SO THOSE RUMORS ABOUT SLAYER & MANSON CO-HEADLINING MAYHEM FEST WERE TRUE…
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at 8:27am by Axl Rosenberg
It was fun to speculate last about with whom Slayer might spend the summer touring, but now we have an official answer: as rumored, they’ll be co-headlining the Rockstar Energey Mayhem Festival with their ‘07 tourmates, Marilyn Manson.
Of course, since it’s a fest, those aren’t the only bands playing:
MAIN STAGE:
Slayer
Marilyn Manson
Bullet for My Valentine
SECOND STAGES:
God Forbid
Trivium
Cannibal Corpse
The Black Dahlia Murder
Behemoth
Job for a Cowboy
Whitechapel
All That Remains
(Smart ass readers will note that there’s two separate second stages with two separate corporate sponsors; to which I say, “Who gives a fuck?”)
One of the (many) things I’ve taken shit for in the past is openly admitting I’m a Manson fan (even if the dude does seem to be a total shit head), and I missed the two acts’ fist co-headlining tour, so I really have no problem with them hitting the road together again.
And save for a couple of bands (Bullet for My Valentine… ugh, enough already), I think this is an excellent line-up. God Forbid? Cannibal Corpse? Black Dahlia Murder? All one show? Sounds pretty frickin’ sweet to me.
Here are announced dates:
Jul. 10 – Sacramento, CA
Jul. 11 – San Francisco, CA
Jul. 12 – San Bernardino, CA
Jul. 14 – Seattle, WA
Jul. 17 – Phoenix, AZ
Jul. 18 – Albuquerque, NM
Jul. 19 – Denver, CO
Jul. 21 – Kansas City
Jul. 22 – St. Louis, MO
Jul. 24 – Atlanta, GA
Jul. 25 – Indianapolis, IN
Jul. 26 – Chicago, IL
Jul. 28 – Toronto, ON
Jul. 29 – Scranton, PA
Jul. 31 – Cleveland, OH
Aug. 01 – Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 02 – Detroit, MI
Aug. 04 – Boston, MA
Aug. 06 – Virginia Beach, VA
Aug. 07 – Camden, NJ
Aug. 08 – Hartford, CT
Aug. 09 – Washington, DC
Aug. 11 – Tampa, FL
Aug. 12 – West Palm Beach, FL
Aug. 14 – Dallas, TX
Aug. 15 – Houston, TX
Aug. 16 – San Antonio, TX
On a semi-related note: what does this mean for this year’s Ozzfest? After 2008’s one-off date, it was announced that Sharon Osbourne’s brain child would once again be a full tour this summer. And while there are plenty of good bands who will be (presumably) touring this summer that aren’t on the above bill – Killswitch Engange, Lamb of God, Mastodon and Chimaira, to name but a few of the bigger ones – I have to wonder if all these tours aren’t just cannibalizing one another. I mean, once you throw in Summer Slaughter (I’m assuming Sounds of the Underground is dead for good) and the fact that a few bands will inevitably (and much to our chagrin) end up on Vans Warped, you have to wonder how many $40 – $80 package fests the kids will really buy tickets to… especially once fans get wise to the fact that most of these bands will inevitably come back around in the fall on cheaper tours that will allow them to play longer sets in more intimate settings. I guess we’ll have to wait and see, though…
-AR
God Forbid gets billing over Cannibal Corpse? That seems weird.
Yeah what the hell!!! Cannibal Corpse belongs on the main stage with Slayer….Screw marylin manson and bullet.. who the f@#k are they? pee ons
When was the last time MM did anything relevant? ‘94? ‘95? That makes sense.
God Forbid gets billing over Cannibal Corpse? That seems weird
I think the wird part is the fact that Bullet For My Valentine gets billing over any of the second stage bands…even weirder is the fact that they get to share stage with manson and slayer. Boo…I say Boo.
Mansons ok- the first three LPs were solid gold but that last one was cack. Twiggy is back in the band- if they can get Reznor to produce the next album, it could be very relevant.
I’ll just say this: any festival called the “Mayhem” tour and doesn’t have Mayhem on it is sorta fishy, not to mention guilty of false advertising. That’s like Slipknot and Despised Icon headling the Slim Jim Celtic Frost Festival. Hell, I’d even accept Methods of Mayhem to make things right.
…well, no, I wouldn’t.
Minus Behemoth, ATR, and Cannibal Corpse. This has got to be the worst line-up for a “tour/fest” since…..the last Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour.
Rockstar, please take note from Scion on how to create a kick-ass line-up.
