The Summer Slaughter Tour
Genre	Death metal, metalcore, progressive metal, heavy metal
Location(s)	United States (2007–present) Mexico (2010) Canada (2008, 2009, 2014–2015) Europe (2008) Australia/New Zealand (2009)
Years active	2007–present
Founders	Ash Avildsen
Website	sumerianrecords.com/summerslaughter

The Summer Slaughter Tour is an annual heavy metal music tour held every year since 2007. It originated in North America in 2007 and has toured in Canada in 2008, Europe in 2008, and Australia and New Zealand in 2009. Billed as "The Most Extreme Tour of the Year", Summer Slaughter has earned a reputation as being one of the few summer tours to cater exclusively to fans of extreme forms of metal music. Starting in 2012, Summer Slaughter began to add more progressive metal bands to their lineups, seeing Between the Buried and Me co-headline with Cannibal Corpse. Periphery also played Summer Slaughter 2012, and came back during Summer Slaughter 2013, along with progressive metal bands Animals as Leaders and The Ocean. The focus on progressive metal that year was controversial and many people were "into" heavy metal music,^[1] and death metal focused lineups returned in 2014, seeing Morbid Angel headline.

Headliner:

• Necrophagist

Supporting bands:

• Decapitated
• Cephalic Carnage
• Cattle Decapitation
• The Faceless
• As Blood Runs Black
• Arsis
• Ion Dissonance
• Beneath the Massacre
• Daath (June 3–10)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 1, 2007	Clifton Park	United States	Northern Lights
June 2, 2007	Allentown		Crocodile Rock Cafe (Infest Festival 2007)
June 3, 2007	Springfield		Jaxx
June 4, 2007	Spartanburg		Ground Zero
June 5, 2007	Louisville		Headliner's
June 6, 2007	Atlanta		The Masquerade
June 8, 2007	Houston		Meridian
June 9, 2007	San Antonio		White Rabbit
June 10, 2007	Fort Worth		Ridglea Theater
June 11, 2007	Odessa		Dos Amigos
June 13, 2007	Tucson		The Rock
June 14, 2007	Las Vegas		Cheyenne Saloon
June 15, 2007	San Diego		Soma
June 16, 2007	Los Angeles		House of Blues
June 17, 2007	Orangevale		The Boardwalk
June 19, 2007	Portland		Hawthorne Theater
June 20, 2007	Seattle		Studio Seven
June 21, 2007	Bend		Midtown Ballroom
June 22, 2007	Ogden		Country Club Theatre
June 23, 2007	Denver		Cervantes
June 24, 2007	Lawrence		The Bottleneck
June 26, 2007	Sauget		Pop's
June 27, 2007	Mokena		The Pearl Room
June 28, 2007	Detroit		Majestic Theatre
June 30, 2007	Hartland		Skateworld (Robot Mosh Fest V)
July 1, 2007	Cleveland		Peabody's
July 2, 2007	Toronto	Canada	The Opera House
July 3, 2007	Montreal		Café l'inconditionnel
July 4, 2007			Les Foufounes Électriques
July 5, 2007	Quebec City		L'Anti
July 6, 2007	Worcester	United States	Palladium
July 7, 2007	Baltimore		Sonar
July 8, 2007	New York City		B.B. King Blues Club

Headliner:

• The Black Dahlia Murder

Supporting bands:

• Kataklysm
• Vader
• Cryptopsy
• The Faceless
• Despised Icon
• Aborted
• Born of Osiris
• Psycroptic
• Whitechapel

Tour dates:^[2]

