Guitarist Doc Coyle of New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID has issued the following update:

"We just returned from our most successful European tour to date doing a bunch of insane festivals with some of the biggest bands in the world as well as some off dates with ANTHRAX, DEVILDRIVER, and DOWN, which also kicked ass! Big thanks to our European supporters and all the bands we jammed and partied with.

"On to current events… We hop on a plane tonight to start the Rockstar Mayhem Tour which could possibly be the sickest tour of our lives. We've been on the road since the day 'Earthsblood' dropped, and we're firing on all cylinders right now! Prepare to have your face ripped off if you make it to any of these shows. We play at 3:30 p.m. on the Jager Stage everyday right before ALL THAT REMAINS. Be there or be fucked! We'll also be doing signings/meet-and-greets for Jagermeister, Rockstar shortly after our set, so don't be shy.

"I also have a few other announcements. We a new fill-in guitar player. Matt Wicklund, formerly of HIMSA and a contributer to the Warrel Dane [NEVERMORE] solo record, is handling second guitar duties in the meantime, and we're having a great time with him. Say hi to him on tour. He's the pretty boy with the hat. The second bit of news is that I will be playing bass, filling in for Paulo from TRIVIUM, on the first Mayhem date in Sacramento. He's getting his wisdom teeth done. Wish him well. The last piece of news is that our song 'Empire of the Gun' from 'Earthsblood' will be featured on a Mayhem Tour Download Pack on Rock Band. Other bands featured on the pack are MARILYN MANSON, CANNIBAL CORPSE, and more. "

Guitarist Dallas Coyle quit GOD FORBID in March following an argument with his brother, fellow GOD FORBID axeman Doc Coyle.

Former DARKEST HOUR axeman Kris Norris played second guitar for GOD FORBID during the recently completed No Fear Energy Tour with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHILDREN OF BODOM and MUNICIPAL WASTE.

GOD FORBID's new album, "Earthsblood", sold around 5,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan, to land at position No. 110 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

GOD FORBID's previous album, "IV: Constitution of Treason", entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 119 in September 2005 after shifting 8,300 units.