ICARUS WITCH have issued the following statement regarding their upcoming US tour as former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno's backing band:

"For the third time this year (second as Paul Di'Anno's support band), Icarus Witch are heading out to the highway and taking their metal to America! The former Iron Maiden frontman must have clicked with the Witch, because the boys from the 'Burgh have once again been enlisted as both direct support and as his backing band.

The tour - which kicks off in Foxboro, MA on December 20th - will feature Di'Anno singing the first Iron Maiden album in its entirety for the first time ever in the U.S.! Add in choice cuts from Killers and Paul's solo career as well as a blistering opening set from Icarus Witch rocking new, unreleased songs and previously unplayed catalog tracks and you're talking about this winter's must-see classic metal tour.

More info as it comes. In the meantime, see the confirmed dates below."

December

20 - Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live
21 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
22 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
23 - Baltimore, MD - Bourbon Street
24 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
25 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
26 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
28 - TBA
30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon

January

5 - West Hollywood, CA - Key Club
6 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre

Noisecreep.com recently caught up with Icarus Witch bassist Jason Myers to discuss the so-called New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal. An excerpt is available below.

Since their 2004 inception, Icarus Witch have fostered a singular and noble goal: to create and produce metal in the tradition of the masters and carry the torch for a new generation as part of a new wave of traditional metal. The band's most recent slab of NWOTM is 'Draw Down the Moon,' which has been out since February. What's old is new again, with traditional metal continuing to turn heads. Icarus Witch are pleased to wave the flag of classic metal high and proud.

"NWOTM is a sign that there are people from different generations rediscovering the pleasures of classic metal in its purest form," bassist Jason Myers told Noisecreep. "When Icarus Witch formed, there were only a handful of bands playing our style. It was unfashionable, to say the least. The fact that you now see groups like AIRBORNE, WOLF, WHITE WIZZARD, CAULDRON, ECLIPSE and HOLY GRAIL gaining international acclaim proves this scene has legs."

He continued, "Though we're different stylistically, I don't mind being included in that scene. We're all doing what we're passionate about ... keeping it true. Since the trend has come to us, rather than us jumping on any bandwagon, we'll outlive any perceived fad status. We're in this for the love of true metal. Any accolades acquired along the way are simply icing on the cake, allowing us to focus on this as a career choice."

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