SWALLOW THE SUN Announce European Tour Dates With Support From INSOMNIUM, OMNIUM GATHERUM
July 27, 2009, 14 years ago
Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have confirmed more dates for their New Moon Over Europe tour for November/ December 2009 - supported by INSOMNIUM and OMNIUM GATHERUM.
Dates for the trek now include:
Novermber
27 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg28 - Essen, Germany - Turock
29 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
30 - Plymouth, England - White Rabbit
December
1 - Leeds, England - Rios2 - Wrexham, England - Central Station
3 - Manchester, England - The Star and Garter
4 - Glasgow, Scotland - Ivory Blacks
5 - Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Academy 2
7 - London, England - Underworld
8 - Hooglanderveen, Netherlands - Amersfoort De Kelder
10 - Paris, France - Glazart
11 - München, Germany - Feierwerk
12 - Rome, Italy - Blackout Club
13 - Bologna, Italy - Sottotetto Club
14 - Wien, Austria - Arena
15 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal Club
16 - Prague, Czech Republic - Exit Chmelnice
17 - Berlin, Germany - K17
19 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
In advance of this tour, Swallow The Sun will be appearing at this year’s Metalfest in Dudley, UK on September 26th.
Spinefarm Records UK will release Swallow The Sun's fifth studio album in the UK on November 9th. The album will be released in North America on the 10th.
New Moon is being produced and mixed by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with such acts as KATATONIA, OPETH, PARADISE LOST and AMON AMARTH.
Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN, ex-ROTTEN SOUND) has been recruited to play drums on the album, following the recent departure of longtime skinsman Pasi Pasanen.
New Moon tracklisting: 'These Woods Breathe Evil', 'Falling World', 'Sleepless Swans', 'And Heavens Cried Blood', 'New Moon', 'Lights On The Lake (Horror Pt. III)', 'Servant Of Sorrow', 'Weight Of The Dead'.
You can follow the progress of the recording sessions at the band's official online studio diary by clicking here.
Spinefarm Records UK recently re-issued the bands’ first two albums – The Morning Never Came (originally released in 2003) and Ghosts Of Loss (2005). The classic Hope album, which charted in the Finnish Top 3 back in 2007, has also been re-issued by Spinefarm in the UK.
