DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: New DVD, Album On The Way

March 11, 2006

German metallers DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have announced plans for three new releases during the coming months. On May 26 they will be issuing a new CD-single, entitled "Friede Sei Mit Dir" ("Peace May Be with You"),which will contain four new tracks (including a cover version of THE BLUES BROTHERS' "Ghostriders in the Sky"). On the same day, a DVD — also named "Friede Sei Mit Dir" — will be released. The set will include the video for "Friede Sei Mit Dir"; the complete concert the band played at the Summer Breeze open-air festival in 2005 in front of 15,000 maniacs; rare, unreleased videos and a studio report on the group's upcoming album, "Riders on the Storm". "Riders on the Storm" will be released on August 25 via Nuclear Blast Records.

In other news, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have been confirmed as the support band for the German medieval rockers IN EXTREMO on their spring shows. After a bunch of summer festival appearances, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER will embark on their third headlinining tour, dubbed "Riders on the Storm", beginning in September. Plans exist for the band to play North America for the first time in November/December.

Upcoming DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER shows:

Apr. 28 - Saarbrücken/Großrosseln, GER - Mystic Open Air Festival 2006
Apr. 29 - Hauzenburg, GER - Walpurgismetal
May 13 - Marktsteft, GER - Rockmania (+ SUBWAY TO SALLY)
May 19 - Runneburg, GER (+ In Extremo)
May 20 - Königstein, GER (Fortress - near Dresden) (+ IN EXTREMO)
May 21 - Dresden, GER - (+ IN EXTREMO)
Jun. 17 - Leipzig, GER - Kulturbundhaus
Jul. 14 - Öttersdorf, GER - Öttersdorf Open Air
Jul. 15 - Osnabrück, GER - Eastside Festival – Afternoon Show
Jul. 15 - Neukirchen, GER - DONG Open Air – Late Night Show
Jul. 21 - Kreuth, GER - Earthshaker Open Air
Jul. 22 - Saara, GER - Rock im Zelt
Aug. 03 - Wacken, GER - Wacken Festival

"Riders On The Storm" tour 2006:

Sep. 06 - Berlin, GER - Kesselhaus
Sep. 07 - Rostock, GER - Mauclub
Sep. 08 - Erfurt, GER - Centrum
Sep. 10 - Hannover, GER - Faust
Sep. 12 - Bochum, GER - Matrix
Sep. 13 - Köln, GER - Underground
Sep. 14 - Karlsruhe, GER - Substage
Sep. 15 - Kaiserslautern, GER - Kammgarn
Sep. 17 - Frankfurt, GER - Batschkapp
Sep. 19 - Hamburg, GER - TBA
Sep. 20 - Nürnberg, GER - Hirsch
Sep. 21 - München, GER - Backstage
Sep. 22 - AUT - TBA
Sep. 23 - AUT - TBA
Sep. 24 - AUT - TBA
Sep. 26 - Stuttgart, GER - Röhre
Sep. 27 - Freiburg, GER - Jazzhaus
Sep. 28 - SWI - TBA
Sep. 29 - SWI - TBA
Sep. 30 - SWI - TBA
Dec. 09 - Glauchau, GER - Alte Spinnerei (Special X-Mas Show)

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