Leader Lord Ahriman of Swedish black metal legends DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update:

"We have just completed two days of pre-production for the tour at Avenyn, which is a big theatre in the centre of Ludvika, Sweden. It went amazingly good. The set-list we have put together this time totally kills. And I'm absolutely sure it'll please both new and old fans. We have brought in several of our old songs that we haven't played in ages, even some that we never even played live before. It's also the longest set we've played live so we're giving it all 666% this time around, which afterall is what our fans expect and deserve from us.

The stage design and set-up we have put together is the biggest we've ever brought out on tour. And as you can see on the images here, it looks phenomenally evil.

Last night the tour bus came to pick us up. And once we had loaded all the gear and personal belongings we set the course straight to Skövde, where we'll kick off the tour tonight."

Dark Funeral's A Declaration Of Hate - European Tour 2010 dates with ZONARIA, CARACH ANGREN, NEFARIUM include:

March

5 - Skövde, Sweden - Valhall
6 - Malmö, Sweden - KB
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
9 - Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
10 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
11 - Dordrecht, Netherlands - Bibelot
12 - Leeds, England - Rios (with AKERCOCKE)
13 - North Wales, England - Hammerfest/Pontins Holiday Park
14 - Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms (with Akercocke)
15 - London, England - Underworld (with Akercocke)
16 - Zwolle, Netherlands - Hedon
17 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik
18 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
19 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
20 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
21 - Limoges, France - CC John Lennon
23 - Madrid, Spain - Penelope
24 - Murcia, Spain - Nuevo Garaje
25 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1
26 - Marseille, France - Le Jas Rod
27 - Annecy, France - Le Brise Glace
28 - Paris, France - L'Elysee Montmartre
30 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus
31 - Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali

April

1 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Solkan/Nova Gorica
2 - Zagreb, Croatia - Bogaloo Club
3 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal
4 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
5 - München, Germany - Backstage
6 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
7 - Mühltal bei Darmstadt, Germany - Steinbruch Theater
9 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus
10 - Berlin, Germany - H.O.F. 23
11 - Bielsko Biala, Poland - Rude Boy
12 - Gdansk, Poland - Parlament
13 - Vilnius, Lithuania - New York
14 - Riga, Latvia - Melna Piektdiena
15 - Helsinki, Finlnd - Tavastia Klubi
16 - Turku, Finland - Klubi