Kenny Hickey to join Kingdom of Sorrow for tour

KINGDOM OF SORROW will be joined by Kenny Hickey of TYPE O NEGATIVE for a portion of dates on their upcoming North American tour with GWAR and label-mates TOXIC HOLOCAUST. Hickey will fill-in for Kirk Windstein, who will be on tour with DOWN in late October and November. Statements from Windstein, Hickey, and KOS’s Jamey Jasta are below.

Kirk Windstein: "What's up everyone!? I just wanted to let you all know that we've found a GREAT fill in guitarist for yours truly, raging rocker and good friend Kenny Hickey of TYPE-O-NEGATIVE, and I couldn’t be happier with the choice. He will be jamming with the young Jasta and crew during the first half of the GWAR tour so please go out and support KINGDOM OF SORROW while I am fulfilling my duties with DOWN. I wish I could rock in two places at once but my #1 priority is DOWN right now, we are touring with METALLICA and there's no way in hell I would miss that. I will however be playing the first couple of shows and the last leg of the tour with KINGDOM OF SORROW though, so don't fret! Come out and rock with us and buy the old one a cold one!!!”

Kenny Hickey: "About 2 weeks ago I was bitching to my daughter about how I needed to get back on the road - been home long enough and needed to break out. At that moment I received a text message from my friend Jamey Jasta. To my amazement he was asking me to hit the road with him with his new band KINGDOM OF SORROW! I would be filling in for Kirk whom I've known for years - way back to the beginning of the CROWBAR, TYPE O, PANTERA days. On top of that, TYPE O and HATEBREED had just finished tearing a hole through the states on a 7 week co-headlining tour which was over the top insanity and fun. I went out that next day and bought the Kingdom of Sorrow record and was sold immediately. I'm in boys. We're gonna kick a hole in the universe!"

Jamey Jasta: "When DOWN was first confirmed on the METALLICA tour I really thought we would just have to cancel the GWAR run but Kirk INSISTED that I push on without him and do what's right for the fans and for KINGDOM OF SORROW. When faced with finding a suitable replacement for Kirk, Kenny Hickey instantly came to mind and I could not be happier that he is available and stoked to tour with us. I must say that Kenny is one of the most talented and underrated players out there in the rock / metal world and I had the time of my life touring with TYPE O this past summer. We're pumped to be able to perform with KINGDOM OF SORROW in so many cities across the USA and Canada! Thanks for the support and we'll see you at the shows!"

Additionally, KINGDOM OF SORROW has announced a number of headlining dates leading up to the GWAR tour. The band will headline shows on their way to Florida to meet up with GWAR and TOXIC HOLOCAUST for the massive 12-week North American tour, hitting over 70 cities all across Canada and the U.S. A complete listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below.

Updated KINGDOM OF SORROW news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com and the official KINGDOM OF SORROW MySpace: MySpace.com/KingdomOfSorrow.

KINGDOM OF SORROW Tour Dates:
September 28 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
September 30 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
October 1 Jacksonville, FL Fuel Coffeehouse

***All Dates from October 2 thru December 20 w/ GWAR, TOXIC HOLOCAUST***

October 2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
October 3 Orlando, FL The Club @ Firestone
October 4 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
October 5 Tallahassee, FL Floyd’s Music Store
October 6 Ashville, NC Orange Peel
October 7 Richmond, VA Canal Club (no GWAR)
October 8 New York, NY The Fillmore
October 9 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
October 10 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
October 11 Worcester, MA Palladium
October 12 Johnson City, NY Magic City Music Hall
October 13 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
October 14 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
October 16 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
October 17 Norfolk, VA Norva Theatre
October 18 Baltimore, MD Sonar
October 20 Louisville, KY Club Oasis
October 21 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
October 22 Urbana, IL The Canopy
October 23 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
October 24 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
October 25 Detroit, MI Harpo’s
October 26 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
October 28 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
October 30 Chicago, IL House of Blues
October 31 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
November 1 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
November 2 Cedar Rapids, IA Hawkeye Downs Speedway
November 3 Fargo, ND The Venue
November 5 Saskatoon, SK Odeon Event Center
November 7 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
November 8 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Center
November 10 Vancouver, BD Commodore Ballroom
November 12 Seattle, WA Showbox
November 13 Bend, OR The Midtown
November 14 Portland, OR Roseland
November 15 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
November 16 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
November 17 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Salt Air
November 18 Reno, NV The New Oasis
November 19 Chico, CA The Senator Theatre
November 20 San Francisco, CA The Regency Center
November 21 Pomona, CA The Glass House
November 22 Ventura, CA Ventura Theater
November 23 San Diego, CA House of Blues
November 24 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues LA
November 25 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
November 26 Tucson, AZ Riaito Theatre
November 28 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
November 29 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
November 30 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
December 1 Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Expo Building
December 2 Sauget, IL Pop’s
December 3 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
December 4 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
December 5 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
December 6 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater
December 7 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
December 8 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
December 10 Lafayette, LA Grand Street Dance Hall
December 11 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
December 12 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
December 13 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
December 14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
December 16 London, ON Cowboys
December 17 Toronto, ON Opera House
December 18 Montreal, QC Club Soda
December 19 Providence, RI Lupo’s
December 20 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory