RIDE THE SKY Part Ways With Keyboardist/Guitarist; Replacement Announced

September 17, 2007, 17 years ago

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RIDE THE SKY, featuring drummer Uli Kusch (ex-MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN), have issued the following update:

"We are sad to announce that Kaspar (Dahlqvist) is out of Ride The Sky, due to personal reasons. The band would like to thank him for all his contribution and wish him all the best for the future. The Norwegian musician Henning Ranseth (RETURN, RAM-ZET) will do keyboards and second guitar for the tour."

Ride The Sky's debut album, New Protection, was released on August 24th via Nuclear Blast. The album tracklist is as follows: 'New Protection', 'A Smile From Heaven's Eye', 'Silent War', 'The Prince Of Darkness', Break The Chain', 'Corroded Dreams', 'The End Of Days', 'Far Beyond The Stars', 'Black Cloud', 'Endless', 'Heaven Only Knows', 'A Crack In The Wall', 'Make The Spirit Burn' (limited edition bonus track), 'Trail Of Flame (bonus track for Japan).

Ride The Sky will support SONATA ARCTICA on their upcoming European tour. EPICA is also on the bill.

Dates are as follows:

October

31 - Stockholm, Sweden - Arenan

November

1 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
3 - Lisebergshallen - Göteborg, Sweden
4 - Mejeriet - Lund, Sweden
5 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
7 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, Germany
8 - LKA-Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany
9 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
10 - All Kart Halle - Kaufbeuren, Germany
12 - Carling Academy - London, UK
13 - Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France
14 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France
16 - Heineken - Madrid, Spain
17 - Razzmatazz II - Barcelona, Spain
19 - Alcatraz - Milano, Italy
20 - Petöfi Hall - Budapest, Hungary
21 - Planet Music - Vienna, Austria
23 - Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany
24 - Hof Ter Lo - Antwerp, Belgium
25 - 013 - Tilburg, The Netherlands

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