Nick Cordle Named Fill-In Guitarist For Insomnium's North American Tour

Finnish melodic death metal act Insomnium announced that Sanctuary guitarist Nick Cordle (ex-Arch Enemy/ex-Arsis) will fill-in as guitarist for Ville Friman on theupcoming North American tour.

The band embarks on the first headlining tour of the U.S. this August. The statement in part reads: "Due to his very busy work schedule, Ville Friman is not able to join the band on this run of dates, but fans can still expect the dual face-melting, guitar hero onslaught of Vanhala & Cordle every night!"

Friman commented: "My sincere apologies for not being able to take part in Insomnium's touring schedule this year. I've tried my best to work my way around work and band and will be doing as many shows as possible. Unfortunately, I won't be able to take part in this run. But worry not, Nick has kindly accepted to step into my shoes and will be shredding his way into your hearts every night. In the meanwhile, I'll be concentrating on coming up with new Insomnium tunes. Hope to see you soon in North America."

Nick Cordle adds: "It'll be an honor and a pleasure to sit in with Insomnium on this run! They're an awesome live band and I'll try to hold up my end of that 'face melting guitar hero onslaught' as promised!"

Kicking off at the Heavy MTL festival on August 9th, the tour also features Omnium Gatherum as direct support. Stay tuned for details about a special tour split 7" with both bands coming soon!

Tour dates are as follows:

Aug. 9 - Montreal, QC - Heavy MTL festival
Aug. 11 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
Aug. 12 - West Springfield, VA - Empire
Aug. 13 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Aug. 14 - Albany, NY - Bogie's
Aug. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
Aug. 16 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
Aug. 17 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
Aug. 18 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
Aug. 19 - Winnipeg, MB - Zoo Cabaret
Aug. 21 - Edmonton, AL - Pawn Shop
Aug. 22 - Calgary, AL - Nite Owl
Aug. 23 - Vancouver, BC - Red Room
Aug. 24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Aug. 25 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Aug. 26 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
Aug. 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Whiskey a Go Go
Aug. 28 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
Aug. 29 - Las Vegas, NV - LVCS
Aug. 30 - Tempe, AZ - Club Red
Sept. 1 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Sept. 3 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
Sept. 4 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
Sept. 5 - Toronto, ON - Garrison
Sept. 6 - Ottawa, ON - Ritual
Sept. 7 - Quebec, QC - Le Cercle