Following hot on the heels of the very successful first shows EVER featuring the Big Four of Thrash in Europe, Slayer and Megadeth have announced the second leg of their highly anticipated American Carnage Tour. The first leg was originally to run through America this past winter, but Slayer vocalist Tom Araya's back surgery postponed that tour until this summer. That leg is set to start on August 11th with Testament opening, and the new leg will feature the recently reunited original lineup of Anthrax. People have been waiting a long time for a Big Four tour, could this be the bands dipping their toes in the water? How long will we have to wait before this tour (or an identical one) adds Metallica? Only time will tell, but feel free to check out Megadeth playing Rust in Peace in its entirety, and Slayer doing the same with Seasons in the Abyss on the following second leg dates:

Tour Dates:

Sep. 24 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Dallas, TX*
Sep. 25 - AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX*
Sep. 26 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX*
Sep. 28 - Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA*
Sep. 30 - Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Oct. 01 - The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA*
Oct. 02 - Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
Oct. 03 - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Miami, FL*
Oct. 05 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
Oct. 06 - 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD*
Oct. 08 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, NY*
Oct. 09 - Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA*
Oct. 10 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH**
Oct. 12 - Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
Oct. 14 - War Memorial Coliseum, Ft.Wayne, IN*
Oct. 15 - DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, MI*
Oct. 16 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI**
Oct. 19 - E Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Oct. 20 - The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 21 - Gibson Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA*

* = discount for tickets purchased during pre-sale (excluding the special $10 tickets)

** = ** $5 discount for tickets purchased during pre-sale