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Rockstar Taste of Chaos Going Overseas to Europe

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The Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour is headed over the pond to Europe with In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Maylene And The Sons of Disaster and Dead By April bringing the rock. Check out more details below.

Europe and Scandinavia will see IN FLAMES close the shows and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the closer in the UK.

Bands performing in the UK,
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
IN FLAMES
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Bands performing in Scandinavia include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
DEAD BY APRIL
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Belgium and Germany include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Tour Dates:

27/11/2009 GLASGOW / ACADEMY UK
28/11/2009 BRISTOL / ACADEMY UK
30/11/2009 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY UK
01/12/2009 BIRMINGHAM / ACADEMY UK
02/12/2009 MANCHESTER / ACADEMY UK
03/12/2009 LONDON / HAMMERSMITH APPOLLO UK
04/12/2009 ANTWERP / TRIX HALL BELGIUM
06/12/2009 BERLIN / COLUMBIAHALLE GERMANY
07/12/2009 WEISBADEN / RHEIN – MAIN -HALLE GERMANY
08/12/2009 MUNICH / ZENITH GERMANY
09/12/2009 OBERHAUSEN / TURBINEHALLE GERMANY
11/12/2009 STOCKHOLM / HOVET SWEDEN
12/12/2009 GOTHENBURG / SCANDANAVIUM SWEDEN
13/12/2009 OSLO / SPEKTRUM NORWAY
14/12/2009 MALMO / ARENA SWEDEN
16/12/2009 HELSINKI / ICEHALL FINALND

Rockstar Taste Of Chaos Photos

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Cancer Bats

Photos from this year’s Rockstar Taste Of Chaos can now be seen in Driven Far Off’s photos section. These photos were taken at the San Jose Civic Auditorium on February 15, 2009. Bands on the Taste Of Chaos tour include Thursday, Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, Four Year Strong, and Cancer Bats. Click here to check out photos from this year’s Taste Of Chaos and other photos taken by Driven Far Off.

Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour 2009

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The 2009 Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour has announced its dates and line-up. The lineup includes headliner Thursday, as well as Bring Me The Horizon, Four Year Strong, Pierce The Veil (all of whom will rotate their spot on the bill throughout the tour), and Cancer Bats. In addition, one local Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands winner will open the show at each stop.

This year, fans can expect a low ticket price (between $20-25 per ticket) as well as the return of the fun-filled concourse offering a bevy of fascinating distractions in between sets guaranteeing that the pandemonium will begin as soon as fans enter the venue.

Tour co-founders, John Reese, Lyman and Darryl Eaton state: “We are very excited about the great bands and concourse activities planned for the 2009 North American Tour. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK has been a great partner helping us bring fans a great package and a big show at a very fan-friendly entrance price. We’re really proud that the RTOC has become an important event on music fans’ calendars in the long, cold winter in the U.S. and Canada.”

The Rockstar Taste of Chaos pre-sale begins Friday, December 12th, at 10AM in each market. Please go to www.rockstartasteofchaos.com for all on sale information, and ticketing links.

Tour Dates

02/14/09 Los Angeles, CA Palladium
02/15/09 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic Auditorium
02/16/09 Chico, CA Senator Theater
02/18/09 San Diego, CA House of Blues
02/19/09 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
2/20/08 Las Vegas, NV
02/21/09 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
02/22/09 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
02/24/08 Milwaukee, WI
02/25/09 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
02/26/09 Rochester, NY The Armory
02/27/09 Worcester, MA The Palladium
02/28/08 Hartford, CT
03/02/09 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
03/03/09 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
03/04/09 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
03/05/09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
03/06/09 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
03/07/09 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
03/08/09 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
03/09/09 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
03/10/09 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
03/13/09 St. Paul, MN Myth
03/14/09 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
03/17/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
03/18/09 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
03/19/08 Atlanta, GA
03/23/09 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
03/26/09 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
03/27/09 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
03/28/09 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
03/29/08 Spokane, WA
03/30/09 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
04/01/09 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
04/03/09 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Center
04/04/09 Saskatoon, SK Odeon Events Centre
04/05/09 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
04/08/09 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
04/09/09 Montreal, QC Metropolis

Taste Of Chaos Photos

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Photos from this year’s Rockstar Taste Of Chaos can now be seen in Driven Far Off’s photos section. These photos were taken at the San Jose State Event Center in San Jose, CA. on April 12, 2008. Bands on the Taste Of Chaos tour include Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, blessthefall, Atreyu, and many more. Click here to check out photos from this year’s Taste Of Chaos and other photos taken by Driven Far Off.

Avenged Sevenfold

Taste Of Chaos Announces Dates For Canada

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A few Canada dates have been added to this years Taste Of Chaos Tour. Check out the information below.

Four Canadian dates have been announced in April. The new dates are: Vancouver, BC (April 17 at PNE Forum), Calgary, AB (April 19 at Stampede Corral) Regina, SK (April 21 at Brandt Center) and Edmonton, AB (April 22 at Northlands Agricom). The multi-artist package in Canada will feature Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine plus very special guests.

