Finnish metallers TAROT (featuring Marco Hietala of NIGHTWISH fame) will join the European tour of Swedish industrial metallers PAIN, led by iconic producer/musician Peter Tägtgren.

Marco Hietala has issued the following statement: "Taro has a great privilege and an opportunity to follow Saint Peter and his disciples in Pain on their European tour through November. This is a last chance to see us promote the album, The Spell Of Iron MMXI, and play live before I get active with Nightwish again. We´re gonna be warming up for Pain, and the first half of the tour we´re going to be joined with our home town boys from TURMION KÄTILÖT. So far we´re planning to change the opener of the shows every other night. So if you want to be sure to see Tarot perform, you should come early enough. Otherwise you are in danger of losing a seriously enjoyable ass whipping. With all the possible bad but nice intentions!"

Pain dates (with Tarot)

August

5 - Zarasai, Lithuania - Rocknights *

September

16 - Borlänge, Sweden - Cozmoz *
17 - Östersund, Sweden - Gamla Teatern *
18 - Sundsvall, Sweden - TBA *
19 - Umea, Sweden - Idun *
20 - Lulea, Sweden - Kulturens Hus *
21 - Oulu, Finalnd - Club Teatria *
22 - Kuopio, Finalnd - Puikkari *
23 - Jyväskylä, Finalnd - Lutakko *
24 - Helsinki, Finalnd - Nosturi *

October

5 - Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle *
6 - Berlin, Germany – Lido
7 - Leipzig, Germany – Hellraiser
8 - Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters of Rock Café
11 - München, Germany – Backstage
12 - Zürich, Switzerland – Dynamo
13 - Mezzago, Italy – Bloom
14 - Roncade, Italy – New Age
15 - Brunico, Italy – UFO Club
16 - Ludwigsburg, Germany – Rockfabrik
18 - Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
19 - Aschaffenburg, Germany – Colos-Saal
20 - Köln, Germany – Underground
21 - Utrecht, Netherlands – Helling
22 - Antwerpen, Belgium – Trix
23 - Heerlen, Netherlands – Nor
25 - Paris, France – Divan du Monde
26 - Lyon, France – Ninkasi Kao
27 - Toulouse, France – Le Phare Club
28 - Barcelona, Spain – Salamandra 1
29 - Murcia, Spain – Sala Stereo
30 - Madrid, Spain – Caracol

November

1 - Porto, Portugal – Hard Club
2 - Lisboa, Portugal – Cine Teatro Corroios

* - with Turmion Katilot

Pain dates (no Tarot):

November

9 - Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
10 - Göteborg, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden - Brew House
11 - Mariestad - KG5
12 - Örebro - Kulturhuset
13 - Stockholm - Debaser Medis

Pain's new album, You Only Live Twice, was released on June 3rd in Europe and will be released on June 21st in North America via Nuclear Blast.

The album has achieved the following chart positions:

Sweden - #38

Germany - #40

Commented Peter Tägtgren: "Wow! This one marks the highest chart entry in Pain's history in Germany as well as very fine success in our home country! A huge thank you to all the Painheads out there! You RULE! Looking forward to see all of you crazy bangers on the road on our headlining run in October!"

You Only Live Twice tracklisting:

'Let Me Out'

'Feed The Demons'

'The Great Pretender'

'You Only Live Twice'

'Dirty Woman'

'We Want More'

'Leave Me Alone'

'Monster'

'Season Of The Reaper'

Bonus content for the two-disc version of You Only Live Twice:

You Only Live Twice bonus CD:

'Crawling Thru Bitterness' (unreleased bonus track)

'The Great Pretender' (Millboy & Peka P Remix)

'Dirty Woman' (MC Raaka Pee Remix)

'You Only Live Twice' (Rectifier Remix)

'Leave Me Alone' (Rectifier Remix)

'Eleanor Rigby' (Live at Sundown Festival, 2008)

'Follow Me' (Live in Brussels, 2009)

'I Don’t Care' (Live at Raimsmes Festival, 2009)

'Bitch' (Live at Raismes Festival, 2009)

Pain have released their new video, for the You Only Live Twice album track, 'The Great Pretender'. Check out the video below:

In a recently released video, Pain frontman Peter Tägtgren (also HYPOCRISY) walks fans through the second half of the new album, You Only Live Twice, released June 3rd in Europe and out on June 21st in North America via Nuclear Blast. Check out both parts below:

Pain previoulsy released their video for the track 'Dirty Woman'. Watch the video below:

Check out BW&BK; scribe Mark Gromen's new Pain story, Hurts So Good: Helsinki Listening Session, at this location.