
Finnish goth metallers TO/DIE/FOR will team up with DAS SCHEIT, SINAMORE and INDIGO CHILD for the European "Opening The Wounds Tour" beginning in November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
Nov. 15 - (GER) Hamburg - Markthalle
Nov. 16 - (GER) Berlin - K 17
Nov. 18 - (A) Wien - TBA
Nov. 22 - (A) Graz - Orpheum
Nov. 23 - (SLO) Maribor - Stuk
Nov. 25 - (HUN) Budapest - TBA
Nov. 26 - (SER) Belgrade - SKC
Nov. 28 - (SER) Becej - Floyd
Nov. 30 - (FRA) Paris - Espace curial
TO/DIE/FOR's new single, "Like Never Before", was at position No. 5 on the Finnish chart in its second week of release after debuting at No. 14 the previous week. An audio sample of the title cut has been posted online at this location. The single, which also features a cover of OZZY OSBOURNE's "(I Just) Want You", was delivered to Finnish radio stations last month. The group's fifth album, "Wounds Wide Open", is scheduled for release on October 4 in Finland. Release dates in other territories have not yet been confirmed.
The follow-up to 2005's "IV", "Wounds Wide Open" was recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and by Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, and will now be sent to Sweden's Abyss Studios where it will be mixed by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC FROST). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Wicked Circle", "Guilt Ridden State", "Quiet Room" and "Liquid Lies".