Finnish melodic death/doom metallers Swallow The Sun have announced an European tour with British gothic metallers Paradise Lost for May. The band issued the following statement on their website: "For years we have thought that us and Paradise Lost would be a perfect line-up for a tour, and now it's coming to reality: we're happy and proud to join them on their European tour as their direct support! It's been a while since our last tour back in 2010, and we're excited to be back - see you on the road!"

Tour dates:

02.05. - Tivoli, Utrecht, The Netherlands
03.05. - Den Atelier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
04.05. - La Rodia, Besancon, France
05.05. - Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
06.05. - Le Bikini, Toulouse, France
07.05. - Stereolux, Nantes, France
09.05. - Bataclan, Paris, France
10.05. - Le 106, Rouen, France
11.05. - Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
12.05. - Matrix, Bochum, Germany
14.05. - Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
15.05. - Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, Sweden
16.05. - Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
17.05. - KB, Malmö, Sweden
19.05. - Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
20.05. - Essibfabrik, Köln, Germany
21.05. - Backstage, Munich, Germany
22.05. - Arena, Vienna, Austria

In addition, the band will be playing the following Metalfest shows:

31.05. - Metalfest Open Air Austria, Mining, Austria
01.06. - Metalfest Open Air Germany East, Dessau, Germany
08.06. - Metalfest Open Air Germany West, Loreley, Germany
10.06. - Metalfest Switzerland, Pratteln, Switzerland

Source:	swallowthesun.net
Band profile:	Swallow The Sun
Event:	Swallow The Sun + Paradise Lost: European Tour 2012