However, this tour has already sparked a bit of controversy. The band that was in the running for this slot on the tour wasn�t very happy when they got the news that they didn�t land it and lashed out at Devildriver.

BW&BK published some comments Maurizio Iacono, the lead singer of Kataklysm, made about losing out on the tour to Devildriver. ��today is a sad day not only for Kataklysm, but for real metal in general,� Iacano said. �No disrespect intended towards Devildriver �coz I don�t even know the guys personally except for the fact that there�s an ex-Coal Chamber member... what I'm saying is s*** happens, we lost the tour... so what, business is business... but to lose it to a band that comes from the Nu-metal era is what I don�t get, that style is dead and now they are trying to make themselves look real by getting on real metal tours. 

�If Opeth, Kataklysm and Moonspell would be on a Nu-metal tour we would all get tomatoes thrown at us, but we as real metalheads have to sit back and accept s*** like this happening to our scene... anyways politics right? 

�We will work something out for later next year and I hope to see all them REAL devil horns held high...� 

It�s a pretty easy guess to conclude that Mr. Iacono has not heard the Devildriver CD if he mistook it for nu-metal. Obviously he concluded that because the band is lead by former Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara, Devildriver is just an extension of that band.  

antiMUSIC spoke with Dez today about Iacono�s comments. He simply said, �After hearing Maurizio�s comment from Kataklysm, I feel I need to respond. I bought your new album and I thought it�s great. And good luck with it. Hope to see you on the road� Devildriver�   

As previously reported in today�s Day In Rock report, here are the dates for the tour featuring Opeth, Moonspell and Devildriver: 
01/20 - Reds - Edmonton, AB
01/21 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
01/23 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
01/24 - Graceland - Seattle, WA
01/25 - Roseland - Portland, OR
01/27 - House Of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
01/28 - Marquee Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
01/29 - Canes Bar & Grill - San Diego, CA
01/30 - House Of Blues - Anaheim, CA
01/31 - Avalon - San Francisco, CA
02/02 � Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
02/03 � Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
02/05 � Trees - Dallas, TX
02/06 � Backroom - Austin, TX
02/07 � Engine Room - Houston, TX
02/09 � Masquerade - Tampa, FL
02/10 - Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL
02/11 � House of Blues - Orlando, FL 
02/13 � Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
02/14 � Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
02/15 � 9.30 Club - Washington, D.C. 
02/16 � Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH 
02/18 � Quest - Minneapolis, MN 
02/19 � House of Blues - Chicago, IL 
02/20 � Harpos - Detroit, MI 
02/21 � Saratoga Winners - Latham, NY
02/22 � Club Soda - Montreal, QC
02/24 � Opera House - Toronto, ON
02/25 � Steel Music Hall - Rochester, NY
02/26 � Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
02/27 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY 
02/28 � Palladium - Worcester, MA

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