SlipknotCelebrated US heavy-metal titans Lamb Of God will join nine-piece heavyweights Slipknot for the latter's recently announced Australian tour this October, it has been confirmed.
The band's addition to the touring bill popped up on the Facebook page of tour co-promoters Live Nation this evening, in a post explaining that Lamb Of God will perform as the tour's opening act for all dates on the upcoming sojourn.
Lamb Of God will hit Australia well warmed up from what will have been a near full year of touring; having released their seventh studio full-length, VII: Sturm Und Drang in July last year, the band has spent much of the past 12 months on stages and on the road in support of the work. The album yielded the veterans their fifth Grammy nomination since 2007 (Best Metal Performance for 512), and their impending appearance alongside Slipknot is yet another typically high-profile slot for the outfit, who have, over the years, blazed their way through spots on Ozzfest (twice), at several international festivals including Download, Soundwave and Mayhem, and as a mainstay of Metallica's World Magnetic Tour from 2008-2010.
Slipknot's tour of Australia with Lamb Of God gets under way at Brisbane's Entertainment Centre on Friday 28 October, with additional dates in Sydney and Melbourne. The Aussie run is preceded by a show in New Zealand, at Auckland's Vector Arena, on Wednesday 26 October.
Tickets for all shows go on sale tomorrow, 23 May, from 11am. See Live Nation or Slipknot's websites for more information, or head straight to theGuide to start booking.
