Bay Area prog-metallers Zero Hour are gearing up for a short East Coast tour starting in November in support of their upcoming album, Specs Of Pictures Burnt Beyond (view album cover here). The tour shapes up as follows (TBA dates remain unconfirmed):

Nov. 2: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court
Nov. 3: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court
Nov. 4: Orion Studios in Baltimore, MD w/Suspyre
Nov. 5: NJ Prog House in Metuchen, NJ w/Suspyre
Nov. 8: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court
Nov. 9: The Lucky Dog in Worcester, MA w/Odin's Court
Nov. 10: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court *
Nov. 11: Jaxx in Springfield, VA w/Odin's Court, and local acts, Encompass, Brave, Ephemeral Sun and more
Nov. 12: The Hook in Brooklyn, NY w/Odin's Court and Enertia

More dates may be added. Check with the venue for start times.

* This date was moved to the Nov 12 date, they’re looking to backfill.

As previously reported, Specs Of Pictures Burnt Beyond will be released on October 10, 2006 via Sensory. You can pre-order the album now; it will arrive just before the official release date. Specs Of Pictures Burnt Beyond welcomes new vocalist Chris Salinas (ex-Power Of Omens). Fans got their first taste of Salinas a few months back with a rough demo clip of Evidence Of The Unseen, and, more recently, live at this year’s ProgPower USA VII (see Day 2 review here).

The tracklisting for Specs Of Pictures Burnt Beyond:

1. The Face Of Fear
2. The Falcon’s Cry
3. Embrace
4. Specs Of Pictures Burnt Beyond
5. Zero Hour
6. I Am Here
7. Evidence Of The Unseen

For more information visit: http://www.zerohourweb.com