Norway’s TROLLFEST, the band that describes its music as true Norwegian Balkan metal, is set to include a pre listening session for the newly completed album, En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral, during the upcoming Ich Liebe Tour (Tour Über Alles) Tour 2010.

Scheduled to coincide with the run up to the holidays, the tour will take place in Norway and Germany, and the 2nd December, at Rock In, in Trollfest’s home town of Oslo, has been chosen for the listening session, which will also include a live set from the band.

The German leg of the tour will be in the company of fellow Norwegians PANTHEON I, and the German bands FINSTERFORST and UNLIGHT. Dates for the Ich Liebe Tour (Tour Über Alles) Tour 2010 in December as follows:

December

2 - Rock In - Oslo, Norway (live set & listening session)
10 - Seb’s Hotel - Hamar, Germany
17 - Klangstation - Bonn, Germany
18 - Black Troll Winterfest - Eisenberg, Germany
19 – HSK - Cottbus, Germany
20 – K17 - Berlin, Germany
21 - TBC - Darmstadt, Germany
22 – Rock It - Aalen, Germany

En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral will be Trollfest’s fourth full-length album, and promises to build on the band’s penchant for the inclusion of unusual instruments, and the use of traditional folk rhythms from Norway and the Balkans, mixed with pure head banging metal.

With lineup whose members have a wealth of experience with bands like URGEHAL, PANTHEON I, UNTIME, MELCH, SARKOM, HALLUCINATIONS and POWERSWORD, both live and in the studio, Trollfest relishes the reputation it has gathered over the years for barnstorming live performances where both the band and the audience have an equally good time.

According to the band, “December is the time of year when everyone is out to have some fun, with parties all over the place, so when we were offered a German tour during this period, in the company of some great bands, we jumped at the chance. As you can imagine, we’re very much looking forward to playing some of the new material live and getting a few celebratory rounds in with our fans.”

More information about Trollfest, together with a track from En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral, can be found on the band’s MySpace page.

Below you can see a promo video from Trollfest for the the Ich Liebe Tour (Tour Über Alles) Tour 2010: