Rotten Sound's brand new full-length album, Cursed, will see its worldwide (excluding Finland) release on March 15th via Relapse Records. The album will see its Finnish release on March 16th courtesy of Fullsteam Records.

Cursed, the follow-up to 2008's Cycles, was recorded at Nordic Audio Labs. Lyrically, the 16-track album will be themed around the six curses of mankind. Cursed is currently available for pre-order. Additional album details to be posted soon.

Rotten Sound, who will be touring in North America early next year, has also announced a headlining European tour in support of Cursed. This four week tour will kick-off in early April and also include Trap Them, Gaza, The Kandidate and Haust. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below with more to be announced soon.

Rotten Sound will be touring North America as part of The Finnish Metal Tour 2 featuring Finntroll, Ensiferum, and Barren Earth. This five-week tour will kick-off on January 31st in Orlando, FL and conclude in early March in Raleigh, NC. Dates were already posted here.

Rotten Sound: Cursed To Tour (with Trap Them, Gaza, The Kandidate, Haust)

April 01 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Stadtmitte
April 02 - Koln, Germany - Underground
April 03 - Rosswein, Germany - Juha
April 04 - Prague, Czech Rep. - Exit Chmelnice
April 05 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal
April 06 - Munchen, Germany - Feierwerk Kranhalle
April 07 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
April 08 - Mezzago, Italy - Bloom
April 09 - Rome, Italy - Init
April 10 - Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo Werk 21
April 11 - Paris, France - Glazart
April 12 - London, UK - Underworld
April 13 - Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit
April 14 - Colchester, UK - Arts Centre
April 15 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Trix
April 16 - Venlo, Holland - Perron 55
April 17 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
April 18 - Lyngby, Denmark - Templet
April 19 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Henriksberg
April 21 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
April 22 - Turku, Finland - Klubi
April 23 - Jyvaskyla, Finland - Lutakko
April 24 - Helsinki, Finland - Nostur

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Rotten Sound
Event:	Rotten Sound: Cursed To Tour

Finnish grindcore act Rotten Sound has begun work on the follow-up album to 2008's Cycles tentatively titled Cursed. The brand new full-length will be mixed by Nico Elgstrand (Entombed, Gorgoroth) and is expected to see an early 2011 release date through Relapse Records. Additional album details will be announced shortly.

Rotten Sound has most recently seen the release of their Napalm EP. The six-song EP features three brand new Rotten Sound tracks and three Napalm Death covers as well as a DVD featuring a live set from the Obscene Extreme Festival. Napalm is currently still streaming in its entirety at this location.

Earlier today, Rotten Sound confirmed to be taking part in the second edition of "Finnish Metal Tour", opening for Finntroll, Ensiferum and Barren Earth. More details and dates are available here.

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Source:	relapse.com
Band profile:	Rotten Sound

Following a successful first run in 2010, The Finnish Metal Tour will once again unleash itself on North America in early 2011.

Dubbed The Finnish Metal Tour 2, the trek will feature co-headliners Finntroll (Century Media) and Ensiferum (Spinefarm). Support will come from Barren Earth (Peaceville), and Rotten Sound (Relapse). The tour will start on January 31, 2011 in Orlando, Florida and conclude on March 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting August 17, 2010 via an exclusive Internet presale on EnterTheVault.com. VIP tickets will also be available and include a pre-show meet-and-greet with Finntroll and Ensiferum. All shows will then go on sale through normal ticketing systems on September 7, 2010.

Finnish Metal Tour 2 feat. Finntroll, Ensiferum, Barren Earth and Rotten Sound:

Jan. 31 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
Feb. 01 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Feb. 02 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's Music Hall
Feb. 03 - Tulsa, OK - Marquee
Feb. 04 - Austin, TX - Emo's Alternative Lounging
Feb. 05 - Dallas, TX - Ridglea Theater
Feb. 06 - Amarillo, TX - The War Legion Underground
Feb. 07 - Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
Feb. 08 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
Feb. 09 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage
Feb. 10 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
Feb. 11 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Feb. 12 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Feb. 14 - Calgary, AB - The Republik
Feb. 15 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
Feb. 16 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
Feb. 18 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
Feb. 19 - Chicago, IL - Reggie Rock Club
Feb. 20 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
Feb. 21 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
Feb. 22 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Feb. 23 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
Feb. 24 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
Feb. 25 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
Feb. 26 - New York City, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
Feb. 27 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Mar. 01 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
Mar. 02 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Mar. 03 - Charlotte, NC - The Casbah
Mar. 04 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11