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 20, 2008	Detroit	United States	Majestic Theatre
June 21, 2008	Cleveland		Peabody's
June 22, 2008	Louisville		Headliner's Music Hall
June 24, 2008	Albany		Northern Lights
June 25, 2008	Philadelphia		The Trocadero
June 26, 2008	New York City		Irving Plaza
June 27, 2008	Worcester		The Palladium
June 28, 2008	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
June 29, 2008	Richmond		The National
June 30, 2008	Spartanburg		Ground Zero
July 1, 2008	Atlanta		The Masquerade
July 2, 2008	St. Petersburg		Jannus Landing
July 4, 2008	San Antonio		White Rabbit
July 5, 2008	Houston		Meridian
July 6, 2008	Dallas		House of Blues
July 8, 2008	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
July 9, 2008	El Paso		Club 101
July 10, 2008	Phoenix		Marquee Theater
July 11, 2008	Los Angeles		House of Blues
July 12, 2008	Bakersfield		The Dome
July 13, 2008	San Diego		SOMA
July 15, 2008	San Francisco		The Fillmore
July 17, 2008	Portland		Hawthorne Theater
July 18, 2008	Seattle		Studio Seven
July 19, 2008	Spokane		Big Easy Concert House
July 20, 2008	Boise		Big Easy Concert House
July 21, 2008	Salt Lake City		Avalon Theatre
July 23, 2008	Denver		Cervantes Ballroom
July 24, 2008	Omaha		Sokol Underground
July 25, 2008	Minneapolis		First Avenue
July 26, 2008	Milwaukee		The Rave
July 27, 2008	St. Louis		Pop's
July 28, 2008	Chicago		House of Blues

Headliner:

• Necrophagist

Support bands:

• Brutal Truth (Toronto only)
• Dying Fetus
• Beneath The Massacre
• Into Eternity
• Neuraxis
• Whitechapel
• Veil of Maya
• Divinity
• Common Grave

Tour dates^[3]

Date	City	Country	Venue
August 14, 2008	Quebec City	Canada	Imperial
August 15, 2008	Montreal		Club Soda
August 16, 2008	Toronto		Opera House
August 18, 2008	Thunder Bay		Kilroys
August 19, 2008	Winnipeg		Garrick Center
August 20, 2008	Regina		Riddell Center
August 21, 2008	Calgary		Warehouse
August 22, 2008	Edmonton		Starlite
August 23, 2008	Prince George		Roll-a-Dome
August 25, 2008	Vancouver		Commodore Ballroom (no Common Grave, Divinity)

Headliner:

• Suicide Silence

Supporting bands:

• As Blood Runs Black
• Abigail Williams
• Born of Osiris
• Annotations of an Autopsy
• The Berzerker

Tour dates^[4]

Date	City	Country	Venue
August 29, 2008	Liverpool	England	Barfly
August 30, 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	The Garage
August 31, 2008	Wrexham	Wales	Central Station
September 2, 2008	Sheffield	England	The Corporation
September 3, 2008	Nottingham		Rescue Rooms
September 4, 2008	Wolverhampton		Wulfrun Hall
September 5, 2008	Oxford		The Zodiac
September 6, 2008	London		Islington Academy
September 7, 2008	Brighton		Concorde 2
September 8, 2008	Newport	Wales	TJ's
September 10, 2008	Stuttgart	Germany	Röhre
September 11, 2008	Vienna	Austria	Arena
September 12, 2008	Jena	Germany	F-Haus
September 13, 2008	Berlin		Kato
September 14, 2008	Bochum		Matrix
September 15, 2008	Aarschot	Belgium	Jeugdcentrum De Klinker

Headliner:

• Necrophagist

Supporting bands:

• Dying Fetus
• Aborted
• The Red Shore (withdrew)
• The Faceless
• Dawn of Azazel (New Zealand only)
• Ulcerate (New Zealand only)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
March 13, 2009	Sydney	Australia	The Manning Bar
March 14, 2009	Brisbane		The Red Room
March 15, 2009	Adelaide		Fowlers Live
March 16, 2009	Perth		Club Capitol
March 17, 2009	Melbourne		The Corner Hotel
March 20, 2009	Auckland	New Zealand	Transmission Room

Headliners:

• Necrophagist
• Suffocation (until 7/3 but also played 7/19)
• Behemoth (replaced Suffocation on 5, 6 and 7 July)^[5][6]

Supporting bands:

