Montreal metal weekend

Metal fans: circle July 24 and 25, 2010 on your calendars and get ready to rock out. Montreal is hosting the Mayhem Festival with headliners Megadeth and Slayer.

The event is ripping across North America this summer. It will crash into the city as Heavy MTL 2010 and set up shop at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Sainte-Helen’s Island.

Fans will have a chance to see and hear Korn, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Five Finger Death Punch, Testament, Fear Factory, Hatebreed, 3 Inches of Blood, Anvil, Winds of Plague, Chimaira, Kataklysm, Atreyu, In This Moment and Norma Jean.

Tickets for this unique festival go on sale Saturday, March 6 at noon. Ticket prices range from $67.50 for a single day ticket to $179.50. You can pick up a weekend pass for $119.50.

There is a very limited number of reserved seating weekend passes available for $179.50. These tickets will grant access to grandstands with a first-rate view of the main stage as well as exclusive concessions and restrooms.