DANIEL LIONEYE, the band brought to you by Linde, Mige and Burton of HIM, are thrilled to announce their first ever North American tour.  The band, along with NACHTMYSTIUM and TURISAS, will be supporting CRADLE OF FILTH on their FEARnet and Decibel Presents: From The Black Abyss Tour in February.  The touring line up will be: Mikko “Linde” Lindstrom on guitar and vocals, “Migé” Paananen on bass, Janne “Burton” Puurtinen on keyboards, Seppo Tarvainen on drums and Manu providing the screams and backing vocals. Tickets will go on sale October 30, while special pre-order tickets and VIP meet-and-greet ticket packages will go on sale today at 3:00 p.m. local market time exclusively through Artist Arena. The tour dates are as follows:

February
01 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
02 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
04 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
05 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
06 – Las Vegas, NV@ House of Blues
08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia Live
09 – San Francisco, CA@ Regency Ballroom
11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
12 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
13 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
15 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Center
16 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
18 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
20 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
21 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
25 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
26 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
27 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
28 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec

March
02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
03 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
04 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
05 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
06 – Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street Ballroom
08 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theatre
09 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
12 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone
13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

Formed in 2001, Daniel Lioneye’s debut album, The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, was only released in Finland and Germany and was a “tongue in cheek” psychedelic stoner rock album. Earning the group quite a bit of attention, the band played at handful of festivals in Finland which resulted in the title track being the theme song for Bam Margera’s TV show, Viva La Bam. Simply called VOL. II, the band’s North American debut was released earlier this year.  It showcases a heavier and more extreme sound.

Chicks With Guns Magazine raves “Vol. II is just downright aggressive, rude, funny, and loud.  This pretty much defines some of the best rock ‘n’ roll and Vol. II is an extraordinary rock album.” Daniel Lioneye has allowed Linde to express his black metal side, with Hardrock Haven proclaiming “Linde really gets to shine and showoff here.” They have also gone on to say “the guitar parts are fast and furious, yet melody is never sacrificed in the name of speed.”