You might have heard of Tom Hess from the lessons he’s provided for Shredaholic or through  his instrumental guitar work, he’s going on tour soon with another legendary shredder Joe Stump  so check out this bulletin he’s issued:

Tom Hess will be on tour this summer with legendary guitarist Joe Stump playing together in a brand new band called, “HOLYHELL”. The band sounds nothing like HESS, it is more in the style of Nightwish (European metal with a female singer). The band is signed with Magic Circle Music / SPV. Holyhell will be the opening band on the Manowar / Rhapsody 2005/2006 tour.

The following are the confirmed tour dates for the Manowar, Rhapsody & Holyhell 2005 tour:

Thursday, June 2nd 2005
Cleveland, OH, USA – House Of Blues

Friday, June 3rd 2005
Winston Salem, NC, USA – Ziggy’s

Saturday, June 4th 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA – The Culture Room

Sunday, June 5th 2005
Orlando, FL, USA – House of Blues

Tuesday, June 7th 2005
Atlanta, GA, USA – The Masquerade

Wednesday, June 8th 2005
Charleston, SC, USA – The Music Farm

Thursday, June 9th 2005
Baltimore, MD, USA – Sonar

Saturday, June 11th 2005
Buffalo, NY, USA – The Icon

Sunday, June 12th 2005
Toronto, ON, Canada – Opera House

Monday, June 13th 2005
Quebec City, QU, Canada – Albert-Rousseau

Tuesday, June 14th 2005
Montreal, QU, Canada – Metropolis

Thursday, June 16th 2005
Philadelphia, PA, USA – Theatre Of Living Arts

Saturday, June 18th 2005
Worcester, MA, USA – The Palladium

Sunday, June 19th 2005
New York, NY, USA – B.B. King’s

Friday, July 15 2005
Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters Of Rock Festival.

Saturday, July 16 2005
Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters Of Rock Festival.

Sunday, July 17 2005
Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters Of Rock Festival.

Thursday, July 21 2005
Nuremburg, Germany- EARTHSHAKER FEST 2005.

Friday, July 22 2005
Nuremburg, Germany – EARTHSHAKER FEST 2005.

Saturday, July 23 2005
Nuremburg, Germany – EARTHSHAKER FEST 2005.

The Concerts in Europe are huge heavy metal outdoor festivals (huge like OZ-fest). Some of the other bands we’ll be playing with in Europe include: Manowar, Rhapsody, Nightwish, Hammerfall, Children of Bodom, Testament, J.B,O, Overkill, Master Plan, Grave Digger, After Forever and many more.