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Mudvayne/Black Label Society to Co-Headline Pedal to the Metal Tour

6/23/2009Inaugural Pedal to the Metal Tour features two Pearl artists, Craig Nunenmacher of Black Label Society and Matt McDonough.This summer just got a whole lot hotter, harder, faster and louder.

THE PEDAL TO THE METAL TOUR 2009, featuring MUDVAYNE and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, will kick off July 24 in Portland, ME, and conclude September 9, in Oklahoma City, OK (see complete itinerary below). Joining the two metal juggernauts on the road will be STATIC-X, SUICIDE SILENCE, DOPE, BURY YOUR DEAD, and the extremely twisted HELLZAPOPPIN sideshow review, performing during set changes throughout the evening. Pre-sale tickets are available to all of the bands’ fan club members beginning Wednesday, June 10, at 12pm local time at www.pedaltothemetaltour.com (website will go live June 10), with general public on sale beginning Friday, June 12, at 10am local time.

“The tour started as a summer tour with us and Black Label Society, but as we started fleshing out ideas, it transformed into this really cool concept,” says Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray. The final result is the inaugural run of THE PEDAL TO THE METAL TOUR, a road ready and battle-proven assemblage of hard rock and heavy metal bands guaranteed to raise temperatures and melt asphalt over the summer months. “We’re really excited, because this package is a merging of great bands, good people and fucking amazing fans. It’ll be great to bring them all together.”

“I was looking forward to a full throttle assault with just Mudvayne this summer, but when Chad said ‘Let’s do more,’ I was all-in.” declares Zakk Wylde, the iconic and self professed General Patton of Black Label Society. Adding, “On behalf of JD, Craig, Nick, the Doom Crew Inc. and myself, we can’t wait to see our Black Label family and the entire Black Label nation once again, rollin’ through hell and destroying everything in our path! Fire up the barbecues, fire up the tunes, and get ready for the rest of your Pedal To The Metal family to fire it up and let the engines roll… Game m-f-’n on!”

Says Static-X frontman Wayne Static of the tour: “I’m very picky about who we tour with. I think Static-X slaughter most bands live, and I pride myself in our show – I refuse to open for a band that I don’t think is worthy, so that says a lot about Mudvayne, Zakk Wylde, and this entire package.”

THE PEDAL TO THE METAL TOUR is being booked exclusively by TKO [The Kirby Organization], the agents for Mudvayne, and is being promoted nationally by Frank Productions and Knitting Factory Presents. The package will travel more than 12,000 miles of highway across America this summer, stopping in nearly three dozen cities over seven weeks.

PEDAL TO THE METAL TOUR 2009 ITINERARY:

JULY
24 Portland, ME        Cumberland County Civic Center
25 Lowell, MA           Tsongas Arena
28 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
29 Youngstown, OH   Chevrolet Center
31 Big Flatts, NY       Tags Summer Stage

AUGUST
1 Albany, NY    Altamont Fairgrounds
4 Fort Wayne, IN War Memorial Coliseum
5 Battle Creek, MI       Kellogg Arena
7 Moline, IL                 Wireless Center
8 Rockford, IL              Rockford Metro Center
9 Madison, WI             Willow Island
11 Topeka, KS    Landon Arena
12 Mankato, MN          Alltel Arena
14 Omaha, NE            Westfair Amphitheater
15 Little Rock, AR River Water Park
16 Wichita, KS      Coliseum Lot
18 Boise, ID                Idaho Center Amphitheater
19 Missoula, MT          Ryan Creek Amphitheater
21 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
22 Seattle, WA           White River Amphitheater
23 Portland, OR          Washington County Fairgrounds
25 Eugene, OR           Cubhert Amphitheater
26 Reno, NV               Events Center
28 San Jose, CA         San Jose Civic Auditorium
29 Bakersfield, CA      Rabo Bank Arena

SEPTEMBER
1 San Diego, CA         San Diego Sports Arena
2 Mesa, AZ                 Mesa Amphitheater
4 Corpus Christi, TX     Concrete Street Amphitheater
5 San Antonio, TX        Sunken Gardens
6 Lubbock, TX    Lonestar Amphitheater
8 Dallas, TX                 TBA
9 Oklahoma City, OK    Zoo Amphitheater

Recently, Pearl Drums had the opportunity to talk with David Agoglia of Rev Theory. Being given this great opportunity to dive into the mind of one of the hottest acts of today, Pearl took the initiative by asking the truly important questions touching on the most important topics of our current time period…this is how David responded…

Pearl: Blond or Brunette?
Both

Pearl: Most embarrassing moment on tour?
Before a show I got locked inside our bus for 10 minutes because the lock was busted. They finally realized that I wasn't there and they got me about 1 minute before our show.

Pearl: Who would win in a fight, ketchup or mustard?
Ketchup would kill mustard

Pearl: What is your favorite board game?
Monopoly

Pearl: What is your home town?
Brockton, Massachusetts

Pearl: What super power would you most like to have?
I would love to be able to fly

Pearl: What is a typical day on the road like?
Wake up, eat breakfast, practice, do soundcheck, maybe go to the gym, warm up, play the show, eat dinner, and just hang out until we leave.

Pearl: Do you ever take pick up gigs for fun in a bar?
We have played some smaller bar shows which is always a good time.

Pearl: What is your favorite brand of beer?
Miller Lite

Pearl: What is your favorite movie?
Shawshank Redemption

Pearl: What book did you last read?
I read Twilight just to see what all the fuss was about. Then I watched the movie. The book was better, but that's not saying much.

Pearl: If you were to form your own super group, who would play what?
Dave Groehl on drums, Slash on lead guitar, James Hettfield on rhythm guitar, Sting on bass, and Chris Cornell on vocals

Pearl: What’s the last thing you do before taking the stage?
Huddle up with the guys

Pearl: What band lit the spark that made you want to play music?
Guns N' Roses

Pearl: Do you have a nickname?
The guys call me Switzerland because every time there is a disagreement I always seem to agree with both sides.

Pearl: If you could go back in time and see any concert, what would it be?
Woodstock

Pearl: You can choose 3 bands to see at one concert. Who are they? Who opens, middle slot, headlines?
Guns N' Roses opens, The Beatles are in the middle, and Zeppelin headlines.

Pearl: Is the life of a professional musician everything you'd thought it would be?
No, it's much better!

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