Switzerland’s SAMAEL will no longer be appearing alongside MOONSPELL on their North American tour this October/November. Taking their place will be Century Media recording artists DIVINE HERESY. Samael have issued the following official statement:

“Unfortunately Samael will not be able come to North America this fall along with Moonspell. We’ve checked into every possibility with our booking agent and partners at Nuclear Blast, but the financial costs are too deep into the red to make things work. We’d like to apologize to all our fans who were looking forward to seeing Samael live, but rest assured that we are looking into coming over again in early 2010. We also want to express our deepest regret to our friends in Moonspell.”

Divine Heresy’s new offering, Bringer of Plagues, was released last week and debuted at #148 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Guitarist Dino Cazares states: “We have been waiting patiently for the perfect touring opportunity to present itself and we couldn’t possibly be more pleased to be direct support to the mighty Moonspell this fall. This North American tour is exactly what we were looking for as we wanted a chance to perform in front of a lot of new faces that might not have been exposed to our band. This tour marks the kickoff of a massive worldwide touring campaign to support the new Bringer of Plagues album. Divine Heresy is better than ever and we are embarking on this tour with only one, simple goal in mind: to annihilate everything in our path. Expect an unrelenting set and if your jaw isn’t on the floor when we finish, then we haven’t done our job, but that won’t be the case. Be sure to come by the merch booth each night to say hello to us all and we look forward to seeing everyone soon. It’s certainly been way too long.”

Confirmed Moonspell / Divine Heresy / BOOK OF BLACK EARTH / SECRETS OF THE MOON dates are as follows:

October

14 - Tampa, FL - Czar
15 - Atlanta, GA - Masqueerade
16 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
17 - Allentown, PA - The Sterling Hotel
18 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
19 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
20 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
21 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys
22 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
23 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
24 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
25 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
27 - Vancouver, BC - The Venue
28 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
29 - Portland, OR - Satyricon
30 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
31 - San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle

November

1 - Hollywood, CA - The Knitting Factory
2 - Tempe, AZ - The Sets
3 - Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
4 - Tulsa, OK - The Marquee
5 - Dallas, TX - The Ridglea Theater
6 - San Antonio, TX - Warehouse Music Venue