Swedish death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have issued the following update:

"Your favourite merry band of metallers are now finally home on Swedish soil after a successful string of shows in USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Uruguay.

We'd like to extend a massive thanks to everyone involved - the guys in THREAT SIGNAL and MUTINY WITHIN, the hard working crew, the local opening bands and of course all the fans - new and old - that came out to the shows.

For the Latin American tour, a special thanks must go to Alex and John @ Eyescream Productions for their professionalism and for making the trip such a great experience for us. It was an amazing trek, and we were very glad to finally play in no less than three new countries for us - Peru, Uruguay and Brazil. Can't wait to come back!

For those who are unaware: our Twitter page features daily updates and photos from our life on the road, so visit and add if you haven't already done so.

Support Band Contest: The response for the previously announced local support band contest for the upcoming European Where Death Is Most Alive Part II tour has been massive. Almost 500 bands have reported their interest to participate, and new submissions are coming in on an hourly basis.

There is still roughly a week to go before the contest closes and moves on to the voting phase, so interested bands should head over to CenturyMedia.com for more info on how the contest works.

Festivals: This summer will be the busiest in a long time for us. We kickstart the festival season this weekend with a special appearance at Metaltown here in Gothenburg, and then there are new shows almost every weekend."

Dark Tranquillity have added the following dates to their live schedule:

August

14 - Artmania Festival - Sibiu, Romania
28 - Kalmar Rock Bay - Kalmar, Sweden

Where Death Is Most Alive Part II dates include:

September

23 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel&Gefaehrlich;
24 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
25 - Munster, Germany - Sputnikhalle
26 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik
27 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
28 - London, England - Underworld
29 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
30 - Paris, France - Trabendo

October

1 - Montpellier, France - Salle Victoire 2
2 - Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar
3 - Porto, Portugal - Teatro Sá da Bandeira
4 - Lisbon, Portugal - Incrível Almadense
6 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
7 - Barcelona, Spain - Razz 2
8 - Lyon, France - CCO
9 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Dock
10 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
11 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus
12 - Milano, Italy - Magazini Generali
13 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo
14 - Budapest, Hungary - Duerer Kert
15 - Wien, Austria - Szene
16 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gala Hala/Media Park
17 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
19 - Stuttgart, Germany - Röhre
20 - Luzern, Switzerland - Schuur
21 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
22 - München, Germany - Backstage
23 - Brno, Czech Republic - Fleda
24 - Berlin, Germany - Lido

Band contest ends here.

25 - Malmö, Sweden - KB *
26 - Kalmar, Sweden - Skövde, Mariestad **
28 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Lutakko ***
29 - Oulu, Finland - Teatria ***
30 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Rytmikorjamoo ***
31 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi ***

November

1 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi ***
2 - Turku, Finland - Klubi ***
4 - Stockholm, Sweden - Medis **
5 - Örebro, Sweden - 700 **
6 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee **
7 - Göteborg, Sweden - Trädgån **

* with Insomnium and Avatar, not part of the band contest.

** with Avatar, not part of the band contest.

*** with Avatar and Omnium Gatherum, not part of the band contest.