«
»
Tour de Force

SLAYER SCHMAYER: MEGADETH ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH TESTAMENT AND EXODUS

 Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 9:36am by

Well, ya gotta hand it to Dave Mustaine. He’s trying real hard to give the people what they want.

Following the postponement of the American Carnage tour with Slayer and Testament, Megadeth have announced a Rust in Peace twentieth anniversary tour of North America, to kick off in March. Not only will the band play Rust in Peace in its entirety, but they’ll have Testament (still playing The Legacy in its entirety) and Exodus playing support. In other words: whomever put this thing together is tugging on the same nostalgia strings that the Slaygadeth tour was supposed to pull on. Maybe Exodus don’t sell as many records as Slayer, but they’re still a hugely important part of the American thrash metal movement, and anyone who isn’t excited about this tour just because Slayer aren’t on it is probably pretty dopey.

Why, I just saw Exodus play the other night! And they killed! No less so than Megadeth and Testament (and Slayer), Exodus are experiencing a second golden age of their career.

Of course, there is something kinda funny about getting excited to see Megadeth do the entire Rust in Peace album when Dave Mustaine is the only remaining member of the Rust in Peace-era line-up. It’s like if someone were excited to hear Axl Rose and whatever other dudes he’s currently calling Guns N’ Roses play all of Appetite for Destruction, an album with which they have no actual association. That being said, this Mega-line-up is great, and Rust might be my favorite Megadeth album of all time… so I’m not gonna bitch too much. Maybe just a little. Okay I’ll keep quiet.

Get tour dates after the jump. And just as an FYI – the press release announcing this tour also promised that next week would bring new information on the rescheduling of those American Carnage dates, so if you’re such a sissy cry baby face that Exodus and the complete Rust and Legacy performances doesn’t substitute for Slayer, well, just sit tight.

3/1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
3/2 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
3/3 – Medford, OR – Medford Armory
3/6 – Calgary, AB – Big Four (Testament with Special Guests)
3/7 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre (Testament with Special Guests)
3/8 – Saskatoon, SK – Prairieland Exhibition Hall
3/11 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theater
3/12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
3/13 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
3/15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
3/16 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
3/18 – Scranton, PA – Scranton Cultural Center
3/19 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
3/21 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
3/22 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
3/23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
3/25 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
3/26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Amphitheater
3/27 – Lubbock, TX – The Pavilion
3/28 – El Paso, TX – Club 101
3/30 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
3/31 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium (Testament with Special Guests)

Tags: , , , , ,
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Zachary-Tewell/2717437 Zachary Tewell

    Don’t they play more than half of Rust in Peace in all of their setlists anyway?

  • msv81

    Cool lineup as a substitute for the American Carnage Tour. I received notice from Ticketmaster that the Slayer dates would be rescheduled for August/September and that all tickets from the delayed shows will be honored. Too bad they’re skipping over both Philly and NYC with Exodus….guess I may have to drive down to Baltimore.

  • Bicro

    I’d rather have Tenet than Exodus, but oh well.

  • Austin

    So, Halifax gets boned again. Way to give the West of Canada a double dose of awesome and fuck us over royally again.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brendan-Snow/514886363 Brendan Snow

      They’re not even playing MTL or Toronto, basically fucking 80% of Canada. I hear ya though, I’m originally from N.B. and shit all comes to the maritimes as far as metal…though I did see Toxic Holocaust with like 40 people at a bar in Fredericton last summer, which was sick.

    • Alex_P

      I once talked to this dude from Newfoundland who had flown to Montreal to see BTBAM. For once, we’re also boned.

  • JesusRobot

    Testament is also performing “The Legacy” album on this tour.

  • JRTME

    This is great and all.

    But no Alex Skolnick.

    • dan

      what? since when

      • JRTME

        He can’t do it. He is doing a Skolnick Trio tour the same month.

        • dan

          damn thats some bs, thanks for answering tho

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-Kurkjian/1238131077 Rob Kurkjian

    Aw come on Dave not single date near MA. Whats with the Boston hate

    • cobhc829

      +1 WtF?!?

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Gavin/1396340262 Mark Gavin

      Definitely. This sucks majorly. I’d consider going out to NY to see this, too.

    • Cryzthormagnusian

      Not a single date anywhere in Florida either. Fucking bullshit.

      • http://Myspace.com/wearecarnevil AEnema175

        Seconded

        • Will

          I’m giving up. This is like the sixth Testament tour that they’ve announced that is missing Florida. At least the Atlanta show is on a Sunday, maybe I’ll take a road trip?

        • I killed a Dunky

          yeah guess Florida is the lost island of metal

    • stu1

      Because they’re playing that area with Slayer in the summer.

  • Ryan

    San Francisco is where the genre was made, and this doesn’t go here…fucked up.

    • JRTME

      Technically it started in LA. ;-) I got bigger due to SF.

