Metal news on As I Lay Dying, Light This City, DevilDriver and more.

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News

– As I Lay Dying have announced the title of their upcoming, 5th full-length album as, “The Powerless Rise”. The band is currently finishing up recording of “The Powerless Rise” in San Diego with producer Adam D. (Killswitch Engage). The album will be released in the spring via Metal Blade Records.

– The Devil Wears Prada will head to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, February 2 to shoot a brand video for their track “Assistant To The Regional Manager.”  The video will be produced by Danny Yourd and directed by Steve Hoover, who also created the band’s first two music videos.
“We want to make a music video that is totally different than we’ve done before,” said TDWP’s Mike Hranica, “and from our discussions with Steve and Danny and the treatment we’ve seen, this will definitely be unique.  We’re all real excited about it.”
Immediately following Tuesday’s video shoot, The Devil Wears Prada travels to Boston to join up with Killswitch Engage as direct support on their six-week-plus Winter U.S. tour.

– Shadow Gallery are premiering their new video for “Gold Dust” on the Inside Out Music Youtube channel.  The song comes from their new album,” Digital Ghosts”, and can be seen HERE.

– Light This City have revealed the dates for their final four farewell shows this April, look below:

April 08th San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside (feat. Comadre, The Funeral Pyre, Early Graves)
April 09th Fresno, CA – The CYC (feat. Azathoth, The Funeral Pyre)
April 10th Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction (feat. The Funeral Pyre, Antagonist, Early Graves)
April 11th Los Angeles, CA – The Blvd (feat. The Funeral Pyre, Gypsy Hawk, Atour Heels)

– DevilDriver will debut their new video for the track “Another Night In London” online at Metal Hammer’s website HERE,this coming Wednesday, February 03rd.

– Swedish black metal band Apostasy posted four new songs on the band’s MySpace page HERE. The songs will be on the band’s new album entitled, “Nuclear Messiah”, which will be released later in the year.

– Judas Priest won a Grammy in the “Best Metal Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards last night.

– AC/DC won a  a Grammy in the “Best Hard Rock Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards last night.

– The rescheduled dates for the “American Carnage” tour  featuring Slayer and Megadeth have been announced and can be seen below.The “American Carnage” tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be put on hold due to Slayer’s vocalist/bassist Tom Araya having to schedule surgery for back problems.

Jul. 23 – Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC CANADA
Jul. 24 – Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC CANADA
Jul. 26 – Metro Centre, Halifax, NS CANADA
Jul. 27 – Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB CANADA
Jul. 29 – Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA
Jul. 30 – John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT CANADA
Aug. 11 – Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
Aug. 12 – Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Aug. 14 – Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
Aug. 15 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
Aug. 16 – Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
Aug. 18 – Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH
Aug. 19 – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit,MI
Aug. 20 – UIC Pavillon, Chicago, IL
Aug. 21 – Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 23 – Cap Fed Park @Sandstone, Kansas City, KS
Aug. 25 – Magness Arena, Denver, CO
Aug. 26 – Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 27 – Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 29 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
Aug. 30 – Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
Aug. 31 – Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
Sep. 01 – Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Sep. 03 – Wamu Theatre, Seattle, WA
Sep. 04 – Washington County Fairgrounds, Portland, OR

– Dillinger Escape Plan, Darkest Hour, Iwrestledabearonce, and Animals As Leaders have teamed up for a tour, dates below:

3/11 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
3/12 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
3/13 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa Cabaret
3/14 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
3/15 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
3/23 Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/24 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
3/25 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
3/26 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
3/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
3/29 Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
3/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
4/1 Pontiac, MI @ The Eagle Theatre
4/2 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
4/6 Calgary, AB @ Republik
4/7 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
4/9 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre

New Releases

February 2, 2010
Charred Walls Of The Damned - Charred Walls Of The Damned (Metal Blade)
Creature With The Atom Brain - Transylvania (The End)
Droids Attack - Must Destroy (Crustacean)
Haemorrhage – Apology for Pathology – Reissue (Relapse)
Haemorrhage – Grume – Reissue (Relapse)
Knock ‘Em Dead - Endless Struggle (Eulogy)
Light This City - The Hero Cycle Re-Release (Prosthetic)
Nostradameus - Illusion’s Parade (AFM)
Priestess - Prior To The Fire (Tee Pee)
Joe Satriani - Live In Paris CD/DVD (Epic)
Rob Zombie – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of
Shining - Blackjazz (The End)
Sickroom-That Killing Silence (Noise Head)
Silent Fall - Otherwise (Pitch Black)
Sybreed - The Pulse Of Awakening (Listenable)
Through The Eyes Of The Dead - Skepsis (Prosthetic)
Wrench In The Works – Decrease/Increase (Facedown)