According to an article on Limewire, the forthcoming Melvins tour will include dates with Isis, and for those shows without Isis, the Melvins will play two sets.  Not sure which one I’d be more interested in to be honest:

The Melvins may have just recently had their 25th band birthday, but they’re showing no signs of slowing down. They’ll be supporting The Bride Screamed Murderall over the country in June and July, sharing bills with alt-metallists ISIS and Totimoshi, including an appearance at Bonnaroo, so there are plenty of chances for you to get Melvined this summer.

June 1     San Diego, CA     Casbah
June 2     Tempe, AZ     The Clubhouse
June 3     Albuquerque, NM     The Launchpad
June 5     Austin, TX     Emo’s
June 7     Houston, TX     Warehouse Live
June 8     Baton Rouge, LA     Spanish Moon
June 9     New Orleans, LA     One Eyed Jacks
June 10     Birmingham, AL     Bottle Tree
June 12     Manchester, TN     Bonnaroo Festival **
June 14     Athens, GA     40 Watt Club *
June 16     Washington, DC     9:30 Club *
June 17     Philadelphia, PA     TLA *
June 18     New York, NY     Webster Hall *
June 19     Brooklyn, NY     Music Hall of Williamsburg *
June 20     Boston, MA     Paradise *
June 21     Boston, MA     Paradise *
June 23     Cleveland, OH     Grog Shop
June 24     Detroit, MI     Small’s
June 25     Chicago, IL     Double Door
June 26     Madison, WI     High Noon Saloon
June 27     Des Moines, IA     House of Bricks
June 29     Denver, CO     Ogden Theatre
July 2     Calgary, AB     Sled Island Festival +
July 3     Calgary, AB     Sled Island Festival +
July 5     Vancouver, BC     Rickshaw Theatre
July 6     Seattle, WA     Showbox at The Market
July 7     Eugene, OR     John Henry’s
July 9     San Jose, CA     Blank Club

All dates feature Melvins (2 sets) w/Totimoshi except:

* = Melvins/ISIS/Totimoshi
** = Melvins/ISIS
+ = Melvins

The cover for the new album The Bride Screamed Murder has also been revealed:

Before you ask apparently it’s not a joke.

We’ve know for a couple of months now that Isis are touring Australia as part of the Soundwave Festival in February 2010.  Today the band announced that they will be playing a series of sideshows on the East Coast:

• February 18th Brisbane @ The Hi-Fi
• February 23rd Sydney @ Manning Bar
• February 25th Melbourne @ The Corner Hotel

For those that missed it, they are also playing shows in Auckland and Wellington for our comrades across the Tasman.   Apparently Baroness are supporting them in Japan following these dates, so I’d say there’s a good chance they’ll also support for these shows as well.

Update: Ticketing and venue information can be found here. Thanks Jimmy666.  All shows are 18+.  Tickets on sale on the 20th of November and are about $50 each.

The Revolver website today has a short interview with Maynard on it’s site today, mainly focusing on Puscifer and their recent Love And Rockets cover. He also briefly talks about touring plans:

How do you feel Puscifer’s live component worked out earlier this year? Will you be touring?
We are planning a “Sherman’s March to the Sea, Redux, (Version 1).” It starts on the West Coast right before Halloween and goes to December 5. Lather, rinse, repeat in March 2010, but more towards the East Coast.

You can alo listen to the new track on at the link.  Thanks to Cory for the tip!

Maynard recently tweeted a hint that there could be further Puscifer shows later this year:

Confirming a few Fall Dates. No East Coast. Sorry. Maybe next year. (Puscifer, in case that wasn’t clear or you’re lost.)

For those that are seasonally challenged, this means some time in September, October or November.  Hopefully Maynard will also find some time to help record a Tool album, as well as his duties on the vineyards.

As to the location – who knows.  If it’s not the East Coast, then I’d guess some larger towns on the West.  Possibly LA again?  San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver?

