Bassist Byron Stroud (3 INCHES OF BLOOD, ex-FEAR FACTORY, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) is featured in a new video interview with Jo Schüftan at Horns Up Rocks!, conducted on March 21st In New York City at the Gramercy Theater. CHeck it out below:

3 Inches Of Blood's new album, Long Live Heavy Metal, was produced by Terry "Sho" Murray (CITY OF FIRE, EXHIBITIONISTS). 3 Inches Of Blood teamed up with Kim Thiessen for the artwork to perfect their artistic vision for the album.

Long Live Heavy Metal tracklisting:

'Metal Woman'

'My Sword Will Not Sleep'

'Leather Lord'

'Chief And The Blade'

'Dark Messenger'

'Look Out'

'4000 Torches'

'Leave It On The Ice'

'Die For Gold (Upon The Boiling Sea IV)'

'Storming Juno'

'Men Of Fortune'

'One For The Ditch'

3 Inches Of Blood are out with DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, IMPENDING DOOM and WRETCHED on the Metal Alliance Tour 2012, running through April 21st. Remaining dates include:

March

31 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater

April

1 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
3 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
5 - Oakland, CA - The Pound
6 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
7 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
9 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
10 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
11 - Des Moines, IA - 7 Flags Event Center
13 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater
15 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
19 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
20 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
21 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues

3 Inches Of Blood recently announced their return to Europe. Their Long Live Heavy Metal tour will be supported by their label mates ANGELUS APATRIDA as well as GOATWHORE and HAVOK.

Cam Pipes (vocals) states: "We are extremely excited and proud to announce our first full headlining European tour. It has been far too long since our last time over there, so we feel it is our duty to bring a mighty strong package with us to help bring heavy metal power to the fans across the continent. This will be a tour not to be missed. Long Live Heavy Metal in Europe."

Long Live Heavy Metal European Tour 2012 dates include:

May

5 - Essen, Germany - Turock
6 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg
7 - Nottingham, England - The Rescue Rooms
8 - Aberdeen, Scotland - The Tunnels
9 - Manchester, England - Moho
10 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
11 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
12 - Plymouth, England - White Rabbit
13 - London, England - Underworld
14 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
15 - Stuttgart, Germany - 1210
16 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk
17 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
18 - Massa, Italy - Swamp Club
19 - Misano Adriatico (RN), Italy - Boulevard Club
20 - Vienna, Austria - Viper Room
21 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gala Hala
22 - Prague, Czech Republic - Hoodoo Club
23 - Dresden, Germany - Chemiefabrik
24 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
25 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
26 - Berlin, Germany - K17