Former M.O.D./S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano joined MUNICIPAL WASTE on stage at Red 7 in Austin, Texas on November 12, 2009 to perform a version of the S.O.D. classic “United Forces”.

“S.O.D. is such an important band for the crossover movement, pioneers in fact. We’ve played united forces on and off for over two years while on tour and made the decision a few months ago to retire it. When we heard we had a chance to play it with Billy singing, we knew we had to do one more time and retire it the right way.”

Guitarist Ryan Waste was just as stoked to perform with Billy Milano:

“I was shooting the shit with my buddy Felix Griffin when this big dude comes up to us and sticks out his hand. He looked familiar but I couldn’t place it. Ryan, he said, it’s Milano. I heard Billy lived in Austin and managed a bar down the street but I was still surprised to see him. The Waste had covered United Forces by S.O.D. in the past and it seemed too perfect to play it that night with Billy Milano on vox. After tracking him down back at his bar, Felix and I convinced him to come sing the song. It went over great with the New Yorker’s brand of stand up comedy banter being the icing on the cake.”

Make sure to catch MUNICIPAL WASTE on the “WASTE THE WORLD TOUR” when they hit a town near you.

SUPPORT FROM 11/18 TO 12/02

THE OFF WITH THEIR HEADS, PHOBIA, CAULDRON

11/20 Anaheim, CA @ Chian Reaction
11/21 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
11/23 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
11/24 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
11/25 Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music
11/27 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
11/28 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
11/29 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
12/1 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
12/2 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

SUPPORT FROM 12/04 TO 12/11

BRUTAL TRUTH, PHOBIA, CAULDRON

12/4 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
12/5 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
12/6 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
12/7 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes
12/8 Worcester, MA @ Palladium (Upstairs)
12/9 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

12/10 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

12/11 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz

The European tour dates are as follows:

1/19 Berlin, Germany – Magnet Club*
1/20 Stuttgart, Germany – Juha West*
1/21 Munich, Germany – Feierwerk*
1/22 Bologna, Italy – Sottotetto Club*
1/23 Treviso, Italy – New Age Club*
1/25 Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang*
1/27 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
1/28 Oslo, Norway – Betong
1/29 Bergen, Norway – Garage
1/30 Birmingham, UK – Academy
2/01 Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
2/2. Leeds, UK – The Cockpit
2/4. London, UK – The Scala
2/5. Bolwerk, Netherlands – Sneek*
2/6. Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg*

*Denotes shows with REPROACH

ALICE IN CHAINS have announced dates for a North American tour set to kick off at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on February 2nd. Tickets go on sale December 4th and 5th – fans can get more info at
www.aliceinchains.com. The band is touring in support of its critically acclaimed new album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (Virgin/EMI), which entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5, with first-week sales exceeding 126,000 copies.

The band’s electrifying set list will spotlight classic hits and new favorites, including new single “Your Decision,” which impacts radio on December 7th. The band recently shot a video for the song with director Stephen Schuster, who they previously worked with on the video for “A Looking In View.”

Los Angeles-based AIC fans can catch the band performing at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show at the Gibson Amphitheatre on December 12. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, November 21 and proceeds will benefit two local charities, Para Los Ninos and the Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center. On November 24th, the band will also perform three songs acoustically for a special Yahoo! Maximum Performance, which can be seen on Yahoo! Music. In other news, Alice In Chains recently released a Black Gives Way To Blue iPhone app, which features full songs from the album, music videos, news, photos, social networking and much more. The app separates itself from the pack with an impressive level of interactivity; its custom-built functionality allows fans to interact with each of the album’s 11 tracks via a touch, drag and hold feature that reveals hidden visual gems. A demo of the app (which was designed and developed by Mobile Roadie, Streetwise Concepts & Culture

The band (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, guitarist/vocalist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez) is currently touring Europe and recently performed on the UK television show “Later … With Jools Holland.” The international dates followed a sold-out U.S. buzz tour and performances on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” and back-to-back nights on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” All three shows saw AIC perform chart-topping lead single “Check My Brain,” which hit No. 1 on the Modern, Active and Rock formats and was hailed by Spin magazine as “one of the catchiest songs of Alice In Chains’ history.”

