Finland's ROTTEN SOUND will take part in The Finnish Metal Tour 2 featuring FINNTROLL, ENSIFERUM, and BARREN EARTH. This four-week tour will kick-off on January 31st in Orlando, FL and conclude in early March in Raleigh, NC. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cites can be found below.

Rotten Sound has begun work on the follow-up album to 2008’s Cycles, tentatively titled Cursed. The brand new full-length will be mixed by Nico Elgstrand (ENTOMBED) and is expected to see an early 2011 release date. Additional album details will be announced shortly.

Rotten Sound has most recently seen the release of their Napalm EP. The six-song EP features three brand new Rotten Sound tracks and three NAPALM DEATH covers as well as a DVD featuring a live set from the Obscene Extreme Festival. Napalm is currently streaming in its entirety at this location.

Tour dates:

September

24 - Calgary, AB - Noctis IV Metal Fest

October

23 - Selestat, France - United Sickness Fest 3
30 - Benevente, Portugal - LX Extreme Fest 2010
31 - Braga, Portugal - Bracara Extreme Fest 2010

January (The Finnish Metal Tour 2)

31 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone

February (The Finnish Metal Tour 2)

1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Louisville, KY - Headliner’s Music Hall
3 - Tulsa, OK - Marquee
4 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Alternative Lounging
5 - Dallas, TX - Ridglea Theater
6 - Amarillo, TX - The War Legion Underground
7 - Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
8 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
9 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage
10 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
11 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
12 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
14 - Calgary, AB - The Republik
15 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
16 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
18 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
19 - Chicago, IL - Reggie Rock Club
20 - Detroit, MI - Blondie’s
21 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s
22 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
23 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
24 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
25 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
26 - New York City, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
27 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

March (The Finnish Metal Tour 2)

1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
2 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
3 - Charlotte, NC - The Casbah
4 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11