CHTHONIC'S 'UNLIMITED TOUR' CONFIRMED TO REACH EUROPE THIS FALL

Taiwanese metal icons ChthoniC -- currently impressing American crowds at
Ozzfest, where they're the first-ever Asian extreme metal act to perform --
have confirmed their first European tour, which will see them play alongside
"heroic folk metal" warriors Ensiferum (Spinefarm Records). The Finnish band
had a #1 single and a Top 10 album in its home country earlier this year and
also recently cracked the Top 40 on the German album charts. Dates and
venues will be announced in the coming weeks.

"We're very excited to continue taking the 'UNlimited' tour abroad," says
ChthoniC vocalist Freddy Lim. "It's always been a dream to tour
internationally, and it's amazing that within a few months' time, we've been
able to play the biggest metal festivals in both America and Germany and
tour so extensively. Europe will never be the same after the Taiwan Typhoon
strikes!"

ChthoniC's "UNlimited" tour -- named to protest how the United Nations (UN)
limits Taiwan's full participation as an independent country -- kicked off
in Taipei earlier this summer following the international re-release of
2002's "Relentless Recurrence" and last year's "A Decade On The Throne"
2CD/DVD live set. The North American leg consists of 60 shows, including two
dozen "off-fest" concerts with Nile and a handful of September dates
supporting black metal legends Cradle of Filth.

ChthoniC, who also performed at the sold-out Wacken Open Air festival in
Germany earlier this month, will kick off their European tour by playing
alongside Twisted Sister, My Dying Bride, The 69 Eyes, Tesla and dozens more
at the Hard Rock Hell festival in Minefield, England on Nov. 9.