California USA thrash legends SLAYER have announced a winter 2010 U.S. tour with TESTAMENT, and MEGADETH. It shall be awesome, as it's been a while since all three bands toured together.
FROM SLAYER:
SLAYER. MEGADETH. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they're brutal and unstoppable. MEGADETH and SLAYER will join forces to co-headline "American Carnage", the most blistering, the most explosive, and the most eagerly anticipated mega-tour of the winter — and you do not want to miss it.
"American Carnage" will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, Washington for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates postponed earlier this month. Tickets for most shows go on sale this Friday, November 20. Ticketmaster is offering a special presale for most shows from Wednesday, November 18 at 10am until Thursday, November 19 at 10pm.
"American Carnage" is the first time that SLAYER and MEGADETH will have toured the U.S. together since 1991's epic "Clash of the Titans" tour. To celebrate that and in recognition of the tough economic times that many of their fans are having, MEGADETH and SLAYER have decided to roll back the price of a chunk of tickets at every U.S. show to the "1991 price" of $10.00. These specially-priced tickets will be limited and when they're gone, they're gone. MEGADETH has also teamed with iloveallaccess.com to provide an Ultimate Fan Package including premium seats, meet and greets, pre-show parties and more.
In addition, TESTAMENT — who was also on the "Clash of the Titans" bill — will be special guests on the entire tour, marking the first time that all three bands have shared a stage together in more than 18 years, and making this a "must see" metal event.
SLAYER and MEGADETH have already massacred territories together outside of the U.S. — first with four explosive dates in June, 2009 across Western Canada - "Canadian Carnage" — marking the first time the bands had shared a stage anywhere in 18 years; and then six co-headlining "Carnage" dates in Australia followed in October.
"It has been harder thank drinking a twelve-pack of Meisterbrau and not going pee than to keep this tour info [referring to the upcoming 'American Carnage' tour featuring MEGADETH, SLAYER and TESTAMENT] inside. And now you know and I can relax!
"It is true, as I said in my posts and columns, and as you can see . . . all of the clues were there. All that is left is sending positive vibes Tom's [Araya, SLAYER bassist/vocalist] way to assist in his rehabilitating his back, and then, as I like to say, this one ain't over till the fat lady dies!
"Let us remember also that we are out with a very exciting package for just this short, very short run, and we are specifically coming to these less traveled cities to bring MEGADETH metal everywhere we can, and we wanted to see you and you to see us before the end of the year. We have Bay Area heroes MACHINE HEAD out with us, and this tour is really intense. As you can hear at Megadeth Radio, MACHINE HEAD has some fantastic metal songs and some of the heaviest stuff we play on Megs Radio.
"I hope you are digging on all of this great news, and if you can believe it . . . there is more to come. I have some massive news about a music project for me and MEGS, and then we are going to be announcing our plans for South America and for Europe.
"So, now is the time to stay tuned into Megadeth Radio, and to come back here often to see what has happened since you were last here. Call me and the band guys and tell us what is on your minds and your hearts."
"American Carnage" tour dates:
Jan. 18 - WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA*
Jan. 19 - Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
Jan. 21 - Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA*
Jan. 22 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA*
Jan. 23 - Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ**
Jan. 25 - Magness Arena, Denver, CO*
Jan. 26 - Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM*
Jan. 27 - El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX*
Jan. 29 - Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX**
Jan. 31 - Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
Feb. 01 - Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA*
Feb. 02 - Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY*
Feb. 04 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN*
Feb. 05 - UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL*
Feb. 06 - Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI*
Feb. 09 - Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT**
Feb. 11 - Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ*
Feb. 13 - Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ*
Feb. 14 - Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA*
Feb. 16 - Pavillon de La Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC
Feb. 18 - John Labatt Centre, London, ON
Feb. 19 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
Feb. 20 - Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Feb. 22 - Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB
Feb. 23 - Metro Centre, Halifax, NS
* Tickets sold through Ticketmaster
** Tickets sold through LiveNation.com
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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