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ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM TOUR: OH, THE CONFUSION AND DILEMMA

 Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at 12:34pm by

Slipknot

Over the past several days there have been a spate of press releases more or less confirming that the biggest metal tour this summer is going to be the newly corporate controlled christened Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour, whatwith Sharon Osbourne promising a limited run of Ozzfest dates this summer. So far the lineup is shaping up as follows:

  • Slipknot and Disturbed will be co-headlining
  • Dragonforce and Mastodon will round out the mainstage lineup
  • Two sidestages:
    • Sevendust, Airbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, and 36 Crazyfists on one.
    • Machine Head, Black Tide, Suicide Silence, The Red Chord and Walls of Jericho on the other.

What a mess of conflicting emotions I have about this. I think it’s safe to say that no one who comes to this site gives two shits about Disturbed. I’m not big on Slipknot but I certainly respect what they’ve accomplished and haven’t ever witnessed the spectacle that is their live show, and I know Axl is gonna be psyched about this. Dragonforce and Mastodon: sweet. As for the side stages, there could be some difficult choices to make but hopefully the timing will stack up in such a way that Five Finger Death Suck and Black Tide are playing while other, cooler bands are on the other stage. Machine Head? Seen ‘em twice in 2007 but still, sweet. As for Sevendust, say what you will about their past several very mediocre albums, but the band always brings it live, and this is the first package tour of any sort they’ve been a part of since… man, I can’t even remember. Airbourne could be a good time in that AC/DC sort of way, and Axl’s been hyping Suicide Silence so I’ll give ‘em a shot. Our boys at Metal Injection love the Red Chord, so I’ll check that out too. Couldn’t care less about Walls of Jericho, except that my friend is in their music video.

On second thought, I guess there isn’t really that much of a dilemma: the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour is the tour to be at this summer, despite a few shitty acts. But when are there ever not any shitty acts?

-VN

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  • http://www.jonesyandthewayne.com Wayne

    Slipknot. Mastodon. Machine Head. all I need to know. I’m there.

  • The Pig In Zen

    Wow, what a confusing lineup.

    And can we have some sort of memorandum that metal tours, bands, and albums canot use the word “mayhem” unless Mayhem is involved in it somehow? I’m looking at you, Tommy Lee…

  • http://www.thedeciblog.com nick

    How is this different from Ozzfest?

  • Factor

    Yeah, I’ll def check this out if there’s an NYC date. Slipknot puts on a great show if you haven’t seen them. Mastodon, awesome. Suicide Silence I need to see live too. Sweet!

  • http://www.metalsucks.net Axl Rosenberg

    @ Nick: It isn’t. I think Ozzfest was doomed as soon as bands/promoters/managers/whoever started figuring out that they could make their own Ozzfest without putting up with Sharon.

  • Kye

    Slipknot, Mastadon, DragonForce, 36 Crazyfists, and Machine Head…hell yea :)

    I’ve seen DragonForce and Machine Head before and both of them are fucking amazing, and I think everyone’s heard of Slipknot’s legendary shows at this point so yea, this is pretty exciting.

  • http://www.57design.co.uk steve57

    I, for one, am loving this Airbourne album – hey, if ‘DC arn’t gonna step up, I’m happy to watch/listen to these clowns instead…
    I’ll be seeing them in a couple of weeks – let’s see if they can walk the walk.

  • Sammy

    I am always amazed at how fast the twin guitarists of Dragonforce can play…until I realize after about 28 seconds that that’s all they do, with absolutely no respect to songwriting ability or restraint. I know, I know, that’s their schtick, but it soon looks way too much like just that – a gimmick.

  • http://www.jonesyandthewayne.com Wayne

    Sammy, you are soooo right. Fun for Guitar Hero, but it’s telling that in every single interview with DragonForce I’ve ever read, they find some way to talk about jerking off.

  • http://www.jonesyandthewayne.com Wayne

    Oh, also……….Between the Buried & Me and Protest the Hero have chops every bit as good, but they play, you know….songs.

  • Shnaz

    Uh, why is Machinehead on the second stage? Maybe they don’t have as big of a draw as Slipknot, Disturbed, or maybe Mastodon, but The Blackening is unbelievable–and they are a legendary metal band.

  • Seth

    I like machine head, but i am surprised that everyone is on their dick these days. I mean, I definitely would NOT call machine head legendary–at all. This is the same band that came out w/ shitty rap metal songs in the 90s. I gotta respect their ability to adapt (aka play whats popular at a given time–wait, do I have to respect that?) but I mean, second stage is fine for them. Also, is it just me or does anyone else get annoyed by Rob Flynn’s vocals? I think he can sing ok, but his half-sing/yell/scream thing just sounds stupid to me. But thats just my opinion.

  • sir Real

    The last ‘package tour’ I saw Sevendust on was ‘Locobazooka’ with Mushroomhead and Filter…Did anyone else go to that tour?

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  • Jonesy

    Dude WTF? Five Finger Death Suck!? Dude FFDP is one of the best bands on the ticket! I’d go just to see them! And yeah there are poeple who give a fuck about Disturbed! They’re just as good as any of the other bands on the ticket! If you wanna say that any of the bands on the ticket, suck how about Mastodon and Red Chord, cause unlike FFDP, they actually SUCK!

  • matt

    HEY FUCK YOU FFDP IS THE BEST BAND THERE…FUCK COREY TALOR OF SLIPKNOT HE SUCKS LIVE AND SOUNDS LIKE HE THROWING UP WHILE HE’S SINGING SO WHAT IF HE HAS ACID REFLUX SO DO I AND I DONT SUCK DICK….DISTURBED IS THE SHIT FUCK YOUR RED CHORD SHIT AN MACHINE HEAD

  • matt

    DRAGON FORCE SUCKS ALL THEY DO IS CUT AN PLAY SCALES I CAN DO THAT EASILY AN DO WITH MY BAND. SEVENDUST IS ALWAYS DISAPOINTING ALL THEY DO IS MAKE A SINGLE THEN SELL YOU A SHITTY ALBUM

  • JOSH

    MASTODON SUCKS FAT HAIRY COCK WHILE TAKING IT IN THE ASS!!!!
    THERE ONLY GOOD SONG WAS ON AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE THE MOVIE…………………………………………………….PENIS……………………………………….I FUCKED THEIR MOMS AND THEM SCREAMING IN MY EAR WAS BETTER THEN ALL THEIR SONGS

  • JOE

    I GIVE THREE SHITS ABOUT DISTURBED THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

  • Dawn

    The only band worth going to see is SEVENDUST!!!!!! IF NOONE AGREES YOU ARE ALL FUCKING CRAZY!!!!!