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Metal Update 5/30

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NEWS

DIO
guitarist Warren DeMartini (Ratt) will not be joining the touring lineup – instead, long time guitarist, Craig Goldy, will rejoin the band for summer European festival shows and for a six week U.S. tour with Iron Maiden, Dio & Motörhead

CANDLEMASS
for the first time, the Swedish doomsters will perform a short set of acoustic tunes as part of the BW&BK 6-Pack Weekend - the momentous event will take place on 6/14 at Alice Cooper'stown Restaurant prior to the band’s headlining gig at the festival

CHAOSBREED
heavily influenced by the Stockholm Sound, this new supergroup features: drummer Nalle Österman (Gandalf), bassist Oppu Laine (Amorphis, Mannhai), guitarist Marko Tarvonen (Moonsorrow), guitarist Esa Holopainen (Amorphis) and vocalist Taneli Jarva (Sentenced, The Black League)

NASUM
bassist Jesper Liveröd has decided to leave the band by the end of the summer to concentrate on his other band Burst – he has made it clear that there is no bad blood or ill will within Nasum

PROPHECY
the band has added the following new members: drummer Anthony Walker (Unchecked Aggression), vocalist Ryan Johnson (Xphyxia) and bassist James "Carlos"

THRONEAEON
the band is in the process of changing their name to Godhate

HATESPHERE
drummer Morten Toft Hansen has parted ways with the band to concentrate on Raunchy

ORIGIN
drummer Jon Longstreth has parted ways with the band - Longstreth will continue to work with Skinless full time and is considering doing other projects

PROGPOWER USA IV
North America’s premiere festival for progressive and power metal music, has officially sold out more than three months in advance – headlined by Nightwish and Rage, the event will take place in Atlanta, GA on 9/5 and 9/6

CHART ACTION
Staind’s ‘14 Shades of Grey’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart while Deftones secured the #2 spot – meanwhile, Chimaira’s sophomore release ‘The Impossibility Of Reason’ debuted at #2 on the Heatseekers chart, #16 on the Hard Rock chart and #117 on the Top 200 chart

NEW SIGNINGS
Century Media: My Ruin
Cleopatra Records: Flotsam And Jetsam
Hammerheart Records: Within Y
Watch Me Fall Records: Sham Rain
Pathos Productions: Anoxia

FEATURES

NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL 5
http://www.metalupdate.com/ne03.html

this photo essay captures some of the highlights of this year’s sold out festival. . .

. . . and in case you missed these other recent features:

Arkhon Infaustus
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewarkhon.html

Anthrax
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewanthrax2.html

Amon Amarth
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewamon.html

REVIEWS

NEW RELEASES

5/11 - Ordained - Lovette (CD single)
5/12 - Defiled - Divination
5/12 - Crystal Eyes - Vengeance Descending
5/13 - Dying Fetus - Stop At Nothing
5/13 - Chimaira - The Impossibility Of Reason
5/13 - Nasum - Helvete
5/13 - Dysrhythmia - Pretest
5/13 - Limp Bizkit - Bipolar
5/13 - Pentagram - First Daze Here. . . (double vinyl)
5/15 - Drastique - Pleasureligion
5/19 - Waco Jesus - Filth
5/19 - Holocaust - Primal
5/19 - Hate Forest - Purity
5/20 - Amorphis - Far From The Sun
5/20 - Darkest Hour - Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation
5/20 - Defiled - Divination
5/20 - LunaField - Close To Prime
5/20 - Black Cross - Art Offensive
5/20 - Hatesphere – Bloodred Hatred
5/20 - Drastique - Pleasureligion
5/20 - M.O.D. — The Rebel You Love to Hate
5/20 - Heulend Horn - The Saga of the Draugr
5/20 - Prion - Time of Plagues
5/20 - Ecliptic Sunset - . . .From These Dried Lands
5/20 - Enslaved - Below The Lights
5/20 - Forest Stream - Tears Of Mortal Solitude
5/20 - Sleep - Dopesmoker
5/20 - Ion Vein - Reigning Memories
5/20 - Freya - As The Last Light Drains
5/20 - Aeturnus - A Darker Monument
5/20 - Void - Posthuman
5/20 - Fleurety - Mid Tid Skal Komme
5/20 - Christian Death - The Scriptures
5/20 - Christian Death - Catastrophe Ballet
5/20 - Shai Halud - That Within Blood Ill Tempered
5/20 - Staind - 14 Shades Of Grey
5/20 - Vanderhoof - A Blur In Time
5/20 - Labrat - Ruining It For Everyone
5/20 - King's X - Black Like Sunday
5/20 - Soulless - Agony's Lament
5/20 - Chinchilla - Madtropolis
5/20 - Charger - Confessions of a Man. . .
5/20 - My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River
5/20 - Paradise Lost - Gothic (Digi)
5/20 - Anathema - The Silent Enigma (Digi)
5/20 - Converge - The Long Road Home (DVD)
5/23 - Gaia Epicus - Satrap
5/26 - Sepultura - Roorback
5/26 - Rob Rock - Eyes Of Eternity
5/26 - Blind Guardian - Live
5/26 - Iron Maiden - Visions Of The Beast (DVD)
5/27 - Motograter
5/27 - Dio - Stand Up And Shout
5/27 - Agalloch - Tomorrow Will Never Come (7")
5/28 - Among Thieves - Soundscam
6/02 - TNT - Give Me A Sign
6/02 - Soulreaper - LifeErazer
6/03 - Martyr - Hopeless Hopes
6/03 - Martyr - Warp Zone
6/03 - Armor For Sleep - Dream To Make Believe
6/03 - Give Up The Ghost - Background Music
6/03 - Dust To Dust - Sick
6/03 - Grave Digger - Rheingold
6/03 - Sinister - Savage Or Grace
6/03 - Divine Empire - Nostradamus
6/03 - Sonata Arctica - Winterheart’s Guild
6/03 - i-Crusher 2 (DVD)
6/09 - Agent Steel - Order Of The Illuminati
6/10 - Throcult - Soldiers Of A Blackened War
6/10 - Metallica - St. Anger
6/10 - Rock City Morgue - Some Ghouls EP
6/10 - Closer Than Kin - The Machineries of Breath
6/10 - Stormrider - First Battle Won

IN PRINT/ ON THE NET

TERRORIZER
http://www.terrorizer.com

issue #108 is out now featuring: Thrash Special: Part 1, Darkthrone, Katatonia, Dissection, The Exploited, 1349, Carpathian Forest, Whitehouse, God Dethroned, Benumb, Warhammer, Yattering, Yakuza, Dragonforce, The Haunted, Satyricon

AFTER THE WAR
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/27/DD233050.DTL

Be sure to check out this article on Iraqi death metal warriors Moudhafar - "Iraq after the war is just what our music was always about, except more so," says Talal. "It's metal."

LIVE4METAL
http://www.live4metal.com

new interviews: Sepultura, A18, Obeisance, The PB Army

ON TOUR

A LIFE ONCE LOST w/ BEYOND THE SIXTH SEAL & ON BROKEN WINGS

5/31 Boundbrook, NJ

ACID APE

5/30 Boston, MA (w/Dixie Witch, Lamont)
5/31 Philadelphia, PA (w/Dixie Witch)

ALCHEMIST

6/13 Canberra, Australia
6/20 Newcastle, Australia
6/21 Sydney, Australia
6/27 Adelaide, Australia
6/28 Melbourne, Australia
7/05 Brisbane, Australia (Overcranked Festival)

ALL OUT WAR

5/30 New London, CT (Stillborn Fest)
5/31 Albany, NY
6/01 Wilkes-Barre, PA
6/05 Cleveland, OH
6/07 Arlington Heights, IL (w/ Ringworm)
6/08 Detroit, MI (w/ Ringworm)

ALLFATHER w/ SIN ORIGIN & THORN OF FICTION

6/18 Jersey City, NJ

AMORPHIS

5/30 Helsinki, FIN
6/05 Turku, FIN
6/20 Kauhajoki, FIN
7/05 Turku, FIN
7/11 Helsinki, FIN

ANNIHILATOR

6/20 Osterode, GER (Rock Hard Festival)
6/21 NETH (Waldrock Festival)
6/27 Balingen, GER (Bang Your Head Festival
6/28 Bologna, ITA (A Summer Day In Hell Festival
7/25 GER (Speyer Festival)
7/26 Hirschhaid, GER (w/ Testament)
7/27 Antwerp, BEL
7/30 NETH
7/31 Wacken, GER
8/01 Zaandam, NETH
8/02 Pratteln, SWI (Metal Dayz)
8/03 Budapest, HUN (Sziget O.A.)

