ASHES dIVIDE have released some tour dates and made changes to others.

May 9th in Jacksonville, FL @ Metropolitan Park
May 10th in Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field
May 11th in Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium
May 13th in Columbia, SC @ Headliner’s
May 14th in Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
May 16th in Nashville TN @ Riverfront Park
May 17th in Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range
May 18th in Camden, NJ @ WMMR Radio Event
May 20th in Portland, ME @ The Station
May 21st in Albany, NY @ Revolution Hall
May 23rd in Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
May 24th in Syracuse, NY @ WKRL Disfunctional Family Barbeque
May 25th in Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
May 26th in Quebec City, QC @ Dagobert
May 28th in Scranton, PA @ Tink’s
May 29th in Lancaster, PA @ Chamelon Club
May 31st in Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Garden State Art Center
June 1st in Rochester, NY @ The Club at Water Street Music Hall
June 3rd in Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit (feat. Stone Temple Pilots)
June 4th in Louisville, KY @ Club Oasis
June 6th in Minneapolis, MN @ The Rock
June 7th in Kansas City, MO @ Rockfest
June 8th in St. Louis, MO @ KPNT Radio Event
June 10th in Huntington, WV @ Huntington Music Hall
July 1st in Vancouver BC @ Richard on Richards
July 6th in Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
July 7th in Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
July 8th in Regina, SK @ The Distrikt
July 9th in Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid
July 12th in Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park
July 13th in Montreal, QC @ Le National

These dates include Linkin Park’s projekt revolution tour, and headlining dates.

I’ve since listened to the ASHES dIVIDE record again and while I still think the record may take a while to grow on me, the guitar work is really exceptional.

Source & ASHES dIVIDE interview.

I’m sure most rock fans out there have heard of the band A Perfect Circle. The guitarist, Billy Howerdel currently has a new project out called ASHES dIVIDE. Their debut album, “Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright” was released 2 days ago on April 8th.

I’ve since acquired the album and gave it a few listens. The guitar work, which is great, is very reminiscent of A Perfect Circle, it is heavy yet subtle as well as ethereal and moody. It is definitely alternative rock, but I don’t know if people call anything that anymore.

The album was played almost entirely by Howerdel; guitar, bass, keyboards and vocals. Drum duties were handled by prolific session drummer and also former A Perfect Circle drummer Josh Freese. So as a whole, I like the album so far, my only minor problems with it are that the vocals seem too produced and have too many effects on them. The other problem in my opnion is the drum sound. You can’t really hear much of what Freese is playing, and the bass drum level seems to be turned down really low.  A Perfect Circle’s debut album, “Mer De Noms” also featured Josh Freese’s drumming, but you could hear everything that was going on with it there…nuances, ghost notes and every part of each fill.

Overall, “Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright” is a good record, I just don’t know if its something I will personally keep listening to for a long time. Time will tell I guess.