Metal Masters Tour

Metal Masters Tour

Company type	Concert tour
Industry	Music
Founded	August 2008
Area served	North America
Products	Live concerts

The Metal Masters Tour consisted of 17 arena concerts across North America during August 2008. The lineup included Judas Priest supporting their album Nostradamus, Motörhead promoting Motörizer, Heaven & Hell showcasing The Rules of Hell, and Testament presenting The Formation of Damnation.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
August 6, 2008	Camden	United States	Susquehanna Bank Center
August 7, 2008	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
August 9, 2008	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 10, 2008	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach
August 12, 2008	Hamburg		Erie County Fair
August 13, 2008	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 15, 2008	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
August 16, 2008	Burgettstown		Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 18, 2008	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 19, 2008	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 21, 2008	Oklahoma City		"OKC Zoo Amphitheatre"
August 22, 2008	"Dallas"		"Superpages.com Amphitheatre"
August 23, 2008	"The Woodlands, Texas"		"Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion"

Setlists

Testament setlist

1. "Over the Wall"
2. "The New Order"
3. "More Than Meets the Eye"
4. "Henchmen Ride"
5. "The Formation of Damnation"

Note: Each performance included four additional songs that varied; selections featured "Electric Crown" and "Practice What You Preach".

Motörhead setlist

1. "Doctor Rock" or "Rock Out"
2. "Stay Clean"
3. "Be My Baby"
4. "Killers"
5. "Metropolis"
6. "Over the Top"
7. "In the Name of Tragedy" (incorporating a drum solo)
8. "Going to Brazil" or "Just 'Cos You Got the Power"
9. "Killed by Death"
10. "Ace of Spades"
11. "Overkill"

Heaven & Hell setlist

1. "E5150"
2. "The Mob Rules"
3. "Children of the Sea"
4. "I"
5. "Sign of the Southern Cross"
6. "Ear in the Wall" (performed only at the opening show)
7. "Vinny Appice Drum Solo"
8. "Time Machine"
9. "Falling off the Edge of the World"
10. "Tony Iommi Guitar Solo"
11. "Die Young"
12. "Heaven and Hell" (extended version)

Encore

1. "Neon Knights" (excluded at certain shows due to technical difficulties)

Judas Priest setlist

1. "Dawn of Creation" (Intro)
2. "Prophecy"
3. "Metal Gods"
4. "Eat Me Alive"
5. "Between The Hammer and the Anvil"
6. "Devil's Child"
7. "Breaking the Law"
8. "Hell Patrol"
9. "Death" (omitted at some concerts)
10. "Dissident Aggressor"
11. "Angel"
12. "The Hellion" (Intro)
13. "Electric Eye"
14. "Rock Hard Ride Free"
15. "Sinner" (not played at all dates)
16. "Painkiller"

Encore

1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
2. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"
3. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

External links

• Official Motörhead website
• Official site of Judas Priest
• Official Testament website
• Metal Masters – August 7, 2008 at Bristow VA Nissan Pavilion
• Setlists announced for the launch of 'The Metal Masters Tour' featuring Heaven and Hell, Judas Priest