• Darkest Hour
• Winds of Plague
• Dying Fetus (until 7/14)
• Born of Osiris
• Origin
• After the Burial
• Beneath the Massacre
• Blackguard
• Decrepit Birth (second half of tour only June 28 – July 20)
• Ensiferum (second half of tour only June 28 – July 20)

Tour dates:^[7]

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 5, 2009	Baltimore	United States	Sonar
June 6, 2009	Richmond		The National
June 7, 2009	Philadelphia		TLA
June 8, 2009	Hartford		Webster Theater
June 10, 2009	Charlotte		Amos Southend
June 12, 2009	Louisville		Headliners
June 13, 2009	Atlanta		The Masquerade
June 14, 2009	St. Petersburg		Jannus Landing
June 15, 2009	Jacksonville		Plush
June 16, 2009	Orlando		Club Firestone
June 18, 2009	San Antonio		White Rabbit
June 19, 2009	Houston		Java Jazz
June 20, 2009	San Antonio		White Rabbit
June 21, 2009	Dallas		House of Blues
June 23, 2009	Denver		Gothic Theatre
June 24, 2009	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
June 26, 2009	Phoenix		The Marquee Theatre
June 27, 2009	San Diego		Soma
June 28, 2009	Anaheim		The Grove
June 29, 2009	Las Vegas		House of Blues
June 30, 2009	Los Angeles		House of Blues
July 1, 2009	San Francisco		The Grand Ballroom
July 2, 2009	Portland		Roseland Theater
July 3, 2009	Seattle		King Cat Theater
July 5, 2009	Edmonton	Canada	The Starlite Room
July 6, 2009	Calgary		The Whiske
July 7, 2009	Spokane	United States	Knitting Factory
July 9, 2009	Minneapolis		First Ave
July 10, 2009	Milwaukee		The Rave
July 11, 2009	Birch Run		DirtFest
July 12, 2009	Lakewood		Phantasy Concert Club
July 13, 2009	Chicago		House of Blues
July 14, 2009	Cincinnati		Bogart's
July 15, 2009	Toronto	Canada	Sound Academy
July 16, 2009	Montreal		Medley
July 17, 2009	Albany	United States	Northern Lights
July 18, 2009	Worcester		The Palladium
July 19, 2009	New York City		Irving Plaza
July 20, 2009

Headliner:

• Decapitated^[8]

Supporting bands:

• The Faceless^[8]
• All Shall Perish^[8]
• The Red Chord
• Veil of Maya
• Decrepit Birth
• Cephalic Carnage
• Carnifex
• Animals As Leaders
• Vital Remains

Tour dates:

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 17, 2010	San Diego	United States	Soma
July 18, 2010	Los Angeles		House of Blues
July 19, 2010	Tempe		Marquee
July 20, 2010	El Paso		Club 101
July 21, 2010	San Antonio		White Rabbit
July 22, 2010	Austin		Emo's
July 23, 2010	Fort Worth		Ridglea Theatre
July 24, 2010	Houston		Warsaw Ballroom
July 26, 2010	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution
July 27, 2010	Atlanta		The Masquerade
July 28, 2010	Raleigh		Volume 11
July 29, 2010	Philadelphia		TLA (Theatre of Living Arts)
July 30, 2010	Baltimore		Sonar
July 31, 2010	Worcester		The Palladium
August 1, 2010	New York City		Irving Plaza
August 2, 2010	Quebec City	Canada	Imperial
August 3, 2010	Montreal		Club Soda
August 4, 2010	Toronto		Opera House
August 5, 2010	Cleveland	United States	Peabody's
August 6, 2010	Cincinnati		Bogart's
August 7, 2010	Detroit		Harpos
August 8, 2010	Milwaukee		The Rave
August 9, 2010	Chicago		House of Blues
August 10, 2010	Minneapolis		First Ave
August 11, 2010	Indianapolis		Emerson Theatre
August 13, 2010	Denver		Summit Music Hall
August 14, 2010	Salt Lake City		Club Sound
August 16, 2010	Calgary	Canada	Republik
August 17, 2010	Edmonton		The Starlite Room
August 19, 2010	Vancouver		Rickshaw Theatre
August 20, 2010	Seattle	United States	Studio Seven
August 21, 2010	Portland		Roseland Theatre
August 23, 2010	San Francisco		The Fillmore

