PUSCIFER Premieres Video For "Telling Ghosts" & Announce 2012 Tour Dates!

Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer released their sophomore album, 'Conditions of My Parole', this past October and quickly followed with a North American tour that The Boston Globe referred to as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D."

The second leg of the band's North American tour kicks off on February 23rd at The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. Tickets for all shows are on-sale now at venue box offices and via Ticketmaster and Live Nation's websites. The March 17th Riverside, California performance at Fox Performing Arts Center is on-sale this Friday, January 27th. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences are available at the link below.

Recently, Puscifer premiered their music video for "Telling Ghosts" and if you haven't seen it, you can do so right now!



Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.

- February

23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre

Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.

- March

1: Pittsburgh, PA at Byham Theatre
3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16: San Francisco, CA at The Palace of Fine Arts
17: Riverside, CA at Fox Performing Arts Center
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts

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Puscifer Set To Appear On Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Puscifer, the eclectic music-meets-comedy troupe helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 16th.

Puscifer released their sophomore album, 'Conditions of My Parole', in October and quickly followed with a North American tour that The Boston Globe referred to as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D."

The second leg of the band's North American tour kicks off on February 23rd at The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. Tickets for all shows are on-sale now at venue box offices and via Ticketmaster and Live Nation's websites. The March 17th Riverside, California performance at Fox Performing Arts Center is on-sale this Friday, January 27th. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences are available at the link below.

Audience tickets for the band's Jimmy Kimmel Live performance are available on Thursday, Jan. 26 via Liota.com.

Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.

- February

23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre

Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.

- March

1: Pittsburgh, PA at Byham Theatre
3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16: San Francisco, CA at The Palace of Fine Arts
17: Riverside, CA at Fox Performing Arts Center
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts

Related links:
Click here to purchase tickets and VIP packages

Puscifer Announce Additional West Coast Shows!

Puscifer, the eclectic music-meets-comedy troupe helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), have added two dates to their upcoming Conditions of My Parole tour: March 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and March 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.

Tickets for the March 18 Escondido and aforementioned San Francisco date are on sale Friday, January 13 via venue box offices, as well as Ticketmaster and Live Nation websites. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences will be available simultaneously via the link below. On-sale information for the March 17 show in Riverside will be available shortly.

The band's live performances are not to be missed. Keenan brings the unconventional atmosphere of the Verde Valley to life with a musically driven evening that merges technology, quirky characters and comedy, The Boston Globe referred to the shows as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described the set as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D." The band celebrated the release of their sophomore album with an in-character Halloween performance on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.

- February

23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre

Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.

- March

3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16: San Francisco, CA at The Palace of Fine Arts
17: Riverside, CA at Fox Performing Arts Center
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts

Puscifer's sophomore album, Conditions of My Parole, was released on Oct. 18 via Puscifer Entertainment.

Photo credit: Tim Cadiente

Related links:
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The 2011 Heavy Music World Images Timeline (Part 1)!

As we wrap up a great year in Heavy Music, here is Part I of our images timeline (January - June 2011). Part II is coming soon, so stay tuned!

January:

- NAMM (January 14 - 16)

- Nergal Leaves Hospital After Completing Cancer Treatment (January 17th)



- The Big 4 - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax - announce first-ever Big 4 concert in North America (January 25th)

- Motörhead on Conan! (January 26th)



February:

- Gary Moore passes away at the age of 58 (February 6th)

- Horns Up Rocks celebrates first anniversary (February 11th)

- Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman misses the Australian Soundwave Festival, after contriving an acute infection on his arm (February 13th)

- Pantera celebrates 19th anniversary of 'Vulgar Display Of Power' (February 25th)

- Motörhead New York City takeover (February 28th)



March:

- Metallica celebrates 25th anniversary of 'Master Of Puppets' (March 3rd)

- Former Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr dead at 44 (March 8th)



- A Perfect Circle Announce US Tour (March 21st)

- Sick Of It All Celebrates Their 25th Anniversary Show in New York City (March 26th)



- Slayer, Rob Zombie and Exodus Announce Hell On Earth Tour (March 28th)

- Cavalera Conspiracy Return with a "Blunt Force Trauma" (March 29th)

- Slayer Recruits Cannibal Corpse Guitarist Pat O'Brien as Temporary Replacement for Jeff Hannemann (March 30th)

- Bassist Jon Miller Leaves DevilDriver (March 30th)

April:

- Manowar's Scott Columbus Dead at 54 (April 4th)

- Amon Amarth # 1 on Billboard (April 12th)

- Revolver Golden Gods Awards (April 20th)

- K.K. Downing Quits Judas Priest (April 20th)

- The Big 4 Concert in Indio, California (April 23rd)

- Down own New York City (April 28th)

- The Big 4 Announce New York City Concert (April 30th)

May:

- An Evening with Amon Amarth (May 5th)

- Down Announce 4th Studio Album (May 19th)

- "Macho Man" Randy Savage Dead at the age of 58 (May 20th)

- Black N Blue Bowl at Webster Hall in New York City (May 21st)

- First Death Anniversary of Slipknot's Paul Gray - Joey Jordison Pays Tribute (May 25th)

- Judas Priest Appears on the Series finale of American Idol (May 25th)



- TV Premiere of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards (May 27th)



June:

- Black Label Society Dominate New York City (June 4th)

- Evan Seinfeld Leaves Biohazard (June 9th)

- Slipknot's Corey Taylor Appears on NY Ink & Pays Tribute to Paul Gray (June 10th)



- Anal Cunt's Seth Putnam Dead at 43 (June 11th)

- Mario Comesanas Dead at the age of 30 (June 13th)

- Slipknot Performs for the First time since the Passing of Paul Gray #2 (June 17th)

- Hatebreed Destroy Everything at Hometown Show at Toad's Place (June 17th)

- Jackass Star Ryan Dunn dead at 34 (June 19th)

- Suffocation Performs Hometown Show At The Crazy Donkey in Long Island, New York (June 26th)



- Behemoth Start Rehearsing (June 28th)

- A Perfect Circle Kicks Off US Tour with a NEW Song called "By and Down" (June 29th)



- Philip Anselmo Turns 43 Years Old (June 30th)

Stay tuned for Part II of our images timeline (July - December 2011)!