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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : to Embark on Headlining US West Coast Run</title>
      <description>After recently returning home from their last European tour with Overkill Vancouver's heavy metal veterans 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will head out on a US headlining West Coast run next month. The two-week trek will feature special guest Huntress as main support, and speed-rock act Hookers as the tour opener. A list of confirmed dates can be seen below.

Cam Pipes (vocals):&lt;i&gt; "We're closing out the year strong with some US headlining shows of our own. The west coast has long been a 3IOB stronghold, so naturally we're excited to be returning to play a full show to our loyal fans. Long Live West Coast Heavy Metal!"                                                                 &lt;/i&gt;

3 INCHES OF BLOOD has stayed on the road throughout 2012, continually supporting their most recent album, "Long Live Heavy Metal".  Produced by Terry "Sho" Murray (City of Fire, DOA), the astounding twelve-track achievement offers an explosion of sound, setting new standards for the traditional metal genre. Described by MSN as "good, honest, melodic heavy metal", the music video for "Metal Woman" can be seen here: &lt;a href="http://youtu.be/_Y8xwttdjCc" target="_blank"&gt;www.youtube.com&lt;/a&gt; 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD
On tour with Huntress, Hookers    &lt;/b&gt;
30.11.2012 (USA) Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
01.12.2012 (USA) Tacoma, WA - The Loch's
02.12.2012 (USA) Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
03.12.2012 (USA) S. Lake Tahoe, CA - Whisky Dick's
04.12.2012 (USA) San Francisco, CA - Above DNA
05.12.2012 (USA) Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's
06.12.2012 (USA) Tempe, AZ - 910 Live
07.12.2012 (USA) San Diego, CA - Ramona Mainstage
08.12.2012 (USA) Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon
09.12.2012 (USA) Fullerton, CA - Slidebar
10.12.2012 (USA) Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar
11.12.2012 (USA) West Hollywood, CA - The Whisky
12.12.2012 (USA) Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk
13.12.2012 (USA) Reno, NV - The Alley
15.12.2012 (USA) Seattle, WA - El Corazon

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:    &lt;/b&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : check out the video for "Leather Lord" via rockhard.de</title>
      <description>Canadian metal outfit &lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD&lt;/b&gt; has teamed up with &lt;b&gt;Rock Hard Magazine (D)&lt;/b&gt; to launch their brand new video clip for the song "Leather Lord" taken from their most recent album, "Long Live Heavy Metal".

Cam Pipes (vocals) about their latest video: &lt;i&gt;"We are very proud to give you our latest music video. The 'Leather Lord' video is done in a way we've never attempted before but we are pleased with how it has turned out. Germany's Rock Hard Magazine have been most enthusiastic about premiering. We would like to give them a most appreciative thanks for supporting us in this creative endeavor. Enjoy banging your head to our new video and Long Live the 'Leather Lord'!"&lt;/i&gt;
 
Click on the following link to praise the &lt;a href="http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/praesentationen/3-inches-of-blood-leather-lord.html" target="_blank"&gt;"Leather Lord"&lt;/a&gt;.

In October the proud defenders of true heavy metal will return to Europe for a tour supporting the legendary Overkill.

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;on tour with Overkill, Purified In Blood, Degradead&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;i&gt;presented by: Rock Hard, Rock It, Metalnews.de&lt;/i&gt;
04.10.2012 (D) Hannover - MusikZentrum   
05.10.2012 (D) Osnabrück - Rosenhof   
06.10.2012 (NL) Den Haag - Paard Van Troje  
07.10.2012 (UK) London - O2 Academy Islington 
08.10.2012 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation   
10.10.2012 (IT) Milano - Alcatraz   
11.10.2012 (CH) Pratteln - Z7  
12.10.2012 (D) Geiselwind - Musichall   
13.10.2012 (D) Straubing - Metal Invasion Festival  
14.10.2012 (P) Katowice - Mega Club  
15.10.2012 (CZ) Prague - Meet Factory  
16.10.2012 (D) Saarbrücken - Garage   
17.10.2012 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage   
18.10.2012 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
19.10.2012 (D) Andernach - JUZ  
20.10.2012 (D) Bochum - Zeche  
21.10.2012 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle  

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:15:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : MetalSucks.net hosts 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Lip Sync Contest</title>
      <description>Canadian metal outfit 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to launch a lip sync contest for their song "4000 Torches".  Taken from their most recent album, "Long Live Heavy Metal", fans are encouraged to do their best lip sync to the track and upload it to YouTube.
 
