Tour of the year?

[Andrew]

Staight from blabbermouth.net

LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHILDREN OF BODOM To Team Up For North American Tour - Jan. 15, 2009

Fresh off of their West Coast run with METALLICA and upcoming visits to Finland, U.K., Ireland, Australia, Japan, and Indonesia, Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have teamed up with No Fear Energy for the North American tour in support of their fifth studio album, "Wrath", which will be released in North America by Epic Records on February 24 (the CD will be issued in other territories through Roadrunner Records). The tour commences in Phoenix, Arizona on April 2 and covers 35 markets in the US and Canada, ending in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on May 15.

"No Fear Energy is excited to be working with LAMB OF GOD, Live Nation and the solid lineup of support bands for this upcoming tour," says No Fear's Vice President Of Marketing, Britt Galland. "The music on this tour fits perfectly into the no-holds-barred lifestyle of those who buy No Fear Energy drinks and gravitate toward the action-sports properties associated with the No Fear brand image. We're anticipating another popular metal tour, along with some unique product promotions and contests."

LAMB OF GOD has put together one of the strongest bills to come out of the metal community in recent times. AS I LAY DYING and CHILDREN OF BODOM are the main support acts on the tour, with the opening slot rotating between GOD FORBID and MUNICIPAL WASTE. LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler comments: "I cannot wait to begin the first North American run of the 'Wrath' world tour. The package we have lined up is guaranteed to leave sore necks and broken eardrums across the country. If you are into metal, there is something here for everyone, this is not a tour to miss. We are working up one hell of a show and can't wait to play the new material."

The dates for the No Fear Energy Music Tour are:

Apr. 02 - Dodge Theater - Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 03 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 04 - Events Center - San Jose, CA
Apr. 05 - Crest Theater - Fresno, CA
Apr. 07 - Paramount - Seattle, WA
Apr. 08 - UBC Thunderbird Arena - Vancouver, BC
Apr. 10 - Shaw Conference Center - Edmonton, AB
Apr. 11 - The Coral - Calgary, AB
Apr. 12 - Praireeland - Saskatoon, SK
Apr. 13 - Convention Centre - Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 14 - City Auditorium - Thunder Bay, ON
Apr. 16 - Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto, ON
Apr. 17 - Cepsum - Montreal, QC
Apr. 18 - Palladium - Worcester, MA
Apr. 19 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 21 - LC Pavillion - Columbus, OH
Apr. 22 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
Apr. 23 - Blackham Coliseum - Lafayette, LA
Apr. 24 - Verizon Theatre - Houston, TX
Apr. 25 - Concrete St. Ampthitheatre - Corpus Christi, TX
Apr. 26 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
Apr. 28 - Fillmore - Denver, CO
Apr. 29 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, KS
Apr. 30 - Myth - St. Paul, MN
May 01 - Congress Theater - Chicago, IL
May 02 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
May 03 - Egyptian - Indianapolis, IN
May 05 - Expo Five - Louisville, KY
May 06 - Fillmore Theater - Detroit, MI
May 08 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
May 09 - Convention Center - Asbury Park, NJ
May 11 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
May 12 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
May 13 - Washington St. Armory - Albany, NY
May 14 - [to be announced]
May 15 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC

[xKALEBx]

"i am so giddy for this incredibly metal line up yay" whatever

[Andrew]

Ok Mr. Metal. I'm sorry Septic Flesh doesn't do every tour.

[Jeremy [Blackest Incarnation]]

Thats kind of disrespectful to music man. I listen to heavier shit than this as well but I dont mind going to see a heavy metal show. If you dont like it, why waste your breath? Believers in the power of Metal. Everything Metal!

[Benny The Barbarian]

Tour of the year is gonna be PAGANFEST! Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Primordial .. it's gonna be awesome.

Also looking forward to Kreator w/ Exodus and Belphegor.

[Andrew]

You forgot the two best bands on Pagan Fest. Blackguard and Swashbuckle!

You also forgot Warbringer on that thrash tour.

[Matt]

Swashbuckle is going to be at Paganfest?! Hell yes!

[Kincaid]

Fuck this tour. Now mind you, the only reason I say that, is because the nearest dates to me are 9hrs to the north in Seattle, or 9hrs to the south in Fresno- BUT- they do have an off day in between those dates- ATTN LAMBOFGOD GUYS: Wanna play in Medford OR? Get back to me...

[Chris the Mad Scientist @ WSOU]

This is a pretty badass tour. I'm definitely going to the NYC date.

[Zakk]

Tour of the year was After the Burial + Veil Of Maya + ABACABB + Conducting From the Grave....sooooo intense I was going insane in the pits.

[Ogre]

Pretty tough to pick the tour of the year in January, but I think these two are damn good starts:
Cradle of Filth, Satyricon, Septic Flesh
Kreator, Exodus, Belphegor, Warbringer, Epicurean
\m/

[Izzy]

I'm with Ogre on these two... b'dass...

[Jackson Hart]

ehh this line up is ok at best to me and it seems like every tour I've heard of this year is

COB and AILD I could do with out, LOG (while I havent heard more then 2 songs off the new CD which sounded promising) in my opinion have been on a major downfall since As the Palaces Burn and lets face it, the one band I love the most on here MW wont be on more then 30 minutes

Veil of Maya, After the Burial and the rest, while not bad are severely overated especially the current ATB, Forging a Future Self absolutely destroys Rareform

Cephalic Carnage and Cattle Decapitation are touring together!!! Holy Shit!! but its opening for Mayhem and Marduk

Paganfest will be sweet but those types of bands live are hard not to be fun

Napalm Death hits the road in May and all I remember is its with Kataklysm but who cares it's Napalm Death

probably the most solid through and through tour for me coming up is Cannibal Corpse, the Facelss, Neuraxis and Obscura


but of course regardless of all my shit talking I'll probably be at each show, well except the Sumerian tour cause im not driving 2 1/2 hours when ATB are plying a free show in Duluth 3 days after st. paul