ANTHRAX

6/05 Budapest, HUN
6/07 Gelsenkirchen, GER
6/08 Sölvesborg, SWE
6/09 Oslo, NOR
6/11 Helsinki, FIN
6/13 St Petersburg, RUS
6/14 Moscow, RUS
6/15 Sofia, BUL
6/17 Karlsruhe, GER
6/18 Munich, GER
6/19 Zürich, SWI
6/21 Bergum, NETH
6/22 Rotterdam, NETH
6/24 Bielefeld, GER
6/25 Frankfurt, GER
6/26 Nurnburg, GER
6/28 Nottingham, UK
6/29 Cardiff, UK
6/30 Sheffield, UK
7/01 Glasgow, UK
7/03 Manchester, UK
7/04 London, UK
7/05 Graspop, BEL
7/06 Leipzig, GER
7/11 Albacete, SPA

ANVIL

7/18 Perth, ONT

ARCH ENEMY

5/31 Donington Park, UK (Download Festival)
6/08 Gelsenkirchen, D (Rock Hard Festival)
6/15 Nijmegen, NL (Fields of Rock)
7/02 Oslo, N (w/ Iron Maiden)
7/03 Oslo, N (w/ Iron Maiden)
7/05 Dessel, B (Graspop Festival)
7/13 Helsinki, SF (Tuska Open Air)
8/02 Hultsfred, S (Gates Of Metal Festival)

ATREYU

5/30 Tucson, AZ (w/ 18 Visions, Underoath)

AVERSE SEFIRA

6/06 Ottawa, Canada
6/07 Trois Rivieres, Canada
6/08 Quebec City, Canada
6/09 Montreal, Canada
6/11 Thunder Bay, Canada
6/13 Sudbury, Canada
6/14 North Bay, Canada
6/16 Guelph, Canada
6/17 Hamilton, Canada
6/19 Windsor, Canada
6/20 London, Canada
6/21 Toronto, Canada

JOEY BELLADONNA

6/03 New York, NY
6/04 Cheektowaga, NY
6/05 Wallington, NJ
6/06 Poughkeepsie, NY
6/06 Poughkeepsie, NY
6/07 Springfield, VA
6/14 South Elgin, IL
6/18 Palo Alto, CA
6/20 Sacramento, CA
6/21 Concord, CA
6/25 Salt Lake City, UT
6/26 Las Vegas, NV
6/27 Westminster, CA
6/28 Reseda, CA

BEYOND THE EMBRACE w/ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER & CANNAE

6/06 Staten Island, NY
6/07Augusta, ME
6/08 New London, CT
6/09 Boston, MA

BIOHAZARD

5/30 Tokyo, JAP

BIOHAZARD w/ AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED, THROWDOWN & FULL BLOWN CHAOS

6/05 Elizabethtown, NJ
6/09 Jacksonville, FL
6/10 Orlando, FL
6/11 Boyton Beach, FL
6/12 Tampa, FL
6/13 Atlanta, GA
6/14 Myrtle Beach, SC
6/15 Winston-Salem, NC
6/16 Allentown, PA

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

5/30 Long Island, NY (A Life Once Lost, Beyond The Sixth Seal)
5/31 Winston-Salem, NC (w/ Between Buried And Me, Quell)
6/01 Nashville, TN
6/03 Lansing, MI (w/ Bestiary, Sauron)

BLACK ‘N BLUE w/ SEQUEL & LABANSKY

6/14 Portland, OR

BLAZE

6/27 Balingen, UK (Bang Your Head)
8/29 Derby, UK (Bloodstock)

BOBAFLEX

5/30 Columbus, OH
6/14 Charleston, WV
6/20 Dayton, OH
6/22 Bellefountaine, OH
6/26 Dayton, OH
7/12 Charleston, WV
7/17 Pomeroy, OH
7/20 Dayton, OH
7/25 Charleston, WV
7/27 Bellefountaine, OH

BRAND NEW SIN

5/30 Ithaca, NY
5/31 Syracuse, NY
6/22 Syracuse, NY (WWDG Dog Daze of Summer Festival)
8/02 Sturgis, ND (Sturgis Motorcycle Rally)

BRAVE

5/30 W. Springfield, VA (w/ Lacuna Coil, Into Eternity)
6/07 Baltimore, MD (w/ Twisted Tower Dire, From Within)
6/14 Baltimore, MD (w/ Betray My Trust)
6/18 Cincinnati, OH
6/19 Muncie, IN
6/20 South Bend, IN

CHINCHILLA

5/31 Ingolstadt, Germany
6/06 Weiher, Germany
6/14 Döffingen, Germany
7/04 Altburg, Germany

CIRCLE II CIRCLE

6/07 Gelsenkirchen, GER (Rock Hard Festival)
6/14 Largo, FL
7/31 Wacken, GER (Wacken Open Air)
8/01 Zaandam, NETH
8/02 Pratteln, SWI (Metal Dayz)
8/03 Budapest, HUN (Sziget Festival)
9/05 Atlanta, GA (ProgPower Festival)

CLUTCH

6/25 Allentown, PA
6/26 Youngstown, OH
6/27 Buffalo, NY
6/28 Morgantown, WV
7/13 Lewisburg, WV

CRADLE OF FILTH

6/23 New Orleans, LA
6/24 Houston, TX
6/25 McAllen, TX
7/23 Cincinnati, OH
7/27 Oklahoma, OK
7/29 Grand Rapids, MI
8/04 Guelph, ONT
8/08 Long Island, NY
8/12 Toronto, ONT
8/16 Montreal, QUE
8/20 Norfolk, VA
8/23 Wilmington, NC
8/27 Tampa, FL

CRADLE OF FILTH w/ SHADOWS FALL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE & SWORN ENEMY

7/01 El Paso, TX
7/06 Las Vegas, NV
7/10 Portland, OR
7/11 Vancouver, BC
7/14 Denver, CO
7/18 Kansas City, MO

CREAM ABDUL BABAR w/ KYLESA

6/21 Orlando, FL
6/22 Daytona, FL
6/23 Jacksonville, FL
6/24 Atlanta, GA
6/25 Valdosta, GA w/ Floor
6/26 Pensacola, FL
6/27 Tampa, FL
6/28 Gainesville, FL
6/30 Tallahassee, FL (w/ Melt Banana)

CRISIS w/ BOTTOM & ACID KING

6/06 Downey, CA

CURL UP AND DIE w/ DARKEST HOUR

5/30 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5/31 Daytona, FL

DARKEST HOUR

5/30 Ft. Lauderdale, FL (w/ Dead To Fall, Curl Up And Die, Minus)
5/31 Daytona, FL (w/ Dead To Fall, Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/01 Tampa, FL (w/ Dead To Fall, Curl Up And Die)
6/02 Jacksonville, FL (w/ Dead To Fall, Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/03 Gainesville, FL (w/ Dead To Fall, Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/04 Tallahassee, FL (w/ Dead To Fall, Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/05 New Orleans, LA (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/08 Houston, TX (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/09 San Antonio, TX (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/10 Austin, TX (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/11 Austin, TX (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/12 Phoenix, AZ (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/13 San Diego, CA (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/14 Las Vegas, NV (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/15 Newport Beach, CA (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/16 San Francisco, CA (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/17 Reno, NV (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/19 Tacoma, WA (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/20 Portland, OR (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/21 Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/22 Boulder, CO (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/23 Kansas City, MO (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/24 Omaha, Ne (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/26 St. Louis, MO (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/27 Chicago, IL (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/28 Cincinnati, OH (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/29 Louisville, KY (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)
6/30 Columbus, OH (w/ Curl Up And Die, Minus)

DEAD TO FALL

6/06 Chicago, IL

DEAD TO FALL w/ DARKEST HOUR & CURL UP AND DIE

5/30 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5/31 Daytona, FL
6/01 Tampa, FL
6/02 Jacksonville, FL
6/03 Gainesville, FL
6/04 Tallahassee, FL

DEATH ANGEL

5/30 Santa Ana, CA (w/ Dreams Of Damnation)
5/31 San Bernardino, CA
6/01 Downey, CA

DEATH CAMPAIGN w/ AS I LAY DYING

6/01 Sacramento, CA
6/03 Eugene, OR
6/06 Tacoma, WA
6/07 Portland, OR
6/08 Spokane, WA
6/12 Denver, CO
6/13 Santa Fe, NM
6/14 Yuma, AZ
6/20 Petaluma, CA
6/23 Prescott, AZ
6/26 Tulsa, OK
6/27 Kansas City, MO
6/28 St Peters, MO

PAUL DI'ANNO

5/30 Bisceglie, Italy (Unplugged)
5/31 Napoli, Italy (Unplugged)
6/01 Lecce, Italy (Unplugged)
6/02 Roma, Italy (Unplugged)
6/12 Oshawa, CAN
6/13 Toronto, CAN
6/14 London, CAN
6/16 Montreal, CAN
6/17 Quebec, CAN
6/18 Ottawa, CAN
6/19 Barrie, CAN
6/20 Sudbury, CAN
6/24 Calgary, CAN
6/26 Victoria, CAN
6/27 Nanaimo, CAN
6/28 Vancouver, CAN
6/29 Kamloops, CAN
6/30 Banff, CAN
7/01 Edmonton, CAN
7/03 Winnipeg, CAN

DREDG w/ S.T.U.N.

