Thrash Hits — From: Portsmouth, UK Sounds like: Viking Skull, Clutch, Crowbar Website: www.MySpace.com/BelligerenceRock Thrash Hits verdict: Belligerence first got our attention when their frontman, Tim Brock, sent us an email claiming they’d made a video for th... more info

Live Daily — Greeted with a Grammy nod practically upon their arrival on US shores, French alt-rockers Phoenix [ tickets ] will continue their North American headlining trek over the next two weeks.After launching the outing earlier this week in New York City, th... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-04 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater 12-05 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy 12-06 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis 12-08 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo 12-09 Columbus, OH - The Newport 12-12 San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena 12-15 Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater 01-22... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NJ's Starland Ballroom is running a sale of 50% off all December shows. That includes the December 5th Sharon Jones show, the December 26th Danzig show, the December 30th Dilinger Escape Plan/Thursday show, and the Clutch show happening on New... more info

Altsounds — Whereas most rock & roll bands take the end of year holidays off for a breather, December will indeed be a busy month for *Clutch.* Not only will the veteran Maryland based foursome end the calendar year with FIVE high profile concerts to be filmed f... more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Motion City Soundtrack [ tickets ] will hit the ground running next year, lining up an early 2010 headlining tour in support of the band's forthcoming "My Dinosaur Life." The 14-city outing, which follows MCS's upcoming December trip... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-17 Stuttgart, Germany - Zapata11-18 Frankfurt, Germany - Cocoon Club11-19 Dortmund, Germany - FZW Eldoradio11-20 Mannheim, Germany - Alte Feuerwache11-21 Berlin, Germany - Huxleys12-02 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom 12-04 Boston, MA - Orpheum... more info

Thrash Hits — We’d bet good money that you’ve never seen a live band better than Maryland rockers, Clutch. Don’t even pretend you know better. Which is why we sent Amit Sharma to corner drummer Jean-Paul Gaster when the band played in London last week.. Str... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-19 Waltham, MA - Rose Art Museum11-21 Bellingham, WA - Mainstage11-23 Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge (Hollywood Forever Cemetery)11-24 Seattle, WA - Triple Door (two shows)11-25 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Clutch11-26 Calgary, Alberta - Bro... more info

Live Daily — Alt-rockers Clutch [ tickets ] will hit the road late this year for a brief farewell to 2009 as the group continues to tour behind this summer's "Strange Cousins From the West." The Maryland outfit kicks off the post-Christmas outing Dec. 27 in Ch... more info