Vancouver, BC-based heavy metal unit 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has completed work on their new album, Fire Up the Blades. The follow up to the band's 2004 release Advance And Vanquish, Fire Up The Blades will drop on June 26th, 2007 via Roadrunner Records.

The band recorded the album at Vancouver's legendary Armoury Studios (AC/DC, KISS) and Mushroom Studios (QUEENSRŸCHE) 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 3 Inches Of Blood is known for. A sneak peak at the cover art can be viewed at this location.

The final tracklisting: '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'.

3 Inches Of Blood will hit the road hard in support of Fire Up the Blades. The band has joined the stellar lineup of OZZFest 2007, where they will display their hard-hitting live show alongside OZZY OSBOURNE, LAMB OF GOD, LORDI, HATEBREED, NILE and many more. A full listing of upcoming 3 Inches Of Blood tour dates follows this message.

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

3 Inches Of Blood tour dates:

April

24 - The Reverb - Cedar Falls, IA
25 - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
27 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA (as part of the 2007 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival)
28 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
29 - Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland Flats, OH

May

2 - The Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
3 - Country Club Theatre - Ogden, UT
19 - Hell's Kitchen - Tacoma, Washington (early show - all ages)
19 - Hell's Kitchen - Tacoma, Washington (21+ late show)

OZZFest 2007

July

12 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, Washington
14 - The Gorge - George, Washington
17 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Sacramento, California
19 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, California
21 - Hyundai Pavillion - Devore, California
24 - Cricket Pavillion - Phoenix, Arizona
26 - Journal Pavillion - Albuquerque, New Mexico
28 - Coors Amphitheatre - Denver, Colorado
30 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Kansas City, Missouri

August

2 - Smirnoff Music Center - Dallas, Texas
5 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - San Antonio, Texas
6 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - St.Louis, Missouri
8 - Germain Amphitheatre - Columbus, Ohio
10 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, Illinois
12 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, Wisconsin
14 - Verizon Wireless Music Theatre - Indianapolis, Indiana
16 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, New Jersey
18 - New England Dodge Music Theatre - Hartford, Connecticut
20 - Tweeter Center - Boston, Massachusetts
22 - Tweeter Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
24 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
26 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, Michigan
28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, North Carolina
30 - Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, Florida