5/30 New Orleans, LA
5/31 Athens, GA
6/02 Washington DC
6/03 Philadelphia, PA
DYING FETUS w/ SKINLESS, DIVINE EMPIRE & MISERY INDEX

7/19 Latham, NY
7/20 Farmingdale, NY
7/23 Detroit, MI
7/25 Aurora, IL
7/26 Milwaukee, WI
8/01 San Francisco, CA
8/02 San Diego, CA
8/03 Corona, CA
8/04 West Hollywood, CA
8/05 Phoenix, AZ
8/07 Albuquerque, NM
8/08 Denver, CO
8/09 Cedar Falls, IA
8/10 St. Louis, MO
8/11 Oklahoma, OK
8/14 Houston, TX
8/17 Tampa, FL
8/20 Atlanta, GA
8/21 West Springfield, VA

DYSRHYTHMIA

5/31 Berwyn, PA (w/ Mykado)
6/06 Brooklyn, NY (w/ Kiss the Cynic)
6/08 Storrs, CT (w/ In Pieces, Kiss the Cynic)
6/10 Passaic, NJ (w/ Kataklysm)
6/13 Cohoes, NY (w/ Skinless)
6/14 Wilkes-Barre, PA (w/ Today Is the Day)
6/15 Chester, NY (w/ Kiss the Cynic)
6/20 Reading, PA
6/21 Philadelphia, PA (w/ Stinking Lizaveta)
6/21 Binghampton, NY
6/22 Lackawana, NY (w/ Kiss the Cynic)
6/23 New York, NY (w/ Joe Stump)
6/28 New London, CT
6/29 Pittsburgh, PA (w/ The Dream Is Dead, Suicide Note)
6/30 Cincinnati, OH (w/ Rune)
7/02 Hattiesburg, MS (w/ Rune)
7/05 Austin, TX (w/Rune)
7/06 Fort Worth, TX (w/ Rune)
7/08 Lubbock, TX
7/09 Albuquerque, NM
7/19 Havertown, PA
7/21 Reno, NV (w/ Existence)
7/26 Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Metalfest)
7/27 Chicago, IL (w/ Benumb, The End)
7/29 Columbia, MO
7/30 Little Rock, AK

ELEGY

5/30 Ziest, NETH
6/01 Hirson, FRA
6/07 Vosselaar, BEL
6/13 Cleveland, OH (BW&BK Six Pack)
7/13 Bakel, NETH

ENTOMBED

5/31 Kranj, SLO

ENTOMBED w/ DOGDAY

7/04 Osnabrück, GER
7/06 Hamburg, GER

EPHEL DUATH w/ MISTRESS & DESOLATION

6/24 London, UK

THE EXPLOITED

7/09 Glasgow, SCO
7/10 Derby, UK
7/11 Milton Keynes, UK
7/12 Nottingham, UK
7/13 Bristol, UK
7/14 Swansea, UK
7/15 Norwich, UK
7/16 Birmingham, UK
7/17 Manchester, UK
7/18 Bradford, UK
7/19 Leicester, UK
7/20 York, UK
7/21 Newcastle, UK
7/24 Brighton, UK
7/25 Harlow, UK
7/26 Colchester, UK
7/27 London, UK
7/28 Sheffield, UK

EXTOL w/ DEMON HUNTER

6/13 Tacoma, WA
6/14 Spokane, WA
6/15 Yakima, WA
6/17 Twin Falls, ID
6/19 Portland, OR
6/20 Quincy, CA
6/21 Sacramento, CA
6/22 Corona, CA
6/23 Phoenix, AZ
6/24 Albuquerque, NM
6/25 Denver, CO
6/26 Wichita, KS
6/27 Dallas, TX
6/28 Little Rock, AR
6/29 Kansas City, MO

EXTOL

7/03 Bushnell, IL (Cornerstone Festival)

EXTOL w/ STILL BREATHING & THE AGONY SCENE

7/06 Atlanta, GA
7/07 Nashville, TN
7/08 Indianapolis, IN
7/09 Madison, WI
7/10 Wilmar, MN

FISHBONE w/ KING'S X

5/30 Dallas, TX
5/31 Austin, TX

FLOOR

5/30 Baltimore, MD
5/31 Spartanburg, SC
6/01 Athens, GA
6/02 Savannah, GA
6/03 Jacksonville, FL
6/04 Tallahassee, FL (w/ Darkest Hour)
6/05 Baton Rouge, LA
6/06 New Orleans, LA
6/25 Valdosta, GA
6/26 Pensacola, FL
6/27 Birmingham, AL
6/28 Little Rock, AR
6/29 Shreveport, LA
6/30 Houston, TX
7/01 Austin, TX
7/02 Dallas, TX
7/03 Oklahoma City, OK
7/04 St Louis, MO
7/05 Chicago, IL
7/06 Detroit, MI
7/07 Pittsburgh, PA
7/08 Louisville, KY
7/09 Atlanta, GA
7/10 Jacksonville, FL
7/11 Tampa, FL

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

7/18 Tempe, AZ
7/19 Los Angeles, CA
7/20 Anaheim, CA

FOZZY w/ 40 GRIT

5/30 Sacramento/San Francisco, CA
5/31 Portland, OR
6/01 Seattle, WA

FU MANCHU w/ FIREBIRD

6/06 Manchester, UK
6/07 Dublin, IRL
6/08 Belfast, IRL
6/09 Glasgow, SCO
6/10 London, UK
6/14 Wiesbaden, GER
6/15 Dresden, GER
6/17 Düsseldorf, GER
6/18 Berlin, GER
6/24 Zürich, SWI
6/25 Gent, BEL
6/26 Haarlem, NETH
6/27 Eindhoven, NETH

FUNERAL RITES

6/14 San Antonio, TX

FUNERUS

6/01 Cleveland, OH (w/ Grave, Immolation)
6/27 Sydney, NSW, Australia
8/16 Urbana, IL (Central Illinois Metalfest)

THE GATHERING

5/30 Haarlem, NL
5/31 Dordrecht, NL (w/ Telefunk)
6/02 Katowice, POL (w/ Naamah, April Eternal)
6/03 Warszawa, POL (w/ Naamah, April Eternal)
6/04 Rzeszów, POL (w/ Naamah, April Eternal)
6/05 Wroclaw, POL (w/ Naamah, April Eternal)
6/06 Leipzig, GER
6/10 Cardiff, UK
6/11 Dudley, UK
6/12 Bradford, UK
6/13 London, UK
6/14 Nottingham, UK
6/20 Gouda, NL
6/22 Istanbul, TUR
6/27 Dublin, IRL
6/29 Glastonbury, UK
7/05 Breda, NL
7/12 Weert, NL

GOD DETHRONED

6/06 Groningen Holland
6/07 Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Rock Hard Festival)
8/23 Abtsgmünd, Germany (Summer Breeze Festival)
8/24 Vienna, Austria (Vienna Metal Fest)

HALFORD w/ TESTAMENT

6/03 Petaluma, CA (w/ Skinlab)
6/04 San Francisco, CA (w/ Skinlab)
6/06 West Hollywood, CA (w/ Leatherwolf)
6/07 Las Vegas, NV (w/ Leatherwolf)
6/08 Anaheim, CA (w/ Leatherwolf)

HAMMERFALL

6/27 Balingen, GER (Bang Your Head Festival)
6/28 Vizovice, CZR (Masters Of Rock)
6/29 Jihlava, CZR
6/30 Plzen, CZR
7/04 Sundsvall, SWE (Sundsvalls Gatufest)
7/05 Töreboda, SWE (Töreboda Festival)
7/25 Karlskoga, SWE
8/30 Derby, UK (Bloodstock Metalfest)

