Darkest Hour have parted ways with guitarist Michael “Lonestar” Carrigan.
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Unearth and Darkest Hour will be hitting the road on a West Coast tour in December.
Darkest Hour, Whores. and Extinction A.D. will be heading out on a tour together in February.
For almost twenty years, Darkest Hour has been a melodic death metal institution. Through various lineup changes, three labels, and seven records, the band has been through various fads in metal and still hold the torch high above their heads weathering through it all. Now we have arrived at album #8, appropriately self-titled. Why do I say that? Well all things considering, this record sounds like not only a new era for Darkest Hour but it also sounds like a new band entirely. Far for a bad thing however, as this happens to be one of the strongest records the band has ever put out.
Slipknot member Joey Jordison unveils his new project, Scar The Martyr. Recognized globally as one of the best drummers in rock, Jordison is both a primary songwriter and the drummer for the Grammy Award winning Slipknot. Recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Des Moines, IA, Scar The Martyr’s self-titled debut album, was produced by Rhys Fulber and will arrive in-stores on September 30 via Roadrunner Records.
It was also announced today that Scar The Martyr will be supporting Alice In Chains on their UK tour this November. The video and dates are below.
Full dates run as follows:
Sat 9th Nov - LONDON Alexandra Palace
Sun 10th Nov - LEEDS O2 Academy
Mon 11th Nov - MANCHESTER Academy
Wed 13th Nov - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Thu 14th Nov - GLASGOW O2 Academy
Sat 16th Nov - NEWPORT Centre
Norma Jean’s summer tour dates, including a U.S. run with This or The Apocalypse and Ice Nine Kills and a European run that includes a Russian show are below.
NORMA JEAN
USA SUMMER 2012
w/ THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE & ICE NINE KILLS
7/5 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown – TICKETS
7/7 Bushnell, IL @ Cornerstone Festival – TICKETS
7/8 Dayton, OH @ The Attic – TICKETS
7/10 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes – TICKETS
7/11 Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre – TICKETS
7/12 Oshkosh, WI @ Lifest – TICKETS
7/13 Evansville, IN @ Fuel – TICKETS
7/14 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s
7/16 Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge – TICKETS
NORMA JEAN
EUROPEAN SUMMER 2012
04.08.12 UK Port Lympne Wild Animal Park @ Hevy Fest
05.08.12 Greece Athens @ Seven Sins
07.08.12 Ukraine Kiev @ Bingo
08.08.12 Russia Moscow @ Plan B
10.08.12 Belgium Ieper @ Ieper Fest
11.08.12 Czech Rep Jaromer @ Brutal Assault
12.08.12 Germany Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
13.08.12 France Paris @ Batofar w/ Darkest Hour
14.08.12 France Nantes @ Le Ferrailleur w/ Darkest Hour
15.08.12 Switzerland Basel @ Sommercasino w/ Darkest Hour
16.08.12 Germany Dinkelsbühl @ Summer Breeze
17.08.12 Holland Bussloo @ Xnoizz Flevo Festival
18.08.12 Germany Krögis/Dresden @ Manifest Fest
19.08.12 Germany Lüdinghausen @ Area 4
Machine Head are pleased to announce their upcoming North American headlining tour with support acts Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, and Rise To Remain. The tour kicks off on January 15th in Denver, CO and will tour through North American for the remainder of the month, coming to a close on February 18th in the band’s hometown area of San Francisco, CA.
01/15 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
01/17 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
01/19 St. Paul, MN – Station 4
01/20 Milwaukee, WI – Rave Ballroom
01/21 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
01/22 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
01/24 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
01/26 Portland, ME – State Theatre
01/27 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
01/28 Toronto, ON – The Sound Academy
01/29 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
01/31 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
02/01 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
02/02 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
02/03 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre
02/04 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
02/06 Norfolk, VA – NorVA Theatre
02/07 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
02/08 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
02/10 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
02/11 Houston, TX – House of Blues
02/12 San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
02/13 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
02/15 Farmington, NM – Top Deck
02/16 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
02/17 Hollywood, CA – Avalon
02/18 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield