Apocalyptica just announced a bunch more US tour dates! Since I can’t remember which ones are new and which are old, I’m posting them all (I think there’s a random Tokyo date in there somewhere).

09/13/2008 Indianapolis IN USA X-Fest (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
09/14/2008 Chicago IL USA Q101 Blockparty
09/15/2008 Madison WI USA BARRYMORE THEATRE
09/16/2008 Minneapolis MN USA FIRST AVENUE
09/18/2008 Omaha NE USA THE SLOWDOWN
09/19/2008 Des Moines IA USA People’S
09/20/2008 Maryland Hts MO USA 105,7 Pointfest
09/21/2008 Cincinnati OH USA Century Theatre
09/23/2008 London ON Canada Music Hall
09/24/2008 Ottawa Canada Capital Music Hall
09/25/2008 Worcester MA USA THE PALLADIUM
09/26/2008 New York NY USA Nokia Theatre
09/27/2008 Hartford CT USA THE WEBSTER THEATER
09/28/2008 Washington DC USA NIGHTCLUB 930
09/29/2008 Philadelphia PA USA Theatre Of Living Arts
10/01/2008 Atlanta GA USA Center Stage
10/02/2008 Lake Buena Vista FL USA HOUSE OF BLUES
10/03/2008 St. Petersburg FL USA STATE THEATRE
10/04/2008 Ft. Lauderdale FL USA CULTURE ROOM
10/18/2008 Tokyo Japan Loudpark Festival
10/20/2008 Denver CO USA Ogden Theatre
10/21/2008 Salt Lake City UT USA In The Venue
10/22/2008 Boise ID USA KNITTING FACTORY
10/23/2008 Seattle WA USA Showbox at the Market
10/24/2008 Portland OR USA ROSELAND THEATRE
10/26/2008 Vancouver BC Canada Commodore Ballroom
10/27/2008 San Francisco-Oakland-San CA USA Slims
10/28/2008 Hollywood CA USA The Avalon Hollywood
10/29/2008 Anaheim CA USA House of Blues
10/30/2008 San Diego CA USA House of Blues
10/31/2008 Las Vegas NV USA HOUSE OF BLUES
11/01/2008 Tucson AZ USA At The Rock
11/02/2008 Tempe AZ USA Marquee Theatre

Finland’s folk-metal band is coming for a tour across the US and Canada starting in August.

We are crossing the Atlantic Ocean again this year and support on this trek will come from Warbringer.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Aug. 22 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Aug. 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
Aug. 24 – New York, NY @ BB King Blues Club & Grill
Aug. 25 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
Aug. 26 - Montreal, QUE @ Club Soda
Aug. 27 - Quebec City, QUE @ Imperial
Aug. 28 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Aug. 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under
Aug. 30 - Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
Aug. 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Sep. 01 - Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre
Sep. 02 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
Sep. 03 - Calgary, AB @ Warehouse
Sep. 04 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Sep. 06 - Victoria, BC @ Sugar
Sep. 07 - Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club
Sep. 08 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Sep. 09 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Sep. 10 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Sep. 11 - West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
Sep. 12 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle

Tickets are on sale now exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until May 3 at which point they will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.

Source: FinnTroll’s Myspace

Warbringer styles themselves as “old school heavy metal” and hail from a beach town near Los Angeles.

I want to take a moment and point out if you didn’t already know… Apocalyptica is playing an outdoor radio station festival, KFMA Radio Day, in AZ on the 16th of May. Why this is of note is that the headliners are Metallica! How often do Apocalyptica and Metallica share the stage? Given that Metallica was very supportive of Apocalyptica in the beginning of their career, I can’t imagine them not coming out and joining Apocalyptica for a song or two. Hey it’s my fantasy, let me have it.

Either way, even though my wish to see Apocalyptica again one more time this tour has been fulfilled with the addition of the Ventura, CA date, I’m still toying with the idea of taking the day off work and trekking out there for this.

Tickets are still available.