For rules and more information on the contest click &lt;a href="http://www.metalsucks.net/2012/07/09/announcing-the-3-inches-of-bloodmetalsucks-4000-torches-lip-sync-contest/" target="_blank"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;.

3 INCHES OF BLOOD just wrapped up a US tour with Municipal Waste and Black Tusk, and will be finishing out their routing with a handful of Canadian dates.  Come October they will support Overkill on their upcoming European tour which is going to be their second trip to Europe after a headlining run with Goatwhore, Havok and their labelmates ANGELUS APATRIDA in May.

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD
on tour with Overkill, Purified In Blood, Degradead
presented by: Rock Hard, Rock It, Metalnews.de&lt;/b&gt;
04.10.2012 (D) Hannover - MusikZentrum   
05.10.2012 (D) Osnabrück - Rosenhof   
06.10.2012 (NL) Den Haag - Paard Van Troje  
07.10.2012 (UK) London - O2 Academy Islington 
08.10.2012 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation   
10.10.2012 (I) Milano - Alcatraz   
11.10.2012 (CH) Pratteln - Z7  
12.10.2012 (D) Geiselwind - Musichall   
13.10.2012 (D) Straubing - Metal Invasion Festival  
14.10.2012 (P) Katowice - Mega Club  
15.10.2012 (CZ) Prague - Meet Factory  
16.10.2012 (D) Saarbrücken - Garage   
17.10.2012 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage   
18.10.2012 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
19.10.2012 (D) Andernach - JUZ  
20.10.2012 (D) Bochum - Zeche  
21.10.2012 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle  

&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:40:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : confirmed for European tour with Overkill in October</title>
      <description>After touring as headliners with ANGELUS APATRIDA, Goatwhore and Havok in May the proud defenders of true heavy metal have just confirmed their next European tour, this time supporting the mighty Overkill.

Cam Pipes (vocals) is excited: &lt;i&gt;"We're absolutely thrilled to be returning to Europe for the second time this year and to be doing it with the legendary Overkill makes it doubly exciting for us.  We've seen first-hand on several occasions how dominating their live show is.  They're not showing any signs of slowing down. This makes for a truly awesome tour."&lt;/i&gt;

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD
on tour with Overkill, Purified In Blood, Degradead
presented by: Rock Hard, Rock It, Metalnews.de&lt;/b&gt;
04.10.2012 (D) Hannover - MusikZentrum   
05.10.2012 (D) Osnabrück - Rosenhof   
06.10.2012 (NL) Den Haag - Paard Van Troje  
07.10.2012 (UK) London - O2 Academy Islington 
08.10.2012 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation   
10.10.2012 (I) Milano - Alcatraz   
11.10.2012 (CH) Pratteln - Z7  
12.10.2012 (D) Geiselwind - Musichall   
13.10.2012 (D) Straubing - Metal Invasion Festival  
14.10.2012 (P) Katowice - Mega Club  
15.10.2012 (CZ) Prague - Meet Factory  
16.10.2012 (D) Saarbrücken - Garage   
17.10.2012 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage   
18.10.2012 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
19.10.2012 (D) Andernach - JUZ  
20.10.2012 (D) Bochum - Zeche  
21.10.2012 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle  

It is the second European tour that 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are playing in support of their latest album "Long Live Heavy Metal" that was released in March 2012.

