A handful of changes and additions have been made to the itinerary for this years “Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival“. The trek, which as previously reported will feature Korn, Lamb Of God, Hatebreed, Atreyu, Chimaira and more, now runs as follows:

July 10th San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
July 11th Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 13th Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater Southeast
July 14th Nampa, ID – Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 16th Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 17th Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
July 18th Englewood, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July 20th Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 21st Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 23rd Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
July 24th Hartford, CT – The Comcast Theatre
July 25th Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
July 27th Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
July 28th Holmdel, NJ – P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
July 30th Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 31st Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 01st Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 04th Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Amphitheater
August 06th Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 07th Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake
August 08th Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
August 10th Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
August 11th West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheater
August 13th Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
August 14th Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

Hatebreed look to be to be tossing around the idea of recording a second covers album. The band had the following to say about that on their official Twitter:

“If we do a For The Lions 2 who’s songs should we record? We were thinking Napalm Death, Exodus, Warzone, Biohazard, Entombed, Bolt Thrower.”

An additional posting on Twitter by the band further mapped out potential cover choices and reads as follows:

“Other bands for For The Lions 2 – Destruction, Unbroken, Exhorder, Poison Idea, Motorhead, Murphys Law, Kreator, Sodom, Killing Time etc”

The bands previous covers release, “For The Lions“, was released in May of last year and saw the band tackle tracks from the likes of Slayer, Metallica, Sepultura and more.

The line-up and dates have officially been revealed for this years edition of the annual “Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival” and as was first reported here back in December, Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God, Hatebreed and more have signed on for the bill. Here’s how the 2010 run of the festival will shape up:

Main Stage:

Korn
Rob Zombie
Lamb Of God
Five Finger Death Punch

Mayhem Festival Stage:

Atreyu
Norma Jean
In This Moment
3 Inches Of Blood

Jagermeister Stage:

Hatebreed
Chimaira
Shadows Fall
Winds Of Plague

July 10th San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
July 11th Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 13th Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater Southeast
July 16th Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 17th Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
July 18th Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
July 20th Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 21st Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 23rd Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
July 24th Hartford, CT – The Comcast Theatre
July 25th Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
July 27th Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
July 28th Holmdel, NJ – P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
July 30th Clarkston, MI – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 31st Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 01st Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 04th Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Amphitheater
August 06th Tinley Park, IL – DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 07th Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake
August 08th Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
August 10th Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
August 11th West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheater
August 13th Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
August 14th Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

Additional details on the festival can be found at www.mayhemfest.com, while the official press release can be found below:

“The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL featuring KORN and ROB ZOMBIE will kick off Saturday, July 10 in San Bernardino, CA and will roll through 24 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August (a full itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks). Mayhem presale tickets go on sale April 2 and tickets go on sale to the general public on April 16th at LiveNation.com. Check www.mayhemfest.com for more info.

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL has become the summer’s hottest ticket by giving fans the opportunity to experience a thrilling mix of hard music’s most influential artists and exciting young voices. This summer’s lineup turns up the heat with a main stage lineup that sees KORN and ROB ZOMBIE joined by LAMB OF GOD and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. The JAGERMEISTER stage will feature HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL, WINDS OF PLAGUE and the JAGERMEISTER Battle of The Bands Winner. The second stage will spotlight ATREYU, NORMA JEAN, IN THIS MOMENT and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD.

The World’s Greatest Freestyle Motocross team, METAL MULISHA, will return to rev up audiences with their unique style of death-defying motorcycle stunts. Also featured on this year’s tour will be the bombastic BEACHER’S MADHOUSE, a sexy costume party combined with outrageous variety acts, beautiful dancers, scantily-clad Beacher’s Babies, DJ’s and so much more. Comedian Jay Oakerson (seen on Comedy Central) will also be on hand to deliver an onslaught of unbridled awesomeness and raunchy rock n roll comedy.

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL will be the first major city tour for KORN in support of their 9th studio album, tentatively titled Korn III – Remember Who You Are. The new album marks the return of producer Ross Robinson, who worked with Korn on their first two releases, Korn and Life is Peachy. Lead vocalist Jonathan Davis has said that the new material matches the pure raw emotion of Korn’s early releases while the current touring band has never been tighter. “It’s the perfect mix,” says Davis, “and Mayhem is the perfect place to set it off. We can’t wait for the fans to hear it!”

ROB ZOMBIE is gearing up for the February 2nd release of his Roadrunner / Loud & Proud debut Hellbilly Deluxe 2. Over the course of the past 18 years, Zombie has sold more than 15 million records as a solo artist and with his former band, White Zombie. Says Zombie, “It’s been over a decade since my last tour with Korn, so this pairing is long overdue. Mayhem will be one amazingly destructive way to spend the summer. ”

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL is produced by Rockstar Taste of Chaos organizer John Reese, Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman and Creative Artists Agency. The trio has made Mayhem a standout on the summer concert circuit by following the proven model of utilizing sponsorship to deliver a lower ticket price and an enhanced concert experience. This year sees them joining forces once again with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK as the title sponsor.

