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Gigantour Two-Disc CD and DVD Details Revealed
As news of the return of Gigantour becomes imminent, last year's fast and furious inaugural festival tour arrives in stores on deluxe 2-CD and 2-DVD sets August 22 and September 5, respectively, via Image Entertainment. Both configurations capture 2005's heavy metal onslaught that was hailed as the best metal bill of the year, with Revolver magazine calling it "the mother of all shred fests." Organized by MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine as a tour featuring "only bands whose musicianship matches their ability to melt faces with sheer volume and power" (Miami Herald), "Gigantour" features unforgettable performances by MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER and FEAR FACTORY as well as ANTHRAX (CD only), NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and BOBAFLEX.
The "Gigantour" DVD set encompasses a special bonus disc with all the no-holds-barred offstage action: tour bus visits, backstage drama, practical jokes plus interviews with the people who make a national package tour happen, like tour managers, pyrotechnics experts and band members. The "Gigantour" CD contains three songs not included on the DVD. More...
Indorphine To Tour With Bobaflex
INDORPHINE will be hitting the road with BOBAFLEX and THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT for a selection of dates all across the US, include a performance at NAMM.
January 2 - Louisville, KY @ Bulldog Cafe
January 6 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Bricktown Live
January 7 - Dallas, TX @ Galaxy
January 8 - Houston, TX @ The Engine Room
January 9 - Lubbock, TX @ Winchester Pavillion
January 10 - Odessa, TX @ The Roadhouse
January 11 - El Paso, TX @ House of Rock N' Roll
January 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Whisky A Go Go
January 13 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
January 14 - Lake Forest, CA @ The Gypsy Lounge
INDORPHINE solo dates:
January 21 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM
January 27 - Roswell, GA @ The Darkside
January 28 - Colombus, GA @ Sohos
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Masters of Horror Show Report, Columbus, OH
It was a cold evening in Columbus, Ohio on December 7, 2005 for a sold out Masters of Horror Tour at the Promo West/LC Pavilion. The opening act – Bobaflex (from Point Pleasant, WV) came out to warm the crowd up. The intensity of the band was stellar. By the time the band came off stage the crowd was ready to rock! More...
Masters of Horror Tour 2005 eCard, More Tour Dates
A Masters of Horror Tour 2005 eCard has been put up online for promotion of tour featuring Mudvayne, Sevendust, 10 Years and Bobaflex. The e-card features streaming songs from these bands as well as other extras and info. The Masters of Horror Tour is kicking off November 18th. The confirmed tour dates so far are as follows:
Nov 18 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
Nov 19 - Omaha, NB - Sokel Auditorium
Nov 20 - Springfield, MO - Oasis
Nov 22 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
Nov 23 - Peoria, IL - East Peoria Convention Center
Nov 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
Nov 26 - Dayton OH -Hara Arena
Nov 27 - Detroit, MI - The Emerald Theater
Nov 29 - Niagra Falls, NY - Dome Theater
Nov 30 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater
Dec 2 - Portland, ME - The State Theater
Dec 3 - Atlantic City, NJ - The House Of Blues
Dec 4 - Providence, PI - Lupos at the Strand
Dec 6 - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Dec7 - Columbus, OH - Promo - West Pavilion
Dec 9 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion
Dec10 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Dec11 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore (KBPI Radio Show)
Dec 13 - Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
Dec 14 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues (WJRR Radio Show)
Dec 16 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
Dec 17 - TBA
Dec 18 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
Dec 19 - TBA
Dec 20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Events Center
Mudvayne News and Masters of Horror Tour Dates
The Masters of Horror Tour is kicking off November 18th. The line-up is Mudvayne, Sevendust, 10 Years and Bobaflex. Here are the confirmed dates so far:
18 Nov Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
19 Nov Omaha, NB - Sokel Auditorium
20 Nov Springfield, MO - Oasis
22 Nov Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
23 Nov Peoria, IL - East Peoria Convention Center
25 Nov Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
30 Nov New York, NY - Nokia Theater
11 Dec Denver, CO - The Fillmore (KBPI Radio Show)
14 Dec Orlando, FL - House of Blues (WJRR Radio Show)
The tour ends December 20th and will also hit the following markets (exact dates tbd): Grand Rapids, MI; Detroit, MI; Binghamton, NY; Portland, ME; Atlantic City, NJ; Providence, RI; Sayerville, NJ; Columbus, OH; Wichita, KS; Kansas City, MO; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; San Antonio, TX; Dallas, TX; and Oklahoma City, OK.