HASTE

5/30 South Amboy, NJ
5/31 Wilmington, DE
6/01 Baltimore, MD
6/02 Richmond, VA
6/04 Charlotte, NC
6/05 Nashville, TN
6/06 St. Louis, MO
6/07 Iowa City, IA
6/08 Chicago, IL
6/09 Hamtramck, MI
6/10 Cleveland Heights, OH
6/11 Lackawana, NY
6/12 Charleroi, PA
6/13 Philadelphia, PA
6/14 New London, CT
6/15 New York, NY

HATE PLOW w/ ROTTEN SOUND & DEBAUCHERY

6/04 Arnhem, Nl
6/05 Kiel, Ger
6/06 Braunschweig, Ger
6/07 Chemnitz, Ger
6/08 Prag Klanovice, Czr
6/09 Graz, A
6/10 Pula, Croa
6/11 Ljubljana, Slo
6/12 Mailand, I
6/13 Zürich, CH
6/14 Münster bei Dieburg, Ger
6/15 Berlin, Ger

HATE THEORY

5/31 Kent, OH

HATEBREED

6/05 Elizabeth, NJ
6/08 Wilmington, NC
6/09 Jacksonville Beach, FL
6/10 Orlando, FL
6/12 Tampa, FL
6/13 Atlanta, GA
6/14 Myrtle Beach, SC
6/15 Winston-Salem, NC

THE HAUNTED w/ SHAI HULUD, KATAKLYSM & SKINLESS

5/30 Tempe, AZ (w/ Bleeding Through)
5/31 Las Vegas, NV (w/ Bleeding Through)
6/01 Los Angeles, CA (w/ Bleeding Through)
6/02 San Francisco, CA (w/ Bleeding Through)
6/04 Englewood, CO (w/ Bleeding Through)
6/05 Lawrence, KS (w/ Bleeding Through
6/06 Minneapolis, MN (w/ Bleeding Through
6/07 Chicago, IL (w/ Bleeding Through)
6/08 Cleveland, OH (w/ Bleeding Through)
6/09 New York, NY (w/ Bleeding Through)

HIGH ON FIRE

6/12 Los Angeles, CA (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/13 Downey, CA (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/14 Mesa, AZ (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/15 Tucson, AZ (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/16 Albuquerque, NM (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/18 Austin, TX (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/19 Houston, TX (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/20 New Orleans, LA (w/ Watch Them Die)
6/21 Atlanta, GA (w/ Hex Error, Floor)
6/22 Raleigh, NC (w/ Rise, Weedeater)
6/24 Baltimore, MD (w/ Hidden Hand)
6/25 Philadelphia, PA (w/ Chinese Stars)
6/26 New York, NY (w/ Chinese Stars, Bantam)
6/27 Cambridge, MA (w/ Chinese Stars)
6/28 Providence, RI (w/ Chinese Stars, Black Tail)
6/29 Rochester, NY (w/ Heatseeker)
6/30 Lackawanna, NY
7/01 Columbus, OH (w/ The Whip)
7/02 Cleveland, OH (w/ The Whip)
7/03 Detroit, MI (w/ The Whip)
7/04 Chicago, IL (w/ The Whip, Pelican, Floor)
7/05 Minneapolis, MN (w/ The Whip, Pelican, Floor)
7/07 Denver, CO (w/ Drunk Horse)
7/09 Billings, MT (w/ Drunk Horse, Camaro Smith)
7/10 Spokane, WA (w/ Drunk Horse)
7/11 Portland, OR (w/ Drunk Horse, Witch Mountain)
7/12 Seattle, WA (w/ Drunk Horse, Screaming Hordes)
7/13 Eugene, OR (w/ Drunk Horse, Yob)

IMMOLATION w/ GRAVE, GOATWHORE & DECEMBER

5/30 Buffalo, NY
5/31 Columbus, OH
6/01 Cleveland, OH
6/03 Chicago, IL
6/04 St. Paul, MN
6/06 Seattle, WA
6/07 Portland, OR
6/08 San Francisco, CA
6/09 Santa Ana, CA
6/10 Los Angeles, CA
6/11 San Diego, CA
6/12 Las Vegas, NV
6/13 Phoenix, AZ
6/14 Albuquerque, AZ
6/15 El Paso, TX
6/16 Dallas, TX
6/17 Austin, TX
6/18 New Orleans, LA
6/19 Atlanta, GA
6/20 Spartanburg, SC
6/21 Tampa, FL
6/22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6/24 Virginia Beach, VA
6/25 Winston-Salem, NC
6/26 West Springfield, VA
6/27 Roanoke, VA
6/28 Poughkeepsie, NY
6/29 Asbury Park, NJ

I.N.R.I.

5/31 Enschede, NL
7/26 Steenwijk, NL

IN FLAMES w/ SOILWORK, CHIMAIRA & UNEARTH

6/26 Toronto, ON (no Unearth)
6/27 Montreal, QC (no Unearth)
6/28 Worcester, MA
6/30 New York, NY
7/01 Philadelphia, PA
7/03 Detroit, MI
7/04 Syracuse, NY
7/05 Cleveland, OH
7/06 Chicago, IL
7/07 Minneapolis, MN
7/09 Atlanta, GA
7/10 Orleans, LA
7/11 San Antonio, TX
7/12 McAllen, TX
7/14 Tempe, AZ
7/15 Las Vegas, NV
7/17 Los Angeles, CA
7/18 San Francisco, CA
7/19 Portland, OR
7/20 Seattle, WA
7/21 Vancouver, BC

INCANTATION

6/18 Auckland, New Zealand
6/19 Christchurch, New Zealand
6/21 Melbourne, VIC, Australia (w/ Psycroptic, Atomizer)
6/22 Adelaide, Le Rox, SA, Australia (w/ Psycroptic, Oni)
6/24 Canberra, ACT, Australia (w/ Psycroptic, Psychrist)
6/26 Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (w/ Psycroptic, Astriaal)
6/27 Sydney, NSW, Australia (w/ Psycroptic, Funerus)
6/28 Sydney, NSW, Australia (Bloodlust 3 Festival)
8/16 Urbana, IL (Central Illinois Metalfest)

IRON MAIDEN

5/31 Donington Park, UK
6/03 Katowice, POL
6/04 Budapest, JUN
6/06 Nurburgring, GER
6/07 Nurnburg, GER
6/08 Vienna, AUT
6/11 Barcelona, ESP
6/12 Madrid, ESP
6/13 San Sebastian, ESP
6/15 Imola, ITA
6/17 Zagreb, CRO
6/19 Zlin, CZ
6/21 Bergum, NETH
6/23 Fribourg, SWI
6/25 Paris, FRA
6/27 Roskilde, DEN
6/28 Stockholm, SWE
6/30 Helsinki, FIN
7/02 Oslo, NOR
7/03 Oslo, NOR
7/05 Graspop, BEL
7/09 Lisbon, POR
7/11 Jerez, ESP
7/12 Albecete, ESP

IRON MAIDEN w/DIO & MOTÖRHEAD

7/21 Worcester, MA
7/22 Hartford, CT
7/23 Philadelphia, PA
7/25 Holmdel, NJ
7/26 Wantagh, NY
7/29 Washington, D.C
7/30 New York, NY
8/01 Quebec City, QUE
8/02 Montreal, QUE
8/03 Toronto, ONT
8/05 Cleveland, OH
8/06 Detroit, MI
8/08 Pittsburgh, PA
8/09 Columbus, OH
8/10 Chicago, IL
8/13 Dallas, TX
8/15 San Antonio, TX
8/16 Houston, TX
8/18 El Paso, TX
8/20 Denver, CO
8/21 Albuquerque, NM
8/22 Phoenix, AZ
8/24 Irvine, CA
8/25 Long Beach, CA
8/26 San Diego, CA
8/28 San Jose, CA
8/29 Concord, CA
8/30 Sacramento, CA

KALIBAS

5/30 NJ
5/31 Philidelphia, PA
6/02 Baltimore, MD
6/03 Richmond, VA
6/04 Norfolk, VA
6/05 Winston-Salem, NC
6/06 Hickory, NC
6/07 Columbia, SC
6/09 Birmingham, AL
6/11 Orlando, FL
6/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6/13 Ybor City, FL
6/14 Tampa, FL
6/15 Tallahassee, FL
6/17 New Orleans, LA
6/18 Lafayette / Baton Rouge, LA
6/20 Victoria, TX
6/21 Austin, TX
6/22 Ft. Worth, TX
6/24 El Paso, TX
6/25 Albuquerque, NM
6/26 Flagstaff, AZ
6/27 Phoenix, AZ
6/28 San Diego, CA
6/29 Los Angeles, CA

