GIGANTOUR 2′ CD & DVD Featuring Megadeth, Lamb Of God and More Set For April 22 Release on Image Entertainment
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GIGANTOUR 2' CD & DVD Featuring Megadeth, Lamb Of God and More Set For April 22 Release on Image Entertainment
'GIGANTOUR 2' CD AND DVD
FEATURING MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, AND MORE
SET FOR APRIL 22 RELEASE ON IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
AS MEGADETH GEARS UP FOR 2008 EDITION
OF METAL FESTIVAL TOUR
The second coming of MEGADETH's acclaimed traveling metal festival
GIGANTOUR arrives on both DVD and CD April 22 via Image
Entertainment--just ten days after GIGANTOUR's latest incarnation begins
its North American invasion April 12 in Denver. Conceived in 2005 by
MEGADETH frontman DAVE MUSTAINE, GIGANTOUR-- proclaimed "the mother of
all shred fests" by Revolver magazine-resurrects metal's focus on
stellar musicianship.
The GIGANTOUR 2 DVD and CD follow Image Entertainment's fall
2006 release of the debut GIGANTOUR CD and DVD which featured
unforgettable performances by MEGADETH, Dream Theater, Fear Factory,
Anthrax (CD only), Nevermore, Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic
and Bobaflex.
GIGANTOUR 2 features over an hour of blistering performances
by iconic and influential heavy metal pioneers MEGADETH--who have sold
more than 20 million albums worldwide in a career now spanning 25
years--along with Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, The Smashup,
and Into Eternity. Recorded in DTS 5.1 surround sound, the DVD version
also features a behind the scenes look at the 2006 tour, while both the
DVD and CD offer a hidden bonus track--MEGADETH's ever-relevant "Peace
Sells."
"Mr. Mustaine was one of speed-metal's originators, and his
double-time riffs are propulsive," wrote Ben Ratliff of The New York
Times in a review of the 2006 GIGANTOUR. "Bending over his guitar, long
blond tresses hanging down, he gives his solos the direct feeling of
wrestling with the music as he plays it, with some chaos and
aggression."
"Megadeth might be counting its history in decades now, but
one would never have gathered that from their career-spanning set,"
concurred Paul Andersen of the L.A. Daily News. "Mustaine and crew
played with a passion and intensity that fed directly from the adoring
crowd, and throughout their 90-minute set, no one sat, as this was a
day--and night--that demanded movement."
The release of the GIGANTOUR 2 DVD and CD coincides with
this year's Earth Day--perfect, really, since MUSTAINE has said, with a
laugh, about GIGANTOUR's mission of emphasizing true musicianship and
virtuosity: "I think that in a small way, we are cleaning up the
environment of crappy bands."
Meanwhile, in February MEGADETH heads to Europe--where
recently announced new guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK (Nevermore, Jag Panzer)
will make his debut with the band alongside MUSTAINE, drummer SHAWN
DROVER, and bassist JAMES LOMENZO--before returning for this year's
GIGANTOUR.
The 29-date North American trek kicks off April 12 at The
Fillmore in Denver and criss-crosses the U.S. and Canada until its May
22 finale at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Phoenix. Joining MEGADETH on this
year's tour are Scandinavian death metal band In Flames, Finland's
Children of Bodom, Arizona's modern extreme Job for a Cowboy, and
Oakland, CA heavy power trio High on Fire.
For more information, go to www.gigantour.com,
www.megadeth.com, and www.image-entertainment.com.
The DVD and CD track listings are below.
DVD:
1. THE SMASHUP Effigy
2. SANCTITY Beneath the Machine
3. INTO ETERNITY Severe Emotional Distress
4. OVERKILL Necroshine
5. OVERKILL Rotten to the Core
6. ARCH ENEMY We Will Rise
7. ARCH ENEMY Nemesis
8. OPETH The Leper Affinity
9. LAMB OF GOD Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD Now You've Got Something to Die For
11. MEGADETH Take No Prisoners
12. MEGADETH The Scorpion
13. MEGADETH Washington is Next!
CD:
1. THE SMASH UP: Rachel's Day
2. SANCTITY: Zeppo
3. INTO ETERNITY: Timeless Winter
4. OVERKILL: Thanks for Nothing
5. OVERKILL: Long Time Dying
6. ARCH ENEMY: Nemesis
7. ARCH ENEMY: We Will Rise
8. OPETH: Window Pane
9. LAMB OF GOD: Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD: Red Neck
11. LAMB OF GOD: Something To Die For
12. MEGADETH: Take No Prisoners
13. MEGADETH: The Scorpion
14. MEGADETH: Washington Is Next!
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