Tom Angelripper, frontman and founder of German thrash veterans SODOM, has issued the following announcement:

"I already gave many of the smaller underground bands the chance to present themselves in front of a bigger audience, and I also want to do that during the In War And Pieces tour. We're heading for 15 cities which means that we're looking for 15 different local supports.

Bands wanting to apply for a support slot should write a message to tom@sodomized.info or martin@deathsquad.de. It's important that the bands musical style fits ours, a power metal band as an opener won't make a lot of sense. You don't have to send CDs, demos or MP3 files; a short information about the band and a link to your MySpace site is enough. Please make sure to specify ONE city where you want to kick off the show.

We accept your applications until January 27th, and on January 30th we'll announce the winners on the Sodom and Deathsquad site. Good luck!

Dates for the trek include:

February
4 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belgium
5 - Dynamo - Eindhoven, Netherlands
6 - Underworld - London, England
7 - Garage - Saarbrucken, Germany
9 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
10 - Live Club - Milan, Italy
11 - Stuk - Maribor, Slovakia
12 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
13 - Diesel - Budapest, Hungary
15 - Colos Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
16 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
17 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
18 - Centrum - Erfurt, Germany
19 - X - Herford, Germany
20 - Rockfabrik - Ludwigsburg, Germany

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