lin ing ▁tour ▁with ▁Buck cher ry ▁and ▁support ▁acts ▁Sh ined own ▁and ▁S aving ▁Ab el , ▁as ▁a ▁make - up ▁for ▁the ▁cancel led ▁tour . ▁ ▁The ▁summer ▁leg ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁as ▁an ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁Iron ▁Ma iden . ▁The ▁band ▁also ▁played ▁ 3 ▁dates ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Met all ica . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁band ' s ▁head lin ing ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁T aste ▁of ▁Cha os ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁tour , ▁they ▁recorded ▁their ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁performance , ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁live ▁DVD , ▁entitled ▁Live ▁in ▁the ▁L BC ▁& ▁Diam onds ▁in ▁the ▁R ough , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁bundle ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁DVD , ▁and ▁a ▁CD ▁of ▁b - s ides ▁and ▁un re leased ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁self - t itled ▁promoted ▁album . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁former ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁and ▁current ▁Vel vet ▁Revol ver ▁guitar ist ▁Sl ash ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁on ▁stage ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁song ▁" It ' s ▁So ▁E asy ". ▁ ▁Set ▁list ▁ ▁Tour ▁dates ▁ ▁Person nel ▁M . ▁Sh adows ▁– ▁lead ▁vocals , ▁organ ▁on ▁" C rit ical ▁Acc laim " ▁Z ack y ▁Ven ge ance ▁– ▁rh ythm