The American Carnage Tour Changes Venue In Detroit

The American Carnage Tour, co-headlining Slayer and Megadeth, with special guest Testament, originally scheduled to play Cobo Arena on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 7:00 p.m. will change venues to Joe Louis Arena. Show date and time will remain the same on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Cobo Arena ticketholders will need to exchange their tickets to obtain admission to Joe Louis Arena.

* Fans who purchased Cobo Arena show tickets via Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster's charge by phone service will be contacted by Ticketmaster via email or phone and new comparable Joe Louis Arena show tickets will be issued to the account holder.

* Fans who purchased Cobo Arena show tickets at a Ticketmaster outlet must bring their tickets to the point of purchase to exchange for comparable Joe Louis Arena show tickets.

* Fans who purchased Cobo Arena show tickets at the Fox Theatre Or Joe Louis Arena box offices must bring their tickets to the box office to exchange for comparable Joe Louis Arena show tickets.

This is the most explosive and eagerly-anticipated mega-tour of the summer and should not to be missed because Megadeth and Slayer have confirmed that they will each perform, start to finish, their 1990 releases - Slayer's world-wide, million-selling Seasons In The Abyss and Megadeth's Platinum Rust In Peace on the American Carnage Tour. With Slayer and Megadeth co-headlining, Testament will be Special Guest on all dates.

Nineteen hundred and ninety was one stellar year for fans of intense heavy metal, as both Rust In Peace and Seasons in the Abyss are considered to be among the genre's all-time classics. "War Ensemble," "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due," "Dead Skin Mask," "Hanger 18," "Seasons In The Abyss" - the preeminent list of metal standards that these two albums spawned has rarely been matched by others.

Slayer - guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo - scored a major breakthrough upon the original release of Seasons In The Abyss (Slayer's fifth studio album overall), as it was the group' first album to hit the U.S. Top 40, and saw Slayer playing to the biggest crowds of their career sit 91's "Clash of the Titans" tour.

Megadeth's fourth album, Rust In Peace, saw the band cement their status as one of the most important metal bands with masterpieces like "Hanger 18" and "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due," as well as a top 25 debut on the Billboard charts. The album has been hailed as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time with IGN recently naming it one of the most influential metal albums ever. Megadeth is now rejoined by original bassist Dave Ellefson and are firing on all cylinders.

Tickets ($10, $29.50 & $39.50) are on sale now and may be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

FOX THEATRE BOX OFFICE HOURS
Monday & Sunday Closed
Tuesday -Saturday 10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.
*Hours vary day of event.

JOE LOUIS BOX OFFICE HOURS
Monday -Saturday 10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
*Hours vary day of event.

Ticketmaster Customer Service: 1-800-653-8000
Please note: Joe Louis Arena is located at 600 Civic Center Drive, Detroit, MI 48226 within walking distance of Cobo Arena.