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:49:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : Releases "Look Out" Lyric Video as Tribute to Ronnie James Dio</title>
      <description>As a tribute to metal legend Ronnie James Dio, and in honor of the two year anniversary of his death, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has released a lyric video for their track "Look Out".  Vocalist Cam Pipes explains, &lt;i&gt;"It was hard to find the right words for a song honoring Ronnie James Dio, but I hope it is regarded as a fitting tribute to a legendary figure. His impact on the metal community will last forever, and though he may have been small in stature, his contribution to the music scene is larger than most will ever achieve."  "Look out" can be found on 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's latest album, "Long Live Heavy Metal".&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;
The lyric video for "Lookout" can be seen here: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsoZKvdmtmA" target="_blank"&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsoZKvdmtmA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
3 INCHES OF BLOOD are currently on their European "Long Live Heavy Metal" headlining tour with ANGELUS APATRIDA, Goatwhore and Havok. Starting in June, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will hit the road with Municipal Waste and Black Tusk for a US tour.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/3iob" target="_blank"&gt;twitter.com/#!/3iob&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <author>Century Media Records</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:11:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : launch video for "Metal Woman" via loudwire.com, release ltd. Split-7" with ANGELUS APATRIDA for their current European tour</title>
      <description>Right after embarking on their European "Long Live Heavy Metal" headlining tour that is supported by their label mates ANGELUS APATRIDA as well as Goatwhore and Havok 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have teamed up with Loudwire.com in order to launch their amazing video clip for "Metal Woman". As Loudwire.com states: &lt;i&gt;"'Metal Woman' isn't only a shriekingly awesome track by 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, but a lyrical tribute to the women who make every metal head stick out their chest and put on their best 'tough guy face.'"&lt;/i&gt;
 
The music video for "Metal Woman" can be seen here: &lt;a href="http://loudwire.com/3-inches-of-blood-metal-woman-exclusive-video-premiere/" target="_blank"&gt;Loudwire 3IOB Premiere&lt;/a&gt;
 
To celebrate their current European tour, Century Media Records are releasing a special, strictly limited 7" Split-EP feat. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and ANGELUS APATRIDA with the following track listing: 

&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Side A - 3 INCHES OF BLOOD&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
1. Leather Lord [Worn Leather mix] (4:01)
2. Daytona (1:41) * Zeke Cover Version

&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Side B - ANGELUS APATRIDA&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
1. Killer Instinct (4:01)
2. Hell Patrol (3:11) * Judas Priest Cover Version

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Just 600 copies of the 7" (lyric sheet included) are available:
100x colored red vinyl (available via the CM Distro online shop exclusively)
200x colored blue vinyl (available on tour)
300x black vinyl
Make sure to grab a copy before it's too late - &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.de/Artist/3_Inches_Of_Blood-Angelus_Apatrida/1669?Aff=3IOBDISTRO" target="_blank"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;

Copies of the blue vinyl are available on the European "Long Live Heavy Metal"-tour: 

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD, GOATWHORE, ANGELUS APATRIDA, HAVOK&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;"Long Live Heavy Metal European Tour 2012"&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Presented by Rock Hard (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) &amp; Terrorizer (UK)&lt;/i&gt;
09.05.12 (UK) Manchester - Moho  
10.05.12 (UK) Belfast - Limelight  
11.05.12 (IRL) Dublin - The Pint  
12.05.12 (UK) Plymouth - White Rabbit  
13.05.12 (UK) London - Underworld   
14.05.12 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
15.05.12 (D) Stuttgart - 1210  
16.05.12 (CH) Winterthur - Gaswerk  
17.05.12 (D) Munich - Feierwerk  
18.05.12 (I) Massa - Swamp Club  
19.05.12 (I) Misano Adriatico (RN) - Boulevard Club  
20.05.12 (A) Vienna - Viper Room  
21.05.12 (SLO) Ljubljana - Gala Hala  
22.05.12 (CZ) Prague - Hoodoo Club  
23.05.12 (D) Dresden - Chemiefabrik   
24.05.12 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle   
25.05.12 (DK) Copenhagen - Pumpehuset  
26.05.12 (D) Berlin - K17

Right after their return home and starting in June, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will hit the road with Municipal Waste and Black Tusk for a US tour, and then head back to Canada for a headlining run.

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
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      <author>Century Media Records</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:27:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : "Long Live Heavy Metal" is out, webisode 3 online</title>
      <description>"Long Live Heavy Metal", the new album of traditional metal lords 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, is available in most countries. Just the following will need to wait for a few more hours:
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, March 30, 2012.