O_o *reads again* O_O
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Unless Manson’s new album is really good and considerably better than Eat Me, Drink me, i’ll pass on this tour. Already saw Manson and Slayer together, which really wasn’t all that great, considering i’m not really a Slayer fan and Manson’s set was a little dissapointing. Plus the only 2nd stage bands that remotely interest me are All That remains (Saw them in November), Trivium (who, while their new album is good, still piss me off), and God Forbid (who I can probably catch on the Lamb of God tour). Oh, and BMFV, Job For a Cowboy, and Cannibal Corpse suck.
So yeah, i’ll pass. Not like any of you care.
oh, hey
only one good band.
gotta love shitty line-ups
bottom line…
f*K BULLET FOR MY A$$HOLE-only in the flipp’n states would a weak band get a better billing like this. OVER CANNIBAL COPRSE?!?!? NO F*KING WAY!! EVEN GOD FORBID DESERVES A BETTER SLOT! CANNIBAL COPRSE IS SECOND TO NONE!!!
THIS SHOULD BE THE REAL LINE-UP:
Main:
SLAYER
CANNIBAL CORSPE
GOD FORBID
others:
MARILYN MANSON
Behemoth
The Black Dahlia Murder
Job for a Cowboy
Whitechapel
All That Remains
Trivium
Bullet for My Valentine
They need to let you arange the line up…would be a better show…How dare they disrespect Cannibal Corpse like that
Oh what the fuck ever people, this lineup is fucking awesome! I saw the Slayer/Manson tour and it was one of the best ever. There’s something for everybody on this tour and I think it’s better than what we saw last year.
But yea Axl, you’re right about Ozzfest. I mean, who can they get that can possibly compete with a fucking killer lineup like this?
Manson seems to suffer from something that plagues other bands like Dir en Grey… A few really cool metal/hard rock songs, but the rest of it is shitty soft rock targeted towards teenage girls. Admittedly, I really enjoy Mechanical Animals, but it should’ve been titled “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars part. 2″
manson is a cumgurgler and bullet for my valentine is about as metal as high school musical. That being said i’m still going, I can’t pass up Cannibal and Slayer on the same day, that’s just too awesome!
God Forbid didn’t get billing over anyone yet. The bands were just announced and both of those bands are playing on different stages. Axl chose to simply name the bands on the bill on the secondary stages and not in specific order. Not to mention, there may be more bands billed and there is no scheduled line up just yet, with the exception of the mainstage. I’m sure we can figure that one out. Some bands like playing the second stages and getting done earlier in the day.
I used to like Manson about 12 years ago. If I have to sit through his show to see Slayer again, that’s cool with me. I’ve never seen Manson live anyway, so it might be entertaining. Other than that, it’s a pretty solid line-up considering that there are always at least a band or two in the mix of every fest that you’re not really going to want to see.
When Manson teams up with Brett Michaels I might buy a ticket …. now that would be a show!
This lineup is real good. Will it sell as many tickets as last years? I doubt it. There really isnt one radio friendly band on the bill besides Bullet and yet you never hear them on the radio. Manson interests me as much as watching two monekys fuck each other. Slayer, Cannibal Corpse and Whitechapel all on the same bill? That booked my trip alone. Glad to see the best Death Metal bands are all playing together.
Only bad bands: Whitechapel, BFMV, JFAC
to all the bullet haters, i saw them yesterday (no i dont listen to emo/scenie/crunk/posercore/wateva other spin you want on emo music) and they were fucking great live. and they shred like motherfuckers.
and bfmv are also there to sell the tickets. having cannibal corpse and god forbid on the main stage would sell bullshit all
i want to know how behemoth keep getting these damn festivals. theyre a very professional, hard working, competent band…but come on, do they really have the draw to justify playing big fests like this and ozzfest? there are definitely shittier bands playing, but they all have a buzz and/or are playing whats popular these days. their booking agent must be the absolute shit.
ok i agree with most of the people bullet over all these bands is bullshit but i do like them but come on guys whitechapel and jobforacowboy gezz its just sad how shit bands and music are getting more popular and popular then actual good music but hey its a sick ass line up this year can not wait.
BFMV… Really? Whitechapel, Behemoth, JFAC, Cannibal Corpse and of course… FUCKING SLAYER!!! This is made of win. It’s too bad I’ll miss it… I wanna die now.
Oh, you poor dears, shut the fuck up. You’re lucky you get such a remotely kickass tour. Try living thousands of kilometres across oceans that bands never seem to want to travel over. If I missed a Slayer tour in Australia just because JFAC are on the bill I’d never see any of them for another five years.