Don’t miss your chance to catch Alice In Chains live. Tour dates are as follows:

Date City Venue

Nov. 20 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Zaal

Nov. 21 Weisbaden, Germany Schlachthof

Nov. 23 Dortmund, Germany FZW

Nov. 24 Prague, Czech Rep. Lucerna

Nov. 25 Warsaw, Poland Stodola

Nov. 27 Budapest, Hungary Petofi Csarnok

Nov. 29 Vienna, Austria Gasometer

Nov. 30 Munich, Germany Thearterfabrick

Dec. 2 Milan, Italy Alcatraz

Dec. 3 Fribourg, Switzerland Fri-Son

Dec. 4 Paris, France Bataclan

Dec. 6 Nottingham, UK Rock City

Dec. 7 London, UK Brixton Academy

Dec. 11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint (KXTE radio show)

Dec. 12 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Acoustic Xmas)

Feb. 2 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre

Feb. 4 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre

Feb. 6 Salem, OR Salem Armory

Feb. 11 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre

Feb. 17 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre

Feb. 19 Denver, CO Fillmore

Feb. 21 Kansas City, MO Midland

Feb. 22 St. Louis, MO Pageant

Feb. 23 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace

Feb. 25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

Feb. 27 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

Mar 1 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium

Mar 2 Charlotte, NC Fillmore

Mar 3 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall

Mar 5 Richmond, VA The National

Mar 6 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods

Mar 8 New York, NY Terminal 5

Mar 12 Atlantic, City, NJ Borgata

Mar 13 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre

Mar 14 Boston, MA Orpheum

Mar 16 Montreal, QC Metropolis

Mar 17 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy

Mar 19 Detroit, MI Fillmore State Theatre

Mar 20 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom

Mar 21 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkens Auditorium

Rockers Three Days Grace ask fans to use their hit single “Break” to create pump up videos or highlight reels for High School football teams. The contest encourages fans to use still images, video and graphics and create a video to the bands’ song “Break.” To compete, submit videos that highlight the football season or pumps people up before a game by including best moments, behind the scenes footage and memorable plays. The band will review all entries and select the winners. The winning team will receive autographed copies of 3DG’s album Life Starts Now for everyone on the team as well as a special autographed football. Five runners up will receive autographed copies of Life Starts Now and T-Shirts. Enter at this site: http://www.threedaysgrace.com/thegamestartsnow

Three Days Grace

Jive Records band Three Days Grace released their third album Life Starts Now on September 22nd. The album marked the bands’ highest debut on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #3, selling over 78,000 first week and over 185,000 to date. The first single “Break” is currently #87 on the Hot 100 Chart (on chart for over 9 weeks) and #2 at Active Rock Radio, #7 at Alternative Rock Radio (on both charts for over 11 weeks). Recorded in Vancouver, Canada, Life Starts Now reunites the band with producer by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Daughtry). The bands first two albums Three Days Grace and One-X have both been certified Platinum and Three Days Grace has sold over 6 million albums worldwide. Three Days Grace is currently touring in support of the album in Canada and will return to the US in 2010 (tour dates below).

Three Days Grace Tour Dates (Canada)

11/17 – Vancouver – Pacific Coliseum

11/19 – Kelowna –Prospera Place

11/20 – Kamloops – Interior Savings Centre

11/22 – Prince George – CN Centre

11/23 – Dawson Creek – Encana Events Centre

11/26 – Edmonton – Rexall Place

11/27 – Lethbridge – Enmax Centre

11/28 – Medicine Hat – Medicine Hat Arena

11/30 – Calgary – Pengrowth Saddledome

12/2 – Saskatoon – Credit Union Centre

12/3 – Regina – Brandt Centre

12/5 – Winnipeg – MTS Centre

12/8 – Sault St Marie – Essar Centre

12/10 – Sudbury – Sudbury Arena

12/15 – London – John Labatt Centre

12/17 – Toronto – Air Canada Centre

12/20 – Ottawa – Scotiabank Place

12/21 – Montreal – Cepsum

Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT are taking the stage once again in support of their award-winning 2008 release “The Formation of Damnation”. TESTAMENT will be touring as special guest with fellow Thrash Legends Megadeth and Slayer. The tour will feature the classic lineup of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Paul Bostaph and marks the 20th anniversary of these major players taking the stage together on the same stage as Megadeth and Slayer.

For over 20 years, TESTAMENT has remained committed to the thrash metal sound that brought them to prominence in the late 1980s. The band has never compromised its unmatched intensity or musicianship and has only continued to up the ante with each release.

