US hard rockers DOKKEN have updated their US tour schedule with more shows this summer. The band now have the following live dates scheduled:

June

18 - National Orange Show Speedway - San Bernardino, CA

July

15 - 7 Flags Events Center - Des Moines, IA
16 - Rock USA - Oshkosh, WI
17 - Mayo Park - Rochester, MN
19 - Daniel Street - Milford, CT
21 - Sterns Square Concert Series - Springfield, MA
22 - Wild Bill's - Duluth, GA
23 - Amos Southend - Charlotte, NC

August

6 - Solano County Fair / Concert Arena - Vallejo, CA
17 - Upper Peninsula State Fair - Escanaba, MI
26 - Southland Park Racing and Casino - West Memphis, AR

September

17 - Clearwater River Casino - Lewiston, Idaho

Dokken frontman Don Dokken recently commented about his struggles to try and reunite the band - which would feature original guitarist George Lynch, drummer "Wild" Mick Brown (now with TED NUGENT) and bassist Jeff Pilson (now in FOREIGNER). Dokken remarked:

"I tried my best to make it happen for the fans, but the bottom line was Jeff (Pilson) said he's busy with FOREIGNER for the next few years, so that was that. When I agreed to do The Metal Show we were going to announce a reunion but at the last minute Jeff asked me not to talk about it because he had not mentioned it to Mick Jones (Foreigner) yet. I totally understood, just wish he would have said something before I agreed to do the show with George (Lynch), his comments on the show spoke for themselves. After all these years, I have tired of defending myself."

Lynch has fired back at Dokken in a new interview with Noiscreep. "Don was the weakest link in Dokken and we always dreamed of having a different lead singer. Me and the other guys, we'd write all the stuff, then he'd just come in and try to match the scratch vocals. It was a joke. A pose. Don't get me wrong - he's talented - talented at using other people's talents and being manipulative, deceitful, and acting with absolutely no conscience."

Lynch went on to explain that despite what he thinks of his former bandmate, he wants to focus on his band and his new record.

"Look, Don can go off and do all that stuff and say all that crap, but when he hits at me directly with pure lies, I'll hit back harder," he said. "I've worked so hard to establish my reputation and my integrity, and I won't let him compromise that. He stole from the energies of everyone and he still does it. He wanted the attention, he wanted to be a giant rock star and he'd step on his grandmother's grave to reach the top. That's what drives him -- fame. What drives me is the joy of playing in a band with friends I love -- and he'll never know what that means. When fans hear my new record they'll know exactly what I'm talking about."

Read the entire interview here.