The video for "Forget To Remember" is now playing on MTV2, and catch it on Headbanger's Ball this Saturday, 10/22, at 10pm.
"SAW II" opens in theaters on October 28th and the movie's soundtrack will be released October 25th with "Forget to Remember" as the first single. You can check out the Mudvayne/SAW II eCard here
Finally, if you're heading to Vegas or are already there on October 27th, be one of the first 50 fans to reply (over 21) and get VIP access for you and a friend to the SAW II Screening at the Brendan Theaters at the Palms. Hang with the cast of the movie and be one of the very few to see SAW II before it hits theaters. Movie starts at 7:30 sharp. Then, you'll be able to head over to RAIN Nightclub ($10.00 ticket) and be part of the official SAW II CD and Movie release party and watch MUDVAYNE perform live. This limited offer goes out to the first 50 fans to reply (sign up for their newsletter and stay tuned for more details).
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Gigantour Report from Huntington, WV
After parking at the pay lot across the street we approach the Big Sandy Super Arena located on 3rd avenue of Huntington, West Virginia. The venue is lovingly referred to as the “civic center” by the locals. On the bricked walk way in front of the doors is a van, not any van but a van fully painted in the cover art of the new Bobaflex album, Apologize for Nothing. Impressive, flashy and showboating, but impressive none the less. This is home state for the band, so why not show off a little. We snap a couple of pictures of the van and we’re off to the window to grab our tickets. I give the lady my name and who I’m on the list for, Bobaflex. She finds the envelope; she slides the package through the slot in the glass. I open the package, as promised my photo pass. Off to a good start to a good night. More...
American Head Charge Ready Headlining Tour
The first tour dates have been announced for the forthcoming AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE, INDEX CASE, BOBAFLEX, BLEED THE SKY tour. They are as follows:
October 30 - Chicago, IL @ The Metro
November 3 - Toledo, OH @ Club Bijou
November 4 - Flint, MI @ Machine Shop
November 5 - Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
November 6 - Cleveland, OH @ Hi Fi Concert Club
November 9 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
November 10 - Jacksonville, NC @ Planet Rock
November 11 - Fayetteville, NC @ Jester's Pub
November 13 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Downstairs)
November 18 - Tampa, FL @ Boomerz
BLEED THE SKY vocalist Noah Robinson checks in with the following message:
"I can't even tell you how excited we are about this tour... half our band owns AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE CDs and listens to them on a regular basis! We have A LOT of respect for ALL the bands on the bill, and we're really looking forward to playing cities we haven't played in yet. This is our first high-profile tour in the States for our debut album. and we're gonna prove to everyone who comes out that we've earned this!"
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Gigantour Report From Vancouver, BC
I went to the Gigantour show at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC on September 9. Because I have been busy for the past little while, I haven’t got the chance to get this done until now. As far as I know, the Montreal date has been filmed for the upcoming Gigantour DVD to feature Dream Theater and the Vancouver show was filmed for Anthrax.
Although originally scheduled to play, the Dillinger Escape Plan had to back out due to an injury suffered by guitarist Ben Weinman, which is a bit of a downer. On the bright side, DEP will be back in Vancouver in November. More...
Bobaflex Release New Media Player
Bobaflex have recently unveiled a new media player to promote their upcoming album, “Apologize For Nothing”, in stores 8/23. Content includes a preview of all twelve tracks from the new album, a link to download the first single, “Better Than Me”, live footage, access to the band’s tour journal and the ability to download wallpaper of the album artwork designed by Giant Sumo. You can check it out here.
