REDEMPTION, featuring FATES WARNING frontman Ray Alder, have confirmed two shows in Southern California supporting PRIMAL FEAR. Details are as follows:

June

6 - Santa Ana, Ca - Galaxy Theatre
8 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

Redemption guitarist / fouder Nick van Dyk recently spoke with GoldMineMag.com about the band's new album Snowfall On Judgement Day. An excerpt is available below.

Q: How was it working with James Labrie (DREAM THEATER vocalist) on 'Another Day Dies'?

Van Dyk: "When we were touring, James was particularly gracious and told me he really liked what Redemption was doing. I asked him if he’d be interested in doing a guest appearance and he was totally fired up about it. I didn’t write that song for him, and I didn’t really even know what type of guest appearance would work, but when the songs were all finished, I knew the verses in 'Another Day Dies' would sound great with James’ delivery, and the idea for the duet during the chorus came to me as well, and I sent him the pre-production demo and asked him what he thought. He loved the idea, and here we are. Working with him was a great experience — he’s a complete professional, a very nice guy, very collaborative and a true friend. We spent a few hours in the studio, he brought the goods and delivered a great performance. I’d love to do more with him one day."

Q: With so much going on in your world, what kind of activity can we expect from Redemption in the next few years?

Van Dyk: "We will be playing some dates in the US, and had hoped to do some European dates this summer but unfortunately that’s not going to be in the cards. Ray has some shows to do with Fates [Warning] and it would have been too much for him to try to do both. So come this fall, I will probably start working on new music. The bar has been raised again, so I’m going to spend a lot of time on the music — as I always do — to try to make this next CD even better than the last."

Go to this location for the complete interview.