Straight from The Melvins Myspace page:

July 24 2009 Fuji Rock Festival Japan (No Down)

Aug 11 2009 Showbox SoDo Seattle, Washington

Aug 12 2009 Roseland Portland

Aug 14 2009 The Grand Ballroom San Francisco, California

Aug 15 2009 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California

Aug 16 2009 House Of Blues San Diego

Aug 18 2009 House Of Blues Anaheim, California

Aug 19 2009 House Of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada

Aug 21 2009 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah

Aug 22 2009 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado

Aug 24 2009 The Marquee Tulsa, Oklahoma (Headlining Show)

Aug 25 2009 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Headlining Show)

Aug 29 2009 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Headlining Show)

Sep 1 2009 CW Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia

Sep 2 2009 House Of Blues Orlando, Florida

Sep 4 2009 House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Sep 5 2009 The Filmore Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina

Sep 6 2009 The Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee

Sep 8 2009 Sonar Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland

Sep 9 2009 Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York

Sep 11 2009 Nokia Theatre Times Square NYC, New York

Sep 12 2009 ATP New York Monticello, New York (With Jesus Lizard)

Sep 13 2009 House Of Blues Boston, Massachusetts

Sep 15 2009 Webster Theatre Hartford, Connecticut

Sep 16 2009 Main Street Armory Rochester, New York

Sep 19 2009 Emerald Theatre Detroit, Michigan

Sep 21 2009 Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, Indiana

Sep 22 2009 House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio

Sep 24 2009 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska

Sep 25 2009 Pop’s Sauget, Illinois

Sep 26 2009 The Pearl Room Mokena, Illinois

I found this earlier on today which outlines Down’s touring schedule for the summer.  As previously reported, The Melvins will be the support act for this tour:

August 3rd Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
August 6th Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre (feat. Voivod)
August 7th Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Event Centre (feat. Voivod)
August 8th Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall (feat. Voivod)
August 10th Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (feat. Voivod)
August 11th Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
August 14th San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
August 15th Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
August 16th San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
August 18th Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
August 19th Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
August 22nd Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
September 02nd Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
September 05th Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
September 07th Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
September 13th Boston, MA – House Of Blues
September 18th Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
September 22nd Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
More dates are currently pending. The bulk of the U.S. dates are expected to be alongside the Melvins.

When a clearer list of dates confirming The Melvins’ appearances I will post it.  In the meantime this should help those interested get excited…

According to Blabbermouth, The Melvins will be touring with the band Down (featuring that douchebag from Pantera) in August and September this year.  The article mentions “select U.S. markets” so I’m guessing it won’t be an extensive tour, probably just the larger cities.  Dates will be posted once I get them.

This is nothing more than speculation based on Blair’s cryptic emails, but is worth posting anyway:

Sounds kinda crazy I know, but collectivejudas29 put together a good analysis of Blair’s spirit session from the February newsletter that led him to conclude Tool may be playing a show in July. It seems right to me, and more specifically it seems like they might be playing a festival. If it’s in July, that means it’s not Bonnaroo and not Lollapalooza. But there is another festival I’ve been hearing more and more about, and maybe it’s where Tool is heading — the All Good Festival.

Two parts of Blair’s message led me to this conclusion. The first is his footnote that seems to have no purpose. “* Y and J in place of I were also tried, as was V and W in place of U.” It has no place at all in figuring out what SILITNIUQ means. (SILITNIUQ is just QUINTILIS backwards, referring to July.) So what does that footnote mean? I think the letters are also backwards in the footnote, so not V and W (VW), but W and V (WV = West Virginia). Also he says at the end “if someone is able to fathom a meaning from the experiment, … please shout it out from the top of a mountain”. The All Good Festival is being held on Marvin’s Mountaintop in West Virginia.

I probably wouldn’t book your flights/tickets just yet though.  Thanks to ogt from Toolarmy.

Tickets to the Melvins gig at the Ding Dong Lounge go on sale at Moshtix Friday morning 9:00am EST.  It is a small venue and I’d expect tickets to probably sell out, so if you’re planning on going, don’t delay!

According to the Ding Dong Lounge they will be performing Houdini in it’s entirety and Trevor Dunn from Fantomas will be on Bass.  That makes me ever more jealous of those that can go….

No word on the Sydney show at this stage except that it will be on the 22nd of January.

The Melvins will be playing a few shows in Australia and New Zealand in January 2009 as described below:

Word on the street is that Melvins will be playing some shows in Australia in January ‘09 while Fantomas is down under doing the Big Day Out 2009 festival dates. Be sure to check Ipecac’s calendar for up to date info on Fantomas shows. These Melvins dates will most likely be the lineup of Buzz, Dale, & Trevor Dunn on bass. The tentative dates so far:

• January, 15 2009 – Aukland, New Zealand – TBA
• January, 22 2009 – Sydney, Australia – TBA
• January, 27 2009 – Melbourne, Australia – Ding Dong Lounge

Too bad the Melbourne show is on a weeknight otherwise I would have considered going over.  From what I understand this isn’t a proper tour and I look forward to a The Melvins/Big Business tour later in 2009…