Today, SHADOWS FALL and THROWDOWN announce their upcoming 2010 US Winter tour.

The tour will feature Shadows Fall, Throwdown, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and 2 CENTS, and will start January 21st and run through February 20th, 2010.

This tour will be everything you expect and more out of a hard hitting metal show and as an added bonus for the ladies, the first 100 women to line up at each show will get in absolutely free. Tickets will be going on sale this weekend.

Shadows Fall's new album, Retribution, debuted at #35 on the Billboard charts this fall, #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Independent Music Chart. Their tour this past fall was one of the most successful hard rock tours of the season and they have another amazing run scheduled for this winter.

Before tickets go on sale to the general public Shadows Fall is offering a limited number of VIP ticket packages in every market. These VIP packages will be available starting at 3 PM local time (local to the venue) on Thursday, December 10th exclusively at this location.

Here is a list of what you will get in the VIP pack:

1 - General Admission Ticket
1 - Pre-show meet and greet with Shadows Fall 30 minutes before doors
1 - SF Laminate
1 - Choice of Retribution on CD or limited edition vinyl to be picked up at show.
1 - An autographed Shadows Fall Poster
- Access to a fan photo pass, first 4 requests per market ONLY.

Tour dates:

January

21 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
22 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
23 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
24 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
26 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
27 - McAllen, TX - McAllen Convention Center
29 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
30 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
31 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

February

2 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
3 - Greenville, SC - Handle Bar **First 50 Ladies get in free ONLY
5 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
6 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
8 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
9 - TBA
10 - TBA
12 - Flint, MI - Machine Shop *
13 - Dayton, OH McGuffy’s House of Rock *
14 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
16 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
17 - Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium
19 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory
20 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
21 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

* “First 100 Ladies in Free” promotion NOT valid in these select markets

**First 50 Ladies get in free, rather than first 100