Concerts

It was recently reported that Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost intended to join forces for one of the most anticipated North American tours of 2012. After a few weeks of suspense and a ton of buzz throughout the metal populace, the official tour dates have been announced.

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Avalanche Tour is back and Shinedown are set to headline the massive spring trek along with support from acts Adelitas Way, New Medicine and Art of Dying. Moreover, Loudwire is giving away two tickets to any Avalanche show of your choice (see below for more details).

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Iron Maiden fans rejoice! This news should improve your weekend tenfold. So we don’t know when, and we don’t know where, but Iron Maiden are planning to tour this year.

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Earlier today, we reported that Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian missed last night’s show in Kansas City, Mo., due to an unspecified illness. Now, the band has released a statement explaining that Ian is battling a severe viral infection that caused him to be hospitalized in Los Angeles. In addition, the band also has announced that drummer Charlie Benante has left the tour to be at the bedside of his terminally ill mother in New York.

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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian was forced to sit out of last night’s (Jan. 26) show in Kansas City, Mo., after taking ill. Filling in for Ian at the show were the two guitarists Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson from co-headliners Testament, as well as musicians from Death Angel who all switched off during different songs throughout Anthrax’s set.

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Since the release of their fourth album, ‘The Truth Is…’ on July 12 of last year, Theory of a Deadman have been total road warriors, ripping up stages across the country, and now they’ll continue that run with a newly announced spring headlining tour featuring support from Pop Evil and Stellar Revival.

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So, the rumors are true! After the leak yesterday that Slipknot would be headlining the 2012 Rockstar Mayhem Festival, most of the lineup has been announced and should get a full seal of approval from most metalheads.

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A longtime representative for Ibanez guitars may have accidentally confirmed that Slipknot will be headlining the 2012 Rockstar Mayhem Festival this year. The official lineup is supposed to be revealed tomorrow (Jan. 25), but it looks like we may have gotten a sneak peak a little early.

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Loudwire.com announced that Five Finger Death Punch with special guests Soulfly are getting ready to go on tour are going to rock your face off at the Sundome on March 30th. Tickets go on sale January 28th but we've got your chance to win tickets before you can buy'em.

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After revealing last week that they were touring together, Godsmack, Staind and Halestorm have now unveiled the dates for their joint U.S. tour.

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Five Finger Death Punch and Soulfly are reportedly gearing up for a spring tour run throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Nickelback with special guests Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days will rock the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA on Saturday, June 23rd and we've got your chance to win tickets.

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