Liverpuddlian folk metallers Cathar have recently announced that they will be supporting NWOBHM legends Diamond Head at the Live Rooms in Chester. The show will take place on 25th June. Tickets are priced at £15 and can be purchased from this location.
Cathar released their debut EP The Grimoire earlier this year. You can read our review of it here.
Finland's premier metal outfit Nightwish have announced a 26 date headlining tour of North America in 2016. The tour will start on 19th February in Sayreville, New Jersey and is scheduled to hit six Canadian cities plus Pittsburgh, Anaheim and New Orleans before finishing up in Tampa, Florida on 23rd March. Joining Nightwish again on the North American continent will be Dutch metallers Delain, who have just been on tour with Nightwish around North America.
Advance tickets for the confirmed tour dates are now on sale exclusively at EnterTheVault.com. A limited number of VIP meet-and-greet tickets (which include a poster signed by the band and a tour program) are available for each show for purchase. Tickets will go on sale 6th June at all other outlets.
Tour dates are as follow:
19th Feb - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ 20th Feb - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT 21st Feb - Metropolis - Montreal, QC 22nd Feb - Music Hall - London, ON 24th Feb - Carnegie Music Hall - Pittsburgh, PA 25th Feb - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH 26th Feb - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI 27th Feb - Rave - Milwaukee, WI 29th Feb - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN 1st Mar - Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB 2nd Mar - O'Briens Events Center - Saskatoon, SK 3rd Mar - Winspear Center - Edmonton AB 5th Mar - MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB 6th Mar - Wilma Theatre -Missoula, MT 7th Mar - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA 08th Mar - Knitting Factory - Boise, ID 10th Mar - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV 11th Mar - City National Civic of San Jose - San Jose, CA 12th Mar - The Grove - Anaheim, CA 14th Mar - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ 15th Mar - City Auditorium - Colorado Springs, CO 16th Mar - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO 18th Mar - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK 19th Mar - Aztec Music Hall - San Antonio, TX 20th Mar - New Orleans Civic Theatre - New Orleans, LA 21th Mar - Iron City Live - Birmingham, AL 23th Mar - The Ritz - Tampa, FL
Midlands and Yorkshire based Gothic power septet Aonia have been announce to support Norwegian-German metal titans Leaves' Eyes at The Corporation in Sheffield on 6th November. Also on the bill are Battlebeast and Dynosis.
Tickets for the show are £13 in advance and are available from all the usual outlets as well as The Corporation's website.
Commenting on the announcement, Aonia co-vocalist Melissa comments:
This is a huge honour for us to be supporting one of the best symphonic metal bands on the planet. We're massive fans of the band are are really looking forward to playing with Leaves' Eyes!
With a recent appearance at The Dames of Darkness with Sirenia and many more, Aonia are becoming a recongised name on the British metal scene. The band will also embark on a UK tour next week with Lost Effect and Alwaid. Dates are as follow:
27th May - HULL - O'Rileys 28th May - LEICESTER - The Shed 29th May - DUDLEY - Rock Zombie 30th May - LEEDS - Temple of Boom (Lost Effect will not be at this show) 31st May - SHEFFIELD - South Sea Live
Norwegian-German metallers Leaves' Eyes have recently announced that they'll be working with the London Voices choir for their upcoming album. The announcement came as a post on the band's official Facebook page and reads as follows:
Dear Fans & Friends, fantastic news! We proudly announce the collaboration with choir ensemble London Voices for the upcoming Leaves' Eyes album! Choir master, Terry Edwards, and the superb London Voices choir have been been working on blockbuster movies e.g. "Lord of the Rings", "Star Wars", "The Hobbit", "Harry Potter" or "Interstellar". Moreover, they added the perfect epic strength and spirit to our music! The recordings took place at the famous Angel Studios in London. Stay tuned for more details of the upcoming Leaves' Eyes album!
Leaves' Eyes recently headlined The Dames of Darkness Festival in Bilston and will return to the UK in November. Further details about the tour can be found at this location.