“The Formation of Damnation” was named one of MySpace’s Top Albums for 2008 and found itself at the top of many year-end lists including #9 Rock Album of the Year on iTunes for 2008, #4 Album of 2008 in Revolver Magazine, #10 on Metal Edge Top 50 of 2008, #1 on Metal Maniacs Top 20 of 2008, and the #2 Brave Pick in Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles. The album also dominated metal radio, coming in at #1 on Sirius-XM’s metal channel, #1 on CMJ’s LoudRock charts, and was the most played album on metal radio according to FMQB.

The highly successful and award-winning album “The Formation of Damnation” will be reissued just in time for this amazing tour with Slayer and Megadeth with a bonus CD that contains live renditions of the classics; The New Order, Practice What You Preach and Souls Of Black. The tracks will also feature enhanced video clips recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV special 52 bands feature as well as the music video for “More Than Meets The Eye”. This Special album re-release with bonus material will be in stores on February 23rd . Testament will have the tour reissue available on all of the dates of the upcoming Carnage Tour prior to it hitting stores.

As a special exclusive to the dedicated TESTAMENT Legions, there were be an exclusive VIP package available for purchase. The TESTAMENT VIP Pack will include the following:
- One general admission ticket with early entry
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of Testament
- Personal photograph with the band
- Autograph session (includes 8X10 photo)
- Exclusive Testament Affliction Shirt
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited, numbered)
- Exclusive Testament Music Skin
- Official VIP Meet and Greet Laminate
- Official set of Testament Guitar Picks

The password for the TESTAMENT ticket pre-sale is “Damnation”. VIP Packs and tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com (unless noted otherwise) More details will follow regarding Meet and Greet and VIP ticket packs .

Stay tuned for more details on TESTAMENT’s upcoming US tour!
JANUARY
01/18 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA
01/19 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
01/21 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
01/22 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
01/23 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
01/25 Magness Arena, Denver, CO
01/26 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
01/27 El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX
01/29 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX
01/31 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
FEBRUARY
02/1 Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA
02/2 Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY
02/4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
02/5 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
02/6 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
02/9 Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
02/11 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
02/12 Glen Falls Civic Center Albany, NY
02/13 Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ
02/14 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA
02/16 Pavillon de La Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC
02/18 John Labatt Centre, London, ON
02/19 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
02/20 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
02/22 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB
02/23 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS

Four Tet will be touring early next year in support of his much-anticipated new album, There Is Love In You, out January 26th on Domino Records. Nathan Fake will be supporting on all dates.

There Is Love In You is Kieran Hebden’s first full-length in over four years, and his fifth LP to date. First single “Love Cry”, backed with the track “Our Bells”, will be available as a 12” December 8th.

FOUR TET TOUR DATES

02.17 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge

02.18 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs

02.19 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

02.20 Austin, TX – The Mohawk

02.23 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey

02.24 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret

02.25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir

02.26 San Francisco, CA – The Independent

02.27 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex

*All dates with Nathan Fake

Basia Bulat will head out on a winter tour beginning in February in support of her new album, Heart of My Own, due out on January 26th. The first single from Heart of My Own, “Gold Rush” is available now on iTunes.

Basia has already announced a kick-off show in Toronto prior to the album’s release, at Trinity St. Paul’s on January 16th, which is on sale now. Tickets for the rest of the tour go on sale this Thursday, November 19th.

Don’t miss the incredible Basia Bulat live!

Canadian Tour Dates

December 16 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis Theatre

January 16 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St.Paul’s United Church

February 2 – Kingston, ON – Sydenham Street United Church

February 4 – London, On – The Aeolian Performing Arts

February 5 – Orillia, ON – Highwayman Inn and Conference

February 6 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Inside at the Sleeman Centre

February 7 – Hamilton, ON – The Casbah

February 10 – Halifax, NS – St. Matthews United Church

February 12 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral

February 13 – Ottawa, ON – First Baptish Church

February 25 – Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre

February 27 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s

March 2 – Calgary, AB – Central United Church

March 3 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room

March 5 – Vancouver, BC – St. James Hall

The Slits will be playing three very special shows this December in support of their first full-length album in over 25 years, Trapped Animal, which is out now!

The Slits became a part of the punk pantheon with songs that even today continue to be meditations on alienation and angst. With Trapped Animal, The Slits remain the same genre bending band they were in their inception, still standing out from the rest of the pack. In the title track they examine how the conveniences that surround us in today’s modern world have also trapped us. Other tracks include “Pay Rent” which focuses on the everyday struggle artists face trying to pay the bills through their art along with the sexually charged “Lazy Slam.”