Dates:

Thu 04/17/08 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
Sat 04/19/08 Calgary, AB Stampede Corral
Mon 04/21/08 Regina, SK Brandt Center
Tue 04/22/08 Edmonton, AB Northlands Agricom

Taste of Chaos 2008 Announces Lineup and Tour Dates

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The 2008 Taste of Chaos Tour will include Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Bless The Fall and they will also be brining the best Japanese Rock bands to the United States (a burgeoning movement also known as JROCK). The JROCK bands will include Mucc, D’Espairsray and The Underneath. Idiot Pilot will also be playing two special sets every night in each venue concourse.

Internet pre-sale will begin on January 5th at www.rockstartasteofchaos.com, and the national on sale will take place on Saturday January 12th. Tour dates can be found below.

2/29 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/1 Kansas City, MO Memorial Hall
3/2 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
3/4 Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
3/5 St. Louis, MO Family Arena
3/7 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
3/8 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena
3/10 Rochester, NY The Armory
3/11 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
3/14 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center
3/15 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Center
3/17 Washington, DC Patriot Center
3/18 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
3/20 Nassau, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/21 Boston, MA Tsongas Arena
3/22 Albany, NY The Armory
3/24 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
3/25 Tampa, FL USF Sundome
3/26 Miami, FL Bayfront Park
3/28 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
3/29 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
3/30 TBA
4/1 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
4/3 Oklahoma City, OK Fairgrounds Arena
4/4 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
4/5 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
4/6 El Paso, TX County Coliseum
4/8 TBA
4/9 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
4/10 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
4/12 San Jose, CA Event Center
4/13 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/15 Seattle, WA WaMu Center

Taste Of Chaos 2007

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The third annual Taste of Chaos tour will include The Used, 30 Seconds To Mars, Senses Fail, Saosin, Chiodos, Aiden, Evaline, and more. The tour will kick off February 15 In Seattle.

Internet pre-sale for the 2007 edition of the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos will begin December 1 at www.chaosmobile.com in conjunction with Music Today. Information, updates and free stuff will also be available at www.chaosmobile.com, a new venture started by the Rockstar Taste of Chaos partners. Chaos Mobile will be involved in the pre-sale as well as the Ernie Ball Battle of The Bands Opening Act contests. By registering at www.chaosmobile.com attendees will have the ability to win free musical gear, new music, clothing, video game systems as well as a CUT THE LINE code to get in the venue first and a FRONT OF THE LINE code for getting to the front of the line for autograph signings. Chaos Mobile will also have custom voicetones, video clips, candid photos, free phone wallpapers, exclusive content and lots of exciting features for all of the attendees.

V/A – The Best of Taste of Chaos

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Taste of Chaos

Artist: Taste of Chaos
Album: The Best of Taste of Chaos
Label: Warcon
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: January 24, 2006

Overall: 7.5
Music: 7.4
Lyrics: N/A
Production: N/A

In what seems to be like the 10th CD to come from the hit Taste of Chaos tour, The Best of Taste of Chaos is probably in all terms, the best one yet. It features a wide mix of bands that were on the 2005 tour as well as some bands that will be on the 2006 run of the tour. The only problem I have with mix CD’s is that most of the songs aren’t new or special and a person probably already has most of the songs on the CD. However if you are the opposite and don’t have a wide mix of CD’s this can introduce you to a lot of new artists.

If you’re heading to the tour this year and need a refresher course on what it’s going to be like, head out and pick up this 36 song CD that will do nothing but rock you.

Track Listing
1. The Used – Sound Effects and Overdramatics
2. Underoath – Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve Got Ten Friends and a Crowbar That Says You Wonâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t Do Jack
3. Story Of The Year – Our Time is Now
4. Thrice – Stare at the Sun
5. Matchbook Romance – In Transit for You
6. Thursday – I Wanna Hear Another Fast Song
7. My American Heart – The Process
8. Armor For Sleep – The Truth About Heaven
9. Billy Talent – Red Flag (unreleased)
10. Emery – Studying Politics
11. Bleed The Dream – Just Like I Remember
12. From First To Last – Note to Self
13. Rise Against – Give it All
14. Blindside – Fell in Love with the Game
15. Fear Before The March Of Flames – Should Have Stayed in the Shallows
16. Dark New Day – Pieces
17. Roses Are Red – 300 Motion Pictures
18. Street Drum Corps – Flaco 81
19. Avenged Sevenfold – Burn it Down
20. Killswitch Engage – Rose of Sharyn
21. Deftones – Bloody Cape
22. Every Time I Die – Kill the Music
23. Shadows Fall – Enlightened by the Cold
24. Dillinger Escape Plan – Unretrofied
25. Bleeding Through – On Wings of Lead
26. Funeral For A Friend – Roses for the Dead
27. Norma Jean – Bayonetwork
28. It Dies Today – Severed Ties Yield Severed Heads
29. The Bled – With an Urgency
30. Opiate For The Masses – Heaven
31. Alexisonfire – Accidents
32. The Smashup – Effigy
33. Adair – The Diamond Ring
34. Bloodsimple – Sell Me Out
35. Most Precious Blood – Shark Ethic
36. Dir En Grey – The Final