Okay, that may be over-stating it, but they're poised for something. Meet The Innocent. Featuring Brandan Schieppati of Bleeding Through, Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion, Ryan Sinn of The Distillers/Angels and Airwaves, and Dave Nassie of No Use For A Name, the band popped up on MySpace about a week ago with three demos and just like that, we have a new band to watch. It's not quite what you'd expect....

HIM's US tour venues have been announced -- and for all the US shows, they will be supported by Bleeding Through. There are a ton of shows, and even though they're not until November and December, expect tickets to go on sale shortly.

The co-headline tour kicks off July 25th in Tampa, Florida. The band is a little more than psyched about the tour: Guitarist Brian Leppke said, "Slayer is a huge influence on all of us."

The band made a creepy, ethereal video for "A Line in the Sand" and it has made its way online today. Nice video -- it really suits the song. Of course, you can watch it here.

Scott Danough has left the band and at least for the tour, if not permanently, Jona from I Killed The Prom Queen will be taking over. The band released a rather terse official statement lacking the usual gushing emotions that accompany a split.