The current lineup features original members Ari Up and Tessa Pollitt along with Hollie Cook (daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook), Anna Schulte and Adele Wilson.

The Slits known for their infusion of punk and reggae sounds are one of the most significant female punk-rock bands in history. Both legendary and somewhat notorious there is a satiric, tongue-in-cheek quality to their songs instead of a strident peachiness. The Slits are loud, brash, bold and unrepentant. They never compromised their image or stance and their very presence threatened those that considered rock to be a male-only pursuit. In the late 1970’s an early 1980’s the band toured with legendary punks such as The Clash, The Buzzcocks and The Sex Pistols. They went on to influence many generations of bands including The Gossip and Sonic Youth whom they played with in 2007. The Slits continue to expand the boundaries of punk, combining it with various ethnic and experimental sounds and plan to continue doing so for years to come.

Praise for Trapped Animal:

“Proto-riot grrrls now play like seasoned pros. By just about any appreciable metric, the Slits’ first album in more than 25 years is better than their 1979 punk-reggae classic, Cut.” – Spin

“Songs like ‘Pay Rent’ crackle with singer Ari Up’s fierceness, underscoring why acts like Sonic Youth and Lily Allen cite the band as influences.” – Details

“There isn’t one bad song on this record, although the dub-fueled skankathon that is ‘Reggae Gypsy’ is undoubtedly the best. Welcome back, ladies. The world’s far more fun with you in in.” – Alternative Press

“The Slits are back, with a message to all those fashion-punk posers out there–your 15 minutes are officially up.” – Bust

“The Slits don’t sound like other punk bands. Up’s voice posesses the pitch and clarity of a manic opera singer, ranging from quavering bray to a Nico-esque drone.” – V Magazine

THE SLITS LIVE DATES

12/10 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill

12/13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

12/14 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom

Wildbirds & Peacedrums are pleased to announce a support tour with St. Vincent early next year, in addition to the release of the “My Heart” single on January 19, 2010 via The Control Group. “My Heart” is Wildbirds & Peacedrums’ first ever US single release, and will be available as a digital EP and limited edition 7” single.

“My Heart” is a wonderfully uplifting pop track that blossoms into a full-blown gospel anthem. Built around singer Mariam Wallentin’s haunting, addictive refrain (“I’m lost without your rhythm”), the song may appear to be directed toward her tempo-keeping paramour Andreas Werliin. In fact “It’s me singing to my own heart,” she says. “About the short amount of time we have, the longing for putting a mark in this world, to keep on existing forever.”

An individually-numbered 7” single vinyl will include the album version of “My Heart”, backed with an unexpectedly bluesy guitar-driven remix by Deerhoof that completely transforms the song. As well as these two versions, a digital-only EP includes a further three mixes. John Eriksson of Peter, Bjorn and John has contributed an intriguing remix in his Hortlax Cobra guise, channeling the spirit of ‘88, Balearic-style. From Portland, Oregon, comes a mix by one of our favorite new artists, AU, which strips the track down to reveal a subtle ambience in among the thundering percussion of the original. Finally you will find a reworked radio version of the song.

7” single:

A: My Heart (album version)

B: My Heart (Deerhoof remix)

Digital EP:

1. My Heart (album version)

2. My Heart (Deerhoof remix)

3. My Heart (Hortlax Cobra remix)

4. My Heart (AU remix)

5. My Heart (radio edit)

My Heart video:

Wildbirds & Peacedrums – My Heart video

Wildbirds & Peacedrums supporting St. Vincent:

2/03 Victoria, BC @ Element

2/04 Vancouver, BC @ Venue

2/05 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s

2/06 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (2 shows)

2/08 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

2/09 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

2/10 Solano Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern

2/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room

2/13 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

2/15 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck

2/16 Iowa City, IA @ The Industry

2/17 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall

2/18 Chicago, IL @ Metro

2/19 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room

2/20 Columbus, OH @ Outland On Liberty

2/21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel Club

2/23 Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre

2/24 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

2/25 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

Press on Wildbirds & Peacedrums:

“beautifully imaginative… magnificent” 8.3 – Pitchfork

“sensual, pulverising and mesmeric” * * * * – The Guardian

“one of the most attention-grabbing albums of the year” * * * * – The Sun

“exceptional” * * * * – Mojo

“an extraordinary album” – Uncut

“something to be treasured” 4/5 – Observer Music Monthly

Slayer. Megadeth. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they’re brutal and unstoppable. Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline “American Carnage,” the most blistering, the most explosive, and the most eagerly anticipated mega-tour of the winter – and you do not want to miss it.

