Presented by Indie Merch Store, Peavy, Ibanez and SoundCheck Hollywood, this year’s Slaughter also includes The Faceless, Periphery, Veil Of Maya, Job For A Cowboy, Goatwhore, Exhumed and Cerebral Bore.

But wait, there’s more in the form of special guests in individual cities with organizers teasing names like The Contortionist, Rings Of Saturn and Fallujah.

This is one tour you’ll hear coming from miles away. Starting on the Left Coast at West Hollywood’s House Of Blues July 20; stops include Dallas’ House Of Blues July 25; Tampa, Fla, at The Ritz July 30; Atlanta’s Masquerade Aug. 1; Baltimore at Sonar Aug. 4; Philadelphia’s Trocadero Aug. 5; Detroit at St. Andrew’s Hall Aug. 15 and Denver at Summit Music Hall Aug. 20. For its final week the tour returns to California, playing San Francisco’s Fillmore Aug. 24 and The City National Grove Of Anaheim Aug. 25.

General onsales launch April 27. Visit Summer Slaughter’s Facebook page for more information.