San Francisco Bay Area metallersHEATHENwill not perform withDESTRUCTIONat the May 13 stop of the German thrash act's"North American Reckoning"tour in Springfield, Virginia. "DESTRUCTIONandWARBEASTwill be playing will some local support acts butHEATHENis not on the bill for that show,"HEATHENsays in a statement. "We will, however, be playing at Bourbon Street Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland. Anyone in the Springfield, D.C. or Baltimore area that wants to seeH EATHENlive, please come on out to the Baltimore show on May 10th."

As previously reported, formerSLAYER/TESTAMENTdrummerJon Dettewill fill in forHEATHEN'sDarren Minteron the North American tour withDESTRUCTIONandWARBEAST.

CommentedHEATHEN: "Darrenis unable to join us on the North American tour due to previous work commitments during that time. We will miss him on the tour, but we are happy to have found Jon to fill in. We're looking forward to seeing everyone on the road!"

HEATHENplayed its first show with returning bassistJason VieBrookson February 4 at Madhouse in San Francisco, California.

VieBrooksis filling in for regularHEATHENbassistJon Torres, who was forced to sit out the San Francisco show and the recently completed European tour withOVERKILLandDESTRUCTIONin order "to focus on his health."

HEATHEN's lineup for the upcoming tour will be as follows:

David White- Vocals
Lee Altus- Guitar
Kragen Lum- Guitar
Jason VieBrooks- Bass
Jon Dette- Drums

HEATHEN's latest album,"The Evolution Of Chaos", was released in the U.S. on February 16, 2010. The CD was issued in Japan on December 23, 2009 viaKing Recordsand was made available on January 25 in Europe via Holland'sMascot Records.

Source: www.Blabbermouth.Net