According to a brief update by ELIS, drummer Max Naescher will sit out the band's upcoming Beauty & The Beast tour with LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY, SIRENIA and STREAM OF PASSION due to job-related commitments. A replacement has been found for the duration of the tour, more details will be revealed soon.

Tour dates are as follows:

November

13 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Stadthalle
14 - Sneek, Holland - Bolwerk
15 - Luxembourg - Esch Rockhal
16 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
17 - Essen, Germany - Turock
18 - Zandaam, Holland - DeKade
19 - Dordrecht, Holland - Bibelot
20 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
21 - Leipzig, Germant - Paincastle
22 - Strasbourg, France - venue tba
23 - Paris, France - venue tba
24 - Köln, Germany - LMH
25 - Berlin, Germany - K17
26 - München, Germany - Backstage
27 - Budapest, Hungary - venue tba
28 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Novesta

Elis are currently streaming a sample of the song 'Firefly', from their upcoming album, Catharsis. Click here to listen to the sample, as well as a sample of 'I Come Undone' originally by American German-based pop/rock singer JENNIFER RUSH in 1987.

Napalm Records will release Catharsis on the following dates:

November

25 - Finland and Spain
27 - Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux & Italy
30 - Rest of Europe

December

15 - USA

January

12 - Canada

Elis recently revealed the tracklisting for the bonus DVD that will be enclosed with the digipack version of their new album. The following tracks were recorded at the Metal Female Voices Fest 2007:

'Intro'

'Tales From Heaven Or Hell'

'Die Zeit'

'Show Me The Way'

'Phoenix From The Ashes'

'Der Letzte Tag'

'Lost Soul'

'A New Decade'

'Heaven And Hell'

Catharsis will be released with two different designs. The cover for the jewel case can be seen on the left (click to enlarge), while the cover for the digipack edition can be seen below. The artwork for the covers were created by Stefan 'Heile' Heilemann.

The tracklisting:

'Core Of Live'

'Twinkling Shadow'

'Warrior's Tale'

'Des Lebens Traum, des Traumes Leben'

'I Come Undone'

'Firefly'

'Morning Star'

'Das kleine Ungeheuer'

'Mother's Fire'

'Rainbow'

'The Dark Bridge'

'Ghost Of The Past' (bonus on digipack)

'No Hero' (bonus on digipack)