CANNIBAL CORPSE: Announces North American Tour With 1349 And Skeletonwitch                           

Tampa, Florida death metallers Cannibal Corpse are gearing up to hit the road on the band's first headline run since they headlined the Hot Topic stage on 2009's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Joining Cannibal Corpse on "The Evisceration Plague Tour" are Skeletonwitch, Lecherous Nocturne and 1349 on select dates.

"The Evisceration Plague Tour" kicks off on Tuesday, April 20 in Orlando, Florida and finishes up in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, May 15.
Commented bassist Alex Webster: "We are very excited to announce our tour with 1349, Skeletonwitch, and Lecherous Nocturne. This is a killer lineup of bands that we're sure our fans will love. Prepare for an evening of pure sonic brutality!"

Pre-sale tickets and VIP Premium Packages will be available through Artist Arena starting on Wednesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. local time, while supplies last:.

The dates are as follows:

Apr. 20 - Orlando, FL - Club Firestone
Apr. 21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Apr. 22 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 Tavern
Apr. 23 - Springfield, VA - JAXX
Apr. 24 - Worcester, MA - Palladium (New England Metal and Hardcore Festival)
Apr. 25 - Long Island, NY - Crazy Donkey
Apr. 27 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Apr. 28 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Apr. 29 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Apr. 30 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
May 01 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
May 02 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
May 03 - Denver, CO - Gothic
May 05 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
May 06 - Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues
May 07 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock (no 1349)
May 08 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater (no 1349)
May 10 - Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock (no 1349)
May 11 - Austin, TX - Emo's (no 1349)
May 12 - Houston, TX - Wired Live (no 1349)
May 13 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues (no 1349)
May 14 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live (no 1349)
May 15 - Tampa, FL - Tate Theater (no 1349)

Cannibal Corpse finished 2009 at an all-time high. The band headlined the Hot Topic Stage on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and released what has become one of its fastest-selling albums to date. "Evisceration Plague's” title track was the first video the band completed; the next will be the brutal and lyrically graphic song "Priests Of Sodom". The video will be available for fans to see online soon.

Commented bassist Alex Webster: "We had a great time working with [director] Kevin Custer [Testament, Suffocation, Overkill] on the 'Priests of Sodom' video; he was totally professional and really seemed to understand what to do with our music. He brought a lot of cool new ideas to the table, ideas that may very well make this our most intense video yet. We're all very psyched to see the final product."

"Priests Of Sodom"'s lyrics can be found in the Vince Locke-illustrated Cannibal Corpse "Evisceration Plague" 96-page graphic novel, which is still available in VERY limited quantities.

Cannibal Corpse recently completed the Decimation Of The Nation 2 North American tour with Hatebreed, Born Of Osiris, Unearth and Hate Eternal.