LEAVES’ EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — will be direct support for former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen on the following dates:

May 3 – Stuttgart, Germany – Longhorn
May 04 – Erlangen, Germany – E-Werk
May 06 – München, Germany – Backstage
May 07 – Karlsruhe, Germany – Festhalle Durlach
May 10 – Bonn, Germany – Brückenforum
May 11 – Osnabrück, Germany – Rosenhof
May 13 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit
May 16 – Leipzig, Germany – Haus Auensee
May 17 – Neu Isenburg, Germany – Hugenottenhalle
May 19 – Bochum, Germany – Matrix
May 20 – Hannover, Germany – Capitol

A video interview with Tarja and Liv Kristine can be seen below.

LEAVES’ EYES‘ new album, “Meredead”, which will be released on April 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland via Napalm Records. The effort will be available exclusively as limited-edition mediabook CD, including bonus track and bonus DVD “Live At The Metal Female Voices Fest”, strictly limited-edition deluxe box set and regular jewel case.

Tarja Turunen will release a new digital-only single, “Underneath”, on April 22. The three-song single will be made available Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, France and U.K. It includes two unreleased versions of the beautiful ballad “Underneath” plus a non-album track in Spanish language.

In North America, the single will be released on May 24 as an exclusive limited edition seven-inch vinyl with two tracks: “Underneath” (radio mix) and “Underneath” (orchestral mix).

Source: Blabbermouth.net