      • Ryan

        It could be argued Thrash was perfected here (go away for now Germany), with a bunch of bands like Testament, Exodus, Vio-Lence, Death Angel all starting out here. Not to mention bands like Metallica considered this their true home. No one place is necessarily the birthground, but I think if there’s a Thrash Mecca in the world, it’s got to be San Francisco.

        • JRTME

          Like I said. It started in LA and got bigger in SF. Too much typing.

  • http://thenumberoftheblog.wordpress.com/ groverXIII

    I’ll hold out until Megadeth decides to play all of Risk on tour. That’ll be the one to go see, my friends!

    • NoNameNoSlogan

      tell me you’re joking

      • http://thenumberoftheblog.wordpress.com/ groverXIII

        Come on… Risk is their most kvlt album ever, chock full of face-melting riffs, carpal-tunnel-inducing solos, ridiculous blast beats, and pant-shitting bass blasts. It’s BR00000TALZ!

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Gavin/1396340262 Mark Gavin

          I actually sort of liked Risk.

          • Erek

            Risk was a very good album. It was just such a departure for the band that their average fan couldn’t deal with it. These are the same kind of people who refuse to play a Mario game because it’s “kiddy” and only purchase bald, angry Marine shooting terrorist games. It has to do with a certain lack of confidence in their own masculinity, so they have to make up for the gaping hole in their esteem by pretending to be tough. Which means anything that deviates from what they consider to “true”, or “brutal” is automagically bad.

            Similarly, Metallica has fans who hated Load and ReLoad, despite the fact that both albums are exceptionally well-written, and feature a number of memorable songs — I happen to love playing Ain’t My Bitch on guitar, it’s a fun set of riffs.

          • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Gavin/1396340262 Mark Gavin

            I don’t think Risk is “very good.” But it’s not terrible, to me anyways. I agree with what you’re saying about fans disowning it because it’s not in the usual genre, but sometimes bad songs are just bad songs. Load and ReLoad are okay, but if you took half of the songs from each album and compiled them into two, you’d have a good album and a shit one. I’d say maybe half of the songs on Risk are worth listening to, the rest are garbage. Same with Cryptic Writings (my least favorite Megadeth album).

  • Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

    wow, no new york dates (come on, lets be real, buffalo isnt new york). thats weird…the fuck?

  • Facebook User

    well now im not upset that it’s not hitting the NYC area, no Alex Skolnick.

  • stu1

    These are markets they’re NOT doing on American Carnage. All of the places people are saying “wtf they not playins heres jerkz” are probably getting the late summer dates with Slayer.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brett-Stanton/1599722401 Brett Stanton

    Holy Shit! They’re actually doing this tour in clubs/theatres! And they’re coming to TUS! Must. Go. See.

    • stu1

      What the hell else are they going to play in??

      • SonOF

        arenas, large venues….duh

  • Biff Tannen

    No Chicago, or even that cess pool of a city called Milwaukee?

  • myke

    why are there no nyc dates??? damn it!!!!

    • stu1

      stu1 says:
      January 26, 2010 at 1:28 pm

      These are markets they’re NOT doing on American Carnage. All of the places people are saying “wtf they not playins heres jerkz” are probably getting the late summer dates with Slayer.
      Reply

      • SonOF

        actually, american carnage isn’t happening. so NY and other areas ARE getting boned if they wanted to see Megadeth/Testament

  • sabbathfan

    Goddamn, no NY.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cody-Cosgrove/1071491065 Cody Cosgrove

    I actually got an email from ticketmaster saying the american carnage tour was cancelled and i got my money back since i bought the insurance. So im glad this tour is coming to atlanta

  • thelump

    What the fuck, I paid 80 dollars for my ticket, and the third time that its been pushed back, my city isnt even on the goddamn list? I want my fucking money back

  • Mitchell

    Little pissed theres no Ontario dates, might have to make the trek to shitty Buffalo…

  • Caligula

    Saw theshow in Memphis last night, HELL of a show. Testament kicked everyone’s ass, but Exodus and Megadeth were good. Rust in Peace a little weak for me. Don’t get me wrong, they were tight and they were brilliant, but to me playing the whole Peace Sells album would have been better, and if I really had my way, the whole Killing Is My Business album which a lot of you young newbies probably don’t even realize exists. Testament did the whole legacy album, how fucking cool is that.

  • Caligula

    Saw the show in Memphis last night, HELL of a show. Testament kicked everyone’s ass, but Exodus and Megadeth were good. Rust in Peace a little weak for me. Don’t get me wrong, they were tight and Dave is brilliant, and may be better at guitar then I’ve ever seen, but to me playing the whole Peace Sells album would have been better, and if I really had my way, the whole Killing Is My Business album which a lot of you young newbies probably don’t even realize exists. Testament did the whole legacy album, how fucking cool is that.