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 Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT), John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER) and Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) will join forces for the South American edition of the G3 tour in October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 11- Citibank Hall – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Oct. 12 – …  South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE have issued the following update: “We are extremely sad to inform this to our fans in India that our tour of India has been called off as the visas for three of the members were refused today by …  Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will embark on a North American headlining tour in September with support from KAMELOT. The dates are as follows: Sep. 12 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA Sep. 13 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA Sep. 15 – Beacon Theatre – …  Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will embark on an extensive North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM, SYSTEM DIVIDE, DESTINY POTATO. EPICA will offer special VIP tickets to all shows, which include VIP meet-and-greet, one-hour-early entry and commemorative …  VOLBEAT will embark on a North American tour in June with support from ICED EARTH and HELLYEAH. Commented ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer: “I’m completely stoked, VOLBEAT is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Michael and the boys are great people. There is a …  According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, the legendary Canadian rock trio has scheduled the following tour dates for this fall: Sep. 07 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena Sep. 09 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live Sep. 11 – …  VAN HALEN has added 18 concerts to its highly successful 2012 North American tour. The newly added dates begin July 7 with an encore performance at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Second shows have also been added in the Detroit and New York/New …  Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) will join forces this fall, embarking on an extended tour of …  Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will embark on a North American summer headlining tour, “The Iron Will Tour 2012″, in August. Support on the trek will come from ORIGIN, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ROSE FUNERAL and VITAL REMAINS. The dates follow below. With ORIGIN, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and ROSE …  DREAM THEATER has annouced a second North American leg of a world tour in support of its acclaimed and globally successful album “A Dramatic Turn Of Events” (Roadrunner). The progressive hard rock icons, who’ve sold in excess of 10 million records and DVDs worldwide, will …  PAIN, MOONSPELL, SWALLOW THE SUN and LAKE OF TEARS will join forces for the “Into Darkness Tour 2012″ in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 09 – Geiselwind, Germany – Musichall Nov. 10 – München, Germany – Backstage Nov. 11 – Antwerp, Belgium – …  Hard rock outfit BUCKCHERRY will be hitting the road this spring on a headlining tour beginning on April 21 in San Antonio, Texas. The band will be joined by “American Idol” alumnus James Durbin and REDLIGHT KING for a North American jaunt throughout over 30 … |     
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