Los Angeles traditional heavy metal act WHITE WIZZARD has been touring throughout Europe alongside heavy metal icons ICED EARTH, but have been forced to drop off of the remaining dates and return home.

The band said in a statement: "Hey all... due the harsh economic realities in Europe we have to cut our tour a bit short. We financed this all ourselves and in the end we have to make the tough choice to stop. We played many amazing shows and want to thank Iced Earth for being so good to us. Sorry to miss those last shows, but we will be back. Thanks to so many wonderful fans that came out!!!"

White Wizzard were touring in support of their latest release, Flying Tigers, and are currently planning more touring stateside as well as plotting a return to Europe in the future.

White Wizzard released their brand new album, Flying Tigers, on Monday, September 19th in Europe. The album was released in North America on November 15th.

Live footage of the band performing the album track 'Starchild', on October 16th in Cleveland, Ohio, can be seen below. Filming, editing, and mastering was done by Madd Productions.

The new track, titled 'Fight To The Death', showcases the band's traditional sound with galloping riffs, soaring vocals and a pure heavy metal atmosphere. The band are slated to shoot a music video for the track in the near future. Listen to the track below:

Flying Tigers features twelve new tracks and expands on the band's traditional heavy metal blueprint, with songs ranging from fist-pumping NWOBHM-style anthems, through the arena rock power of 'Starchild', to a six-track epic concept piece featuring science-fiction and philosophical elements tied together with a progressive vibe.

Flying Tigers features the core White Wizzard lineup of bassist, songwriter and founding member Jon Leon, drummer Giovanni Durst and studio vocalist Wyatt Anderson, who featured on the band's debut album, Over The Top. The album was once again recorded with producer Ralph Patlan in Phoenix, Arizona.

Flying Tigers tracklisting:

'Fight To The Death'

'West L.A. Nights'

'Starchild'

'Flying Tigers'

'Night Train To Tokyo'

'Night Stalker'

'Fall Of Atlantis'

'Blood On The Pyramids'

'Demons And Diamonds'

'Dark Alien Overture'

'War Of The Worlds'

'Starman's Son'