OPETH

OPETH - Gearing Up For Gigantour 2006

OPETH has issued the a brief update via the official Gigantour 2006 website:

"We're trying to fix the visas for the Gigantour. Gonna start rehearsing eventually but we don't know how much time we'll get on stage. Have a few cool songs for ya if you're going. Done a little bit of writing too and it sounds...twisted."

As previously reported, the release of the special edition CD/DVD of Opeth's Ghost Reveries album has been announced as October 31st via Roadrunner. The album will feature 'Soldier Of Fortune', the DEEP PURPLE cover which will be re-recorded at the famed Atlantis studios in Stockholm, Sweden. The track was originally recorded last December at BBC Radio 1, but due to unforseen legal problems with the BBC in the UK, the BBC recording won't be available other than through downloads. Opeth also recorded live versions of 'The Grand Conjuration' and 'When' during the BBC Radio 1 sessions.

Upcoming North American Gigantour 2006 dates are as follows:

September:
6 - Boise, ID at Idaho Center
8 - Oakland, CA at Oakland Coliseum
9 - San Diego, CA at Cox Arena
10 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
12 - Las Vegas, NV at House Of Blues
13 - Phoenix, AZ at Dodge Theatre
15 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheater
16 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
17 - Albuquerque, NM at Journal Pavilion
19 - Oklahoma City, OK at Zoo Amphitheatre
21 - Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Ballroom
22 - Chicago, IL at Congress Theatre
23 - Columbus, OH at Nationwide Arena
24 - Clarkston, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre
25 - Toronto, ONT at Molson Amphitheatre
27 - Montreal, QC atBell Centre
28 - Uniondale, NY at Nassau Coliseum
29 - Boston, MA at Bank of America Pavilion
30 - Holmdel, NJ at PNC Bank Center

October
1 - Atlantic City, NJ at House of Blues
6 - Tampa, FL at St Pete Times Forum
7 - Orlando, FL at Hard Rock Live
8 - Sunrise, FL at Bank Atlantic Center

Other bands on the bill include MEGADETH; ARCH ENEMY, LAMB OF GOD, OVERKILL, INTO ETERNITY, SANCTITY and THE SMASHUP.