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Newsted Confirmed for Megadeth's 2013 Gigantour Trek

Chad Childers — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000

Megadeth's Gigantour trek is coming together quite nicely, with Newsted being the latest confirmation for the expected summer run. Newsted are currently off to a hot start with their 'Metal' EP and have been playing to enthusiastic audiences so far this spring. The group's debut full-length is expected later this year and the Gigantour trek will provide a great set-up to build to the album's release.

Hellyeah Tapped for Megadeth's Gigantour 2013

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:44:09 +0000

Yet another band has been confirmed to support Megadeth on this year’s Gigantour. The fall trek now has four bands locked in, with Hellyeah having been announced over the weekend. This year’s Gigantour will be the fifth installment of the traveling fest, and Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has continued the tradition of hand-picking each act. So [...]

Motorhead Forced to Cancel Denver Gigantour Gig as Lemmy Kilmister Loses Voice

Liz Ramanand — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:38:43 +0000

Unfortunately, Motorhead have been forced to cancel their gig at tonight’s Gigantour show in Denver because frontman Lemmy Kilmister has lost his voice. On the official Motorhead site, it states, “Lemmy has lost his voice and has decided to give it the night off. Things should be OK for the last 3 shows of the [...]

Christina Scabbia – Dave Mustaine Duet on Gigantour [VIDEO]

gonzo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:17:47 +0000

The Gigantour, featuring Megadeth, Motorhead, Lacuna Coil and Volbeat, is officially underway, kicking off Thursday in Camden, N.J.

The highlight of the night, according to some friends at the show, was when Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia joined Megadeth onstage to perform ‘A Toute le Monde’. You might recall that ‘A Toute le Monde’ originally debuted on Megadeth’s 1994 release ‘Youthanasia,’ but was re-recorded in 2007 as ‘A Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)’ - a version that featured Scabbia.

Dates Revealed for Gigantour Featuring Megadeth, Motorhead, Lacuna Coil + Volbeat

Mary Ouellette — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:49:39 +0000

Back in September we brought you news about the 2012 Gigantour featuring Megadeth teaming up with Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil, and now the dates for the epic tour have been announced. The bands, all hand-picked by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, offer up an eclectic mix of speed metal meets thrash meets rockabilly meets goth rock. That’s a whole lot of metal on one bill, and a lot of bang for your buck – just as Mustaine planned.