SOILWORK FORCED TO CANCEL UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Swedish modern metallers SOILWORK - who were originally scheduled to head out this April & May supporting SYMPHONY X - have regretfully been forced to cancel their participation on this upcoming North American tour.

Drummer Dirk Verbeuren has issued the following statement:

“Due to recurring issues with a herniated disc in his lower back requiring a prolonged period of resting and healing, our guitarist Peter Wichers is forced to sit out this spring’s North American tour with Symphony X and Nevermore. We did consider hiring a fill-in guitar player, but we’ve decided to stick together as a band and out of respect for our fans, to cancel our participation in the tour. Our apologies to those of you who were hoping to see us. If all goes well, Peter should be healed and ready to hit the road in time for the summer festivals.”  

Debuting at #88 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart the week after its July 2010 release, The Panic Broadcast secured SOILWORK’s highest-charting record in the history of the band and marked the return of original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers, whose last album appearance was in 2005.

View Peter’s interview & guitar lesson with Guitar World magazine here.

Watch the video for “Let This River Flow” by Tommy Jones of Studio NJ at this location.  View the “Deliverance Is Mine” video by Rock The Nation here.

Visit SOILWORK online at www.SOILWORK.org, www.facebook.com/SOILWORK, www.myspace.com/SOILWORK, on Twitter.com/_SOILWORK and YouTube.com/SOILWORK.