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Hawthorne Heights plan tour with Just Surrender, Punchline

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/10/09 @ 5:20 PM - altpress.com

With their fourth album (and first for new label Wind-Up Records) in the can, two-time AP cover stars Hawthorne Heights are looking to road-test a bit of new material this November. Accompanying them on tour will be Just Surrender, Punchline, Monty Are I and Nightbeast.

While the full routing hasn't been made available yet, we did some sleuthing and unearthed the following dates; more are surely TBA:

11/2 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
11/6 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
11/10 Jermyn, PA @ Elanor Rigby's
11/12 South Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock East

These Arms are Snakes Stream New Single

Alternative Press - Leah Preble on 9/10/09 @ 2:43 PM - altpress.com

These Arms Are Snakes have posted a stream of their new single "Washburn". Originally the song was only released on a limited edition vinyl along with "Host" from Touch And Go Records' artist All the Saints. But now you can listen to the song here or download it through iTunes.

Hatebreed: Decimation of the Nation tour

Alternative Press - Leah Preble on 9/10/09 @ 2:04 PM - altpress.com

Hatebreed have set November 6 as the start date for their Decimation of the Nation 2 tour which will be in support of their upcoming release.
The long awaited self-titled album hits stores on September 26 and is the follow up to 2006's Supremacy.
Both Cannibal Corpse and Unearth will be supporting Hatebreed the whole tour; Trivium will co-headline two dates in November: the 27th and 28th.

Confirmed tour dates are as follows:
Fri/Nov-06CLEVELAND, OH @HOUSE OF BLUES
Sat/Nov-07DETROIT, MI @ HARPOS
Sun/Nov-08CINCINATTI, OH @ BOGARTS
Mon/Nov-09TOWSON, MD @ RECHER THEATER
Tue/Nov-10ALBANY, NY @NORTHERN LIGHTS
Thu/Nov-12RICHMOND, VA @THE NATIONAL
Fri/Nov-13CHARLOTTE, NC @AMOS SOUTHEND
Sat/Nov-14ORLANDO, FL @FIRESTONE
Sun/Nov-15TAMPA, FL @STATE THEATER
Mon/Nov-16ATLANTA, GA @MASQUERADE
Tue/Nov-17JACKSONVILLE, FL @PLUSH
Wed/Nov-18 NEW ORLEANS, LA @THE HANGER
Thu/Nov-19HOUSTON, TX @MERIDIAN
Fri/Nov-20 SAN ANTONIO, TX @SUNSET STATION
Sat/Nov-21DALLAS, TX @THE DOOR
Sun/Nov-22KANSAS CITY, KS @BEAUMONT
Mon/Nov-23 DENVER, CO @OGDEN THEATER
Tue/Nov-24ALBUQUERQUE, NM @SUNSHINE THEATRE
Wed/Nov-25PHOENIX, AZ @MARQUEE THEATER
Fri/Nov-27SAN FRANCISCO, CA @WARFIELD
Sat/Nov-28 LOSANGELES, CA @PALLADIUM
Sun/Nov-29VICTORVILLE, CA @KARMA
Tue/Dec-01PORTLAND, OR @ROSELAND THEATER
Wed/Dec-02VANCOUVER, BC @COMMODORE BALLROOM
Thu/Dec-03SEATTLE, WA @KIT CAT THEATER
Fri/Dec-04SPOKANE, WA @KNITTING FACTORY
Sat/Dec-05CALGARY, AB @MACEWAN BALLROOM
Sun/Dec-06EDMONTON, AB @EVENTS CENTER
Mon/Dec-07SASKATOON, SK @ODEON
Tue/Dec-08WINNEPEG, MB @GARRICK
Wed/Dec-09MINNEAPOLIS, MN @THE ROCK
Thu/Dec-10CHICAGO, IL @HOUSE OF BLUES
Fri/Dec-11ST. LOUIS, MO @POPS
Sat/Dec-12MILWAUKEE, WI @RAVE
Sun/Dec-13 GRAND RAPIDS, MI @THE INTERSECTION
Mon/Dec-14BUFFALO, NY @TOWN BALLROOM
Wed/Dec-16TORONTO, ON @SOUND ACADEMY
Thu/Dec-17MONTREAL, QC @METROPOLIS
Fri/Dec-18NEW YORK, NY NOKIA THEATER
Sat/Dec-19WORCESTER, MA @PALLADIUM

AFI extend headlining tour through November; Gallows to open

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/10/09 @ 1:15 PM - altpress.com

With the Sept. 29 release date of Crash Love looming, AFI have added a second leg to their headlining tour. The new dates run from Nov. 3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, through Nov. 22 in Austin, Texas. Gallows will open all October and November shows. To help jog your memory, all dates are below:

Oct 2 2009 8:00P Epic Minneapolis, MN
Oct 3 2009 8:00P Reggie's Rock Club Chicago, IL (Gallows only)
Oct 4 2009 8:00P Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Oct 5 2009 8:00P Bogart's Cincinnati, OH
Oct 7 2009 8:00P Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
Oct 8 2009 8:00P Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
Oct 9 2009 8:00P The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, NY (Gallows only)
Oct 10 2009 8:00P Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Oct 11 2009 8:00P Club Zoo Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 13 2009 8:00P Webster Theater Hartford, CT
Oct 14 2009 8:00P Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI
Oct 16 2009 8:00P Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
Oct 17 2009 8:00P Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH
Oct 19 2009 8:00P The National Richmond, VA
Oct 23 2009 8:00P Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, MD (AFI only)
Nov 3 2009 8:00P Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Nov 4 2009 8:00P The Pageant St. Louis, MO
Nov 6 2009 8:00P Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO
Nov 7 2009 8:00P Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
Nov 9 2009 8:00P Fillmore Detroit, MI
Nov 10 2009 8:00P The Sound Academy Toronto, ONT
Nov 12 2009 8:00P Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Nov 13 2009 8:00P Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
Nov 15 2009 8:00P House Of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov 16 2009 8:00P Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Nov 18 2009 8:00P Pompano Beach Amphitheatre Pompano Beach, FL
Nov 19 2009 8:00P House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 21 2009 8:00P Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Houston, TX
Nov 22 2009 8:00P Stubbs Austin, TX

Green Day's next single announced

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/10/09 @ 10:42 AM - altpress.com

Green Day have revealed that the third single from their latest full-length, 21st Century Breakdown, will be the title track. The band plan to shoot a video for the song with director Marc Webb.

Saosin play free shows in Southern California

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/9/09 @ 8:29 PM - altpress.com

In celebration of Saosin's newest release, In Search of Solid Ground, the band have been playing a string of free shows throughout Southern California this week. The shows, hosted by Best Buy, are in-store acoustic performances (with the exception of Palmdale's parking lot show) followed by a signing.

Dates are as listed below:

09/09/2009
Best Buy Northridge
Northridge,CA US
Instore Performance & Signing

09/10/2009
Best Buy Riverside
Riverside,CA US
Instore Performance & Signing

09/11/2009
Best Buy Westminster
Westminster,CA US
Instore Performance & Signing