According to an update on the official CIRCLE II CIRCLE Facebook page, the band has been added to the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Watch for an official statement from the event organizers in the coming days.

The band's tour schedule is now as follows:

January

24-28 - Cozumel, Mexico - 70000 Of Metal

February

11 - Campinas, Brazil - Sebastian Bar
12 - São Paulo, Brazil - Hangar 110
13 - São Paulo, Brazil - Blackmore Rock Bar

Other bands on the 70000 Tons Of Metal bill include AGENT STEEL, AMON AMARTH, BLACKGUARD, BLIND GUARDIAN, CRIPPER, DARK TRANQUILLITY, DEATH ANGEL, DUSKMACHINE, ENSIFERUM, EPICA, EXODUS, FEAR FACTORY, FINNTROLL, FORBIDDEN, GAMMA RAY, ICED EARTH, KORPIKLAANI, MARDUK, MOONSPELL, NEVERMORE, OBITUARY, RAGE, RAVEN, ULI JON ROTH, SABATON, SANCTUARY, SAXON, SODOM, SONATA ARCTICA, SWASHBUCKLE, TESTAMENT, TROUBLE, TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, TÝR, UNLEASHED, VOIVOD, WITCHBURNER.

70000 Tons Of Metal will sail Monday, January 24th, 2011 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, FL to Cozumel, Mexico and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 28th, 2011.

Metal Assault.com caught up with CIRCLE II CIRCLE / ex-SAVATAGE frontman Zak Stevens on December 8th. Check it out here.

Topics of discussion include the band's new album, Consequence Of Power, comparison to the previous record, the concept on which the album is based, the band's overall musical progression over the years, playing drums, and playing Savatage songs live.

Stevens recently issued the following update from the road:

"We're still cruising along playing shows in the Midwest in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota in November and December to finish off our initial world tour in support of our new CD Consequence Of Power. We'll be touring out across the U.S. supporting the new album throughout 2011. We're looking forward to seeing all our fans across the country in the coming year and we're very excited about the worldwide response to the new record."

The final show of the band's current tour will be on December 16th at The Phantasy Nite Club in Cleveland, OH