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Thursday Announce Final Tour; Announce Indefinite Hiatus

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Thursday will embark on their final North American tour starting tonight in New York city. The band have announced that they will go on indefinite hiatus after this tour.

The band will be touring in support of their sixth studio album, the critically heralded Epitaph release, No Devolución. Thursday have released four fan-coveted studio albums, including 2009’s Common Existence, in the ten years since the release of Full Collapse – Thursday’s sophomore album that pulled them from the underground basement and VFW shows they were used to and propelled the band to the forefront of mainstream rock with its unique melding of emotionally charged post-punk and aggressive post-hardcore.

A full statement from the band is available here.

Thursday will be joined on the first leg of the tour by Southern metalcore outfit Maylene & The Sons of Disaster and on the second leg with Philadelphia art rockers MewithoutYou and the New Jersey trio Screaming Females. The band will play their last shows together in Australia at the Soundwave Festival.

Thursday Tour Dates:

Nov. 23 ““ New York, NY ““ Irving Plaza
Nov. 25 ““ Toronto, ON ““ Opera House
Nov. 26 ““ Pittsburgh, PA ““ Altar Bar
Nov. 27 ““ Milwaukee, WI ““ Turner Hall
Nov. 28 ““ Cleveland Heights, OH ““ Grog Shop
Nov. 30 ““ Atlanta, GA ““ The Loft
Dec. 01 ““ Cincinnati, OH ““ 20TH Century Theatre
Dec. 02 ““ Chicago, IL ““ Bottom Lounge
Dec. 03 ““ Pontiac, MI ““ The Eagle Theater
Dec. 04 ““ Rochester, NY ““ Montage Music Hall
Dec. 26 ““ Sayreville, NJ ““ Starland Ballroom
Dec. 27 ““ Washington, D.C. ““ 9:30 Club
Dec. 28 ““ New Haven, CT ““ Toad’s Place
Dec. 29 ““ Boston, MA ““ Royale Boston
Dec. 30 ““ Philadelphia, PA ““ Theatre Of Living Arts

Story of The Year Announce Headlining US Tour

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Story of the Year have announced a headlining US spring tour with Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, After Midnight Project and Monty Are I in support of their forthcoming album, The Constant, which is due out on February 16 via Epitaph Records. Ticket pre-sales begin at 3:00PM (local time) on February 9 and general on-sales begin February 12/13.

Story of the Year Tour Dates:

Feb 26 – Chicago, IL – Cubby Bear
Mar 25 – Denver, CO – The Marquis Theatre
Mar 26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theater
Mar 27 – Las Vegas, NV – Desert Breeze Skate Park
Mar 28 – Anaheim, CA – Bamboozle West
Mar 30 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Mar 31 – Orangevale, CA – Boardwalk
Apr 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Clubhouse
Apr 3 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
Apr 5 – Dallas, TX – The Door/Prophet Bar
Apr 6 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
Apr 7 – Houston, TX – Channel
Apr 9 – St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
Apr 10 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

Rockstar Taste of Chaos Going Overseas to Europe

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The Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour is headed over the pond to Europe with In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Maylene And The Sons of Disaster and Dead By April bringing the rock. Check out more details below.

Europe and Scandinavia will see IN FLAMES close the shows and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the closer in the UK.

Bands performing in the UK,
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
IN FLAMES
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Bands performing in Scandinavia include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
DEAD BY APRIL
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Belgium and Germany include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Tour Dates:

27/11/2009 GLASGOW / ACADEMY UK
28/11/2009 BRISTOL / ACADEMY UK
30/11/2009 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY UK
01/12/2009 BIRMINGHAM / ACADEMY UK
02/12/2009 MANCHESTER / ACADEMY UK
03/12/2009 LONDON / HAMMERSMITH APPOLLO UK
04/12/2009 ANTWERP / TRIX HALL BELGIUM
06/12/2009 BERLIN / COLUMBIAHALLE GERMANY
07/12/2009 WEISBADEN / RHEIN – MAIN -HALLE GERMANY
08/12/2009 MUNICH / ZENITH GERMANY
09/12/2009 OBERHAUSEN / TURBINEHALLE GERMANY
11/12/2009 STOCKHOLM / HOVET SWEDEN
12/12/2009 GOTHENBURG / SCANDANAVIUM SWEDEN
13/12/2009 OSLO / SPEKTRUM NORWAY
14/12/2009 MALMO / ARENA SWEDEN
16/12/2009 HELSINKI / ICEHALL FINALND

Maylene And The Sons of Disaster Linup Change

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Maylene And The Sons of Disaster have posted an update where they announce a lineup change and details on their new album. Check out the update below.

We have some news to announce. Maylene has recently undergone a line-up change. Due to the rigors of the road Lee Turner, Scott Collum and Josh Williams are no longer in the band. We remain good friends and wish them the best of luck and continued success. As for Maylene and the Sons of Disaster we are better than ever. We are excited to announce our new members: Chad Huff, Kelly Scott Nunn and Matt Clark. They have been long time friends of ours and some are former band-mates. You might know them from their work in Underoath, Further Seems Forever, Sleeping By the Riverside and Gods. Josh Cornutt remains in the band but being a newlywed he is currently at home spending time with his wife (and writing for our next record).

We have also started working on a new record and we are really excited by the material the new guys are coming up with. Come and check us out on tour, and give the new guys a warm welcome. Thank all of you for all the support, and believe me nothing has changed in the Maylene camp we are just growing a lot and you can expect us to be better than ever. Look forward to seeing you all on tour.

God Bless you guys.

MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER

House of Fools On Tour

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House of Fools will be touring with He Is Legend, and Maylene and The Sons of Disaster:

Thur/Jun-14 Charlotte, NC Tremont
Fri/Jun-15 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sat/Jun-16 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
Sun/Jun-17 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
Tues/Jun-19 Orlando, FL The Social
Wed/Jun-20 Tampa, FL State Theater
Thur/Jun-21 New Orleans, LA High Ground
Fri/Jun-22 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat/Jun-23 Dallas, TX The Door
Sun/Jun-24 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Mon/Jun-25 El Paso, TX Chics
Tues/Jun-26 Tucson, AZ Rock
Wed/Jun-27 Phoenix, AZ Clubhouse
Thur/Jun-28 LA, CA Knitting Factory
Fri/Jun-29 San Diego, CA Soma
Sat/Jun-30 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Sun/Jul-1 Sacramento, CA Boardwalk
Mon/Jul-2 Portland, OR Satyricon
Tues/Jul-3 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Thur/Jul-5 Boise, ID The Venue
Fri/Jul-6 SLC, UT Avalon

Tickets On Sale For The Dirty South Tour

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Tickets for the Dirty South Tour featuring Underoath, Norma Jean, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass House go on sale this Saturday. Check the tour dates below.

* 5/13 – Plush – N.Jacksonville, FL *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/14 – Headliner’s Music Hall – Columbia, SC *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/15 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *with As I Lay Dying, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/16 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *with As I Lay Dying, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/17 – Headliners Music Hall – Louisville, KY *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/18 – ROCKETOWN – Nashville, TN *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/19 – ROCKETOWN – Nashville, TN *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/20 – New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/21 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean
* 5/23 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL *with Norma Jean, Maylene
and the Sons of Disaster and The Glass Ocean

Albums In Stores Today 3-20-07

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Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster – II
Haste The Day – Pressure The Hinges
Big D And The Kids Table – Strictly Rude
Decemberists – A Practical Handbook DVD
Ted Leo And The Pharmacists – Living With The Living
Snake The Cross The Crown – Cotton Teeth
LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
V/A – This Is Solid State Vol. 6