Before organizing the tour, Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor commented that he was "probably the most vocal of the guys who really didn’t feel good coming back to Slipknot", and during the tour, he said that he was "basically eating my words, eating a lot of crow this time around.

[1] As is typical of the band, Slipknot members are masked and costumed when performing on stage.

[1] They received support at various stages of the tour from Fear Factory, Chimaira, Hatebreed and Shadows Fall.

When the tour arrived in Los Angeles on April 9, 2005 to perform at The Forum, Lamb of God was banned from opening for Slipknot because the church that owned the venue did not appreciate the band's old name of Burn the Priest.

Jim Root missed the whole last part of the tour due to a broken wrist.