Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has posted the following update on its official web site:
"The long-awaited 'Scarsick' album is now done, and is expected to hit the stores late January 2007, just a few weeks before the European tour that will start mid-February. The album is (of course) a concept album, and clocks in at 67 minutes, consisting of the following tracks:
01. Scarsick
02. Spitfall
03. Cribcaged
04. America
05. Disco Queen
06. Kingdom of Loss
07. Mrs Modern Mother Mary
08. Idiocracy
09. Flame to the Moth
10. Enter Rain
"The cover artwork and track titles have already spawned a lot of discussions in forums and lists around the net regarding the possibility that 'Scarsick' might actually be 'The Perfect Element' part II in disguise. Interviews with the band will undoubtedly start to pop up in magazines and online the following months, so keep your eyes and ears open...
"Now that 'Scarsick' is finished, the band will focus on finding a new bass player. The first auditions are already scheduled for December, but the quest will be 'as long as it takes to find the right guy.' Applications have been pouring in from all around the world, despite the band's request for a bassist living in Sweden. Thus, focus will be on the 'domestic' applications. But this also means that the field is still open, in case you are hesitating.
"The 'Scarsick' tour is taking shape. The European tour will be taking place in February/March 2007. The band says that more shows are planned for 2007 in other parts of the world, but nothing is 100% confirmed yet."
PAIN OF SALVATION tour dates: Feb. 17 - Oslo, Norway @ John Dee Feb. 18 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Musikens Hus Feb. 20 - Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja Feb. 21 - Krakow, Poland @ Klub Studio Feb. 22 - Budapest, Hungary @ Schiff A38 Feb. 23 - Wien, Austria @ Planet Music Feb. 25 - Treviso, Italy @ New Age Feb. 26 - Rome, Italy @ Alpheus Feb. 27 - Milan, Italy @ Rolling Stone Mar. 01 - Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7 Mar. 02 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso Mar. 03 - Paris, France @ Elysee Monmartre Mar. 04 - Vosselaar, Belgium @ Biebob Mar. 06 - Augsburg, Germany @ Spectrum Mar. 07 - Aschaffenburg, Germany @ ColosSaal Mar. 08 - Bochum, Germany @ Zeche Mar. 10 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ The Rock