Extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP - featuring singer Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR), bassist Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, VENOMOUS CONCEPT), drummer Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR) and guitarist Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM, CRIMINAL) - have announced a North American tour with support from GOATWHORE and STRONG INTENTION.

Dates include:

February

8 - Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
9 - Albany, NY - Bogies
10 - Boston, MA - Club Lido
11 - Montreal, QC - Katacombes
12 - Toronto, ON - Wreck Room
13 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's
14 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
15 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
16 - Brooklyn, NY - Europa

Lock Up recently announced UK tour dates in support of their new album, Necropolis Transparent. The band will play three shows from December 21st - 23rd, marking their first UK appearance since headlining the Damnation Festival in 2009, and their first UK tour since 2000 where support came from a very young DECAPITATED.

Joining the band as support on this trek will be anarcho-grind merchants THE ROTTED and London town devils DRIPBACK.

Shane Embury comments: “We are very excited about our upcoming shows in the UK. It’s been a long time since we have played the UK proper and now with Anton on board and a new record finally to promote which we are really proud of we can show grind fans out there young & old that we mean fucking business !!!”

Dates include:

December

21 - Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
22 - London, England - Underworld
23 - Colchester, England - Arts Centre

Swedish grindcore powerhouse GADGET has announced a handful of Scandinavian tour dates with Lock Up in early January. Gadget is touring in preparation for their upcoming third full-length record, set to be recorded in 2012.

Gadget tour dates with Lock Up:

January

3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
4 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
5 - Karlstad, Sweden - Rockbaren
6 - Göteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
7 - Malmö, Sweden - KB
8 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Beta

Lock Up released their new album, Necropolis Transparent, on July 1st in Europe, and on July 12th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records as a regular CD, black vinyl and transparent vinyl. Check out a near-ten minute album preview below:

Necropolis Transparent features several guest appearances from HYPOCRISY/PAIN mainman (and one time Lock Up vocalist) Peter Tägtgren along with Jeff Walker (CARCASS, BRUJERIA).

Necropolis Transparent features the following tracks:

'Brethren Of The Pentagram'

'Accelerated Mutation'

'The Embodiment Of Paradox And Chaos' (featuring Jeff Walker, backing vocals)

'Necropolis Transparent' (Tomas Lindberg and Peter Tägtgren share vocal duties)

'Parasite Drama' (featuring Jeff Walker, backing vocals)

'Anvil Of Flesh'

'Rage Incarnate Reborn'

'Unseen Enemy' (featuring Jeff Walker, backing vocals)

'Stygian Reverberations'

'Life Of Devastation'

'Roar Of A Thousand Throats'

'Infiltrate And Destroy'

'Discharge The Fear' (featuring Jeff Walker, backing vocals)

'Vomiting Evil'

'Stigmatyr' (bonus track)

'Through The Eyes Of My Shadow Self' (Tomas Lindberg and Peter Tägtgren share vocal duties)

'Tartarus' (instrumental)