KFMA DAY 2008 Concert at the Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, Arizona.
Featuring Metallica, Flobots, Apocalyptica, & Scars On Broadway.
$47.50 + 7.25 s/ch.
All seats are general admission.
Rain or Shine.
Gates at 3:00pm and Music 4:00pm

That adds up. For two tickets, you’re looking at $112.50. Between that and the high cost of gas, I may sit it out anyways. If you go, let us know what happened!

Wishes really do come true!

Seeing Apocalyptica in San Diego & Hollywood left me with a burning desire to figure out a way to catch another gig before this US tour ends.

I woke up this morning to the wonderful news that Apocalyptica has been booked into the Majestic in Ventura, CA which is only an hour’s drive away. I should know because I used to live there!

Tickets will go online for sale from Ticketmaster on Friday (25th) at 10am. You can also call and order them over the phone at (805) 653-0721. $20 cash or $23 by credit card.

Show is General Admission so first come first served for positions in front of the stage. I asked because sometimes Majestic has “reserved” seating.

The camera policy is not yet determined because it is up to the band & band mgmt. Given that they did not search us in San Diego at the House of Blues (notoriously anti-camera), I think it’s a fair guess to say that Cameras will be allowed. The Roxy operates under the same policy as Majestic and they didn’t say No Cameras there either.

See you there!

UPDATE: Forgot showtimes! Doors at 7pm. DJ will play while we wait for Apo to take the stage at 8pm. They are playing about a 90 minute concert including encores (based on SD & Roxy shows). Not too bad for those who have school or work early the next day.

UPDATE #2: It’s been pointed out that it would be helpful to know what day! Answer: May 18th, Sunday.

Apocalyptica’s 6th studio album, “Worlds Collide” is set for release in the US on April 15th. About time!

They are also touring to support the album release. I already have my tickets for two of these shows. I have never seen them live but I am sure it will be an experience. Half naked men playing metal on cellos…how could that be boring!

Update: The Las Vegas date has been moved to the end of the tour to May 19th. Also they’re playing a festival in AZ on May 16th. Should be good because Metallica is also in the lineup for the festival!

Yes people its early in the morning for me. I am sitting at work and I just can’t face starting in on the crap I have to do. So I thought I would post a bit about Nightwish!

Nightwish have posted another video blog. Its a bit about their tour in Europe. A nice view of Jukka from behind having at his drum kit! I love that Annette is loyal to Nikon! Best cameras in the world! *cough* anyway the link…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh47fHdJ0ic&sdig=1

On May 29th James Allman from Baconmusic( http://www.baconmusic.co.uk/) did an interview with Tuomas before their show in Birmingham Academy. I have to give James credit for a good interveiw. For once someone interviewed Nightwish that was not an idiot and had actually heard of the band. As per the norm, Tuomas gives a candid interview. I want to see an inteview where someone can make Tuomas laugh… Interview is in two parts. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBjZvcfPX_U Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7I3gXWP82A Part 2

And last but not least, Blabbermouth.net has posted some Nightwish and Sonata Arctica tour dates! I saw Sonata Arctica at the Qstock festival in Oulu, Finland. Those boys put on a damn good show. Needless to say I am one excited human for this show.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=93947

Taken from http://blabbermouth.net/ Posted on March 24, 2008

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will announce their upcoming U.S. fall tour dates on April 8.

Keeping in line with the tradition of the band’s first two U.S. tours in support of its latest CD, “Dark Passion Play”, the group is putting two dates on sale early — September 17 at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas and the previously announced September 24 at the Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both of these dates are on sale now exclusively through EnterTheVault.com, with special VIP meet-and-greet tickets available for Austin only

“The Islander”, the new single from NIGHTWISH, will be released on May 21 and will include the following tracks:

01. The Islander
02. Escapist (instrumental version)
03. Meadows Of Heaven (orchestral version)

Additionally, it will include the videos for “The Islander” and “Bye Bye Beautiful”.

Check out the “The Islander” single artwork at this location.

The video for “The Islander” was shot last autumn in Rovaniemi, Finland and was directed by Stobe Harju. The clip will premiere on April 14 at 7:00 p.m. (Finnish time) on MTV Finland’s show “Spanking New”.

NIGHTWISH will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson’s guests on Friday, April 4 during Bruce’s weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named “The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show”. Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk.