Kingdom Of Sorrow To Be Joined By Type O Negative's Kenny Hickey For Ozzfest

Kingdom Of Sorrow will be joined by Kenny Hickey of Type O Negative for their upcoming Ozzfest run. Hickey will fill-in on guitar for Kirk Windstein will be sitting the tour out to attend to his health. Statements from Windstein and Kingdom Of Sorrow frontman Jamey Jasta included after the jump. Hickey previously toured with Kingdom Of Sorrow as part of the Gwar tour in 2008 while Windstein was on tour with Down.

Kirk Windstein: “Hey all, Kirk here. Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be taking a much needed break and will not be joining my bros in KOS for Ozzfest. I have entered the AA program and am turning over a new leaf. 25 years of gigging and touring has taken its toll and my drinking is now preventing me from being the healthiest, best player that I can be. It’s been a fun ride, but I’m ready to tackle this sober and look forward to being at the top of my game with all of my projects! I am happy to say that Kenny Hickey will once again be filling my spot for these 8 shows. Thanks Kenny, I love you bro!!! Thanks to everyone for their support. All my best, Kirk Windstein.”

Jamey Jasta: "The road is no place for Kirk right now. He has begun to address his problems so he can lead a happy and healthy life and continue to rock with Down, Crowbar & Kingdom Of Sorrow. I only want the best for him and I feel like sitting this tour out is a step in the right path."

Kingdom Of Sorrow will kick-off this first run of tour dates in support of their new album "Behind The Blackest Tears" on August 17th in Tinley Park, just outside of Chicago, IL. The band has recently added two Ozzfest off-date performances, partnering with tour-mates Black Label Society in Fort Wayne, IN as well as Devildriver and Skeletonwitch in Rochester, NY. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below.

Kingdom Of Sorrow are streaming "Behind The Blackest Tears" in its entirety at BehindTheBlackestTears.info. "Behind The Blackest Tears" was recorded at Dexters Lab Recordings (Milford, CT) with engineer Nick Bellmore and mixed and mastered by Zeuss at Planet Z Recordings (Hadley, MA). Footage of the band in the studio can be viewed online.

Kingdom Of Sorrow Tour Dates:
Touring as part of Ozzfest 2010 unless otherwise noted

• August 17 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
• August 18 Fort Wayne, IN Pierre’s (w/ BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)
• August 19 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
• August 20 Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall (w/ DEVILDRIVER, SKELETONWITCH)
• August 21 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater
• August 22 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
• August 24 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center

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