Steamhammer/SPV and Gary Meskil have recently signed a worldwide deal for the back-catalogue of Pro-Pain. The first two legendary albums, Foul Taste Of Freedom and The Truth Hurts, will be the first to be reissued (digipak and LP versions). These massive re-releases will hit the streets on May 27th. More details are coming soon.

In other news, Pro-Pain will play their first North American Tour in nearly seven years. The tour is scheduled to commence on May 31st at Churchill's in Miami. A European Tour has also been scheduled for the summer, to further commemorate 25 Years of Pro-Pain and to celebrate the re-release of their first two groundbreaking albums.

Tour dates:

May
12 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
13 - Ilsenburg, Germany - Heizhaus
14 - Utrecht, Netherlands - De Helling
19 - Krefeld, Germany - Magnapop
20 - Sneek, Netherlands - Bolwerk
21 - Leiden, Netherlands - Gebr. De Nobel
22 - Namur, Belgium - Le Belvedere  

May
31 Miami, FL - Churchills

June
1 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
2 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
3 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
4 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Alter Bar
6 - Reading, PA - Reverb
7 - New York City, NY - Santo`s Party House
8 - Long Island, NY - Revolution
9 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
10 - Montreal, QC - FouFounes
11 - Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle
12 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
13 - Toronto, ON - Garrison
14 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
15 - Columbus, OH - Ace Of Cups
16 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
17 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
18 - Crest Hill, IL - Bada Brew
19 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
21 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
22 - Omaha, NE - Lookout Lounge
23 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
24 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Every Buddy`s
25 - St.Louis, MO - Fubar

July
10 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Antwerpen Metal Fest
14-16 - Rieden/Kreuth, Germany - G.O.N.D. Festival
29 - Vyskov, Czech Republic - Fest Pod Parou

August
6 - Marktredwitz, Germany - Sticky Fingers Festival

(Pictured above from left to right: Gary Meskil - Pro-Pain, Olly Hahn - A&R Steamhammer)