Headliners

• Job for a Cowboy

Support bands

• Winds of Plague
• The Faceless
• The Acacia Strain
• As Blood Runs Black
• Veil of Maya

Tour dates^[5]

Date	City	Country	Venue
August 27, 2010	Monterrey	Mexico	Cafe Iguana
August 28, 2010	Mexico City		Circo Volador
August 29, 2010	Tijuana		El Foro

Headliners:

• The Black Dahlia Murder
• Whitechapel

Supporting bands:

• Darkest Hour
• Six Feet Under
• Dying Fetus
• The Faceless (Texas dates only)
• As Blood Runs Black
• Oceano
• Fleshgod Apocalypse
• Powerglove
• Within the Ruins

Tour dates:^[9]

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 22, 2011	Los Angeles	United States	House of Blues
July 23, 2011	Anaheim		The Grove
July 25, 2011	Portland		Roseland Theatre
July 26, 2011	Seattle		King Cat Theatre
July 27, 2011	Boise		The Knitting Factory
July 28, 2011	Sacramento		Ace of Spades
July 29, 2011	San Francisco		The Fillmore
July 30, 2011	San Diego		House of Blues
July 31, 2011	Scottsdale		Venue of Scottsdale
August 1, 2011	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
August 2, 2011	Denver		Summit Music Hall
August 4, 2011	Louisville		Expo Five
August 5, 2011	Detroit		St. Andrews
August 6, 2011	Milwaukee		The Rave
August 7, 2011	Cleveland		House of Blues
August 8, 2011	Chicago		House of Blues
August 9, 2011	Toronto	Canada	Sound Academy
August 10, 2011	Montreal		Olympia
August 11, 2011	New York City	United States	Irving Plaza
August 12, 2011	Worcester		The Palladium
August 13, 2011	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Arts
August 14, 2011	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
August 15, 2011	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
August 16, 2011	Atlanta		The Masquerade
August 17, 2011	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution
August 19, 2011	Houston		House of Blues
August 20, 2011	San Antonio		Backstage Live
August 21, 2011	Dallas		House of Blues

Headliners:

• Cannibal Corpse
• Between the Buried and Me

Supporting bands:

• The Faceless
• Periphery
• Veil of Maya
• Job for a Cowboy
• Goatwhore
• Exhumed
• Cerebral Bore

Tour dates^[10]

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 20, 2012	Los Angeles	United States	House of Blues
July 21, 2012	San Diego		SOMA
July 22, 2012	Las Vegas		House of Blues
July 23, 2012	Scottsdale		Venue of Scottsdale
July 25, 2012	Dallas		House of Blues
July 26, 2012	San Antonio		White Rabbit
July 27, 2012	Mission		Pharr Events Center
July 28, 2012	Houston		House of Blues
July 30, 2012	Tampa		The Ritz
July 31, 2012	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution
August 1, 2012	Atlanta		The Masquerade
August 2, 2012	Knoxville		The Valarium
August 3, 2012	Charlotte		Amos Southend
August 4, 2012	Richmond		The National
August 5, 2012	Philadelphia		The Trocadero
August 7, 2012	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
August 8, 2012	New York City		Irving Plaza
August 9, 2012	Albany		Northern Lights
August 10, 2012	Worcester		The Palladium
August 11, 2012	Montreal	Canada	Heavy Montreal
August 12, 2012	Toronto		Heavy Toronto
August 14, 2012	Cleveland	United States	House of Blues
August 15, 2012	Detroit		St. Andrew's
August 16, 2012	Chicago		House Blues
August 17, 2012	Milwaukee		The Rave
August 18, 2012	Saint Paul		Station 4
August 20, 2012	Denver		Summit Music Hall
August 22, 2012	Seattle		The Showbox Sodo
August 23, 2012	Portland		Roseland Theater
August 24, 2012	San Francisco		The Fillmore
August 25, 2012	Anaheim		The Grove

