Los Angeles-based metal band HOLY GRAIL conclude their tour as direct support to BLIND GUARDIAN tomorrow night, and wrap up what has been a very busy 2010. The band saw the release of their debut full length, Crisis In Utopia, and was also recognized with a nomination for Metal Hammer's Golden God Awards in the Best New Band category.

Their first video, for the track 'My Last Attack', has been receiving play at MTV2's Headbangers' Ball and on Canada's Aux.tv. That track is also in rotation at Sirius/XM's Liquid Metal.

The band also did treks throughout North America with AMON AMARTH, EXODUS, as well and the aforementioned Blind Guardian. They also appeared at several international festivals, including the UK's Download, Germany's Wacken and Japan's Loud Park. The band will head out again in early 2011 with previous tour mates, ELUVEITIE and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD.

Frontman James Luna commented on the Blind Guardian run: "This tour had been remarkable! We knew we really had to have our chops dialed in because the Blind Guardian fans are a very devout power metal fanbase, but night after night we win the crowd over one song at a time. At the start of our set they watch observantly with arms crossed, then halfway through you see them headbanging, and then by the final song they are pounding their fists in the air. It's been awesome to see that transformation of new fans! Blind Guardian and their crew has also been the best bunch of guys to tour with, this is by far one of the greatest tours we've done! I hope we get to do more together in the future!"

Upcoming live dates:

January

26 - Boise, ID - Neurolux *
28 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre *
29 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's *
30 - Bloomington, IN - The Bluebird *

February

1 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of The Living Arts #
2 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre #
3 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium #
4 - Quebec City, QC - Cercle #
5 - Montreal, QC - Le National #
6 - Toronto, ON - Opera House #
8 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge #
9 - Saint Paul, MN - Station 4 #
10 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater #
11 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater #
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound #
14 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon #
15 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre # (No 3IOB)
16 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #
17 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's #
18 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House #
19 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theatre #
21 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live #
22 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live #
24 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre #
25 - Orlando, FL - Firestone #
26 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade #
27 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx #

* with 3 Inches Of Blood

# with Eluveitie, 3 Inches Of Blood, System Divide

Prosthetic Records will be releasing Holy Grail's Crisis In Utopia and THE FUNERAL PYRE's Vultures At Dawn on vinyl for the first time on February 1st, 2011.

Holy Grail's acclaimed debut album, produced by Danny Lohner, will be available on black wax, with a limited run of 100 clear pieces. The band, which has recently toured with AMON AMARTH and EXODUS, is currently on the road with BLIND GUARDIAN, and will be back on the road early in the new year alongside ELUVEITIE and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. For their complete list of upcoming shows, visit this location.

The vinyl release of The Funeral Pyre's fourth album is limited to 500 copies. It will be pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and will include a gatefold poster featuring artwork by Justin Bartlett. The group kicks off a brief West Coast run tonight and will be announcing a full US tour in the coming weeks.

Both titles are available now for pre-order at the Prosthetic webstore.