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Source:	finntroll.net
Band profile:	Finntroll
Event:	Finnish Metal Tour II

Finnish grindcore act Rotten Sound have posted two new tracks "Mindkill" and "Missing Link" from the new EP Napalm on their MySpace page. The EP consists of 3 brand new songs and 3 Napalm Death covers. It also includes a bonus live DVD with a full set from the Obscene Extreme Festival.

Napalm cover art] tracklist:

01. Mindkill
02. Dead Remains
03. Brainload
04. The Kill
05. Missing Link
06. Suffer The Children

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Rotten Sound

Aborted will embark on the Machines Of Grind Tour, a 3-way co-headline tour with The Red Chord and Rotten Sound, with support from Those Who Lie Beneath. The tour will take place in April/May. The band adds: "This will be our first tour with the new line-up, as well as our new release Coronary Reconstruction. As the tour predicts a bucketload of brutality and retarded humour, expect such a setlist as well!"

Machines Of Grind Tour-Ture

16.04.10 Denmark Copenhagen @ Pumpehuset
17.04.10 Germany Essen @ Turock
18.04.10 UK London @ Underworld
19.04.10 UK Birmingham @ O2 Academy 3
20.04.10 UK Newcastle upon Tyne @ O2 Academy 2
21.04.10 UK Leeds @ Rios
22.04.10 UK Plymouth @ White Rabbit
23.04.10 France Evreux @ Abordage
24.04.10 France Nantes @ Le Ferrailleur
25.04.10 Spain Durango @ Plateruena
26.04.10 Spain Madrid @ Ritmo & Compas
27.04.10 Spain Barcelona @ Apolo 2
28.04.10 France Luynes / Marseille @ Le Korigan
30.04.10 Holland Tilburg @ Neurotic Death Fest
01.05.10 Germany Leisnig @ Revolution Fest Open Air
02.05.10 Czech Rep Brno @ Faval
03.05.10 Germany Munich @ Feierwerk
04.05.10 Austria Vienna @ Arena
05.05.10 Slovenia Ljubljana @ Gala Hala
06.05.10 Italy Lonato Del Garda (Brescia) @ Olden Live Club
07.05.10 Switzerland Zizers @ Eventstage
08.05.10 Belgium Bomal-sur-Ourthe @ Durbuy Rock Fest

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Aborted
Event:	Aborted + Rotten Sound: Fuck The Volcano Tour

The new Rotten Sound's full-length album, entitled "Cycles", is available for streaming via the relaunched band's website at this location.
Due on 9 January 2008 via Spinefarm Records, "Cycles" was recorded and mixed with Janne Saksa at Kantola and Sound Supreme studios. Mastering was handled by Pelle Henricsson at Tonteknik Studios.

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Source:	rottensound.com
Band profile:	Rotten Sound

The next Rotten Sound full-length, "Cycles", is ready for releasing. The album was recorded and mixed with Janne Saksa in Kantola studios and Sound Supreme studios. Mastering was done by Pelle Henricsson at Tonteknik Studios.

Tracklist:

01. The Effects liste]
02. Prai$? the £ord
03. Blind
04. Units
05. Corponation
06. Colonies
07. Poor
08. Days to Kill
09. Deceit
10. Caste System
11. Alternews
12. Simplicity
13. Enigma
14. Decimate
15. Victims
16. Sold Out
17. Feet First
18. Trust

Release date is January 9th 2008 and the album will be released by Spinefarm Records. For a picture of the cover art click here.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Rotten Sound

Children Of Bodom, Rotten Sound and Crematory are among the newly confirmed bands for the the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):

By Night
Cannibal Corpse
Children Of Bodom
Crematory
Dagoba
Ektomorf
Kampfar
Lousy
Manos
Neara
Peter Pan Speedrock
Rotten Sound
Venerea
Volbeat

All info on http://www.withfullforce.de.

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Source:	withfullforce.de
Band profile:	Children Of Bodom
Event:	With Full Force XIV