Shred lord Joe Stump (HolyHell, Exorcism) has announced a new round of shows for the US with Deep Purple / Ritchie Blackmore tribute bands Stormbringer and Black Knight's Castle. His schedule is as follows:

January
27 - The Cannery - Southbridge, MA *
28 - Cook`s Cafe - Naugatuck, CT **

February 
3 - JJ`s - Northborough, MA *
10 - Boundary Brewhouse - Pawtucket, RI * 
11 - JR`s FastLane - Cranston, RI ** 
17 - Z`s Corner Cafe - West Haven, CT ** 
18 - JR`S FastLane - Cranston, RI *

* with Stormbringer
** with Black Knight`s Castle

Stump recently posted video of himself playing the track "Neo-Classical Shredfest Number IV" from his latest solo record, The Dark Lord Rises. Check it out below.

Prior to the 2015 release of The Dark Lord Rises, Stump spoke with BraveWords scribe Carl Begai about the album:

"It's a killer with some very heavy stuff; thrash, speed, power, and even a black metal-tinged track, along with of course the badass Blackmore rocking shit and Yngwie induced neo-classical  fret frying. Also, a beautiful ballad dedicated and inspired by Gary Moore that's one of the best things I`ve ever recorded as far as that emotional side of my playing goes."

The cover art for The Dark Lord Rises can be viewed below.

The tracklist is as follows:

"Hostile Takeover"
"Stratomaster"
"Out For Blood"
"The Black Knight Returns"
"Tortured Soul"
"The Dark Lord's Allegro"
"Staring Into The Abyss"
"Concerto No. 2 In B-Minor"
"Neo Classical Shredfest Number IV"
"Battle Tested"
"Brothers In Shred" (bonus)