“When we started this tour three years ago, one of our primary goals was to develop new artists,” say Lyman and Reese. “So we’re extremely proud of Five Finger Death Punch, who were a side stage band during year one and are now a main stage act. Mayhem has quickly become a powerful brand by assembling a monster-sized lineup of heavy hitting artists and unparalleled excitement at an affordable price. It’s a tour of not-to-be-missed moments. The fans recognize this and have responded.”

Live Nation is co-producer of the tour and will promote the festival nationally.

“The Mayhem team has done it again. The Mayhem Festival has become one of the premier traveling music festivals of the summer drawing more than 600,000 hard rock music fans to our amphitheaters in 2008 and 2009,” said Jason Garner, Chief Executive Officer of Global Music at Live Nation. “With Rob Zombie and Korn, Mayhem 2010 is sure to have another huge summer.”

LAMB OF GOD just received a Grammy nomination for “Best Metal Performance” for “Set To Fail” from their most recent release, Wrath, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 at No. 2.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s current album, War Is the Answer, debuted at # 7 on the Billboard charts. They were on the first-ever ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL in 2007 and have since established themselves as one of America’s most popular hard rock/ metal bands.

In addition to catching their favorite bands, Mayhem-goers can enjoy a plethora of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of other interactive activities that enhance the concert experience.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK will be sampling their products and providing great surprises for attendees. Additional sponsors include Jagermeister, The DiNGSTORE.com (Device Personalization Company), Harley Davidson, Century Media and Metal Injection. Additional sponsor details will be announced shortly.

FUEL-TV and Revolver Magazine (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL media partners. Additional sponsors will be announced soon.

“In its third year the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL has become our marquee music presentation,” says Mike Kelso, Marketing Director Rockstar Energy Drink. “Huge crowds and great bands make for an amazing summer road show and Rockstar is proud to bring it to music fans throughout the country.”

Specific dates, cities and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can go to www.mayhemfest.com and www.LiveNation.com keep up with details as they are released.”

Hatebreed have postponed the first three shows of “The Black Procession Tour” with Machine Head, Bleeding Through and All Shall Perish as a result of illness being suffered by frontman Jamey Jasta. The shows are expected to be made up in April, while Hatebreed will return to “The Black Procession Tour” on January 29th In Oslo, NOR. In the meantime, Caliban have stepped in and will replace Hatebreed on the following stops:

January 23rd Stuttgart, GER – Schleyerhalle
January 25th Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
January 26th Hamburg, GER – Grosse Freiheit

Machine Head, Hatebreed and Bleeding Through have booked the following Japanese/Australian dates for March:

With Crossfaith:

March 16th Tokyo, JAP – O East
March 17th Tokyo, JAP- O East
March 18th Osaka, JAP – Quattro

With Emmure:

March 22nd Perth, AUS – Metropolis
March 24th Adelaide, AUS – The Barton
March 26th Melbourne, AUS – Festival Hall
March 27th Sydney, AUS – Luna Park
March 28th Brisbane, AUS – River Stage

More rumors have surfaced regarding the line-up for the upcoming 2010 edition of the now annual “Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival“. The latest bands said to be in talks for the tour include Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Chimaira and Winds Of Plague. More details are expected in the coming months as things fully take shape.

Five additional dates have been added to Machine Head’s upcoming “The Black Procession Tour“, which will see the band team up with Hatebreed, Bleeding Through and All Shall Perish overseas early next year. The latest to be added include:

February 17th Newport, UK – Newport Centre
February 22nd Leeds, UK – Leeds Academy
February 25th Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Academy
February 28th Dublin, IRE – Olympia
March 01st Belfast, IRE – Georges Market

This makes the complete schedule for the trek now run as follows:

January 23rd Stuttgart, GER – Schleyerhalle
January 25th Offenbach, GER – Stadhalle
January 26th Hamburg, GER – Grosse Freiheit
January 29th Oslo, NOR – Rockefeller
January 30th Stockholm, SWE – Arenan
February 03rd Copenhagen, DEN – Tap 1
February 04th Amsterdam, NET – Heineken Music Hall
February 05th Brussels, BEL – Forest National
February 06th Paris, FRA – Zenith
February 08th Zurich, SWI – Volkshaus / Sportznetrum
February 09th Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
February 10th Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
February 12th Munich, GER – Zenith
February 13th Leipzig, GER – Haus Avensee
February 14th Koln, GER – Palladium
February 16th Plymouth, UK – Pavilion
February 17th Newport, UK – Newport Centre
February 18th London, UK – Brixton Academy
February 21st Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
February 22nd Leeds, UK – Leeds Academy
February 23rd Glasgow, UK – Academy
February 25th Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Academy
February 26th Manchester, UK – Apollo
February 28th Dublin, IRE – Olympia
March 01st Belfast, IRE – Georges Market