SLAYER + MASTODON + TRIVIUM = UNHOLY ALLIANCE
06/11/2008
A bloody good time… and you thought BLURT was an indierock magazine…
By Fred Mills
It won’t happen until October, which means you have plenty of time to commit your next round of ritual sacrifices. But mark your calendars (and American readers, book your flight reservations): the European leg of the "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" commences in Manchester, England on October 27 and will run for about a month. We are advised that “this third installment of what has been hailed as ‘the heaviest, darkest tour of the year’ features Slayer, the undisputed kings of extreme speed/thrash metal, and two true princes of the genre, Trivium and Mastodon. An opening act will be announced shortly.” (What, they NEED an opening act?!?)
In a statement, Matthew Heafy, Trivium's frontman, noted, "Trivium is honored that Slayer has invited us to tour with them on the 'Unholy Alliance Tour.' All of us in Trivium are diehard Slayer fans and we look up to them for their music and longevity. They are one of the true pillars of heavy metal and for us to share stages with them is both an honor and a privilege. We've also known the Mastodon guys for a few years and we're definitely looking forward to hanging with them as well." Guitarist Corey Beaulieu added. "I can't wait to get out on tour with Slayer so we can watch them crush every night and then have the opportunity to share many drinks with them and Mastodon after the shows! I better get my liver in shape. it's going to be awesome!"
Yep. Awesome.
The Unholy Alliance tour first launched in Fall, 2004 with a European edition
that featured Slipknot, Slayer, Mastodon and Hatebreed. The venture was so
successful, the first North American trek, dubbed "The Unholy Alliance
Tour, Chapter II: Preaching to The Perverted," kicked off in Summer, 2006
with Slayer, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, and Thine Eyes Bleed
stomping and screaming its way to 30 U.S. and Canadian cities. The European run
of "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter II" took place in Fall, 2006,
featuring Slayer, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, and Thing Eyes
Bleed.
"Unholy Alliance
Tour, Chapter III" Tour Dates:
OCTOBER
27 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
28 NEC, Birmingham, England
30 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
31 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
NOVEMBER
2 CIA 7000, Cardiff, Wales
3 SECC Hall 3, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
6 Palladium, Cologne, Germany
9 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
10 Eishallel Deutweg, Winterthur, Switzerland
11 Zenith, Paris, France
16 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
18 Zenith, Munich, Germany
19 Columbia Hale, Berlin, Germany
