Be afraid. Be very afraid. Why? Because the guys in Five Finger Death Punch are in charge of their own festival and they are coming to a city near you soon. The tour looks to be an exciting one and features Five Finger Death Punch as the closing headliner along with Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Pop Evil, God Forbid, Emmure & Battlecross. The tour is presented by Metal Hammer magazine which is a power house in its own right in terms of holding the banner high for the genre.
I always enjoy how Five Finger Death Punch delivers the goods on the concert stage and I am very interested in seeing just how Killswitch Engage ups their Metal game with original singer Jesse Leach back in their lineup. I already know what to expect from both Trivium and God Forbid having seen them in action before but that is it. The remainder of groups on the tour are a bit of a mystery to me. I am slightly curious about the other three being Emmure, Pop Evil and Battlecross. So will you as a Metal fan attend this Festival run? Do any or all of the bands generate a level of interest in your Metal being or could you care less? I am curious about knowing what you all think about it. I am very likely going to try and be one of the attending press for the Prudential Center show that happens in my region in August.
Dates:
Jul. 13 – Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
Jul. 15 – Billings, MT @ MetraPark Arena
Jul. 16 – Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Civic Center
Jul. 17 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Arena
Jul. 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Jul. 21 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County Expo Center
Jul. 24 – Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Amphitheater
Jul. 25 – Belton, TX @ Bell County Expo Center
Jul. 27 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
Jul. 28 – Beaumont, TX @ Ford Pavilion
Jul. 30 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 03 – Battle Creek, MI @ Kellogg Arena
Aug. 07 – Syracuse, NY @ SRC Arena
Aug. 08 – Glens Falls, NY @ Glens Falls Civic Center
Aug. 10 – Scarborough, ME @ Scarborough Downs
Aug. 14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Aug. 15 – Wallingford, CT @ Oakdale Theatre
Aug. 17 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
Aug. 18 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Aug. 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing
Aug. 22 – Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Aug. 25 – Rio Rancho, NM @ Santa Ana Star Center
Aug. 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
Aug. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
If you are one of those fans who can use a little more background on any of the performers for this festival or find them totally new to your ears I have embedded a few Amazon.com links to some albums that should help you out with that.