Gigantour Sales Update
The Gigantour summer festival trek — featuring co-headliners MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER alongside with a host of support acts — kicked off July 21 in Fresno, California. The following Nielsen SoundScan sales figures (as of August 3, 2005) for the bands participating in the tour have been rounded to the nearest thousand:
MEGADETH:
"Greatest Hits: Back to the Start" - 52,000 (+23,650 since July 13)
"The System Has Failed" - 162,000 (+1,739 since July 13)
"Countdown to Extinction" - 2,263,000 (+1,431 since July 13)
DREAM THEATER:
"Octavarium" - 56,000 (+8,160 since July 13)
"Train of Thought" - 125,000 (+803 since July 13)
"Images & Words" - 604,000 (+594 since July 13)
FEAR FACTORY:
"Archetype" - 128,000 (+942 since July 13)
"Obsolete" - 459,000 (+921 since July 13)
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN:
"Miss Machine" - 68,000 (+822 since July 13)
"Calculating Infinity" - 69,000 (+345 since July 13)
NEVERMORE:
"This Godless Endeavor" - 5,000 (NEW!)
"Enemies of Reality" - 24,000 (+555 since July 13)
"Dead Heart In A Dead World" - 30,000 (+174 since July 13)
LIFE OF AGONY:
"Broken Valley" - 19,000 (+3,720 since July 13)
"River Runs Red" - 158,000 (+153 since July 13)
SYMPHONY X:
"The Odyssey" - 24,000 (+578 since July 13)
"V: The New Mythology Suite" - 19,000 (+152 since July 13)
DRY KILL LOGIC:
"Dead and Dreaming" - 24,000 (+570 since July 13)
"The Darker Side of Nonsense" - 60,000 (+131 since July 13)
BOBAFLEX - "Primitive Epic" - 4,000 (+48 since July 13)
NOTE: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, and NEVERMORE played 10 Gigantour shows between July 21 and August 2. SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, and BOBAFLEX played eight Gigantour shows between July 21 and August 2. LIFE OF AGONY played seven shows between July 21 and August 2. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has yet to make a Gigantour appearance.
Bobaflex Release Promo Video
You can now watch a promotional video for Bobaflex set to their new single, "Better Than Me". The new album, "Apologize For Nothing", will be in stores on August 23rd and you can currently catch the band out on Gigantour with Megadeth and Dream Theater.
The video comes in these formats:
Quicktime (Medium)
Quciktime (High)
Windows Media (Medium)
Windows Media (High)
Gigantour Set Lists Revealed
The set lists from all the bands on "Gigantour," minus THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN since they have not joined the tour yet, from the first date of the tour (July 21st) in Fresno, CA at the Selland Arena have been released.
MEGADETH:
Blackmail The Universe
Set The World Afire
Skin Of My Teeth
In My Darkest Hour
Wake Up Dead
Reckoning Day
She Wolf
Angry Again
A Tout Le Monde
Die Dead Enough
Tornado Of Souls
Trust
Hangar 18
Kick The Chair
Sweating Bullets
Symphony Of Destruction
The Scorpion
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Peace Sells
DREAM THEATER:
The Root of All Evil
Under a Glass Moon
Fatal Tragedy
Panic Attack
The Glass Prison
This Dying Soul
Just Let Me Breathe
Lie
As I Am
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Pull Me Under/Metropolis
FEAR FACTORY:
Replica
Transgression
Demanufacture
Cyberwaste
Acres of Skin
Shock
Martyr
Archetype
Edgecrusher
NEVERMORE:
Narcosynthesis
Fault of the Flesh
Final Product
River Dragon
Enemies of Reality
LIFE OF AGONY:
Don’t Bother
This Time
Day He Died
Through
Love to Let U
Bad Seed
Wicked Ways
Underground
Rivers
SYMPHONY X:
Inferno
Evolution
Wicked
Sea of Lies
Sins
DRY KILL LOGIC:
Perfect Enemy
With Deepest Regret
Lost
Buckles
Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck
BOBAFLEX:
6 Feet Under
Bright Red Violent Sex
Got you Trapped
Medicine
Better Than Me
Turn the Heat Up
No Gigantour Second Stage At San Antonio or Cincy
There will be no second stage at either the San Antonio show, or the newly announced Cincinnati show. So that makes four venues - San Diego, San Antonio, Cincinnati, and Boston - where there will be no second stage.