KAMELOT

5/30 Paris, France (w/ Sonata Arctica, Fairyland)
6/08 Sölvesborg, SWE
6/10 Osaka, JAP
6/11 Tokyo, JAP
6/12 Tokyo, JAP

KYLESA w/ CREAM ABDUL BABAR

6/21 Orlando, FL
6/22 Daytona, FL
6/23 Jacksonville, FL
6/24 Atlanta, GA
6/25 Valdosta, GA (w/ Floor)
6/26 Pensacola, FL
6/27 Tampa, FL
6/28 Gainesville, FL
6/30 Tallahassee, FL (w/ Melt Banana)

LACUNA COIL w/ INTO ETERNITY & DAYLIGHT DIES

5/30 Springfield, VA (w/ Tapping the Vein)
5/31 Philadelphia, PA (w/ Tapping the Vein)
6/02 Chicago, IL (w/ Tapping the Vein)
6/03 Cleveland, OH (w/ Tapping the Vein)

LAMB OF GOD

6/05 New York, NY
6/06 New Haven, CT
6/07 Providence, RI
6/08 Syrancuse, NY

LEADFOOT

6/24 Chapel Hill, NC
7/02 Pleasant, PA
7/03 Pittsburgh, PA
7/04 Frostburg, MD
7/06 Winston-Salem, NC
7/11 Atlanta, GA
7/12 Chapel Hill, NC
7/24 Columbia, SC
7/25 Charlotte, NC
7/25 Raleigh, NC
8/29 Cardiz, Spain

LIVING COLOUR

5/30 Poughkeepsie, NY

LIVING SACRIFICE

6/28 Little Rock, AR
7/05 Bushnell, IL

MASTIC SCUM

5/29 Neiden, GER (Fuck The Commerce VI)
6/20 Salzburg, AUT (w/ Belphegor, Sanguis)
7/11 Trutnov, CZ (Obscene Extreme 2003)
7/12 Semmering, AUT (Kaltenbach Open Air)
7/26 Innsbruck, AUT (Skeleton Bash)
8/23 Vienna, AUT (Metalfest Arena)

MASTODON

6/08 Chattanooga, TN (Riverbend Festival)
6/29 Swansea, United Kingdom
6/30 Glasgow, Scotland
7/01 London, United Kingdom
7/02 Leeds, United Kingdom
7/03 Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
7/04 Dessel, Belgium (Graspop Metal Meeting)
7/06 Rotterdam, Netherlands (Metropolis Festival)
7/07 Den Helder, Netherlands
7/09 Eindhoven, Netherlands
7/09 Utrecht, Netherlands
7/11 Bilbao, Spain (Bikerfest)
7/12 Bilbao, Spain (Bikerfest)
8/02 Louisville, KY (Krazy Fest VI)

MENTORS

6/20 Burbank, IL
6/21 Indianpolis, IN
6/22 Ypsilanti, MI
6/23 Akron, OH
6/24 Pittsburgh, PA
6/25 Parkersburch, WV
6/26 Baltimore, MD
6/27 Passaic, NJ
6/28 New York, NY
6/29 Springfield, VA

MERENDINE ATOMICHE

5/30 Fontaniva, ITA
6/06 Cittadella, ITA
6/12 Villa del Conte, ITA
6/20 Certosa, ITA
6/21 Carpaneto, ITA
6/27 Trebaseleghe, ITA

METALLICA

6/06 Nurnberg, GER (Rock Im Park)
6/07 Berlin, GER
6/08 Nurburgring, GER
6/11 Paris, FRA
6/13 Imola, ITA (Heineken Jammin' Festival)
6/15 Nijmegen, NETH (Goffertpark Fields)
6/21 Barcelona, SPA (Doctor Music Day)
6/22 Madrid, SPA
6/26 Roskilde, DEN (Roskilde Festival)
6/28 Werchter, BEL (Werchter Rock Festival)
8/20 Dublin, IRE
8/22 Leeds, UK (Leeds Festival)
8/24 Reading, UK (Reading festival)

METALLICA w/ MUDVAYNE, LIMP BIZKIT, LINKIN PARK & THE DEFTONES

7/04 Detroit, MI
7/05 Toronto, Canada
7/06 Foxboro, MA
7/08 East Rutherford, NJ
7/11 Atlanta, GA
7/12 Philadelphia, PA
7/13 Orlando, FL
7/18 Washington, DC
7/19 Columbus, OH
7/20 Montreal, Canada
7/25 St. Louis, MO
7/26 Chicago, IL
7/27 Minneapolis, MN
8/01 Denver, CO
8/02 Houston, TX
8/03 Irving, TX
8/07 Seattle, WA
8/09 Los Angeles, CA
8/10 San Francisco, CA

METALUCIFER w/ EZURATE

6/25 Chicago, IL
6/26 Cudahy, WI
6/27 Classic Metal Fest (Day 1)
6/28 Classic Metal Fest (Day 2)
6/29 Westville, IN

MINISTRY

5/31 Donington Park, UK
6/02 Hamburg, GER
6/03 Bielefeld, GER
6/04 Ludwigsburg, GER
6/06 Nurburgring, GER
6/07 Milan, Italy
6/08 Nurnburg, GER
6/10 Geneva, SWI
6/12 Munich, GER
6/13 Dudingen, SWI
6/15 Nijmegen, NETH
6/17 Strasbourg, FRA
6/18 Lille, FRA
6/20 Lyon, FRA
6/22 Vienna, AUT
6/28 Glasgow, SCO
6/29 Nottingham, UK
7/01 Manchester, UK
7/02 London, UK
7/04 Paris, FRA
7/05 Dessel, BEL
7/06 Leipzig, GER
7/09 Copenhagen, DEN
7/10 Oslo, NOR
7/11 Avika, SWE
7/13 Helsinki, FIN

MONSTROSITY

6/13 Tampa, Florida

MURDERDOLLS

7/07 Cardiff, UK
7/08 Nottingham, UK (w/ Stone Sour)
7/09 Birmingham, UK (w/ Stone Sour)
7/10 Glasgow, UK (w/ Stone Sour)
7/11 Manchester, UK (w/ Stone Sour)
7/12 London, UK (w/ Stone Sour)

NIGHTWISH

6/20 Rauma, Finland
7/04 Oslo, Norway
7/05 Oslo, Norway
7/11 Villarrobledo, Spain (Metal Mania Festival)
8/02 Hultsfred, Sweden (Gates Of Metal)
8/09 Hildesheim, Germany (Luna Festival)
8/16 Pratteln, Switzerland
8/30 Derby, England (Bloodstock Festival)
8/31 London, England
9/05 Atlanta, USA (ProgPower Festival)
9/06 Montreal, Canada
9/26 St. Petersburg, Russia
9/27 Moscow, Russia

NILE

6/07 Milan, Italy (Gods of Metal Festival)
6/13 Zaandam, Netherlands
6/14 Vosselaar, Belgium
6/15 Nijmegen, Netherlands (Fields of Rock)

NILE w/ SKINLESS & NAGLFAR

7/13 Tokyo, Japan
7/15 Nagoya, Japan
7/16 Osaka, Japan

NOCTUARY w/ KRIEG

6/19 San Diego, CA
6/20 Mexicali, Mexico
6/21 Ensenada, Mexico
6/22 Los Angeles, CA
6/26 San Francisco, CA
6/27 Portland, OR
6/28 Seattle, WA
6/29 Medford, OR

NUCLEAR ASSAULT

7/11 New York, NY
7/12 Clifton, NJ
7/13 Buffalo, NY

OMEN

7/19 Koenigshofen, Germany
7/20 Bochum, Germany
7/21 Zottegem, Belgium

OVERKILL

6/27 Vizovie, Czech Republic
6/28 Balingen, Germany
6/29 Obergunzberg, Germany
6/30 Andermach, Germany
7/01 Munster, Germany
7/02 Bochum, Germany
7/03 Eindhoven, Netherlands
7/04 Dessel, Belgium
7/05 Roltzschjora, Germany
7/11 Aviles, Spain

OZZY OSBOURNE w/ VOIVOD & FINGER 11

6/01 Vancouver, BC
6/04 Calgary, AB
6/06 Edmonton AB
6/08 Winnipeg, MB
6/11 Toronto, ON
6/12 Ottawa
6/14 Montreal, PQ
6/16 Quebec City, PQ

OZZFEST
http://www.ozzfest.com
MAIN STAGE: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Chevelle
SECOND STAGE: Cradle of Filth, Voivod, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, Nothingface, Hotwire, Grade 8, Twisted Method, Unloco, Endo, Marz, Depswa, Memento, Motograter, Sworn Enemy