“American Carnage” will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates postponed earlier this month. Tickets for most shows go on sale this Friday, November 20. Ticketmaster is offering a special presale for most shows from Wednesday November 18 at 10am until Thursday November 19 at 10pm.

“American Carnage” is the first time that Slayer and Megadeth will have toured the U.S. together since 1991’s epic “Clash of the Titans” tour. To celebrate that and in recognition of the tough economic times that many of their fans are having, Megadeth and Slayer have decided to roll back the price of a chunk of tickets at every U.S. show to the “1991 price” of $10.00. These specially-priced tickets will be limited and when they’re gone, they’re gone. Megadeth has also teamed with iloveallaccess.com to provide an Ultimate Fan Package including premium seats, meet and greets, pre-show parties and more.

In addition, Testament – who was also on the “Clash of the Titans” bill, will be Special Guests on the entire tour, marking the first time that all three bands have shared a stage together in more than 18 years, and making this a “must see” metal event.

Both Megadeth and Slayer will hit the road supporting new albums: Megadeth’s 2009 album, ENDGAME, while Slayer’s World Painted Blood, the band’s 10th studio venture, hit stores November 3. Testament’s The Formation of Damnation: Special Tour Edition, will be released on February 23, 2010, with special unreleased bonus tracks.

Slayer and Megadeth have already massacred territories together outside of the U.S. – first with four explosive dates in June, 2009 across Western Canada – “Canadian Carnage” – marking the first time the bands had shared a stage anywhere in 18 years; and then six co-headlining “Carnage” dates in Australia followed in October.

According to various Canadian press outlets last summer: “It was a night of thrash impossible to trash…” “Tales about war, death, destruction, Satan, aliens and serial killers have never been so much fun…” “The two heavy metal heavyweights …went head-to-head on a level playing field. Both bands brought their ‘A’ game. And the results were anything but pretty – unless you include pretty freakin’ loud and pretty freakin’ awesome.”

Slayer. Few bands come close to matching the intensity that Slayer – guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, vocalist/bassist Tom Araya and drummer Dave Lombardo – brings to its live shows, having been named “Best Live Band” by numerous media outlets including Revolver, SPIN, and Metal Hammer. World Painted Blood offers a Slayer-ized point of view of our world – God’s terrifying global genocide, the chaos of our broken political system, the way-too-close proximity of world horrors that technology has brought us, and a chilling hypothesis of how the rest of the world might view America. The album was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. World Painted Blood was produced by Greg Fidelman, who’s spent time in the studio with Metallica, the Gossip, the (International) Noise Conspiracy, Slipknot and others, and executive produced by long-time Slayer colleague, Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project. One reviewer called the album “the heaviest, bloodiest and best album in almost two decades.” Fans got a couple of early morsels of the brutal new Slayer material — “Psychopathy Red,” a Hanneman song inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who confessed to savagely murdering 56 children, was recorded last October and then leaked online. Then, the King-penned track, “Hate Worldwide,” was made available in July as a limited-edition single through Hot Topic. For “American Carnage,” Slayer’s Tom Araya promises, “no ballads, no acoustic numbers, no slow tempos.”

Megadeth. 2009 saw the release of ENDGAME, what has been heralded as Megadeth’s best album in years. It’s the record where it all comes full circle in a career that has not only set standards in hard rock and metal, but defined them. Megadeth’s signature shredding and rousing lyrics are the hallmarks of ENDGAME, with vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine once musing and making declarations about the world we live in, having named the album after a government document that should strike fear in the hearts of Americans! But that’s Mustaine and Megadeth, using the vehicle of music to shake things up, to make a point and to rattle your brain, literally, figuratively and sonically. Revolver magazine said of ENDGAME, ““One of their best albums.” VH1’s That Metal Show deemed it, “One of the metal albums of the year”, and Popmatters said, ““the record positively scorches with an intensity not heard since Rust in Peace.

Legendary thrash metal titans Testament, whose latest award-winning release (2008 Album of the Year, Metal Hammer’s Golden God Award) The Formation of Damnation, displays them as the quintessential modern heavy metal band, whose experience and accumulated skill allows them to attack with reserves of anger, energy and finesse that make them more powerful than ever. Lead singer Chuck Billy says, “Uniting these bands is the heavy metal event of generations. We are so proud to be a part of it.”

