BURBANK, CA -- 06/17/08 --
After raising hell across North America
headlining the Fourth Annual Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, hard-rock heroes
Avenged Sevenfold will bring their explosive show to Europe this summer as
special guests of legendary metal band Iron Maiden. The tour begins June
24th in Norway and stops over at several major European festivals,
including the Twickenham and Leeds festivals in England, before concluding
on August 24th at London's Reading Festival.
"I have seen Maiden play countless times and am continually blown away, not
just by their live show, but also by the great records they continue to
make," says Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows. "We have learned much from
Iron Maiden and are honored to be sharing the stage with some of the
greatest icons in rock music."
Adds Iron Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood: "It's a tremendous time for metal
fans right now with some fantastic young bands making a real mark for
themselves. Maiden are delighted to be bringing their fans one of the very
best, Avenged Sevenfold. It all adds up to an even more memorable night out
for the fans!"
Avenged Sevenfold are currently touring behind their latest
self-produced, self-titled album, which topped the Billboard Alternative,
Hard, and Rock charts the week after its release on October 30th, 2007. The
follow-up to 2005's million-selling "City of Evil," "Avenged Sevenfold"
also debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, marking the biggest sales
week ever for the quintet. The album's first single, "Almost Easy," was a
Top 10 hit at Active Rock, went Top 20 at Alternative, and was the Number
One Most Played Video on Fuse.
The band recently recorded its entire hometown show at Southern
California's Long Beach Arena for a live DVD that Warner Bros. Records
will release later this year. The package will also include a CD of seven
previously unreleased b-sides that were recorded during the making of
"Avenged Sevenfold." A video of "Afterlife," taken from the show, is
currently available for purchase via all major digital retailers.
A7X European tour dates with Iron Maiden are as follows:
6/24 Arendal, Norway; Arendal Hove Festival
6/27 Bologna, Italy; Parco Nord Gods of Metal
6/29 Dessel, Belgium; Graspop Metal Meeting
7/01 Paris, France; Palais Omnisports de Bercy
7/02 Paris, France; Palais Omnisports de Bercy
7/05 London, England; Twickenham
7/06 Roitschora nr Leipzig, Germany; Full Force Festival
7/09 Lisbon, Portugal; Super Bock Super Rock Festival
7/11 Merida, Spain; Caceres Recinto Hipico or Estadio Principe Felipe
7/12 Zaragoza, Spain; Zaragoza Metalway Festival
7/16 Stockholm, Sweden; Stockholm Stadium
7/18 Helsinki, Finland; Olympic Stadium
7/19 Tampere, Finland; Ratina Stadium
7/22 Trondheim, Norway; Lerkendal Stadium
7/24 Oslo, Norway; Valle Hovin
7/26 Gothenburg, Sweden; Ullevi
7/27 Horsens, Denmark; Gods Bane Pladsen
7/30 Zurich, Switzerland; Rohstofflage
7/31 Wacken, Germany; Wacken Festival
8/22 Leeds, England; Leeds Festival Carling Weekend
8/24 Reading, England; Reading Festival Carling Weekend
www.avengedsevenfold.com
For more information, please contact:
Warner Bros. Records Publicity
Brian Bumbery
brian.bumbery@wbr.com
818-953-3203
Renee Harrison
renee.harrison@wbr.com
818-953-3311
