Last year, the Rockstar Energy sponsored Mayhem Festival burst onto the summer festival circuit  with a debut lineup that featured the likes of Disturbed, Slipknot, and Dragonforce. Apparently successful as it was overwhelming, the heavy metal-friendly festival has announced plans for its return in 2009 with a lineup that will slay attendees. Literally.

According to Revolver Magazine, Marilyn Manson and Slayer have been tapped to head the sophomore edition of the Mayhem Festival, which is scheduled to kick off on July 10th in Sacramento, California. Other acts currently confirmed to hit the road under the bill include Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Job For A Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, God Forbid, All That Remains, and Behemoth.

Currently, the festival’s itinerary includes 27 stops that will keep the music pumping until mid-August. Ticket information is still forthcoming. As always, you can get the full lineup, as well as any upcoming additions, via our Mayhem Festival Outlook page.

Mayhem Festival 2009 Tour Dates:
07/10 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
07/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
07/12 – San Bernardino, CA @ Glen Helen Pavilion
07/14 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
07/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
07/18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
07/19 – Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler’s Green
07/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sandstone Amphitheater
07/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/25 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
07/26 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/28 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
07/29 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
07/31 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
08/01 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
08/02 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/04 – Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
08/06 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
08/07 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/08 – Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
08/09 – Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
08/11 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
08/12 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
08/14 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
08/15 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/16 – San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater