Avenged Sevenfold leapt to the forefront of today's hard rock bands by releasing rock hits such as Bat Country and Almost Easy that get stuck in your head and won't get out. Winner of Best New Artist at MTV's 2006 Video Music Awards, Avenged Sevenfold headlined both the Warped Tour and Ozzfest with its powerful and eclectic sound.

Stone Sour was founded by Corey Taylor, vocalist of Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman way back in 1992.

The post-grungers from Des Moines are a Download favourite due to their powerful live performances and catalogue of tunes from an impressive four studio albums, the most recent of which is due out in August this year.

We’re thrilled to announce that two of the biggest names in rock– Avenged Sevenfold and Stone Sour, will be joining forces for a co-headline UK tour this autumn.

Southern California’s Avenged Sevenfold last played in the UK to sold out crowds in 2008, when they also picked up a Kerrang award for Best Album. They made memorable appearances at the Sonisphere Festival, Download Festival as well as playing with Iron Maiden at their landmark Twickenham show. Guitarist Zacky Vengeance commented “We will be returning to the UK this fall.  You have been warned”.   

A7X’s have had two silver albums in the UK and now release their fifth album  Nightmare on July 26th.  In late 2009 after their rapturous reception at Sonisphere festival they were voted No.2 band in the world (behind Metallica) by Ultimate Guitar Magazine.

This August, Avenged Sevenfold will be co-headlining the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival with Disturbed around the USA. The UPROAR tour marks the band’s first shows since the passing of their beloved friend and drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan in December last year. Mike Portnoy from Dream Theatre plays drums on Nightmare and will also tour with the band for UPROAR and the UK tour.  

Hot on the heels of their incredible set at this year’s Download Festival, Corey Taylor, front man of the three-time Grammy nominated Stone Sour, who steps over from his ‘other job’ fronting Slipknot, is excited to be returning to the UK, stating; "This tour with Avenged Sevenfold is going to be great!  We were looking for something different and exciting to do with our next UK tour and it just made perfect sense. The shows are going to be amazing and the fans are going to lose their minds.  Here we fucking GO!"

The Des Moines-based five-piece also release their third studio album, Audio Secrecy on 6th September.  The newie was recorded in Nashville during the Spring floods earlier this year, with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Rush) manning the boards.  The album’s first single, Mission Statement is available now from iTunes and all good online digital retailers.

Tickets for this tour aren’t going to hang around, so get yours pronto to avoid disappointment.

As America’s premier heavy metal supergroup, HELLYEAH are preparing for the release of their eagerly anticipated new album in July 2010. Having toured with the likes of Korn and Evanescence in the past and currently headlining live dates in collaboration with (amongst others) Seether and Five Finger Death Punch in the US, their UK shows promise to be a true spectacle.