Cincinnati Show Added To Gigantour
An August 16th Cincinnati show has been added to Megadeth's upcoming Gigantour, which features Megadeth, Dream Theater (July 21 to September 3), Anthrax (September 6 to 11), Fear Factory, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore on the main stage, and Dry Kill Logic, Symphony X and Bobaflex on the Second Stage. However, there will be no second stage bands at the newly-announced Cincinnati show, nor at the San Antonio, San Diego or Boston shows. Also, second stage bands will be dropped after the Toronto date on September 3rd.
Tour dates so far: More...
San Antonio Date Added To Megadeth's Gigantour
A San Antonio date for August 1st has been added to Megadeth's upcoming Gigantour.
Gigantour features Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore on the main stage, and Dry Kill Logic, Symphony X and Bobaflex on the Second Stage. Upcoming tour dates
Jul 21 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
Jul 22 Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack
Jul 23 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Amphitheatre
Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless
Jul 26 Sacramento, CA - The Cove @ CalExpo
Jul 28 San Diego, CA - Open Air Theatre
Jul 29 Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
Jul 30 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Amphitheatre
Aug 1 San Antonio, TX - Lone Star Pavilion
Aug 2 Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
Aug 3 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
Aug 5 Atlanta, GA - Gwinett
Aug 6 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
Aug 7 West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
Aug 8 Tampa, FL - St. Pete's Times Forum
Aug 10 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
Aug 11 Ft. Wayne, IN - Coliseum Expo
Aug 12 Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center
Aug 13 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom Complex
Aug 14 Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
Aug 17 Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre
Aug 19 Portland, ME - Civic Center
Aug 20 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 21 Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic
Aug 23 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
Aug 24 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Banks Art Center
Aug 26 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
Aug 27 Reading, PA - Soverign Center
Aug 28 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
Aug 30 Buffalo, NY - Darien Lakes Amphitheatre
Sept 2 Montreal, QU - Bell Centre
Sept 3 Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
Sept 10 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre (no second stage bands)
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Bobaflex at the Monkey Bar, Huntington, WV
The show was Friday, June 10th, an unusually hot day in Huntington, West Virginia, very humid. I entered the Monkey Bar through the front doors, courtesy of the club manager who was also just arriving for the evening. This was the first time I had entered the bar since the move from 3rd Avenue. The stage where Bobaflex was setting up was bigger than the entire old instance of the club, with an all new truss filled with lights and a new sound system. I was excited to see them indoors in such a large venue, a home state venue to boot. More...
No Gigantour 2nd Stage Bands At San Diego & Boston
There will not be any Gigantour second stage bands - Dry Kill Logic, Symphony X, Bobaflex - appearing at the San Diego or Boston dates, due to space and/or curfew issues.
In other related news, Toronto will be the last date of the Gigantour that Symphony X will be playing. They will not appear at the Seattle date, or any others that may be scheduled after September 3.
Megadeth Adds Seattle Date To Gigantour
A Seattle show has been added to Megadeth's "Gigantour" for September 10 at the White River Amphitheatre.
