At the start of 2023, the Japanese heavy metal band RYUJIN kicked off the year with some significant moves. They not only changed their name from GYZE to their current band name but also inked a worldwide contract with Napalm Records. Now, they’re gearing up for a European tour. Back in 2018, still under the name GYZE, they were touring Europe for the first time. They will soon tour Europe as support act for Peter Tägtgren’s industrial metal project PAIN, sharing the stage with Ensiferum and Eleine. The tour will be kicked off on October 5th in Germany and consists of more than 30 shows in 17 countries.
Drummer Shuji will unfortunately not be present during this tour and will be replaced by Simon McKay, the drummer from The Agonist. The band will further be joined by guitarist Hiroki, who was once a student of Ryoji.
In the meantime, the band has also announced that they will release a new album in January, last month they released the first single Raijin & Fujin under the new band name, collaborating with Trivium’s Matthew K. Heafy, who is also producing the upcoming album.
PAIN “I Am” European Tour 2023 Dates
With special guest Ensiferum and support acts Eleine and RYUJIN
Thursday 05 October, 2023: Essigfabrik – Cologne, Germany
Friday 06 October, 2023: Iduna – Drachten, Netherlands
Saturday 07 October, 2023: Metropool – Hengelo, Netherlands
Sunday 08 October, 2023: Kavka Zappa – Antwerp, Belgium
Tuesday 10 October, 2023: Ivory Blacks – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Wednesday 11 October, 2023: Rebellion – Manchester, United Kingdom
Thursday 12 October, 2023: The Asylum – Birmingham, United Kingdom
Friday 13 October, 2023: O2 Academy Islington – London, United Kingdom
Saturday 14 October, 2023: P60 – Amstelveen, Netherlands
Sunday 15 October, 2023: La Machine du Moulin Rouge, – Paris, France
Monday 16 October, 2023: Warehouse – Nantes, France (venue upgrade)
Wednesday 18 October, 2023: Hard Club – Porto, Portugal
Thursday 19 October, 2023: RCA Club – Lisbon, Portugal
Friday 20 October, 2023: Changó Club – Madrid, Spain
Saturday 21 October, 2023: Sala Totem Aretoa – Pamplona, Spain
Sunday 22 October, 2023: La Rayonne – Lyon, France
Monday 23 October, 2023: Kofmehl – Solothurn, Switzerland (new date)
Tuesday 24 October, 2023: Cvetličarna – Ljubljana Slovenia
Wednesday 25 October, 2023: Live Music Club – Trezzo sull’Adda, Italy
Thursday 26 October, 2023: Klub Močvara – Zagreb, Croatia
Friday 27 October, 2023: Quantic Club – Bucharest, Romania
Saturday 28 October, 2023: Form Space – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Tuesday 31 October, 2023: Club Mixtape 5 – Sofia, Bulgaria
Wednesday 01 November, 2023: Dürer Kert – Budapest, Hungary
Thursday 02 November, 2023: Kamienna12 – Krakow, Poland
Friday 03 November, 2023: Szene – Vienna, Austria
Saturday 04 November, 2023: Backstage – Munich, Germany
Sunday 05 Noverber, 2023: Masters of Rock Cafe – Zlin, Czechia
Tuesday 07 November, 2023: Hirsch – Nuremberg, Germany
Wednesday 08 November, 2023: Batschkapp – Frankfurt, Germany
Thursday 09 November, 2023: Hellraiser – Leipzig, Germany
Friday 10 November, 2023: Gruenspan – Hamburg, Germany
Saturday 11 November, 2023: Colombia Theater – Berlin, Germany
Sunday 12 November, 2023: Im Wizemann – Stuttgart, Germany
