The second annual Thrash & Burn Tour will be headlined by California metallers DEVILDRIVER, with direct support from New England hardcore outfit EMMURE. The North American tour kicks off July 24 in San Diego. The full list of tour dates can be found below. The Thrash & Burn Tour 2009 will be offering a very special presale starting early next week. Please check back for details on how to get your tickets early and pick up some great free stuff at the same time!

The Thrash & Burn Tour 2009 showcases a diverse mix of underground metal bands and features many of today’s heaviest hitters and up-and-comers including DESPISED ICON, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE, VEIL OF MAYA, FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS, OCEANO, PERIPHERY, and THY WILL BE DONE. Several stops on the tour will see the addition of a special guest band, for a total of 10 national acts each night.

DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara commented on the upcoming tour and his band’s headlining slot: “The time could not be better for DevilDriver and Thrash & Burn to come together to support the UNDERGROUND! We are elated to bring our first full headlining tour of major markets and combine it with Thrash & Burn’s pick of new, up and coming, heavy bands. Affordable tickets, combined a full package of amazing bands with a wide range of different styles and sounds, will make for an insanely killer time for those who come out to the shows. Raise your glasses; this will be a tour to remember! Hail.”

Thrash & Burn Tour 2009 (more dates to be added):

July

24 – San Diego, CA – Soma
25 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
26 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
27 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
29 – Odessa, TX – Dos Amigos
30 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
31 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock

August

1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
2 – Houston, TX – Java Jazz
4 – Jacksonville, FL – Plush
5 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre
6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
7 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
8 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
9 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
12 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
13 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
14 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
15 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
16 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
18 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
19 – Toledo, OH – Headliners
20 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
21 – Mokena, IL – The Pearl Room
22 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s Concert Theatre
23 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Vegas

For more info visit www.myspace.com/thrashandburntour.