Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released nine full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of groove metal and industrial metal. Fear Factory was enormously influential on the heavy metal scene in the mid-to-late 1990s.
Throwdown is an American straight edge hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. They have toured as part of Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, Hellfest, and Warped Tour, as well as with bands such as In Flames, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, Korn and Cavalera Conspiracy. The songs "Forever" and "Burn" were staples on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball and Revolver Magazine called them part of "The Future of Metal" after hearing the album Vendetta. Initially branded a hardcore punk band, albums like Venom and Tears and Deathless took a sharp turn towards metal, with critics likening the band's sound to that of Pantera, Sepultura, and Crowbar.
The Unholy Alliance Tour is a biennial heavy metal concert tour of Europe and North America, with the tag-line "Preaching to the Perverted". The tour is headlined by the thrash metal band Slayer, and featured Trivium, Amon Amarth and Mastodon in its latest edition.
Eddie Rips Up the World Tour was a concert tour by Iron Maiden in 2005 based on bringing back rarities from the first four Iron Maiden albums for the younger audience, brought about by the band's 2004 DVD The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days.
Over the years, a variety of bands have made up the yearly lineups of Ozzfest, a yearly heavy metal music festival that usually tours the United States in summer.
Clash of the Titans was a concert tour co-headlined by American thrash metal bands Megadeth and Slayer, which took place in September and October 1990 and again from May to July 1991. Launched in support of their respective albums Rust in Peace and Seasons in the Abyss, the tour had two legs, first in Europe and second in the United States. Clash of the Titans is considered one of the most successful tours in heavy metal history, and bridged the gap between the popularity of thrash metal and rise of the alternative rock and grunge scene.
The Sonisphere Festival was a touring rock music festival which took place across Europe between the months of June and August. The festival was owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It was jointly promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live. It hosted heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Judas Priest, Megadeth and Avenged Sevenfold.
The Sufferer & The Witness Tour was a concert tour by punk band Rise Against, taking place from 2006 until 2007, in support of their second major label album The Sufferer & The Witness.
The Self-Titled Tour was the third world tour by American rock band Paramore. The tour is in support of their fourth album Paramore (2013). The tour began in Bangkok on February 12, 2013, and continued through parts of Australia, North America, Europe, and South America.
The World Industrialist Tour, also named The Epic Industrialist Tour on some occasions, was a concert tour headlined by American industrial metal band Fear Factory in support of their 8th studio album, The Industrialist, released in June 2012.
The Digimortal World Tour was a concert tour headlined by American industrial metal band Fear Factory.
Mechanize Tour, also named Fear Campaign Tour or Industrial Discipline Tour was a concert tour headlined by American industrial metal band Fear Factory, in support of their 7th studio album, Mechanize.
The Transgression Tour was a concert tour headlined by American industrial metal band Fear Factory, which took place from October 28, 2005 to December 10, 2006, in support of their 6th studio album, Transgression.
The Obsolete Tour was a concert tour by American industrial metal band Fear Factory, in support of their 3rd album, Obsolete. The tour began June 20, 1998 in Milton Keynes, England and ended November 26, 1999 in Madrid, Spain, with a break between May and July 1999, during which the band played at the Ozzfest. The tour was actually supposed to begin in May 1998, but the first few dates were cancelled for unknown reasons.
Archetype Tour was a concert tour headlined by American industrial metal band Fear Factory, in support of their 5th album, Archetype. The tour started on January 23, 2004 at the Big Day Out in Sydney, Australia, as a mystery band, and ended on February 25, 2005 at the Artafe Vega Rock in Spain. This was the first time they performed live since 2001.
The Reunited Tour was a 2004 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It ran from 2 June 2004 until 2 September 2004. This tour celebrated the return of Rob Halford since his departure in 1992, replacing vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. The band also began performing in E♭ tuning during this tour, which would since be their primary sound.
Decades: World Tour was the seventh world tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their seventh compilation album, Decades.
The Red Pill Blues Tour is the tenth headlining concert tour by American band Maroon 5, in support of their sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017). The tour began on May 30, 2018 in Tacoma, Washington and concluded on December 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With over sixty dates, the tour traveled to the Americas, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
The Album of the Year Tour was a concert tour by San Francisco band Faith No More, in support of their 1997 release Album of the Year. It was Faith No More's final tour before their original breakup in April 1998. Only 32 of the dates were in their native North America, due to the band's greater popularity overseas at the time.
