Summer Festival Rumor Roundup (GIGANTOUR and MAYHEM FEST initial bands)

Well, its almost the beginning of the year which means we will be hearing a lot of rumors about this summer's festivals. This summer looks to be the busiest summer for metal festivals in quite a while. We know that we will see GIGANTOUR, MAYHEM FEST and the return of a touring OZZFEST. Also, the people behind SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND have said that they would return in 2009. While we have yet to hear anything about Ozzfest or Sounds of the Underground we have heard some rumblings from the other two fests.

First off on the Gigantour front, besides the obvious inclusion of headliners MEGADETH, the tour is also expected to feature AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE.

On the Mayhem Fest front, it looks like next year's lineup will already be way bigger than what they had this year as it is rumored that the show will be headlined by MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER with TRIVIUM, CANNIBAL CORPSE and BEHEMOTH also rumored to be on the bill.

Overall, this means that there will be less awesome tours coming around the small VFW halls for $10 as all the bands will most likely be snatched up by a touring package that would cost you far more to see. But having Slayer and Manson on top of a festival bill with 10 or so other bands doesn't seem like that bad of a deal either! Please note, not of this is officially confirmed yet!