My home state of Ohio hasn't given me a lot to be proud of lately. Joe the Plumber, Speaker of the House John Bohner, and back lash against unions and collective bargining and war on women's reproductive health have not given me anything to proud on in a very, very long time. But then I remember Skeletonwitch calls my childhood stomping grounds home and I start to feel a bit better about the place. 

Skeletonwitch will be leaving our shared home this spring to hit the road with Nile, Hour of Penance and Black Dahila Murder tomorrow to spread the message of metal across the land. If you have never seen Skeletonwitch live before, it is a must!

3/23/2012 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH ^

3/24/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

3/25/2012 Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI

3/26/2012 Station 4 – Minneapolis, MN

3/27/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

3/28/2012 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE^

3/29/2012 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

3/30/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

3/31/2012 The Venue - Boise, ID *

4/02/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

4/03/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

4/04/2012 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

4/05/2012 House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA

4/06/2012 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ

4/07/2012 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX

4/10/2012 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

4/11/2012 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX

4/13/2012 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

4/14/2012 Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour of Penance, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik, Exhumed

4/15/2012  Skully’s Music Diner  - Columbus, OH ^

4/16/2012  123 Pleasant St. - Morgantown, WV ^

4/17/2012 Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD

4/18/2012 Theatre Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

4/19/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

4/20/2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA

^ SKELETONWITCH only 

I make it a habbit NOT to pay attention to anything that happens on the Billboard charts. The time of their being a relevent place to get information on who the movers and shakers of the music world have long past. Week after week it is just different versions of the same super flavor of the month pop acts that choke out radio stations and pore through the phone when you're on hold with your cable company. But it's starting to look like Billboard may actually have some taste after all. Cannibal Corpse new album "Torture" has hit #4 on Billboards Top Hard Music chart. I still think paying attention to anything that Billboard does is bullshit, but seeing Cannibal Corspe on the top of the charts does a wee bit to restore my faith in humanity. 

Cannibal Corpse is going to be on the road with Exhumed and Abysmal Dawn this spring. A line up that is sure to leave shattered souls and busted ear drums in their wake.

CANNIBAL CORPSE U.S. Torture Tour 2012

w/ Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik

4/05/2012 Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL

4/06/2012 The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC

4/07/2012 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC

4/08/2012 V Club Live – Huntington, WV

4/09/2012 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC

4/10/2012 The Canal Club – Richmond, VA

4/12/2012 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT

4/13/2012 The Club At Water Street – Rochester, NY

4/14/2012 Death On The Vine Fest @ Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Exhumed, Skeletonwitch, Abysmal Dawn, Hour Of Pennance, Arkaik

4/15/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

4/16/2012 People’s Court – Des Moines, IA

4/17/2012 Slowdown – Omaha, NE

4/19/2012 The Scene-ary – Wichita, KS

4/20/2012 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO

4/21/2012 Mesa Theater & Club – Grand Junction, CO

4/22/2012 Top Deck – Farmington, NM

4/23/2012 The Rock –Tucson, AZ

4/24/2012 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX

4/25/2012 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX

4/27/2012 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO

4/28/2012 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE, Behemoth, Watain, Exhumed, The Devil’s Blood, In Solitude, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik

4/29/2012 Newby’s – Memphis, TN

4/30/2012 Exit In – Nashville, TN

5/1/2012 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL

5/2/2012 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL

5/3/2012 Double Down - Gainesville, FL