Except maybe BFMV, but no one gives a shit about them.
Just an fyi for some of you who have apparently never payed attention at a festival show. It’s better to be the headlining band on the 2nd stage than the first band on the mainstage. Opening mainstage is a shit gig.
Well according to The Gauntlet, Killswitch Engaged is now added to the Mayhem tour on the headlining stage. I wonder who will be on ozzfest…
This show is still shaping up to be a better one than the New England fag and fuckcore fe$t. (Not that I could afford to go to either.)
Killswitch has been added to this tour now.
Hey, Slayer with Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder and Job For A Cowboy? I can dig it.
The main stage and the jager stage i cauld care less about, but hot topic stage? That is like my wet dream. Should be an awesome show!
CREED AND NICKELBACK ARE MUCH BETTER. LET ME KNOW WHEN ALL OF THE SHIT BANDS LISTED HERE SELL AS MANY RECORDS AS THE TWO I MENTIONED. FURTHERMORE MANSON? AN ALICE COOPER RIP OFF. MANSON AHS NO TALENT – WHAT A FUCKING FAGGOT. MANSON = STALE SHITSTAIN. MARILYN FAGGOT. STALEPOOT MANSON. WHAT AN ASSJOCKEY. LOGS/FASKINGS.
CREED AND NICKELBACK ARE MUCH BETTER. LET ME KNOW WHEN ALL OF THE SHIT BANDS LISTED HERE SELL AS MANY RECORDS AS THE TWO I MENTIONED. FURTHERMORE MANSON? AN ALICE COOPER RIP OFF. MANSON AHS NO TALENT – WHAT A FUCKING FAGGOT. MANSON = STALE SHITSTAIN. MARILYN FAGGOT. STALEPOOT MANSON. WHAT AN ASSJOCKEY. LOGS/FASKINGS.
LOGS/FASKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
B.L.O.O.D.L.I.N.E.
LOGS/FASKINGS
guess some people don’t understand these tours are for profit not charity.
go ahead and try to place CC etc instead of BFMV on the main stage. See who the hell sponsors you. hey I’m not high on BFMV but if they sell, I’d put them on main stage too
btw from what I know behemoth are just really cool guys who’d play any gig anywhere, at least that’s the case with most of their asian tour venues. Shit ass place when I saw them, they still had a fucking great show. and yeah the first time I heard about this tour I thought Mayhem was fucking touring the US? Bet half the people who go to the show don’t even know Mayhem
CREED AND NICKELBACK. THANKS. LOGS/FASKINGS
what the f@#k? Creed? Nickleback? you not in the right catigory of music to compair bro. lmao wtf?
Dude AXl you like MM. I tought MS was a bunch of MM haters. Your a pro. I sure as fuck wish that one just fuckin one goddamn awesome concert woudl fuckin come to utah. and can i just say when i saw the name “1337 Niggers On A Spaceship” i lost my fuckin load. But i sure hope your black
the Slayer guys and Manson have become good friends, I hear.
That’s great they are touring again.
I have a feeling that Bullet for Valentine are going to get booed of the stage more than once on this tour.
Kind of Disgusting, tours like this is why metal gets the negative connotation that it does.
hahahaha creed & nickelback?! ya fuckin DORK!!!!
Shenanigans! Are you fucking kidding? Nothing close to NYC?
MAIN STAGE:
Slayer
Shit
Shitty
SECOND STAGES:
Decent
Absolute shit
Good
Not really
Great
As long as they don’t play any songs from Doom
Fuck that band
Not really
Come on really..you dont like Cannibal Corpse? and ya like slayer?…but not Cannibal Corpse..My brain might explode figguring this out
Ok, first thing. This is mayhem fest wtf are those bands playin i can dig cannibal, whitechapel, black dahlia and shit Ive seen Job For a Cowboy and they blew dick they cant even do there solos lol. But dude come on get some oceano, Impending doom and shit in that fucker. No one has noticed but impending doom has some slipknot influences in there new cd and there doin the whole jumpsuit thing now. Get some underground bands on the second stage and keep slayer, killswitch, god forbid on the main stage. This is called Mayhem fest not faggot fest or Bands that suck dick fest. Bullet For My Valentine are you fuckin kiddin me. Jus a bunch a flammers thats all i see. Singing for all the girls metallica wanna bes lol. One last thing Manson…..Is he a girl or guy enough said lol He sux black dongs
I’m excited about this lineup. I love most of the acts (not gonna say which I do not like) and am especially excited to finally get to see Slayer live. Love Whitechapel too.
Boonecore: why you gotta use the f*g word? There are gay metal fans too, you know.