Revolution Renaissance Signs Asian Record Deal, Announces South American Tour Plans

Revolution Renaissance has signed a four-album deal with JVC Victor in Japan for the territories of Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Mongolia, Indonesia, East Timor, Thailand, Malaysia, The Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma and Singapore. JVC Victor has released all Stratovarius records in Japan since 1992.
The negotiations for the other territories are still in progress while the band is getting ready to enter the studio in September to record their new album for an early 2009 release.

Additionally, preliminary dates for a South American tour that is being booked have been released. The band intends to return to play more shows to South/Central/North America after the new album has been released and after its European and Asian tour dates.

The preliminary South American tour dates are:

3.12 Manaus (BR)
4.12 Caracas (VEN)
5.12 Lima (PERU)
6.12 Santiago (CHILE)
10.12 Buenos Aires (AR)
11.12 Porto Alegre (BR)
12.12 Curitiba (BR)
13.12 São Paulo (BR)
14.12 Rio de Janeiro (BR)
17.12 Belo Horizonte (BR)
19.12 Brasilia (BR)
20.12 Fortaleza (BR)
21.12 Recife (BR)