BW&BK; has received the following:

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, New York’s genre defining extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION are proud to announce the Blood Apocalypse tour!

The trek will feature support from WHITECHAPEL, DECREPIT BIRTH and VEIL OF MAYA as well as PSYCROPTIC on select dates.

Drummer Mike Smith commented: “We are looking forward to this upcoming tour and playing with all the bands involved. It will be the first run on our 20 year celebration in the genre! We thank all our friends and fans in advance for their participation in the upcoming ‘Blood Oath’ sessions across the world. We look forward to the mayhem it will create!”

Confirmed dates so far:

March (with Whitechapel, Decrepit Birth, Veil Of Maya)

11 - Long Island, NY - Crazy Donkey
14 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Masonic Temple
16 - Wilmington, NC - The Soapbox
17 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
20 - Lafayetta, LA - Grant Street Hall
21 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre (+ Carcass, Suicide Silence)
22 - Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock
24 - El Paso, TX - Chic's
26 - Palmdale, CA - The Crossing
27 - Phoenix, AZ - The Marquee Theatre

March (with Whitechapel, Decrepit Birth, Veil Of Maya, Psycroptic)

28 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove (California Metal Fest)
29 - Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk
30 - Modesto, CA - Modesto Virtual

April (with Whitechapel, Decrepit Birth, Veil Of Maya, Psycroptic)

2 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
3 - Lubbock, TX - Tequila Jungle
11 - Madison, WI - The Loft
17 - Worcester, MA - New England Metalfest
18 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock

As previously reported, Suffocation will enter the studio to begin recording their Nuclear Blast debut Blood Oath starting January 31st.

The follow up to their 2006 self-titled record will once again be recorded with Joe Cincotta, whom they worked with on their previous two releases. Mixing duties will be handled this time around by Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH) and cover artwork will once again be brought to life by Jon Zig (DEEDS OF FLESH, DISGORGE, GORGASM).

Some tentative song titles so far are 'Dismal Dream', 'Undeserving', 'Confines Of Disillusion', 'Blood Oath', 'Come Hell Or High Priest', 'Provoking The Disturbed'.