BW&BK; has received the following press release:

HELLYEAH has officially announced a partnership with 16 social media companies to promote their upcoming fall and winter headline tour dates. In late September, Hellyeah used a polling community to name the tour, Balls Volume And Strength and the leading events global web site to route the approximate 30 national cities. Today, the band has partnered with the nation’s largest high school social network, myYearbook to host an opening band competition. To learn how your band can open for this tour, click here.

“Our fans helped name the tour and chose the cities” says drummer Vinnie Paul. “Now we want to let our fans' favorite local bands join the stage with Hellyeah, Oteep and Bloodsimple.” For a complete list of all 15 social media promotions, go to this location.

Hellyeah’s headline tour Balls Volume And Strength officially kicks off October 30th in the motor city; the day both Otep (Koch Records) and Bloodsimple (Warner Brothers) release their fourth and second respective studio albums. The tour continues through mid-December. For a list of dates, see below.

Hellyeah’s latest and second single, 'Alcohaulin’ Ass' is currently the #7 rock track while 'You Wouldn’t Know', the band’s first Top-5 single (and accompanying video) is included on the video game, Madden NFL 08.

Hellyeah tour dates with Korn and Droid

October

9 – Portland, ME – Cumberland County Civic Center
10 – Wilkes Barre, PA – Wachovia Center
12 – Marion, SC – Carolina Amphitheater
13 – Birmingham, AL – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
16 – Little Rock, AR – Alltel Arena
17 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
19 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater
20 – Hidalgo, TX – Dodge Arena
21 – Beaumont, TX – Montagne Center
23 – Tucson, AZ – Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre

Hellyeah off dates

October

24 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
26 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre
27 – Tampa, FL – Guavaween Festival
28 – Fayetteville, NC – Jester’s

Hellyeah with Otep and Bloodsimple

October

30 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
31 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room

November

2 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
3 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
4 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
6 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s
7 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
9 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
10 – El Paso, TX – Cohen Stadium (Radio Show)
11 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
13 – Santa Ana, CA – Galaxy
14 – Los Angeles, CA – Key Club
16 – Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theatre
17 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
27 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theater
28 – Atlanta, GA – Roxy Theater
30 – Fort Myers, FL – City of Palms Park (Radio Show) *No Otep and Bloodsimple*

December

2 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock
4 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa
5 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
7 – Worcester, MA – Palladium