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RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER, Ghostmaker - Sonata Arctica I Have A Right - Hopscotch Music Fest and more!

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Confirmed To Play Hopscotch Music Fest

North Carolina crossover luminaries CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are pleased to announce their addition to this year's Hopscotch Music Festival. The three-day event is set to take place on September 6 -- 8, 2012 on their home turf of Raleigh. The band will play alongside a throng of artists from all genres including Sunn O))), The Roots, Baroness, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus And Mary Chain and many more.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will return to the road this June on a previously announced stretch of West Coast and Canadian headlining dates. Sponsored by Thrasher Magazine, the tour will commence on June 1 in Charlotte, North Carolina and include a spot on the Ink-N-Iron Festival in Long Beach, California with Suicidal Tendencies, TSOL, Pennywise and more. Support will come from Torche, Black Cobra and Gaza. Tickets are on sale now through all major ticket outlets.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
w/ Torche, Black Cobra, Gaza

6/01/2012 Amos Southend -- Charlotte, NC

06/02/12 Masquerade - Atlanta GA
6/03/2012 Exit/In -- Nashville, TN
6/05/2012 Conservatory -- Oklahoma City, OK
6/07/2012 Club 910 -- Tempe, AZ
6/08/2012 Ink-N-Iron Festival @ The Queen Mary -- Long Beach, CA w/ Suicidal Tendencies, TSOL, Torche, Pennywise, and more
6/09/2012 Slim's -- San Francisco, CA
6/11/2012 Studio Seven -- Seattle, WA
6/12/2012 Hawthorne Theatre -- Portland, OR
6/13/2012 Rickshaw Theatre -- Vancouver, BC
6/15/2012 Urban Lounge -- Salt Lake City, UT
6/16/2012 Summit -- Denver, CO
6/18/2012 Firebird -- St. Louis, MO
6/19/2012 The Ballroom @ The Taft Theatre -- Cincinnati, OH
6/20/2012 Machine Shop -- Flint, MI
6/21/2012 The Opera House -- Toronto, ON
6/22/2012 Foufounes Electriques -- Montreal, QC
6/23/2012 Middle East -- Boston, MA
9/6 -- 8/2012 Hopscotch Music Fest -- Raleigh, NC

RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER: Ghostmaker Set For June 19 Release

Candlelight Records today confirms June 19 as the North American release date for Ghostmaker, the new album from metallers RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. Produced by the band, Ghostmaker is the third album from the Philadelphia quartet and reunites the band with noted gore artist Mike Hrubovcak (Sinister, Hate Eternal, Cattle Decapitation).

RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER currently features bassist/vocalist Shawn Riley, guitarist Matt Moore, guitarist Ryan Moll, and drummer Patrick Battaglia.

Ghostmaker Track Listing:

1. Those Who Are Unseen
2. Ghostmaker
3. Nightworms
4. Fucking Wild
5. Dripping With Venom
6. Cold Haunting Death
7. A Lurking Thief
8. You've Been Had
9. Iron Jaw
10. Get Out Of My Grave/Gigantic Graveyard
11. Run Through The Bastards
12. Desert Goblins

I Have A Right, the new video from Sonata Arctica has premiered and is now available for viewing on youtube and the mp3 is available for free download here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/about/71005.sonata-arctica.html
Their upcoming album Stones Grow Her Name is out on May 18th in Europe and May 22nd in North America.

source:metalstorm