Headliner:

• The Dillinger Escape Plan

Supporting bands:

• Animals As Leaders
• Periphery
• Norma Jean
• Cattle Decapitation
• The Ocean
• Revocation
• Aeon
• Rings of Saturn
• Thy Art Is Murder

Tour dates:^[11]

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 19, 2013	San Francisco	United States	The Regency
July 20, 2013	Los Angeles		House of Blues
July 21, 2013	Santa Ana		The Observatory
July 24, 2013	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
July 25, 2013	Austin		Historic Scoot Inn
July 26, 2013	Dallas		House of Blues
July 27, 2013	Houston		House of Blues
July 29, 2013	Orlando		House of Blues (w/o Cattle Decapitation and Thy Art Is Murder)
July 30, 2013	Atlanta		The Masquerade
July 31, 2013	Knoxville		NV Nightclub
August 1, 2013	Myrtle Beach		House of Blues
August 2, 2013	Silver Spring		The Fillmore
August 3, 2013	Worcester		The Palladium (w/o Norma Jean)
August 4, 2013	Philadelphia		The Trocadero
August 7, 2013	New York City		Best Buy Theater
August 8, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Sound Academy
August 9, 2013	Montreal		Metropolis
August 10, 2013	Albany	United States	Upstate Concert Hall
August 11, 2013	Detroit		Majestic Theatre
August 12, 2013	Chicago		House of Blues
August 13, 2013	Milwaukee		The Rave
August 14, 2013	Minneapolis		The Cabooze
August 16, 2013	Denver		Ogden Theatre
August 17, 2013	Salt Lake City		The Complex
August 19, 2013	Seattle		Studio Seven
August 20, 2013	Portland		Roseland Ballroom

Headliner:

• Morbid Angel

Supporting bands:

• Dying Fetus
• The Faceless
• Thy Art Is Murder
• Goatwhore
• Origin
• Decrepit Birth
• Within The Ruins
• Fallujah
• Boreworm

Tour dates:^[12]

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 17, 2014	San Francisco	United States	The Regency Ballroom (no Morbid Angel due to bus breakdown)
July 18, 2014	Santa Ana		The Observatory
July 19, 2014	Los Angeles		House of Blues
July 20, 2014	Phoenix		Nile Theater
July 21, 2014	El Paso		Tricky Falls
July 22, 2014	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
July 23, 2014	Denver		Summit
July 25, 2014	Houston		House of Blues
July 26, 2014	Austin		Scoot Inn
July 27, 2014	Dallas		GMBG
July 29, 2014	St. Petersburg		State Theater
July 30, 2014	Atlanta		The Masquerade
July 31, 2014	Knoxville		The International
August 1, 2014	Cleveland		Agora Theatre
August 2, 2014	Chicago		Mojoes
August 3, 2014	Minneapolis		Skyway Theatre
August 5, 2014	Milwaukee		The Rave
August 6, 2014	Detroit		Crofoot Ballroom
August 7, 2014	Niagara Falls		Rapids Theatre
August 8, 2014	New York City		Irving Plaza
August 9, 2014	Worcester		The Palladium
August 10, 2014	Philadelphia		The Trocadero
August 12, 2014	Springfield		Empire (no Morbid Angel)

Headliner:

• The Faceless

Supporting bands:

• Rings of Saturn
• Archspire
• Fallujah
• Fatality (8/14-8/20)
• Black Crown Initiate

Tour dates:^[13]

Date	City	Country	Venue
August 14, 2014	Quebec City	Canada	Dagobert
August 15, 2014	Montreal		Les Foufounes Electriques
August 16, 2014	Toronto		Mod Club
August 17, 2014	Jonquière		Salle Nikitoutagan
August 18, 2014	Trois-Rivières		Rock Cafe
August 19, 2014	Sherbrooke		Le Magog
August 20, 2014	Ottawa		Babylon Nightclub
August 23, 2014	Edmonton		Pawn Shop
August 24, 2014	Kelowna		Sapphire Nightclub
August 25, 2014	Vancouver		Rickshaw Theater
August 26, 2014	Seattle	United States	Studio Seven
August 27, 2014	Portland		Hawthorne Theater
August 28, 2014	Santa Cruz		The Catalyst

