Hand of Hope Records’ GODS, featuring ex-ZAO member Jesse Smith, will be entering the studio this week to begin recording for their debut album, scheduled for release March 22, 2005. The as-of-yet untitled album is being recorded/produced by Andreas Magnusson (SCARLET, WINTER SOLSTICE, LIGHT THE FUSE AND RUN) and will tentatively contain fourteen tracks.

In related news, GODS will be taking part in the first HXCMP3.com Tour alongside labelmates SOCIETY’S FINEST, as well as up-and-comers ALL ELSE FAILED, THE MINOR TIMES, and THINGS FALL APART throughout January and into the beginning of February. Most of these dates have been confirmed and the dates are:

01.01 Boston, MA @ TBA
01.02 New York, NY @ The Knitting Factory
01.03 Danbury, CT @ Empress Ballroom
01.04 Franklinville, NJ @ Franklinville VFW
01.05 Philadelphia, PA @ Tribeca
01.06 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
01.07 Wilmington, DE @ Harmony Grange
01.08 Fredericksburg, VA @ Shooters
01.09 Greensboro, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
01.11 Augusta, GA @ Hangnail Gallery
01.12 Jacksonville, FL @ Jackrabbits
01.13 Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
01.14 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy’s
01.15 Huntsville, AL @ VFW Hall
01.16 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
01.17 Houston, TX @ The Swan
01.18 Dallas, TX @ Club Indigo
01.20 El Paso, TX @ Surges
01.21 Santa Fe, NM @ Warehouse 21
01.22 Phoenix, AZ @ The Complex
01.23 Corona, CA @ Showcase Theater
01.24 San Diego, CA @ Ground Zero
01.25 Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
01.26 Ventura, CA @ The Loft
01.27 Las Vegas, NV @ The Roadhouse Casino
01.29 Denver, CO @ Construct
01.30 Lawrence, KS @ TBA
01.31 St. Louis, MO @ TBA
02.01 Chicago, IL @ TBA
02.02 Elizabethtown, KY @ The State Theatre
02.03 Canton, OH @ Equal Eyes