IMPIOUS Confirmed For Japan's INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS have been confirmed for the Independence Day Festival, set to take place March 13 in Tokyo, Japan. "This will be our very first time in Japan, and we're feeling extremely psyched about it!" the band write on their web site.

IMPIOUS' fourth full-length album, "Hellucinate", was released in October through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2002's "The Killer" was recorded at Studio Mega with producer Valle Adzic and was mixed by Chris Silver and Valle Adzic.