Gigantour features Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore on the main stage, and Dry Kill Logic, Symphony X and Bobaflex on the Second Stage. Upcoming tour dates:
Jul 21 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
Jul 22 Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack
Jul 23 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Amphitheatre
Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless
Jul 26 Sacramento, CA - The Cove @ CalExpo
Jul 28 San Diego, CA - Open Air Theatre
Jul 29 Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
Jul 30 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Amphitheatre
Aug 2 Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
Aug 3 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
Aug 5 Atlanta, GA - Gwinett
Aug 6 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
Aug 7 West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
Aug 8 Tampa, FL - St. Pete's Times Forum
Aug 10 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
Aug 11 Ft. Wayne, IN - Coliseum Expo
Aug 12 Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center
Aug 13 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom Complex
Aug 14 Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
Aug 17 Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre
Aug 19 Portland, ME - Civic Center
Aug 20 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 21 Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic
Aug 23 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
Aug 24 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Banks Art Center
Aug 26 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
Aug 27 Reading, PA - Soverign Center
Aug 28 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
Aug 30 Buffalo, NY - Darien Lakes Amphitheatre
Sept 2 Montreal, QU - Bell Centre
Sept 3 Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
Sept 10 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
Gigantour Running Order, Set Times Revealed
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the Gigantour.com web site:
"A few days ago, while considering what to do for the first week or so of shows until THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN joins Gigantour, and what my options were at the time when my fantastic 'co-headliners' DREAM THEATER were going to have to depart, I mentioned that I may move someone to Stage 1 from Stage 2. Well, I am no longer considering that.
"You see, I had contemplated having six acts on each stage, but at that length of time and with that amount of talent, each band would have had their set-time cut down, and I would just be having bands on for the sake of having bands on.
"I am not a 'second-guesser' kind of guy, and I am going to stick with five acts per stage, and keep the set times as long as I can with respect to each band and their accomplishments so far.
"Of course, there is sure to be some instances where one act is bigger than another in a different city as opposed to their position on the bill, but the 'goings on' behind the scenes on a touring festival like this is quite laborious and once things are in a groove, it is much easier AND better for the crew working in the trenches everyday to keep it in the groove. You must know that the bands make it 'rock', but the crews make it "roll."
"So, here are the set times for Stage 1:
MEGADETH - Co-headline (90 mins)
DREAM THEATER - Co-headline (90 mins) confirmed through 6/21-9/3/2005
FEAR FACTORY - Special Guests (45 mins) confirmed 6/21-9/11/2005
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - Guests (30 mins) confirmed 8/2-9/11/2005
NEVERMORE - Guests (30 mins) confirmed 6/21-9/11/2005
Stage 2:
LIFE OF AGONY (40 mins) confirmed 6/21-9/11/2005
SYMPHONY X (30 mins) confirmed 6/21-9/11/2005
DRY KILL LOGIC (20 mins) confirmed 6/21-9/11/2005
[last act to be confirmed this week] (20 mins) 6/21-9/11/2005
BOBAFLEX (20 mins) confirmed 6/21-9/11/2005
"Once DREAM THEATER has to leave, I have my short list for the next act to finish out the last week of Gigantour 1 in North America; ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, and OVERKILL are just to name a few. In fact, I left things with Scott Ian and we both agreed, that it would be a perfect time and position for ANTHRAX, as I am sure it would.
"So, for now, I am pretty much done with all of the selecting talent, excluding the announcement of the "new school who does old school" metal band coming up this week. The holiday took precedence over the tour business and I was unable to wrap this up before the weekend, but it will get finished this week.
"I want to wish a great Memorial Day Weekend to the friends here who celebrate it, and to all of my awesomes guests on the roster for Gigantour 1."
Life of Agony Confirmed For Gigantour
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site:
"You have spoken, and being a band of the people, by the people, blah, blah, blah. . . it is my privilege to welcome LIFE OF AGONY to Stage 2 of Gigantour.
"Some of you may remember when [MEGADETH] toured with LOA back when Whitfield Crane was subbing for the estranged original singer, but they have reformed, have a new disc coming, and I have a friendship with the boys, and I think will be great to have them around.
"I really like this band and I hope you do too.
"Tomorrow I should be confirming my 'new school band that does old school metal,' and this is prolly going to be the last band on the tour if we don't move a Stage 2 band to Stage 1."
Gigantour is a six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER. Other main-stage acts include FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and NEVERMORE. Also scheduled to appear on the second stage are DRY KILL LOGIC, SYMPHONY X and BOBAFLEX.
LIFE OF AGONY will be releasing their new album, "Broken Valley", on June 14 via Epic Records.