King Diamond's management has issued the following statement:
"Most regretfully we have been forced to postpone the King Diamond Europe tour, scheduled for the fall of '07. King has, over the past month and a half, been suffering from severe pain in his back, and following several visits to doctors, specialists and most recently an MRI scan; he has been diagnosed a herniated disc in the spine, and prescribed absolute rest for several months. Failure to follow the doctors orders will cause irreparable damage to his spine, and for obvious reasons, there is no way he can go on tour and perform, with all the travel and physical activities this would include.
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We expect King to recover fully after a prolonged period of rest, and we are determined to reschedule the tour dates, not cancel the tour. Further details of the re-schedule of the Europe tour will be given at www.covenworldwide.org as soon as possible. Since we will need some time to reschedule; tickets already purchased will be refunded the way this is usually done. The U.S. tour will not be affected by this. All should be well by early 2008."
A new audio interview with King Diamond, conducted by "The Governor's Ball", has been made available for download at here.
A 30-minute audio interview with King Diamond, conducted on June 4, 2007 by E.S. Day of Vancouver's Abort Magazine, has been made available for download at here. King Diamond talks about the making of his band's new album, "Give Me Your Soul ... Please", the history behind the infamous MERCYFUL FATE track "Nuns Have No Fun" as well as his career as a filmaker and screenwriter.
A brand new King Diamond song, entitled "Never Ending Hill", is available for free download at here. The track comes off the group's long-awaited new album, "Give Me Your Soul ... Please", which is being released in North America June 26 via Metal Blade Records. Massacre Records will issue the album in Germany on June 29. The cover artwork has been posted online at here.
King Diamond current lineup:
King Diamond - Vocals
Andy La Rocque - Guitar
Mike Wead - Guitar
Hal Patino - Bass
Matt Thompson - Drums
King Diamond will team up with Kreator, Leaves' Eyes and Cellador for a North American tour, to be held in the spring of 2008.
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.
