Heavy Artillery REcords, in cooperation with Spiritual Beast Records Japan, have announced the first ever Japanese dates by Swedish metal powerhouse ENFORCER.

Enforcer will be performing two Japanese dates in support of their sophomore album, Diamonds, supported by fellow Swedes MEAN STREAK and Japanese metal masters SOLITUDE.

Summoning the classic metal sounds of IRON MAIDEN and MERCYFUL FATE, Enforcer delivers melody, hooks and vocal range not heard since the golden days of heavy metal. Listed below are the tour dates:

January

28 - Osaka, Japan - Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
30 - Tokyo, Japan - Daikanyama UNIT

For more info on these dates including ticket sales visit this location.

Additionally, Enforcer have recovered from a recent bus crash in Sweden and have resumed their European tour with AIRBOURNE. Here are the remaining dates:

November

18 - Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof
20 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
22 - Munich, Germany - Zenith
23 - Basel, Switzerland - St. Jakobshalle Arena
24 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
26 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
27 - Lille, France - Aeronef
29 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
30 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Mainhall Box

December

2 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
4 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
5 - Belfast, UK - Ulster Hall
7 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
9 - Manchester, UK - Academy
10 - Birmingham, UK - Academy

Earache Records is due to open a temporary retail shop in Nottingham, UK for five days in December, allowing fans the chance to get their hands on plenty of metal bargains for the holiday season.

In partnership with The Heavy Sounds, Earache will be opening its pop-up shop from Friday, December 10th, through to and including Tuesday, December 14th. The shop will be open from 10 AM until 6 PM daily and will be selling a killer selection of metal CDs, vinyl LPs, t-shirts and other merch and rarities.

Make sure you come down to the shop on Saturday, December 11th as well for a special guest appearance from Enforcer for an instore signing and to meet fans.

The new, ultra-rare Enforcer/VOLTURE 7" vinyl will be also available only in the store and is limited to just 200 copies.

Head down to this special one-time Earache shop at the following address:

Unit 26

West End Arcade

Nottingham

NG1 6JP

Head down to the Earache shop on the Friday or Saturday and you can also pick up free tickets for the Earache Xmas Party, which is held on Saturday, December 11th.

For more information about the Earache Xmas Party, head to this location.