Iron Maiden Recruit Avenged Sevenfold

The band will support the metal legends across Europe.

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Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold have been invited to support Iron Maiden across Europe this summer - including the date at London's Twickenham Stadium.

Speaking on the band's official website, A7X frontman M. Shadows explains. "I've seen MAIDEN play countless times and am continually blown away, not just by their live show, but also by the great records they continue to make. We have learned much from IRON MAIDEN and are honored to be sharing the stage with some of the greatest icons in rock music."

A statement from Iron Maiden manager Ron Smallwood adds: "It's a tremendous time for metal fans right now with some fantastic young bands making a real mark for themselves. MAIDEN are delighted to be bringing their fans one of the very best, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, who will be joining them on a number of their European summer shows. It all adds up to an even more memorable night out for the fans! We will now be considering who will play in the slot before AVENGED at Twickenham."

The dates on which A7X will feature are:

Jun. 27 - ITA, Bologna Parco Nord Gods of Metal
Jun. 29 - BEL, Dessel Graspop Metal Meeting
Jul. 01 - FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Jul. 02 - FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Jul. 05 - UK, London Twickenham
Jul. 16 - SWE, Stockholm Stadium
Jul. 18 - FIN, Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Jul. 19 - FIN, Tampere Ratina Stadium
Jul. 22 - NOR, Trondheim Lerkendal Stadium
Jul. 24 - NOR, Oslo Valle Hovin
Jul. 26 - SWE, Gothenburg Ullevi
Jul. 27 - DEN, Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen

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