Irish rockers GLYDER have issued the following update from guitarist Bat:

"Hi All,

It's been very quiet the last few weeks and we have been writing material for our third album to be released sometime in 2009. The EP Weather The Storm is almost ready and we will be get copies made and start to sell it from our website soon, I will let you all know. The launch night will be on November 21st in Eamonn Dorans in Dublin (Ireland) so I hope you can all make it. Blues guitarist EAMONN McCORMACK will be doing a short set before we take the stage and play all the favourites as well as some material from the EP.

We are also delighted to announce we are under new management. Helena Larsson from RockAndRoll Agency in Sweden will be taking over in the next few weeks and already the future looks bright and exciting.

I got an endorsement with Cort Guitars (the link is in our top friends) and I'm loving my new axe. It will be out on tour with me for the rest of the year and beyond. I will get a pic up as soon as I can.

Anyway enjoy what's left of the summer and we will see you on the road later this year."

As previously reported, Glyder have announced a fall tour which kicks off in Dunkirk, France as support to BLUE ÖYSTER CULT on September 12th. The following night Glyder play at Raismes Festival in France along with Y&T; and SAXON. Glyder continue touring through September with Y&T; in the UK as special guests before commencing on their own headline tour of Spain in October. On October 25th, Glyder will take on their biggest gig to date. They headline the rock night of the National College Festival in Kanpur, India. The festival attracts 30,000 rockers from all over India. The full itinerary is as follows:

September

12 - La Poudrière - Dunkerque, France
13 - Raismes Festival - Raismes, France
16 - Carling Academy - Oxford, UK
18 - Cathouse - Glasgow, UK
19 - Carling Academy - Newcastle, UK
20 - The Corporation - Sheffield, UK
21 - JB’S - Dudley, UK
23 - Carling Academy - Liverpool, UK
24 - The Point - Cardiff, UK
26 - The Brook - Southhampton, UK
27 - Astoria - London, UK

October

3 - Savoy Club - Gijon, Spain
4 - La Fabrica De Chocolate - Vigo, Spain
5 - TBA - Leon , Spain
6 - Garufa - Coruña, Spain
8 - TBA - Alicante, Spain
10 - El Sol - Madrid, Spain
11 - Mephisto - Barcelona, Spain
25 - National College Festival - Kanpur, India