Metalheads Slayer were scheduled to make the rounds in Europe to close out the year, but those plans have been scraped as they join forces with Megadeath for a North American tour aptly labeled “American Carnage.” The 26-date tour will start on January 18 in Seattle, Washington and carry them through February 23 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This will be the first time Slayer and Megadeath have shared the same tour since 1991′s “Clash of the Titans.” To commemorate this, they are selling a portion of the tickets at 1991 prices — $10 a ticket. Tickets are currently onsale with a full schedule of the tour dates listed below. Testament has signed on to be the opener for the tour.

The canceled Slayer European dates were slated to roll out from November 18 (UK) through December 17 (Germany), but a back injury to bassist/vocalist Tom Arayna derailed those best made plans. The band’s manager said, “Right now, our main concern must be the full and permanent recovery of Tom, so we have decided to clear the calendar and give him the extra time he needs to concentrate solely on good health.” The band plans to make-up the missed European dates in March. The six Canada dates tacked to the end of the current tour were postponed dates from earlier this month.

Slayer is currently touring in support of their latest album “World Painted Blood” which was released on November 3 and Megadeath is backing up “Endgame” released in September.

2010 Slayer/Megadeath Concert Tour
January 2010
18 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theatre
19 – Portland, OR – Memorial Coliseum
21 – Daly City, CA – Cow Palace
22 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Arena
23 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
25 – Denver, CO – Magness Arena
26 – Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum
27 – El Paso, TX – El Paso Coliseum
29 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless
31 – Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium

February 2010
1 – Duluth, GA – Gwinnett Arena
2 – Louisville, KY – Broadbent Arena
4 – Saint Paul, MN – The Roy Wilkins Auditorium
5 – Chicago, IL – University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion
6 – Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena
9 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theatre
11 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
13 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Center
14 – Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena
16 – Quebec City, Quebec – Pavilion de la Jeunesse
18 – London, Ontario – John Labatt Centre
19 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
20 – Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
22 – Moncton, New Brunswick – Moncton Coliseum
23 – Halifax, Nova Scotia – Metro Centre

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