6/28 Selma, TX
6/29 Dallas, TX
7/02 Phoenix, AZ
7/03 Chula Vista, CA
7/05 Devore, CA
7/08 Mountain View, CA
7/09 Marysville, CA
7/12 Auburn, WA
7/15 Albuquerque, NM
7/17 Maryland Heights, MO
7/19 Somerset, WI
7/20 Tinley Park, IL
7/22 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
7/24 Clarkston, MI
7/25 Clarkston, MI
7/30 Burgettstown, PA
7/31 Noblesville, IN
8/02 East Troy, WI
8/03 Columbus, OH
8/05 Scranton, PA
8/07 Camden, NJ
8/09 Hartford, CT
8/11 Darien Center, NY
8/14 Mansfield, MA
8/15 Mansfield, MA
8/18 Holmdel, NJ
8/19 Holmdel, NJ
8/22 Bristow, VA
8/24 Charlotte, NC
8/26 Atlanta, GA
8/28 West Palm Beach, FL

THE PB ARMY

5/31 Cleveland, OH
6/28 Sidney, OH

POISON w/ VINCE NEIL & SKID ROW

5/30 Clarkston, MI
5/31 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
6/01 Columbus, OH
6/03 Toronto, ON,
6/04 Darien Lake, NY
6/06 Milwaukee, WI
6/07 Maryland Heights, MO
6/08 Indianapolis, IN
6/10 Burgettstown, PA
6/11 Hartford, CT
6/13 Wantagh, NY
6/14 Holmdel, NJ
6/15 Mansfield, MA
6/17 Toledo, OH
6/20 Columbus, NE
6/21 Sioux City, IA
6/24 Casper, WY
6/26 Boise, ID
6/27 Idaho Falls, ID
6/28 Missoula, MT
7/03 Universal City, CA
7/05 Las Vegas, NV
7/06 Santa Clara, CA
7/11 Salt Lake City, UT
7/12 Englewood, CO
7/16 Corpus Christi, TX
7/18 Beaumont, TX
7/19 Spring, TX
7/20 Dallas, TX
7/24 LaCrosse, WI
7/25 Dubuque, IA
7/26 Goddard, KS

PORCUPINE TREE

7/08 Tampa, FL
7/11 Athens, GA

PORCUPINE TREE w/ OPETH

7/15 Toronto, ONT
7/16 Montreal, QUE
7/17 New York, NY
7/19 Boston, MA
7/20 Philadelphia, PA
7/21 Washington DC
7/22 Detroit, MI
7/24 Cleveland, IL
7/25 Chicago, CH
7/26 Minneapolis, MN
7/28 Boulder, CO
7/30 Los Angeles, CA
7/31 San Francisco, CA
8/03 Portland, OR
8/04 Seattle, WA

POWERMAN 5000 w/ REACH 454

6/04 Traverse City, MI
6/05 Dayton, OH
6/06 Flint, MI
6/07 Grand Rapids, MI
6/09 Cincinnati, OH
6/10 Ft Wayne, IN
6/12 Pittsburgh, PA
6/13 Hershey, PA
6/14 Clifton Park, NY
6/16 State College, PA
6/18 Hartford, CT
6/19 Hampton Beach, NH
6/20 Hyannis, MA
6/24 Huntsville, AL
6/25 Tallahasse, FL
6/26 Charleston, SC
6/27 Johnson City, TN
6/28 Louisville, KY
6/29 Milwaukee, WI

QUEENSRŸCHE

6/04 Amsterdam, Netherlands
6/05 London, Great Britain
6/07 Solvesborg, Sweden
6/08 Milan, Italy
6/10 Athens, Greece

QUEENSRŸCHE w/ DREAM THEATER & FATES WARNING

6/23 Houston, TX
6/24 Tulsa, OK
6/25 Grand Prairie, TX
6/27 Orlando, FL
6/28 Pompano Beach, FL
6/29 Tampa Bay, FL
7/01 Atlanta, GA
7/02 Columbus, OH
7/03 Pittsburgh, PA
7/04 Barrie, Ontario
7/05 Montreal, Quebec
7/06 Quebec City, Quebec
7/08 Wallingford, CT
7/09 Boston, MA
7/10 Holmdel, NJ
7/11 Wantagh, NY
7/12 Wilmington, DE
7/15 Baltimore, MD
7/16 Cleveland, OH
7/17 Clarkston, MI
7/18 Cincinnati, OH
7/19 Chicago, IL
7/22 Denver, CO
7/24 Los Angeles, CA
7/25 San Diego, CA (no Fates Warning)
7/26 Concord, CA
7/27 Sacramento, CA
7/31 Portland, OR
8/03 Seattle, WA

QUIET RIOT

5/30 Lemont, IL
5/31 Terre Haute, IN
6/21 Elko, NV
6/22 Allegan, MI
6/28 Bloomington, IN

ROLLINS BAND

6/01 Tempe, AZ
6/03 Ft. Worth, TX
6/04 Memphis, TN
6/05 Atlanta, GA
6/06 Tampa, FL
6/07 Boynton Beach, FL
6/09 Orlando, FL
6/11 Charlotte, NC
6/12 Washington, DC
6/13 Norfolk, VA
6/14 New York City, NY
6/15 Boston, MA
6/16 Philadelphia, PA
6/18 Cleveland, OH
6/19 Columbus, OH
6/20 Detroit, MI
6/21 Chicago, IL
6/22 Milwaukee, WI
6/24 Minneapolis, MN
6/26 Denver, CO
7/01 San Francisco, CA

SAINT VITUS w/ MACABRE, EYEHATEGOD & DEBRIS INC.

7/01 - Chicago, IL

SEPULTURA

5/31 Donnington, UK
6/01 Istanbul, TUR
6/03 Derry, IRE
6/04 Belfast, IRE
6/05 Dublin, IRE
6/06 Dublin, IRE
6/08 Sweden Rock Festival, SWE
6/10 Malmo, SWE
6/11 Oslo, NOR
6/13 Copenhagen, DEN
6/16 Strasbourg, FRA
6/17 Lille, FRA
6/18 Ris Orangis, FRA
6/19 Lyon, FRA
6/21 Waldrock Fest, NETH
6/22 Aschaffenburg, GER
6/23 Hildesheim, GER
6/24 Prague, CZ
6/25 Warsaw, POL
6/27 Mezotur, ROM
6/28 Wanted Festival, HUN
6/29 Zagreb, CRO
6/30 Graz, AUT
7/01 Salzburg, AUT
7/02 Innsbruck, AUT
7/04 Graspop Metal Meeting, BEL
7/05 With Full Force, GER
7/06 Nurnberg, GER
7/07 Karlsruhe, GER
7/08 Zürich, SWI
7/10 Bergara, SPA
7/11 Metalmania Fest, SPA
7/13 London, UK
7/14 Manchester, UK
7/15 Glasgow, SCO
7/16 Wolverhampton, UK
7/18 Vilar de Mouros Festival, POR
7/19 Arbucies, SPA
7/23 Turin, ITA
7/24 Reggio Emilia, ITA
7/25 Cagliar, ITA

SHADOWS FALL w/ SWORN ENEMY & GRADE 8

6/20 Poughkeepsie, NY
6/21 Raleigh, NC
6/23 Little Rock, AR
6/25 Tulsa, OK

SICK SPEED

6/20 Rock Hill, SC
6/27 Thomasville, GA

SIX FEET UNDER

6/28 Haarlem, Netherlands
6/29 Zwolle, Netherlands
7/01 Pratteln, Czech Republic
7/02 Vienna, Austria
7/03 Salzburg, Austria
7/04 Roitzschjora, Germany
7/05 Dessel, Belgium
7/06 Arnhem, Netherlands
7/07 London, Great Britain
7/08 Paris, France

THE SKOL TRIO

5/30 Milwaukee, WI
5/31 Chicago, IL
6/01 Detroit, MI
6/03 Cleveland, OH
6/04 Buffalo, NY
6/05 Lowell, MA
6/13 Rochester, NY

SPEEDEALER

6/26 San Antonio, TX
6/27 Austin, TX
6/28 Dallas, TX
6/29 Houston, TX
6/30 New Orleans, TX
7/01 Atlanta, GA
7/02 Fayetteville, NC
7/03 Washington DC
7/04 New York, NY
7/05 Philadelphia, PA
7/06 Rochester, NY
7/07 Cleveland, OH
7/08 Ypsilanti, MI
7/09 Milwaukee, WI
7/10 Chicago, IL
7/11 St. Louis, MO
7/12 Kansas City, MO
7/13 Oklahoma City, OK