Learn about Justin Hagberg's (guitar) magic skills as well as Cam Pipes doing the vocals for "Long Live Heavy Metal" in webisode #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpYNUT59l7c

&lt;u&gt;International press is raving about "Long Live Heavy Metal" that is also available as Special Edition Digipak with 3 additional tracks as well as Gatefold LP (180gr) + the entire album on CD:&lt;/u&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"A superb, detailed and diverse piece of heavy metal that long-established traditionalists as well as the new generation of bangers should check out intensely and in any case."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Soundcheck #4, Rock Hard, D)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"... required listening for traditionalists and Priest bangers."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Soundcheck #5, Metal Hammer, D)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"...3 INCHES OF BLOOD have defied the cynics, surpassed all expectations and evolved into a truly extraordinary heavy metal band."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Metal Hammer, UK)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"... the album itself is a fast-paced frolic with the devil that thrives with energy capable of developing its own gravitational pull."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Terrorizer, UK)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"A sincere entry into heavy metal history and not an ironic retrospective..."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Rock Sound, UK)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"...the greatest named vocalist in metal history..."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Decibel Magazine, USA)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"...good, honest, melodic heavy metal."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(MSN)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"Vancouver veterans 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are today's Iron Maiden."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Austin Chronicle, USA)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"All in all, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's new album is fucking fantastic, and will give fans of traditional heavy metal plenty of reason to rejoice."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Metal Assault, USA)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"... a passionate plea for traditional sounds coming in the shape of hymns."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Fuze, D)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"... an honest declaration of love for the genre."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Legacy, D)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"Once again 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have proven that heavy metal remains immortal!"&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Metal Obs, F)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"... what's marked 3IOB also has 3IOB inside."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Slam, AT)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;" A devastating tornado of power/thrash metal with subtle death tinges, this is the band at its best."&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Rock Hard, I)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"Excellent album!"&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Imperiumi, FI)&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;i&gt;"'Long Life Heavy Metal' is the best 3 INCHES OF BLOOD album to date"&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;(Aardschok, NL)&lt;/b&gt;

Check out &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.cmdistro.com&lt;/a&gt; for some special treats such as a Special Edition Digipak CD + T-shirt bundle (just very few left in seize M!) as well as a strictly limited pressing of a gold-coloured LP (including the entire album on CD). Pre-orders are available at &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.de/Search?q=long+live+heavy+metal" target="_blank"&gt;www.cmdistro.de/Search?q=long+live+heavy+metal&lt;/a&gt;.

In support of the release, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will be heading out on their European "Long Live Heavy Metal" tour that will be supported by their label mates ANGELUS APATRIDA as well as Goatwhore and Havok. 

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood" target="_blank"&gt;www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood&lt;/a&gt;
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      <author>Century Media Records</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:04:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : check out a stream of "Long Live Heavy Metal" via Terrorizer (UK)</title>
      <description>Please visit Terrorizer (UK) to check out "Long Live Heavy Metal", the new album of traditional metal lords 3 INCHES OF BLOOD that is available as album stream here: &lt;a href="http://truecultheavymetal.com/blog1.php/2012/03/23/exclusive-hear-3-inches-of-blood-long-live-heavy-metal-now" target="_blank"&gt;http://truecultheavymetal.com/blog1.php/2012/03/23/exclusive-hear-3-inches-of-blood-long-live-heavy-metal-now&lt;/a&gt;   

"Long Live Heavy Metal", is out in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway as of today (Friday, March 23rd), next will be:
USA / UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, March 26, 2012.
CANADA / SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, March 30, 2012.