Slayer and Megadeth are also re-scheduling the east coast leg of the “Canadian Carnage” tour, postponed from this fall.

JANUARY

18 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA*

19 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR – tickets sold via www.rosequarter.com

21 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA*

22 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA* (tickets on sale 11/21)

23 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ**

25 Magness Arena, Denver, CO*

26 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM*

27 El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX*

29 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX**

31 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN*

FEBRUARY

1 Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA* (tickets on sale 11/20)

2 Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY* (tickets on sale 12/4)

4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN* (tickets on sale 12/4)

5 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL* (tickets on sale 12/4)

6 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI*

9 Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT**

11 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ*

13 Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ*

14 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA*

16 Pavillon de La Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC – tickets sold via Billetech.com

18 John Labatt Centre, London, ON – tickets on sale 11/27 via JohnLabattCentre.com

19 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON – tickets sold via Ticketmaster.ca

20 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC – tickets sold via Admission.com

22 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB – tickets sold via MonctonColiseum.com

23 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS – tickets sold via TicketAtlantic.com

* tickets sold through Ticketmaster

** tickets sold through LiveNation.com

Last night in Houston, TX at The Meridian just as MUNICIPAL WASTE were getting warmed up for their show a freak flood occurred inside the venue. During Goatwhore’s set, a fan decided it would be a good idea to climb on the pipes in the ceiling. Little did he know, that climbing the pipes would pull down one of the pipes causing the sprinkler system to go off and flood the venue.

The WASTE guys were in their dressing room and the fire alarm started to go off. Lead singer Tony Foresta went to the stage to find pipes shooting water everywhere. Everyone emptied out of the club into the street for the time being. The band grabbed all of their gear and brought it out of the venue and into the street.

After an hour of confusion the band and the promoter decided to move the show into another room in the same venue. Once the decision was made, word of mouth got out on the street, and all of a sudden there was a larger crowd then originally had shown up for the flooded show. The band took the stage for a much longer set then usual and played crowd requests as well and in their opinion had the best show of the tour so far.

Singer Tony Foresta had the following to say about flood:

“We tried our best in a weird situation and made it better for everybody. It would not have been possible without all of the kids who hung out, and all of the kids who showed up afterward to make this a show we will never forget!”

Drummer Dave Witte chimed in as well:

“There was no way that we were gonna let something like that stop us from playing. That’s why we tour, to play music and have a great time. It would have been unfair to the fans for us to not deliver! The fans support us, so we regrouped and played an even longer set than normal, it was awesome!”

Guitarist Ryan Waste got caught in the flood as well:

“All I could see was black water pouring from the ceiling. The crowd was still hungry for more so we couldn’t let them down. We had to pull it together and it turned out to be one of the raddest shows of the tour.”

Catch MUNICIPAL WASTE in a non-flooded venue in North America at the following shows:

SUPPORT FROM 11/06 TO 11/16

GOATWHORE, PHOBIA, CAULDRON

11/12 Austin, TX @ Red 7
11/13 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
11/14 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
11/16 Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse

SUPPORT FROM 11/18 TO 12/02

THE OFF WITH THEIR HEADS, PHOBIA, CAULDRON

11/18 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
11/20 Anaheim, CA @ Chian Reaction
11/21 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
11/23 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
11/24 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
11/25 Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music
11/27 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
11/28 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
11/29 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
12/1 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
12/2 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

SUPPORT FROM 12/04 TO 12/11

BRUTAL TRUTH, PHOBIA, CAULDRON

12/4 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
12/5 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
12/6 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
12/7 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes
12/8 Worcester, MA @ Palladium (Upstairs)
12/9 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

12/10 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

12/11 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz

The European tour dates are as follows:

1/19 Berlin, Germany – Magnet Club*
1/20 Stuttgart, Germany – Juha West*
1/21 Munich, Germany – Feierwerk*
1/22 Bologna, Italy – Sottotetto Club*
1/23 Treviso, Italy – New Age Club*
1/25 Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang*
1/27 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
1/28 Oslo, Norway – Betong
1/29 Bergen, Norway – Garage
1/30 Birmingham, UK – Academy
2/01 Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
2/2. Leeds, UK – The Cockpit
2/4. London, UK – The Scala
2/5. Bolwerk, Netherlands – Sneek*
2/6. Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg*

*Denotes shows with REPROACH