STAIND

5/30 Buffalo, NY
5/31 Detroit, MI
6/01 Cleveland, OH
6/03 Columbus, OH
6/04 Grand Rapids, MI
6/06 Louisville, KY
6/07 Chicago, IL
6/08 St. Louis, MO
6/10 Oklahoma City, OK
6/11 Albuquerque, NM (w/ Godsmack, Cold)
6/15 San Diego, CA
6/17 Las Vegas, NV
6/18 Las Vegas, NV
6/21 Seattle, WA
6/22 Portland, OR
7/03 Atlantic City, NJ
7/04 Hartford, CT
7/05 Saratoga Springs, NY

JOE STUMP

6/23 New York, NY
6/24 Clifton, NJ
6/26 Cincinnati, OH
6/27 South Bend, IN
6/28 Chicago, IL

SUBLIME CADAVERIC DECOMPOSITION w/ BRODEQUIN

5/30 New Orleans, LA (w/ Suture)
5/31 San Antonio, TX (w/ Gored, Acerbus, Mortality, Deity)
6/02 Amarillo, TX (w/ Infliction)
6/03 Albuquerque, NM (w/ Victimas, Noisear)
6/05 Oklahoma City, OK (w/ Spinefed, Skullpl8, ExMachina)
6/06 Chicago, IL (w/ Cumchrist, Envy the Dead)
6/08 Indianapolis, IN (w/ Rupture Christ, Putrid Pile)
6/09 Detroit, MI (w/ Saprogenic, Mutilated)
6/11 Dayton, OH (w/ Immaculate Molestation)
6/14 Providence, RI (w/ Hirudinea, Anoxia)
6/15 Jersey City, NJ (w/ Biolich, Utopia Banished)
6/16 Gloucester City, NJ (w/ Insatanity, Body Part Trophy Case)

TAPROOT

6/01 Liverpool, UK
6/03 Oxford, UK
6/04 Brighton, UK

THERAPY?

5/30 Munich, GER
5/31 Hamburg, GER

THRESHOLD

6/03 Paderborn, Germany
6/04 Aschaffenburg, Germany
6/06 Zoetermeer, Holland (DVD Concert)
6/07 Pratteln, Switzerland
6/08 Gelsenkirchen, Germany

THROCULT

5/30 Aurora, CO (w/ Mandrake, Brutal Infliction)
6/13 Englewood, CO (w/ Silencer, Excommunion, Mandrake)
7/23 Denver CO (w/ Summon, Thornspawn, Excommunion)
7/24 Burbank, IL (w/Summon, Excommunion, Deadspeak)
7/25 Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Metal Fest)
7/27 St. Paul, MN (Hell On Earth Festival)
7/29 Omaha, NB (w/ Truth In Ruin,Excommunion)

TNT

6/13 Vinstra, NOR
6/14 Sandane, NOR
6/20 Trondheim, NOR
6/21 Oslo, NOR
6/24 Bergen, NOR
6/27 Balingen, Germany (Bang Your Head Festival)
6/28 Stavanger, NOR

TO ELYSIUM

5/31 Steenwijk, NL
6/13 Dordrecht, NL (w/ Autumn)
7/12 Erkermeerderstrand, NL

TODAY IS THE DAY w/ CLOSER THAN KIN & CHARGER

5/30 Yverdon, Chech
5/31 Marseille, France
6/01 Bilbao, Spain
6/03 Valencia, Spain
6/04 Barcelona, Spain

TODAY IS THE DAY

6/14 Wilkes-Barre, PA
6/15 Philadelphia, PA
6/20 Poughkeepsie, NY
6/21 Salem, MA
6/27 Passaic, NJ
6/28 New London, CT
6/29 Cambridge, MA

TOOTSIE

6/14 Warwick, RI
6/20 Fitchburg, MA
7/19 Leominster, MA (w/Quiet Riot)

TRANSPORT LEAGUE

7/04 Södertälje, SWE (Dirty Black Summer)
7/25 Monthey, SWI
7/26 Grafenort, SWI

TWISTED SISTER

6/08 Sölvesborg, Sweden
6/27 Pratteln, SWI
6/28 Balingen, GER
7/05 Jackson, NJ
7/18 Chippewa Falls, WI
7/19 Milwaukee, WI
8/29 SPA

TYPE O NEGATIVE

6/13 CBGB, NY, NY (free show)

UNHOLY GHOST

6/06 Tampa, FL
6/20 Winston-Salem, NC (Metal Nation Fest)

VADER w/ AZAZEL & SHWORCHTSE CHAYE

6/04 Tel-Aviv, Israel

VICIOUS RUMORS

5/31 Concord, CA
6/20 Sacramento, CA

THE WOUNDED

5/31 Zierikzee, NL
7/12 Leende NL (Broermoats Festival)

ZYKLON

5/31 Notodden, NOR (Motstøy Festivalen)
6/06 London, UK (Camden Underworld)
6/20 Helsinki, FIN (On The Rocks)
6/21 Kauhajoki, FIN (Nummirock Festival)
7/04 Löbnitz, GER (With Full Force)

-16- w/ SOURVEIN & SOFA KING KILLER

7/04 Seattle, WA
7/05 Portland, OR
7/06 Eugene, OR
7/07 Sacramento, CA
7/08 San Francisco, CA
7/09 Los Angeles, CA
7/10 Huntington Beach, CA
7/11 Mesa, AZ
7/12 Albuquerque, NM
7/13 Dallas, TX
7/14 Austin, TX
7/15 Oklahoma City, OK

-16- w/ SOFA KING KILLER

7/16 Little Rock, AR
7/17 Memphis, TN
7/18 St Louis, MO
7/19 Cleveland, OH
7/20 Rochester, NY

18 VISIONS w/ ATREYU, HIMSA & UNDEROATH

5/30 Tucson, AZ
5/31 Lake Havasu, AZ
6/01 Tijuana, Mexico
6/02 San Diego, CA
6/03 Corona, CA
6/04 Ojai, CA
6/05 Salinas, CA
6/06 Berkeley, CA
6/07 Sacramento, CA
6/08 Reno, NV
6/10 Eugene, OR
6/11 Bend, OR
6/12 Portland, OR
6/13 Tri Cities, WA
6/14 Longview, WA
6/17 Seattle, WA

FESTIVALS

ARIZONA DEATHFEST 2003
http://www.metaldevastation.com/
6/06 & 6/07 - Phoenix, AZ

Asesino, Exhumed, Deeds Of Flesh, Impaled, Disgorge, Severed Savior, Screaming Afterbirth, Bloodshot, Vehemence, Structure Of Lies, Genocaust, Inducing Terror, Trail Of Gore, Burn Victim, Bloodsoaked, Excoriation, Motive, ETTS, Andolusha, Shattered, Sephiroth, Talk To Sheep

BANG YOUR HEAD
http://www.bang-your-head.de
6/27 - Balingen, Germany

Twisted Sister, Dio, Thin Lizzy, Hammerfall, U.D.O., Sodom, OverKill, Hypocrisy, Y & T, Dokken, TNT, Annihilator, Masterplan, Amon Amarth, Brainstorm, Axxis, Pink Cream 69, Rob Rock, Bitch, Angel Witch, Destructor, Hirax

BLIND GUARDIAN OPEN AIR
http://www.blind-guardian.com
6/13 & 6/14 - Coburg/Bamberg, Germany

Blind Guardian, Subway To Sally, Grave Digger, Brainstorm, A.O.K., White Skull, Blackened, Rage, Primal Fear, Soilwork, Napalm Death, Freedom Call, Tankard, Iron Savior, Mago De Oz, Stormhammer, Galadriel

BLITZKRIEG FESTIVAL
BattleKommandRecords@hotmail.com
7/19 - Aurora, IL

Grand Belial's Key, Inquisition, Nachtmystium, Krieg, Manticore, Cianide, Anwyl

BLOODSTOCK UK
http://www.bloodstock.uk.com
8/29 & 8/30 - Derby, UK

Nightwish, Paradise Lost, Blaze, Waylander, DragonForce, Power Quest, Mercury Rain, Saxon, Hammerfall, Masterplan, Biomechanical, Bates Motel, Fulc, Illuminatus

BW&BK 6-PACK WEEKEND
http://www.bravewords.com/6pack/
6/13 & 6/14 - Cleveland, OH

Candlemass, Trouble, Evergrey, Nevermore, Jag Panzer, Falconer, Elegy, Wolf, Kataklysm, Beyond The Embrace, Eidolon, Cage, Force Of Evil

CLASSIC METAL FESTIVAL #3
http://www.metal-music-foundation.com
6/27 & 6/28 - Chicago Heights, IL