&lt;b&gt;International press is raving about "Long Live Heavy Metal":&lt;/b&gt;
"A superb, detailed and diverse piece of heavy metal that long-established traditionalists as well as the new generation of bangers should check out intensely and in any case." (Soundcheck #4, Rock Hard, D)

"... required listening for traditionalists and Priest bangers." (Soundcheck #5, Metal Hammer, D)

"...3 INCHES OF BLOOD have defied the cynics, surpassed all expectations and evolved into a truly extraordinary heavy metal band." (Metal Hammer, UK)

"... the album itself is a fast-paced frolic with the devil that thrives with energy capable of developing its own gravitational pull." (Terrorizer, UK)

"A sincere entry into heavy metal history and not an ironic retrospective..." (Rock Sound, UK)

"... a passionate plea for traditional sounds coming in the shape of hymns." (Fuze, D)

"... an honest declaration of love for the genre." (Legacy, D)

"Once again 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have proven that heavy metal remains immortal!" (Metal Obs, F)

"... what's marked 3IOB also has 3IOB inside." (Slam, AT)

" A devastating tornado of power/thrash metal with subtle death tinges, this is the band at its best." (Rock Hard, I)

"Excellent album!" (Imperiumi, FI)

"'Long Life Heavy Metal' is the best 3 INCHES OF BLOOD album to date" (Aardschok, NL)

Check out &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.cmdistro.com&lt;/a&gt; for some special treats such as a Special Edition Digipak CD + T-shirt bundle as well as a strictly limited pressing of a gold-coloured LP (including the entire album on CD).  Pre-orders are available at &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.de/Search?q=long+live+heavy+metal" target="_blank"&gt;www.cmdistro.de/Search?q=long+live+heavy+metal&lt;/a&gt;.

In support of the release, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will be heading out on their European "Long Live Heavy Metal"-tour that will be supported by their label mates ANGELUS APATRIDA as well as Goatwhore and Havok. 

&lt;b&gt;Long Live Heavy Metal European Tour 2012&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Goatwhore, ANGELUS APATRIDA, Havok&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;presented by Rock Hard, Terrorizer&lt;/b&gt;
05.05.12 (D) Essen - Turock  
06.05.12 (NL) Rotterdam - Baroeg  
07.05.12 (UK) Nottingham - The Rescue Rooms  
08.05.12 (UK) Aberdeen - The Tunnels  
09.05.12 (UK) Manchester - Moho  
10.05.12 (UK) Belfast - Limelight  
11.05.12 (IRL) Dublin - The Pint  
12.05.12 (UK) Plymouth - White Rabbit  
13.05.12 (UK) London - Underworld   
14.05.12 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
15.05.12 (D) Stuttgart - 1210  
16.05.12 (CH) Winterthur - Gaswerk  
17.05.12 (D) Munich - Feierwerk  
18.05.12 (I) Massa - Swamp Club  
19.05.12 (I) Misano Adriatico (RN) - Boulevard Club  
20.05.12 (A) Vienna - Viper Room  
21.05.12 (SLO) Ljubljana - Gala Hala  
22.05.12 (CZ) Prague - Hoodoo Club  
23.05.12 (D) Dresden - Chemiefabrik   
24.05.12 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle   
25.05.12 (DK) Copenhagen - Pumpehuset  
26.05.12 (D) Berlin - K17

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood" target="_blank"&gt;www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/3iob" target="_blank"&gt;twitter.com/#!/3iob&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=11180&amp;IdCompany=3</link>
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      <author>Century Media Records</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:48:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : listen to "Metal Woman"</title>
      <description>Traditional metal lords, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have posted "Metal Woman" on their official Facebook page. "Metal Woman" is a new track revealed off the upcoming album, "Long Live Heavy Metal", that is due on the following international dates:

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, March 23, 2012.
USA / UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, March 26, 2012.
CANADA / SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, March 30, 2012.

Meet the "Metal Woman" here: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood?sk=app_178091127385" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood?sk=app_178091127385&lt;/a&gt; 

Pre-orders for "Long Live Heavy Metal" are live and available through &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.com" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.cmdistro.com&lt;/a&gt;  You can even find a Special Edition Digipak CD + T-shirt bundle as well as a strictly limited pressing of a gold-coloured LP (including the entire album on CD).  Pre-orders are available at &lt;a href="http://www.cmdistro.de/Search?q=long+live+heavy+metal" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.cmdistro.de/Search?q=long+live+heavy+metal&lt;/a&gt;

In support of the release, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will be heading out on their European "Long Live Heavy Metal"-tour that will be supported by their label mates ANGELUS APATRIDA as well as Goatwhore and Havok. 

