The dates have been confirmed for the upcoming SOAD/Deftones double headline tour. Fans in the US can catch the tour at the following venues and cities this summer:

Aug. 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 04 – Holmdel Township, NJ – PNC Center
Aug. 05 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon At Jones Beach
Aug. 07 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Aug. 09 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
Aug. 11 – Montreal, QC – Heavy MTL
Aug. 12 – Toronto, ON – Heavy T.O.
Aug. 14 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Amphitheater
Aug. 15 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena

Deftones are currently in the studio working on new material, expected to have a release sometime in late 2012. There are no plans for the reformed System of a Down to record new material as a band at present. Frontman Serj Tankian will release his third solo album ‘Harikari’ prior to the System/Deftones tour.

In support of their second full album ‘Conditions of My Parole’, Puscifer have announced a string of US live dates. It will be the third time Tool man Maynard Keenan has toured the US with his side project.

Those confirmed dates in full:
June 09 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
June 11 – Tampa, FL – Ferguson Hall – Tampa Performing Arts Center
June 12 – Miami, FL – Olympia Theatre – Gusman Performing Arts Center
June 13 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
June 15 – Baltimore, MD – Lyric Opera House
June 16 – Asbury Park, NJ – Paramount Theatre
June 17 – Reading, PA – Soverign Performing Arts Center
June 18 – Richmond, VA – The National
June 20 – Buffalo, NY – Riviera Theatre
June 21 – Columbus, OH – LC Indoor Pavilion
June 24 – St. Paul, MN – River’s Edge Festival
June 27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
June 28 – San Antonio, TX – Lila Cockrell Theatre
June 30 – Prescott, AZ – Yavapai College Performance Arts Center

As before, Keenan has no current plans to take Puscifer on the road outside the US.

As part of a recent edition of WHDA’s ‘Box of Rock’ Terrie Carr caught up with Trixter guitarist Steve Brown and drummer Gus Scott of Trixter. You can watch the resulting chat (as posted on YouTube) below.

The reformed band recently released their comeback album, ‘New Audio Machine’ via Frontiers Records. It marks the band’s first studio record since the mid 1990s.

Two South American dates for the upcoming G3 tour have been announced.

Two shows in Brazil have been confirmed, with more shows to be added at a later date.

The two confirmed shows are as follows:
Oct. 11- Citibank Hall – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oct. 12 – Credicard Hall – Sao Paulo, Brazil

The upcoming G3 live shows will feature G£ mainstay Joe Satriani performing alongside Dixie Dregs/Deep Purple axeman Steve Morse and Dream Theater’s John Petrucci.

Veteran rockers Wishbone Ash kick of the US leg of their current tour tomorrow. In support of the band’s current album ‘Elehant Stealth’ (released in November 2011), Stateside fans can catch Wishbone at the following venues:

April 24 Bridge Street Live Collinsville, CT
April 25 Ramshead Annapolis, MD
April 26 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA
April 27 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry, NH
April 28 Mauch Chunk Opera House Jim Thorpe, PA
April 29 Ukrainian American Cultural Center Whippany, NJ
April 30 BB Kings New York, NY

May 1 The Winchester Music Hall Lakewood/Cleveland, OH
May 2 Callahan’s Auburn Hills, MI
May 3 Midway Tavern Mishawaka, IN
May 4 Fitzgerald’s Berwyn, IL
May 6 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
May 7 Wildey Theatre Edwardsville, IL
May 8 Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO