When I read the announcement for the Shockwave Festival, I was pretty excited about the number of awesome supporting bands. The bad news is that four of the them have dropped off the bill for reasons unknown. Fear Factory posted an updated tour flyer for the festival, which doesn't feature either Dirge Within or Forged In Flame. Metal Insider is also reporting that organizers have confirmed to them that Revocation and Vildhjarta have dropped off the tour as well.
This is shitty news, folks. Luckily for fans, the tour's remaining lineup is pretty badass. While I'm not a fan of either headlining bands, Fear Factory or Voivod, I fucking love Cattle Decapitation and Misery Index. Havok, Last Chance to Reason, and some band called The Browning are also supporting. Pretty solid bill, right? Here's the dates:
7/06 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
7/07 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
7/11 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
7/12 St Paul, MN @ Station-4
7/13 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
7/14 Toronto, ON @ Kool House
7/17 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Theater
7/18 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
7/20 Clifton, NY @ Northern Lights
7/21 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
7/22 Reading, PA @ Reverb
7/25 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
7/26 Springfield, VA @ Empire
7/29 Rockford, IL @ Tebala Shrine
7/31 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
8/02 Window Rock, AZ @ Nakai Hall
8/03 Tempe, AZ @ The Marqee Theater
8/04 Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
