Organizers of the alt-metal Take Action Tour [ tickets ] have revealed an initial lineup of dates for the 2008 edition of the trek, as well as a revised talent roster still topped by Every Time I Die [ tickets ].

Along with the Buffalo, NY-based post-hardcore band, other acts on board for the annual charitable event--again produced by Southern California indie label Hopeless/Sub City Records--include From First To Last [ tickets ], The Bled [ tickets ], August Burns Red [ tickets ] and The Human Abstract [ tickets ]. Contradicting an earlier announcement from organizers, Las Vegas alt-metal outfit Escape the Fate [ tickets ] will not be participating in the tour.

The tour--which kicks off Feb. 14 in Detroit and is set to hit 29 cities in February and March, with additional dates promised--"strives to educate people about the positive difference that can be made by each of us in our community through activism and charitable work," according to a press release from promoters, who add that more than $450,000 has been raised for various non-profit organizations over the event's previous six years.

"We are very excited to be a part of this year's Take Action! Tour and to contribute to a great cause," guitarist Travis Richter of From First to Last said in a press statement. "We can't wait to kick the tour off with our old friends in Every Time I Die and make new friends with the other bands as well."

Earlier Take Action lineups have included Avenged Sevenfold, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Jimmy Eat World, Thrice, Chiodos, Silverstein, Poison The Well, Sugarcult, Matchbook Romance and The Early November, among many other acts.

Buffalo, NY's Every Time I Die, founded by brothers Keith and Jordan Buckley in 1998, released their fourth full-length studio album, "The Big Dirty," in September. Several selections from the disc--which was produced by Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura)--can be found on the band's MySpace page.

After having gone through seven bassists since 2000, Every Time I Die recorded "The Big Dirty" without a fulltime bassist; the group has tapped Josh Newton to handle bass duties during the upcoming tour.