Savannah, GA’s BLACK TUSK will join North Carolina’s WEEDEATER for a four week U.S. tour this spring. This tour kicks-off on March 19th in Dallas, TX and also includes GATES OF SLUMBER and STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. The tour also includes a stop at the 2010 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX on March 20th. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found here.

BLACK TUSK are currently working on their Relapse debut and follow-up to Passage Through Purgatory. The band is recording at the Jam Room Recording Studio (BARONESS, BAND OF HORSES, KYLESA, WITHERED) in Columbia, SC with engineers Jay Matheson and Steve Slavich. The album’s tentative title is Taste The Sin and advance song titles include “Unleash The Wrath”, “Double Clutchin, Part 1”, “Redline, Part 2”, “The Take Off, Part 3”, and “The Ride, Part 4”. Additional album details will be made available shortly.

BLACK TUSK has recently been confirmed for the 2010 Scion Rock Fest set to take place in Columbus, OH on March 13th. More information on this free event can be found here. BLACK TUSK will also be joining SKELETONWITCH, IRON AGE and HOWL for a handful of shows in late February. A complete listing of BLACK TUSK tour dates can be found here.