It was a lighter week with 14 new rock and tour announcements, yet one of the biggest bands in rock and metal, Slipknot, announced both a North American tour and their Knotfest Iowa festival.

The week also featured new tours from Kaleo, Animals as Leaders, Mushroomhead and Saint Asonia among others. Plus, Motionless in White reveal their Halloween festival plans and Marilyn Manson has booked a trio of headline dates.

What new tours and festivals will you be getting tickets for? See the latest rock and metal acts with touring reveals from the past week.

Animals as Leaders

animals as leaders
Cosa Nostra PR
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Tour Dates: Oct. 29 - Nov. 30
Support Acts: Plini
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The Black Moods

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Photo Credit: Mark Mayz
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Tour Dates: May 10 - June 22
Support Acts: None Listed
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Black Sabbath Ballet

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YouTube: Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Tour Dates: June 4 - 8
Support Acts: None Listed
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The Chameleons

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Photo credit: Mick Peek
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Tour Dates: May 30 - June 20; Aug. 8 - 17
Support Acts: None Listed
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The Dangerous Summer

the dangerous summer
Photo Credit: Niles Gregory
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Tour Dates: June 21 - July 21
Support Acts: Bad Luck, Rosecolordworld
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Kaleo

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Vertigo Live
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Tour Dates: June 11 - 26; Aug. 25 - Oct. 10
Support Acts: Matt Maeson, Vincent Lima, Neal Francis, Reignwolf, Chance Pena, Hembree, Larkin Poe
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Letters to Cleo

letters to cleo
Chris Sikich
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Tour Dates: June 27 - 30
Support Acts: None Listed
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Morbid Angel

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Photo by Chris Casella
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Tour Dates: Nov. 15 - Dec. 14
Support Acts: Suffocation, UADA, Mortiferum, Fulci, Knoll
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Mushroomhead

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Napalm Records
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Tour Dates: Oct. 4 - 26
Support Acts: Upon a Burning Body, There Is No Us, Mind Incision
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Of Virtue

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Alexander Bemis
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Tour Dates: July 5 - Sept. 12
Support Acts: None Listed
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Saint Asonia

Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records
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Tour Dates: June 13 - 21
Support Acts: None Listed
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Saosin

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Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns, Getty Images
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Tour Dates: May 30 - June 17
Support Acts: None Listed
Notes: The band's first tour with singer Cove Reber in 14 years.
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Slipknot

Group photo of Slipknot in 2024
JONATHAN WEINER
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Tour Dates: Aug. 6 - 17; Sept. 1 - 21; Oct. 11
Support Acts: Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, Vended
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READ MORE: Eloy Casagrande Issues First Statement Since Joining Slipknot

Testament / Kreator

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Stephanie Cabral / Nuclear Blast Records
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Tour Dates: Sept. 12 - Oct. 27
Support Acts: Possessed
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Also of Note:

Daniel Berehulak, Getty Images
Daniel Berehulak, Getty Images
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* Slipknot have announced plans for Knotfest Iowa, taking place Sept. 21 at Waterworks Park in Des Moines, Iowa. Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Knocked Loose, Hatebreed, Poison The Well, Gwar, Vended, Dying Wish, Zulu, Twin Temple, Holy Wars, Swollen Teeth, Spine & Dose are also playing.
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* Mutants of the Monster Fest is now set for the weekend of May 16-18 at the Argenta Arts Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. John Garcia, Weedeater, Deadbird, Telekinetic Yeti and plenty more will play over the weekend.
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* Marilyn Manson has booked a trio of headline shows outside of their Five Finger Death Punch support dates this summer. Stops include Silver Spring, Md. (Aug. 3, Fillmore), Chicago (Aug. 17, Aragon Ballroom) and Reno, Nev. (Sept. 1, Grand Sierra Theatre). Slaughter to Prevail and The Funeral Portrait will support.
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* Motionless in White have announced the second annual Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Apocalypse Fest on Oct. 31 at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.
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