Long-running UK death metal heroes BENEDICTION have issued the following update:

"Just to let you know that we will be embarking on a full headlining European tour starting on September 25th until October 25th, 2008.

Dates will be added on our show page as they are confirmed.

Our guests on the No Reunion Needed tour will be HOLY MOSES and NOMINON, along with a local opening band at every venue.

Following this and after the Christmas break we will sort out the rest of the world!!!.

Plans are being made now for an American tour for spring/summer 2009 giving all the paperwork dealers time to sort out visas and work permits this time!"

As previously reported, Benediction's brand new album, Killing Music, will be released August 22nd.

Says the band, "As well as the normal single CD release, there will be a limited edition digi CD with two bonus tracks and a 'warts and all' DVD of our time in the studio including footage of Karl from BOLT THROWER and Jock from GBH laying down their stuff on the cover songs on the album, a lot of fun! These extras will only be available on the special edition release."

Killing Music features the following tracklist: 'Intro', 'The Grey Man', 'Controlopolis (Rats In The Mask)', 'Killing Music', 'They Must Die Screaming', 'Dripping With Disgust', 'Wrath And Regret', 'As Her Skin Weeps', 'Cold, Deathless, Unrepentant', 'Immaculate Façade', 'Burying The Hatchet', 'Beg, You Dogs', 'Betrayer' (bonus track)*, 'They Bleed' (bonus track)*, 'Seeing Through My Eyes' (BROKEN BONES cover song), 'Largactyl' (AMEBIX cover song). (*only available on the limited edition)