KING DIAMOND will begin the recordings for their next album in March in Dallas, Texas and at guitarist Andy La Rocque's Los Angered studio in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Further details on the new album are expected soon.

As previously reported, King Diamond's upcoming European tour schedule is as follows:

April

15 at Tobakken in Esbjerg, Denmark

17 at Train in Aarhus, Denmark

19 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark

21 at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden

22 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway

24 at Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden

26 at Tavastia ion Helsinki, Finland

28 at Teatria in Oulu, Finland

29 at Pekkahuon in Tampere, Finland

30 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland

May

3 at DS Yubileiny in St. Petersburg, Russia

5 at DK Gorbunova in Moskva, Russia

9 at Stodola Club in Warszaw, Poland

11 at Roxy Club in Prague, Czech Republic

12 at Novesta Sportshall in Zlin, Czech Republic

13 at Babylon Club in Bratislava, Slovakia

14 at Petöfi Hall in Budapest, Hungary

16 at SKC in Belgrade, Serbia

17 at Polivalent Hall in Bucharest, Romania

18 at Hristo Botev Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria

20 at Idrogios in Thessaloniki, Greece

21 at Club 22 in Athens, Greece

24 at New Age in Treviso, Italy

25 at Cencios in Firenze (Prato), Italy

26 at Live Music Club in Milano, Italy

27 at Tempo in Reggio Emilia, Italy

30 at Ind.Copera in Granada, Spain

31 at Aqualung in Madrid, Spain

June

2 at Razzmatazz 2 in Barcelona, Spain

3 at Sala Jam in Bergara, Spain

5 at La locomotive in Paris, France

10 at De Lantaarn in Hellendoorn, Netherlands

11 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands

12 at Electric Ballroom in London, UK

LOCH VOSTOK and SECRET SPHERE are confirmed openers for shows from April 15th-30th. GRIFFIN and THUNDERBOLT support from May 9th-June 3rd. AFTER ALL and MERCENARY will support on all shows from June 9th-June 12th. More dates/details will be announced soon.