3/14 Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
3/15 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
3/16 Chicago, IL @ Metro
3/18 Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
3/19 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
3/20 New York, NY @ Santo’s Party House
3/21 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
3/22 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
3/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
3/24 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick