As previously reported, ALESTORM is currently on the road in the UK with TURISAS and NORTHER. The following is an excerpt from guitarist Gavin Harper's ongoing tour diary:

March 10th - Exeter, UK

"Well, today I woke up with a vagina!

Yes folks, I woke up in a room so cold my penis said 'I'm gettinng the fuck out of here!' and had somehow crawled inside my chest! I was up really fucking early actually to deal with even more band stuff as well as some personal things too! First PROPER day with net, I guess!

Got to Exeter! Initial response was 'Woah, this place is nice as fuck!' and that impression remains! We found the venue fairly easily and got inside to laugh at how small it was! How Turisas fit on that stage is a fucking mystery! BUT! They're doing it right no so hey! Hah!

We got a one chord soundcheck and crawled onstage pretty late... like 8:30 and we were back to the 6 song set! Welcome back 'Death Before The Mast'! I missed you...

Crowd reaction was fucking awesome and the gig went well, besides getting stabbed in the cock with a keytar a few thousand times due to the cramped nature of our stage!

I am sorry to anyone I may have 'ignored' tonight. I have been genuinly busy and while I hate hiding away with a laptop, I have had to tonight, and yes, I want to get drunk, yes I want to party! But I wish folk would respect the 'I'm working, please, give me 30mins' thing :-(. I realise I sound like an utter arsehole but what I'm doing now (and will be made public soon) is of utmost importance! :-)

Put it this way...the day I run off stage, don't even pack up my beloved Rhoads, past the crates and crates of free beer and past the free food to a laptop implies there is something big in the world. Please stay tuned! And everything is all good for Cardiff !"

Signing out now! Enjoy!

-Gavin

Alestorm's current 2008 tour schedule is as follows:

March

12 - Southampton, UK at The Brook
13 - London, UK at Electric Ballroom
14 - Brighton, UK at Concorde 2
29 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Ragnarök Festival
30 - Osnabrück, Germany - Tomahawk Festival

June

6 - Piberstein, Austria - Northern Lights Festival
7 - Schmerikon am See, Switzerland - Fiesta Pagana
17 - Osterode / Förste, Germany - Rock Harz Festival

July

4 - Tolmin, Slovenia - Metal Camp

10-13 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock

August

15-17 - Derbyshire, England - Bloodstock

17-18 - Notodden, Norway - Metal Heart Festival