Headliner:

• Arch Enemy

Supporting bands:

• Born of Osiris
• Veil of Maya
• The Acacia Strain
• Cattle Decapitation
• Beyond Creation

Obscura and After the Burial were originally scheduled to appear on the tour. Obscura dropped off due to visa issues and After the Burial dropped off due to the death of their guitarist Justin Lowe.

Tour dates: ^[14]

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 28, 2015	Denver	United States	Summit Music Hall
July 30, 2015	Des Moines		Val Air Ballroom
July 31, 2015	Minneapolis		Skyway Theater
August 1, 2015	Joliet		Mojoes
August 2, 2015	Cleveland		The Agora Theater
August 5, 2015	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
August 6, 2015	Hamilton	Canada	Club 77
August 7, 2015	Montreal		Heavy MTL
August 8, 2015	Worcester	United States	The Palladium
August 9, 2015	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
August 11, 2015	Winston-Salem		Ziggys
August 12, 2015	New York City		Webster Hall w/The All Stars Tour
August 13, 2015	Baltimore		Rams Head Live
August 15, 2015	Knoxville		The International
August 17, 2015	Dallas		Gas Monkey Live!
August 18, 2015	Austin		Empire Control Room & Garage
August 20, 2015	Tempe		The Marquee
August 21, 2015	San Diego		House of Blues
August 22, 2015	Anaheim		City National Grove of Anaheim
August 23, 2015	San Francisco		The Regency Ballroom

Headliner:

• Cannibal Corpse^[15]

Supporting bands:

• Nile
• After the Burial
• Suffocation
• Carnifex
• Revocation
• Krisiun
• Slaughter to Prevail
• Ingested
• Enterprise Earth

Headliners:^[15]

• The Black Dahlia Murder
• Dying Fetus

Supporting bands:

• The Faceless
• Oceano
• Origin
• Rings of Saturn
• Betraying the Martyrs
• Lorna Shore
• AngelMaker

The Black Dahlia Murder will play their 2007 album Nocturnal in its entirety for their 10th anniversary.

AngelMaker was voted in by fans during the Summer Slaughter Poll.

Slaughter to Prevail were initially announced on the bill, but their travel plans were delayed and they could not make the tour.

Headliner:^[15]

• Between the Buried and Me

Supporting bands:

• Born of Osiris
• Veil of Maya
• Erra
• The Agony Scene
• Allegaeon
• Terror Universal
• Soreption
• Entheos

Soreption only played a few tour dates and then dropped off due to unforeseen circumstances.

Co-Headliners^[15]

• Cattle Decapitation
• Carnifex
• The Faceless

Support bands:

• Rivers of Nihil
• Nekrogoblikon
• Lorna Shore
• Brand of Sacrifice

Headliner:

• Conducting From The Grave

Support bands:

• The Contortionist
• Scale the Summit
• Rings of Saturn
• Volumes
• Structures

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 22, 2011	Tucson	United States	The Rock
July 23, 2011	Gallup		The Juggernaut
July 24, 2011	Lubbock		Jake's
July 25, 2011	Austin		Emo's
July 27, 2011	Orlando		Firestone
July 28, 2011	St. Petersburg		State Theatre
July 29, 2011	Atlanta		Masquerade
July 30, 2011	Springfield		Jaxx
July 31, 2011	Trenton		Backstage at Champs
August 3, 2011	Wilmington		Mojo 13
August 4, 2011	Amityville		Broadway Bar
August 5, 2011	Holyoke		Waterfront Tavern
August 6, 2011	Amsterdam		Elks Hall 101
August 7, 2011	Jermyn		Eleanor Rigby's
August 8, 2011	Covington		Mad Hatter
August 10, 2011	Indianapolis		Emerson Theater
August 11, 2011	Steger		Another Hole in the Wall
August 12, 2011	Saint Paul		Station 4
August 13, 2011	Des Moines		People's Court
August 14, 2011	Omaha		Sokol Underground
August 15, 2011	Denver		Marquis Theater
August 16, 2011	Salt Lake City		In The Venue
August 18, 2011	Anaheim		Chain Reaction
August 19, 2011	Sacramento		The Boardwalk
August 20, 2011	Sparks		The Alley

