MORTIIS, is set to embark on his second US headline tour. He comments: “I’m very much looking forward to returning and touring North America again. This being a sort of ‘part 2’ of the US tour I did earlier this year, of course with different cities, but hopefully it will turn out to be as cool as the last one I did.  

Appalachian psych rockers BASK will be embarking on a North American tour in May as direct support for ELDER! The band will be touring in support of 2019’s release, ‘III  

Following the enormous success of 2019’s inaugural KNOTFEST ROADSHOW tour, the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning hard rock band, SLIPKNOT have announced that they will once again be hitting the road this summer to headline the KNOTFEST ROADSHOW 2020 North American tour produced by Live Nation. Joining them and rounding out a killer line-up showcasing the best the world of heavy music has to offer, will be special guests, A Day To Remember, Underoath and Code Orange.  

multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls have announced a summer 2020 headlining tour, produced by Live Nation. Coming on the heels of the band’s brand new 12th studio album Miracle Pill [Warner Records], the 29-date tour will kick off on July 23rd and visit illustrious outdoor venues across North America including Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Rolling Stone broke the news in an exclusive feature earlier today HERE. Lifehouse and Forest Blakk will provide support for all shows on the run and a complete list of dates can be found below.  

Asking Alexandria, one of the most streamed, downloaded, watched and altogether listened to bands in a generation, have today announced the ‘Like A House On Fire’ North American headline tour with special guests Falling In Reverse, Wage War and Hyro The Hero. Tickets and VIP packages for the Like A House On Fire Tour go on sale Friday February 7th at 10am local from AskingAlexandria.com  

Los Angeles death metal masters ABYSMAL DAWN will be kicking off their North American tour tomorrow, February 4, in San Diego, CA. The band will be direct support for VADER. The full run of dates and ticket links can be found below.  

Brooklyn metal formation TOMBS will be embarking on a North American tour in support of NAPALM DEATH along with ABORTED and WVRM! Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 31 at 10:00 A.M. local time.  

Following a run of dates in Europe and the UK, Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend is set to begin his ‘Empath’ tour in North America beginning next month, Feb 2020. The tour kicks off Feb 26th in Montreal and concludes March 25th in San Francisco. Alternating as main support on the tour are InsideOutMusic label mates Haken, who will be reprising their run as support on the European leg, along with American progressive metal band The Contortionist.  

U.K. Grindcore pioneers, Napalm Death announce their Spring North American headline tour today. The band will be joined by death metal band and labelmates Aborted (April 17-May 16), The Locust (April 9-April 15), Nastie Band (April 9-April 15), Tombs (April 24-May 16), and Wvrm (April 17-May 16) for select dates.  

Critically acclaimed cosmic trio YOB have announced 2020 US & EU tour dates launching this Spring. US dates kick off on March 19 in Sacramento, CA and ends March 28 in Boise, ID. Beginning May 20, YOB returns to Europe in Dresden, DE and ends May 30 in Karlsruhe, DE at Dudefest.  

Canadian tech-death force BENEATH THE MASSACRE announce a handful of North American tour dates today. The band will be joining Origin as direct support for the Occupation Domination North American Tour 2020, which starts March 12th in Kansas City and wraps on April 11th in Minneapolis.  

TOOL has won a GRAMMY Award® for Best Metal Performance (“7empest”). Danny Carey (drums) and Justin Chancellor (bass) accepted the awards at today’s Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles.