NASHVILLE |DATE: JUNE 19, 2006
FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/TODD BRODGINSKI
INAUGURAL ‘GIGANTOUR’
FESTIVAL TOUR
TO ARRIVE IN STORES ON DELUXE TWO-DISC CD AND DVD SETS
VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT;
INCENDIARY LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY AND MORE;
DVD FEATURES SPECIAL BONUS DISC
OF ALL THE NO-HOLDS-BARRED BACKSTAGE ACTION
As news of the return of GIGANTOUR becomes imminent, last year’s fast and furious inaugural festival tour arrives in stores on deluxe 2-CD and 2-DVD sets August 22 and September 5, respectively, via IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT. Both configurations capture 2005’s heavy metal onslaught that was hailed as the best metal bill of the year, with Revolver magazine calling it “the mother of all shred fests.” Organized by MEGADETH frontman DAVE MUSTAINE as a tour featuring “only bands whose musicianship matches their ability to melt faces with sheer volume and power” (Miami Herald), GIGANTOUR features unforgettable performances by MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER and FEAR FACTORY as well as Anthrax (CD only), Nevermore, Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic and Bobaflex.
The GIGANTOUR DVD set encompasses a special bonus disc with all the no-holds-barred offstage action: tour bus visits, backstage drama, practical jokes plus interviews with the people who make a national package tour happen, like tour managers, pyrotechnics experts and band members. The GIGANTOUR CD contains three songs not included on the DVD.
"There are a few very successful tours out each summer and in order to be significant, I knew the first GIGANTOUR had to make an impact with top bands,” says MUSTAINE. The six-week tour–with bands personally chosen by MUSTAINE–was designed to help bring like-minded hard rock fans together at a reasonable price, with most tickets in the $40 range. “I wanted to put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high-energy environment,” MUSTAINE said in the July ‘05 Guitar World. “I think the variety of playing styles and the credibility of the different players is really exciting.” The Orange County Register agreed, saying, “…it does a heart good to see Mustaine able to buck the chameleon trend of rock and stay firm to his ideals, keeping the music the priority and not the image.”
Stay tuned for news about GIGANTOUR 2006, as tour dates will be announced soon. For more information, check out www.gigantour.com or www.megadeth.com.
The DVD and CD track listings are below. Note: The 3 bold-faced titles are on the CD but are not on the DVD.
Disc One: (total time 50:10)
1. Panic Attack – Dream Theater 7:07
2. Glass Prison – Dream Theater 13:10
3. Caught in a Mosh – Anthrax 5:02
4. I Am The Law – Anthrax 6:44
5. The Day He Died – Life of Agony 3:17
6. Love to Let You Down – Life of Agony 3:33
7. Lost – Dry Kill Logic 2:31
8. Paper Tiger – Dry Kill Logic 3:48
9. Better Than Me – Bobaflex 2:29
10. Medicine – Bobaflex 2:29
Disc Two: (total time 42:32)
1. She Wolf – Megadeth 3:35
2. A Tout Le Monde – Megadeth 4:31
3. Kick The Chair – Megadeth 4:08
4. Transgression – Fear Factory 4:55
5. Archetype – Fear Factory 4:40
6. Born – Nevermore 4:59
7. Enemies of Reality – Nevermore 4:51
8. Inferno – Symphony X 5:12
9. of Sins and Shadows – Symphony X 5:41
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GIGANTOUR CD & DVD: INAUGURAL 'GIGANTOUR' FESTIVAL TOUR TO ARRIVE IN STORES ON DELUXE TWO-DISC CD AND DVD SETS VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT; INCENDIARY LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY AND MORE; DVD FEATURES SPECIAL BONUS DISC OF ALL THE NO-HOLDS-BARRED BACKSTAGE ACTION