Headliner:

• Pathology

Support bands:

• Enfold Darkness
• Fallujah
• Fit for an Autopsy
• Aegaeon

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 21, 2012	Santa Cruz	United States	The Atrium
July 22, 2012	Portland		Branx
July 23, 2012	Seattle		Studio Seven
July 24, 2012	Boise		The Venue
July 26, 2012	Denver		Marquis Theater
July 27, 2012	Salina		The Factory
July 28, 2012	Des Moines		Vaudeville Mews
July 29, 2012	Saint Paul		Station 4
July 30, 2012	Green Bay		The Hideout
July 31, 2012	Joliet		Mojoes
August 1, 2012	Cleveland		Peabody's
August 2, 2012	Danbury		Heirloom Arts
August 3, 2012	Smithtown		Masonic Temple
August 4, 2012	Trenton		Backstage at Champs
August 5, 2012	Wilmington		Mojo 13
August 6, 2012	New York City		Studio at Webster Hall
August 7, 2012	Springfield		Empire
August 8, 2012	Richmond		Kingdom
August 9, 2012	Wilmington		Soapbox Laundro-Lounge
August 11, 2012	Tampa		Brass Mug
August 13, 2012	Houston		Warehouse Live
August 14, 2012	San Antonio		Korova
August 15, 2012	Albuquerque		El Rey Theater
August 17, 2012	Tempe		Rocky Point
August 18, 2012	Temecula		The Vault
August 19, 2012	Los Angeles		The Whisky

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In 2011, the Summer Slaughter Tour offered their fans the opportunity to vote on who would open the tour. The choices for 2011 were Dawn of Ashes, Revocation, Neuraxis, Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Within The Ruins, Volumes, Augury, 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Rings of Saturn, and Struc/tures. Within the Ruins ultimately received the most votes and thus won the opening spot for the tour. That same year Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Rings of Saturn, Volumes, and Struc/tures all toured together on what was billed as the Slaughter Survivors Tour. This tour also included Scale the Summit, who had not been part of the voting.

For the 2012 edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour, fans were once again given the chance to vote on the opening act. The choices for 2012 were Aegaeon, Battlecross, Cerebral Bore, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit for an Autopsy, Hour of Penance, I Declare War, Pathology, and Vildhjarta. The opening slot for the 2012 tour went to Cerebral Bore, and Pathology, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit for an Autopsy, and Aegaeon also joined the 2012 Slaughter Survivors Tour.

The choices for the 2013 tour were Abiotic, As They Burn, Dark Sermon, Erra, Fit for an Autopsy, Howl, Intervals, Into the Flood, King Conquer, Last Chance To Reason, My Bitter End, Nekrogoblikon, Rings of Saturn, Syqem, Soreption, Today I Caught the Plague, and Thy Art Is Murder. Thy Art Is Murder was the chosen band. However, since they were nearly tied with Rings of Saturn by a few votes, the organizers decided to put both Rings of Saturn and Thy Art Is Murder on the bill. Vektor were put on the initial ballot by their record label without the band's knowledge or approval, and upon discovering this, had to withdraw due to incompatible scheduling. The Slaughter Survivors Tour did not occur in 2013, and did not return in 2014 either.

Summer Slaughter 2014 didn't see the tour offer an opportunity to vote on openers; rather, the opener was chosen by Headbang for the Highway showcase, and Boreworm was selected. Mayhem Festival also uses the Headbang for the Highway showcase to select bands.

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