&lt;b&gt;Long Live Heavy Metal European Tour 2012
3 INCHES OF BLOOD
Goatwhore, ANGELUS APATRIDA, Havok
presented by Rock Hard, Terrorizer&lt;/b&gt;
05.05.12 (D) Essen - Turock  
06.05.12 (NL) Rotterdam - Baroeg  
07.05.12 (UK) Nottingham - The Rescue Rooms  
08.05.12 (UK) Aberdeen - The Tunnels  
09.05.12 (UK) Manchester - Moho  
10.05.12 (UK) Belfast - Limelight  
11.05.12 (IRL) Dublin - The Pint  
12.05.12 (UK) Plymouth - White Rabbit  
13.05.12 (UK) London - Underworld   
14.05.12 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
15.05.12 (D) Stuttgart - 1210  
16.05.12 (CH) Winterthur - Gaswerk  
17.05.12 (D) Munich - Feierwerk  
18.05.12 (I) Massa - Swamp Club  
19.05.12 (I) Misano Adriatico (RN) - Boulevard Club  
20.05.12 (A) Vienna - Viper Room  
21.05.12 (SLO) Ljubljana - Gala Hala  
22.05.12 (CZ) Prague - Hoodoo Club  
23.05.12 (D) Dresden - Chemiefabrik   
24.05.12 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle   
25.05.12 (DK) Copenhagen - Pumpehuset  
26.05.12 (D) Berlin - K17

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/3iob" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitter.com/#!/3iob&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=11144&amp;IdCompany=3</link>
      <source url="http://www.centurymedia.com/rss/news.ashx?IdArtist=221">Century Media Records</source>
      <author>Century Media Records</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:02:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Inches Of Blood: : post webisode #2 from the studio</title>
      <description>3 INCHES OF BLOOD, Canada's proud defenders of real, honest, no bullshit heavy metal, have posted their 2nd webisode from the studio and the making of "Long Live Heavy Metal". Click on &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57GjIDREaJU" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57GjIDREaJU&lt;/a&gt; to see them record guitars and keyboards.

"Long Live Heavy Metal" is due on the following international dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, March 23, 2012.
USA / UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, March 26, 2012.
CANADA / SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, March 30, 2012.

Don't miss them live on their anticipated return to Europe. Their "Long Live Heavy Metal"-tour will be supported by their label mates ANGELUS APATRIDA as well as Goatwhore and Havok. 

Long Live Heavy Metal European Tour 2012
3 INCHES OF BLOOD
Goatwhore, ANGELUS APATRIDA, Havok
presented by Rock Hard, Terrorizer
05.05.12 (D) Essen - Turock  
06.05.12 (NL) Rotterdam - Baroeg  
07.05.12 (UK) Nottingham - The Rescue Rooms  
08.05.12 (UK) Aberdeen - The Tunnels  
09.05.12 (UK) Manchester - Moho  
10.05.12 (UK) Belfast - Limelight  
11.05.12 (IRL) Dublin - The Pint  
12.05.12 (UK) Plymouth - White Rabbit  
13.05.12 (UK) London - Underworld   
14.05.12 (B) Antwerp - Trix   
15.05.12 (D) Stuttgart - 1210  
16.05.12 (CH) Winterthur - Gaswerk  
17.05.12 (D) Munich - Feierwerk  
18.05.12 (I) Massa - Swamp Club  
19.05.12 (I) Misano Adriatico (RN) - Boulevard Club  
20.05.12 (A) Vienna - Viper Room  
21.05.12 (SLO) Ljubljana - Gala Hala  
22.05.12 (CZ) Prague - Hoodoo Club  
23.05.12 (D) Dresden - Chemiefabrik   
24.05.12 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle   
25.05.12 (DK) Copenhagen - Pumpehuset  
26.05.12 (D) Berlin - K17

&lt;b&gt;3 INCHES OF BLOOD online:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/3iob" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitter.com/#!/3iob&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=11124&amp;IdCompany=3</link>
      <source url="http://www.centurymedia.com/rss/news.ashx?IdArtist=221">Century Media Records</source>
      <author>Century Media Records</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
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