Metalucifer, Nasty Savage, Meliah Rage, Pagan War Machine, Image, Zandelle, Vyndykator, Alchemy X, October 31, Damien Thorne, Skullview, Twisted Tower Dire, K-Ovtave, Iron Cross, Premonition, Rival, Katagory 5, Twelfth Gate, Wojo Bragg, Catch 22, Twilight Odyssey, Eden's Fall, Desecrator, Burning Shadows

GATHERING OF THE BESTIAL LEGION
http://www.bestialfest.cjb.net
7/13 - Bellfower, CA

Deicide, Incantation, Transmetal, Usurper, Sepsism, Phobia, Cattle Decapitation, Morgion, Soulless, Infamy, Pagan War Machine, Scarred, Moral Defeat, Nuclear Winter, more

GOODLIFE / SOULREAPER FEST
http://www.goodliferecordings.com
7/25, 7/26 & 7/27 - Leffinge, Belgium

(H8000 Night) Liar, Congress, Death Before Disco, Severance, Morda, Empathy, Shai Hulud, Heaven Shall Burn, Sentence, Most Precious Blood, Fear My Thoughts, Bridge To Solace, Canaan, Die My Demon, As We Fight, Deadsoil, The Haunted, Aborted, Length Of Time, Born From Pain, Arkangel, In-Quest, Pleurisy, Negate

L.A.'s GATES OF METAL FESTIVAL
http://www.lasgatesofmetal.com
7/06 - Whittier, CA

Prototype, Dreams Of Damnation, Cage, Resistance, Krome, Prymary, Cessation Of Life, New Eden, Three Sixes, Souless, Death Machine, Epicedium, Colporter, The Iron Maidens

MASSACHUSETTS DEATH FEST
5/31 - North Hampton, MA

Fleshgrind, Goratory, Corpse of Christ, Dysentary, Terminally Your Aborted Ghost, Burial, Bane of Existence, more

METAL NATION 2003
http://www.metal-nation.com
6/20 & 6/21 - Winston-Salem, NC

October 31, Daylight Dies, Red Right Hand, Unholy Ghost, Chaingunn, Wehrwolfe, Fog, Twisted Tower Dire, Gorman Prophecy, Death Runs Silent, End of All, The Accursed, Dreamscapes of the Perverse, Promisqes, Soul Preacher, Bloodwritten, Apotheosys, Scarz Within, Thundercore, 137, Sanctity, Blatant Disarray, Drill 187, 3/4's Dead

NORTHERN LIGHTS 2003
http://www.pressurefestival.com
6/21 - Toronto, Ontario

Grand Belial's Key, Summon, Averse Sefira, Epoch Of Unlight, Anhkrehg, Unquintessence, Feral Horde, Woods of Ypres, Vanquished, Eclipse Eternal

PRESSURE FESTIVAL
http://www.unrestrainedmag.com/nlf/
6/27, 6/28 & 6/29 - Essen, Germany

Hatebreed, Disbelief, Throwdown, Settle The Score, Deadsoil, Jaylan, Forsaken, Deadlock, Narziss, Dark Tranquillity, Amon Amarth, Naglfar, Caliban, Stampin' Ground, Carnal Forge, Unearth, Heavenshallburn, Drift, Pale, Cataract, Maroon, Destiny, A Traitor Like Judas, Youth Of Today, Martyr A.D., Bleeding Through, Dew-Scented, Reprisal, Aborted, Days In Grief, Stairland, The Coalfield, Purification, Three Minute Poetry, Reply

PROGPOWER USA IV
http://www.progpowerusa.com
9/05 & 9/06 - Atlanta, GA

Nightwish, Rage, Symphony X, Evergrey, Circle II Circle, Vanden Plas, Secret Sphere, Mercenary, Pagan’s Mind, Redemption

THE RETURN OF DARKNESS & EVIL FEST II
http://www.darknessandevil.homestead.com
7/11 & 7/12 - Secaucus, NJ

Goatwhore, Demoncy, Black Witchery, Engorge, Inquisitionist, Fog, Crucifier, Manticore, Teratism, Abazagorath, Algol, Devotee, Forest Of Impaled, Nachtmystium, Krypton, Ibex Throne, Deceiverion, Cryptic, Lucifer Storm

ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
http://www.rockhard.de
6/08 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Blind Guardian, Saxon, Candlemass, Anthrax, Death Angel, Trouble, Circle II Circle, Tribe After Tribe, In Flames, Bolt Thrower, Nevermore, Kreator, Soilwork, God Dethroned, Darkane, Threshold

SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR
http://www.summer-breeze.de
8/21, 8/22 & 8/23 - Abtsgmund, Germany

40 grit, Age Of Ignorance, Amon Amarth, Borknagar, Callenish Circle, Children of Bodom, Darkane, Darkseed, Darkwell, Defending the Faith, Desaster, Dew Scented, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Edenbridge, End of Green, Evenfall, Fallen2pieces, Farmer Boys, Final Breath, Finntroll, God Dethroned, Graveworm, Hollenthon, Hypnos, In Extremo, In Flames, J.B.O., Justice, Katatonia, Krokus, Letzte Instanz, Meshuggah, Napalm Death, Primal Fear, Primordial, Pyogenesis, Sincere, Sinner, Subway to Sally, Symphorce, The Armada, The Kovenant, Undertow, Vintersorg, Within Temptation

TIDAL WAVE
http://www.thetidalwave.org
6/14 & 6/15 - San Francisco, CA

Artificum Sanquis, Asunder, Hadan, Impaled, Killingsworth, Kuru, Morbosidad, Mr. Fiction, Old Grandad, Shrine of Scars, Stone Vengeance, Soultorn

TUSKA OPEN AIR
http://www.tuska-festival.fi
7/11, 7/12 & 7/13 - Helsinki, Finland

Type O Negative, Ministry, Children Of Bodom, Stratovarius, Soulfly, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, The 69 Eyes, Opeth, Amorphis, Edguy, Tarot, The Haunted, Arch Enemy, Lordi, Finntroll, Lost Horizon, Moonsorrow, Behemoth, Thunderstone, Norther, Lullacry, Rotten Sound, Barathrum, Mannhai, Immortal Souls, Horna, Mokoma, Sapattivuosi, Mauron Maiden, Reverend Bizarre, Divine Decay

WITH FULL FORCE
http://www.withfullforce.de
7/04, 7/05 & 7/06 - Löbnitz, Germany

Slayer, Type O Negative, Soulfly, Ministry, Sepultura, Prong, Stone Sour, Sick Of It All, Youth Of Today, Six Feet Under, Clawfinger, Destruction, Ryker's, Angry Samoans, Anthrax, Messiah, Think About Mutation, Saint Vitus, Madball, Entombed, OverKill, Die Kassierer, KJU, Unearth, Pyogenesis, Subway To Sally, Napalm Death, Dritte Wahl, Caliban, Die Happy, Disharmonic Orchestra, J.B.O., Totenmond, Kill Your Idols, Troopers, Manos, Brightside, Poison Idea, The Hunns, Samael, Extreme Noise Terror, Discipline, Mambo Kurth And The Bossa Babes, Moonspell, Charley's War, Doro, Cockney Rejects, Slapshot, Stars 'N' Stripes, The Bones, Backfire, Rawside, Sodom, The Real McKenzies, Hatebreed, My Dying Bride, Roger Miret & The Disasters, Amon Amarth, Suffocation, The Turbo A.C.'s, The Adicts, Smoke Blow, Macabre, Debris Inc., Raging Speedhorn, Murderdolls

WRRG 666FEST
http://www.wrrg.org
6/06 - Melrose Park, IL

Gorgasm, Forest Of Impaled, Insurrection, Desolate

LINKS

DIO
http://www.ronniejamesdio.com

CANDLEMASS
http://www.candlemass.net

CHAOSBREED
http://koti.welho.com/bosterma/Ceepparit2%20copy.jpg

NASUM
http://www.nasum.com

PROPHECY
http://www.prophecysdomain.com

HATESPHERE
http://www.hatesphere.com

GODHATE
http://www.godhate.com

MY RUIN
http://www.myruin.com

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
http://www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com

WITHIN Y
http://www.withiny.tk

SHAM RAIN
http://www.shamrain.cjb.net

ANOXIA
http://www.anoxia.dk

PROGPOWER USA IV
http://www.progpowerusa.com

TOOTSIE
http://www.tootsierock.com

SPONSORS

SPITFIRE RECORDS /\\,,//\ OVERKILL
http://www.spitfirerecords.com/OverKill.htm

UNRESTRAINED!
http://www.unrestrainedmag.com

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