Unholy Alliance rock tour comes to MEN Arena

Oct 21 2008 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

THE Unholy Alliance Chapter III, featuring Slayer, Trivium and Mastodon, kicks off a new 2008 European tour at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Monday, October 27.

The third instalment of what has been hailed as “the heaviest, darkest tour of the year”, the Unholy Alliance Chapter III tour will feature Slayer - the undisputed kings of extreme speed/thrash metal - plus princes of the genre, Trivium and Mastodon. Š

For more than two-and-a-half decades, Slayer's onslaught of sheer brutality has proven them to be the supreme thrash-metal band.ŠEntire countries have banned their music.

Having performed over 600 shows in the last 36 months alone, Trivium are no strangers to the stage and life on the road. Last year, the worldwide million-selling band toured extensively with Machine Head, co-headlining the Black Crusade tour, as well as finding time to play shows with the legendary Iron Maiden.

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Mastodon have been critically acclaimed by almost every publication in the US and Europe. Their Grammy nominated album, Blood Mountain, is the group's third release.

Tickets are priced £29.50 and are available via the 24 Hour Ticketmaster Hotline 0844 847 8000; to personal callers from the M.E.N Arena Box Office (10am-6pm: Mon-Sat); via post (send sae & cheque payable to SMG UK Ltd) ; via e-ticket centres at selected zavvi stores (formerly Virgin Megastores) and via the venue’s official website men-arena.com Special Needs Ticketline 0161 950 5229 (10am-5pm: Mon-Fri). Group bookings: 0870 169 6888