Nuclear Blast Records is reporting the following:

Intent on decimating the boundaries of extreme music with their metric art, Sweden's Meshuggah will be returning to North America in February, 2009 on a 17-show headlining tour presented by MySpace Music. Direct support to Meshuggah will be provided by the legendary progressive metal band Cynic. Opening all shows will be technical progressive death metallers The Faceless from Los Angeles. As one of the most popular and highly trafficked music platforms in the world, MySpace Music has evolved into an offline experience by connecting bands and fans around the world through various concert series and live events.

Confirmed shows are as follows:

Feb. 01 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Feb. 02 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Feb. 03 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
Feb. 04 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
Feb. 06 - El Corazón - Seattle, WA
Feb. 07 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Feb. 08 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Feb. 09 - Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA
Feb. 11 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
Feb. 13 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Feb. 15 - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL
Feb. 17 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
Feb. 18 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
Feb. 19 - - New York, NY
Feb. 20 - Recher Theatre - Towson, MD

Two additional tour dates will be announced shortly.

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Source:	nuclearblastusa.com
Band profile:	Meshuggah
Event:	Meshuggah: N. American Tour

Lamb Of God will release their fifth studio album "Wrath", on February 24th, 2009. The record will be released in North America by Epic and will be the first release with their new label Roadrunner, outside of North America. "Wrath" is produced by Josh Wilbur and was recorded in studios in New York, Virginia, and New Hampshire.

Lamb Of God finished the touring cycle on the Grammy nominated album "Sacrament" at the end of 2007. The two-year trek was documented in the now certified Gold DVD "Walk with Me in Hell" and culminated with the band headlining arenas across the US last December.

The band has taken the entirety of 2008 off the road to focus on the writing process for "Wrath".

"This album is going to surprise a lot of people," comments drummer Chris Adler. "Typically bands that get to where we are in our career begin to slack off, smell the roses and regurgitate. We chose a different path. No one wants to hear another band member hyping a new record. "Wrath" needs no hype. We have topped ourselves and on February 24th you will feel it."

As always, Lamb Of God will embark on an extensive tour that will cover the globe. As previously announced, the band will be supporting Metallica on the December leg of their tour. The first leg of the "Wrath" world tour will start in Finland on February 6th and will encompass dates in the UK, Australia, and Japan.

Current confirmed dates are:

02/06/09 Frostbite Festival - Finland
02/08/09 Belfast - Mandela Hall
02/09/09 Dublin - Academy
02/11/09 Bristol - Academy
02/12/09 Birmingham - Academy
02/13/09 Manchester - Academy
02/14/09 London - Brixton Academy
02/15/09 Glasgow - Academy
02/21/09 Brisbane - RNA Showgrounds
02/22/09 Sidney - TBC
02/27/09 Melbourne - Ras Showgrounds
02/28/09 Adelaide - Bonython Park
03/02/09 Perth - Bassendean Oval
03/04/09 Tokyo - Blitz
03/05/09 Tokyo - Blitz
03/06/09 Nagoya - Diamond Hall
03/07/09 Osaka - Hatch

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Source:	lamb-of-god.com
Band profile:	Lamb Of God

Metal Blade Records press release

Tampa, FL's godfathers of death metal, Cannibal Corpse have dubbed "Evisceration Plague" as the title to the group's brand new studio album due out on February 3rd, 2009. "Evisceration Plague" marks the follow up to the bands extremely successful 2006 release "Kill" (debuted at #170 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart), which has become the fastest selling Cannibal album in the band's storied career as well as highest selling album since 1996's "Vile" (debuted at #151 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart). To capture the speed, ferocity, and musicianship that Cannibal Corpse has become known for the band decided to head back Mana Recording Studios with producer Erik Rutan (who also produced "Kill") at the helm.

Bassist Alex Webster comments, "In Cannibal Corpse our goal has always been to try and make each new album we record our heaviest. That goal was a bit more challenging this time since we were extremely satisfied with our last album "Kill", but we knew that by working with producer Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios again, we would be able to start at that same level of heaviness and take it even further. Now that we can hear the finished product, I would say we've been able to achieve this goal, and I think our fans will agree. "Evisceration Plague" has the best guitar sound we've ever recorded, and the entire band has never played with more precision and power. We can't wait until you all get a chance to hear the album in early 2009, because we think you'll be as happy with it as we are."

Keep an eye on the Cannibal Corpse MySpace page for more updates on the upcoming album "Evisceration Plague", a new track, and upcoming tour dates.

"Evisceration Plague" Track Listing:

01. Priests of Sodom
02. Scalding Hail
03. To Decompose
04. A Cauldron of Hate
05. Beheading and Burning
06. Evidence in the Furnace
07. Carnivorous Swarm
08. Evisceration Plague
09. Shatter Their Bones
10. Carrion Sculpted Entity
11. Unnatural
12. Skewered From Ear to Eye

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Cannibal Corpse