Fresh off a short run of dates supporting GHOST B.C., the Athens, Ohio-based blackened metal quintet SKELETONWITCH has announced a hometown release party for their new album, Serpents Unleashed, which will take place on the eve of the kickoff to their extensive North American fall tour with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Tickets for the event -- which will take place at The Union (18 W. Union St., Athens) on October 23rd -- are just $10.

The Black Dahlia tour will be quickly followed by another lap around America in early 2014, this time alongside AMON AMARTH and ENSLAVED. Unfortunately for fans in Orlando -- where the tour stops on January 27th -- Skeletonwitch will not be allowed to perform at the local House of Blues, as the group has joined the likes of EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD and others who have been deemed "unfit to be associated with" Disney, on whose property the venue is located.

Although Skeletonwitch might not be welcome at the Magic Kingdom, a California couple has asked the band to make their dreams come true. During the band's live performance in Fresno on November 15th, local fans Travis Bartlett and Lanae Forrest will get married on stage -- making local venue Strummer's their own happiest place on Earth. Says groom-to-be Bartlett, "Lanae and I are taken aback and beyond elated that Skeletonwitch are willing to be a part of the most important day of our lives. There really aren't words to show our appreciation for the band being with us as we begin our lives together."

Skeletonwitch recently unveiled a second behind-the-scenes video from the recording of Serpents Unleashed, due out in October 29th in North America, October 25th in Australia and Germany/Austria/Switzerland, and October 28th in the UK and the rest of Europe, via Prosthetic Records. Check out both videos below:

Serpents Unleashed is now available for pre-order on CD, audio cassette, three different 180-gram LP variants (black, clear or red) and a limited-edition 7-inch collector’s box via Skeletonwitch.com You can receive a new song, 'Burned From Bone', as a free download by texting SERPENTS to 24587 (standard message and data rates may apply).

The tracklisting for Serpents Unleashed - which features cover artwork by John Baizley (BARONESS, KYLESA, KVELERTAK), returning to the 'Witch fold for the first time since 2007's Beyond The Permafrost - is as follows:

‘Serpents Unleashed’

‘Beneath Dead Leaves’

‘I Am Of Death (Hell Has Arrived)’

‘From A Cloudless Sky’

‘Burned From Bone’

‘Unending, Everliving’

‘Blade On The Flesh, Blood On My Hands’

‘This Evil Embrace’

‘Unwept’

‘Born Of The Light That Does Not Shine’

‘More Cruel Than Weak’

‘I Am Death (Hell Has Arrived)’ video:

Skeletonwitch tour dates:

October

14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre #
24 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s Concert Club ^
25 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club ^
26 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory ^
27 - Providence, RI - The Met ^
28 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground ^
29 - Quebec City. QC - Le Cercle ^
30 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe ^
31 - Ottawa, ON - Ritual ^

November

1 - London, ON - Rum Runners ^
2 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club ^
4 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks ^
6 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre ^
7 - Saskatoon, SK - Louis’ Pub ^
8 - Edmonton, AB - Avenue Theatre ^
9 - Calgary, AB - The Den ^
11 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret ^
12 - Spokane, WA - The Center ^
13 - Eugene, OR -WOW Hall ^
14 – South Lake Tahoe, CA – Glass House ^
15 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s ^
16 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse ^
17 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock ^
18 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls ^
19 - Odessa, TX - Club Patron ^
20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory &
21 - Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom &
22 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird &
23 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose &
24 - Bloomington, IL - The Castle Theatre &
25 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes of Joliet &
26 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection &
27 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop &

January

17 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
18 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
20 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
21 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
22 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
24 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
25 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
27 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues (*no Skeletonwitch)
29 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
30 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVA
31 - Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore

February

1 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
3 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
4 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
7 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
8 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
9 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
11 - Denver, CO - Summit Theatre
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Murray Theater
14 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency
15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
16 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues (* No Enslaved)

# with Ghost B.C.

^ with The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Noisem

& with The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Wolvhammer