The shows are the first to feature the bands' new bass player and drummer, who have not yet been named publicly (although they're rumored to be drummer Jay Weinberg and bass player Alessandro "Vman" Venturella).

They replace late bass player Paul Gray, who died in 2010, and drummer Joey Jordison, who was fired last year. The band's new album .5: The Gray Chapter is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard album chart with projected first-week sales of between 100,000 and 110,000 copies in the United States. The album has already landed at #1 on Australia's ARIA chart, and #2 on the UK Top 100.