German Celtic Metallers Suidakra will join Saxon on tour in the UK in November as special guests together with Anvil. The band whose current album is Crogacht, hit the road for a 4-week tour of the USA and Canada in March this year. Suidakra then headed for the first time to China for shows in Shenyang, Beijing and Shanghai.
The band are
Arkadius Antonik (vocals, guitar and keyboards),
Marcus Riewaldt (bass),
Lars Wehner (drums, backing vocals) and
Sebastian Hintz (guitar, backing vocals).
Full tour details are:
04/11 - Whitehaven, Civic Hall
05/11 - Middlesbrough, Empire
06/11 - Edinburgh, Picturehouse
08/11 - London, Koko
09/11 - Nottingham, Rock City
10/11 - Leeds, Academy
All tickets are subject to booking fee. Book online at www.seetickets.com (Middlesborough, London, Nottingham) or www.ticketweb.co.uk (Whitehaven, Edinburgh, Leeds).
The German metallers who formed in 1994 and have released 9 studio albums to date. They have favoured Celtic Mythology as themes for most of their albums, apart from delving into "their Caledonia era" for the Calendonia album in 2006. On their current album Crogacht they have incorporated new elements including bagpipes, banjo and even tin whistles into the mix as well as a 16 strong choir.
