Ruffians announce European Tour Dates

By Rich Elkinton • September 06, 2006

Shows will include material from the Oct 20th release "Desert of Tears" on Metal Heaven Records.

Us Power Metal legends "Ruffians" have announced European tour dates that will give their fans a long overdue chance to see the band live.
Having reunited at Bang Your Head 2004 and a short but very successful tour of Europe in 2005, the band began writing and recording songs for the much anticipated release of "Desert of Tears" out Oct. 20th on Metal Heaven Records.
Rich Wilde (vocals) had this to say about Ruffians live shows : "We will include songs off the original EP ... we love them, and there has to be plenty of stuff for the Die-Hards! And of course we have to play 4 or 5 song off the new CD. We know any fan of Metal will love these songs too!"
The tour will begin Nov. 17th in Hamburg,Germany and will include shows in Holland,Switzerland,and The Netherlands, culminating in an appearance at Metal Forces Festival X.
Ruffians are: Craig Behrhorst (guitar) Chris Atchison (guitar) Rich Wilde (vocals) Luke Bowman (drums) and Eric Wong (bass).
Check out ruffians.org or myspace.com/ruffiansmetal for more details.

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