The Unholy Alliance (tour)

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = The Unholy Alliance Tour


artist = Slayer Lamb of God Mastodon
Children of Bodom In Flames Thine Eyes Bleed
dates = June 15, 2006 - November 20, 2006
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows =

[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unholy_alliance The Unholy Alliance] is a biennial heavy metal tour of Europe and North America, with the tag-line "Preaching to the Perverted". The tour is headlined by the thrash metal band Slayer, and featured Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, In Flames and Thine Eyes Bleed in its last edition.

Europe 2004

The 2004 European edition of the tour featured the following bands: Slayer, Slipknot, Mastodon and Hatebreed.

North America 2006

The 2006 North American edition of the tour, called "Chapter I", featured the following bands: Slayer as headliners, Lamb of God as "direct support" band, Children of Bodom and Mastodon in rotating slots, Thine Eyes Bleed as opening act. On July 13th in Vancouver the entire show was filmed for a forthcoming DVD, with camera angles from above the bands and in among the audience. [http://metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=611 Metal-rules.com review of the concert] The DVD was released on October 30th 2007. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=79810 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON: More 'Unholy Alliance Tour' DVD Details Revealed ] ]

Europe 2006

2006 European edition, called "Chapter II", featured the following bands: Slayer as headliners, In Flames as "direct support" band, Children of Bodom and Lamb of God in rotating slots, Thine Eyes Bleed as opening act. The lineup was identical to the American leg except for Mastodon, who were replaced by In Flames. The French group Gojira was the second band to perform in Paris on November 7th 2006.

Tour Dates

Europe 2008

On May 27th, 2008, Slayer announced a series of dates scheduled for their upcoming "Chapter III" of The Unholy Alliance Tour. Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth will serve as direct support for these dates. More dates are to be announced soon. The dates are as follows:

*October 27th at MEN Arena in Manchester, England
*October 28th at Wolverhampton Civic Wolverhampton, England
*October 30th at Hammersmith Apollo in London, England
*October 31st at Hammersmith Apollo in London, England
*November 2nd at Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales
*November 3rd at SECC in Glasgow, Scotland
*November 5th at Stadthalle in Offenbach, Germany
*November 6th at Palladium in Koln, Germany
*November 7th at Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*November 9th at Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany
*November 10th at Eishalle Deutweg in Winterthur, Switzerland
*November 12th at Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium
*November 14th at Palasharp in Milan, Italy
*November 16th at Gasometer in Vienna, Austria
*November 17th at Malá sportovní hala in Prague, Czech Republic
*November 18th at Zenith in Munich, Germany
*November 19th at Columbiahalle in Berlin, Germany
*November 21st at Valbyhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark
*November 22nd at Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden
*November 23rd at Hovet in Stockholm, Sweden
*November 24th at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway
*November 26th at Tampere, Finland
*November 27th at Old ice hall in Helsinki, Finland

the NEC date has been moved to the the civic hall in wolverhampton, NEc tickets are still valid for this date.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/unholyalliancetour The Unholy Alliance] at MySpace
* [http://www.punknews.org/article/17568 Article] at Punknews.org
* [http://www.theendrecords.com/label/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=475&Itemid=49 Article] at The End Records' website
* [http://www.hardcoresounds.net/modules.php?name=Interviews&func=view&id=100 Kerry King Interview] at HardcoreSounds.Net