Injury Forces ABIGAIL WILLIAMS To Cancel Tour With NILE

January 14, 2010

Due to a recent injury to drummer Ken Meyers, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has been forced to cancel its previously announced tour with NILE that was scheduled to start January 15 in Baltimore, Maryland. The trek was planned to support the recent release of a deluxe version of the band's latest album, "In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns" (featuring five bonus songs and all new artwork) and the vinyl pressing of the popular record originally released late 2008.

Discussing the enhancements of the deluxe edition in a recent interview, vocalist/guitarist Sorceron stated, "'In Death Comes the Great Silence' reveals a new direction that the band has been working towards over the last year. 'Infernal Divide' is another new song that I feel again redefines our established sound. This track was recorded quite raw and has a strong black metal influence. 'Waiting for the Rain' is a somber interlude we have been using a bit during live shows. Along with 'I Am (God)' and a demo version of 'Floods', I felt it was important to include because it captures the vibe of the song better than the album track; perhaps due to the work of original drummer Zack Gibson, the deluxe edition is a pretty cool time capsule of new material to show what we have been creating since we originally recorded the album."

Limited to 2,500 units, the deluxe version of the album also includes the video for "Into the Ashes", which was filmed under the famed London Bridge. Sorceron recalls, "We were in this dungeon-like area that they used to store dead bodies in. We felt right at home, minus the smell, of course." The clip debuted on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" in early December and saw several plays on the specialty program.

Recently relocating to the East Coast from the band's original Phoenix base, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has been committed to touring since its inception in 2005. To date, the band has toured alongside ENSLAVED, DARK FUNERAL, VADER, GOATWHORE, DAATH, DECREPIT BIRTH, ALL SHALL PERISH, THE FACELESS, GOD DETHRONED, ARCH ENEMY, and EMPEROR's 2006 reunion dates. Currently performing as a five-piece, with Sorceron recently adding guitar to his duties, the band is preparing to begin writing and recording its second full-length album which it hopes to release by year's end.

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