The Bull 94.5 FM will be premiering the new 3 INCHES OF BLOOD album Fire Up The Blades. To listen to the premiere go to www.945thebull.ca tonight at midnight and click on the "Listen Live" link.

As previously reported, Fire Up The Blades will drop on June 26th via Roadrunner Records. The follow up to the band's 2004 release Advance and Vanquish, Fire Up The Blades is already being called "a thrash-fest" that features "a raging Judas Priest-meets-Slayer attack".

On the topic of both OZZFest and the band's "Off-Fest" live dates, 3 Inches Of Blood guitarist Shane Clark comments, "We're really excited to play with Lamb of God, Hatebreed and Behemoth this summer, and the idea of new faces seeing the band for free at OZZFest is interesting for sure. We're also excited for the new record to come out, and to play our brand of metal alongside some great bands this summer. Posers beware!"

A full listing of upcoming 3 Inches Of Blood tour dates follows this message.

3 Inches Of Blood recorded Fire Up The Blades at Vancouver's legendary Armoury Studios (AC/DC, KISS) and Mushroom Studios (QUEENSR?CHE) with producer Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT) and engineer Dan Turner. Darker, tighter and more dangerous than the band's previous works, Fire Up The Blades features songs such as 'Night Marauders', 'The Goatrider?s Horde', 'Assassins Of The Light' and 'Black Spire' and is full of vivid imagery, masterful guitar acrobatics and the skyscraping vocals of Cam Pipes and Jamie Hooper that the band is known for.

The final track listing for Fire Up The Blades is as follows: 'Through The Horned Gate', 'Night Marauders', 'The Goatrider's Horde', 'Trial Of Champions', 'God Of The Cold White Silence', 'Forest King', 'Demon's Blade', 'The Great Hall Of Feasting', 'Infinite Legions', 'Assassins Of The Light', 'Black Spire', 'The Hydra's Teeth', 'Rejoice In The Fire Of Man's Demise'.

In addition to Clark, Pipes and Hooper, 3 Inches Of Blood features guitarist Justin Hagberg, bassist Nick Cates and drummer Alexei Rodriguez.

3 Inches Of Blood tour dates:

Fire Up The Blades record release shows:

June

28 - Richard on Richards - Vancouver, BC
29 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
30 - The Nightlight - Bellingham, WA

As part of OZZFest 2007

July

12 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, Washington (as part of OZZFest 2007)
13 - Croatian Cultural Center - Vancouver, BC (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
14 - The Gorge - George, Washington (as part of OZZFest 2007)
15 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
16 - New Oasis - Sparks, NV (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
17 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Marysville, California (as part of OZZFest 2007)
19 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, California (as part of OZZFest 2007)
20 - Stramler Park (Outdoors) - Bakersfield, CA (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
21 - Hyundai Pavilion - Devore, California (as part of OZZFest 2007)
22 - Soma - San Diego, CA (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
24 - Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, Arizona (as part of OZZFest 2007)
26 - Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, New Mexico (as part of OZZFest 2007)
27 - Boulder Theatre - Boulder, CO (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
28 - Coors Amphitheatre - Englewood, Colorado (as part of OZZFest 2007)
29 - The Cotillion - Wichita, KS (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
30 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Bonner Springs, KS (as part of OZZFest 2007)

August

1 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Houston, TX (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
2 - Smirnoff Music Center - Dallas, Texas (as part of OZZFest 2007)
3 - Lonestar Events Center - Lubbock, TX (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
4 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Selma, TX (as part of OZZFest 2007)
5 - Clear Channel Metroplex - Dallas, Texas (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
6 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO (as part of OZZFest 2007)
7 - Germain Amphitheatre - Columbus, Ohio (as part of OZZFest 2007)
10 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, Illinois (as part of OZZFest 2007)
12 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, Wisconsin (as part of OZZFest 2007)
13 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
14 - Verizon Wireless Music Theatre - Noblesville, Indiana (as part of OZZFest 2007)
16 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, New Jersey (as part of OZZFest 2007)
17 - The Dome Theater - Niagara Falls, NY (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
18 - New England Dodge Music Theatre - Hartford, Connecticut (as part of OZZFest 2007)
19 - Magic City Music Hall - Johnson City, NY (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
20 - Tweeter Center - Mansfield, Massachusetts (as part of OZZFest 2007)
22 - Tweeter Center - Camden, NJ (as part of OZZFest 2007)
23 - Rams Head Live! - Baltimore, MD (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
24 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, Pennsylvania (as part of OZZFest 2007)
25 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
26 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkson, Michigan (as part of OZZFest 2007)
28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, North Carolina (as part of OZZFest 2007)
29 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
30 - Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, Florida (as part of OZZFest 2007)
31 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)

September

1 - The Plex - North Charleston, SC (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)
2 - Toad's Place - Richmond, VA (with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth)