Long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION have been forced to postpone their previously announced South American tour in December due to visa issues. The band says, "We will still definitely be playing there but just need to sort the red-tape bollocks out first."

BENEDICTION's tour of South America was being organized by Open The Road and was to include dates in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia. Sitting behind the kit for the tour was to be acclaimed British drummer Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, BRUJERIA).

BENEDICTION's latest album, "Killing Music", was released in North America in September 2008 via Locomotive Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Organized Chaos" was produced by ANAAL NATHRAKH mastermind Mick Kenney and features several guest musicians, including Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER), Kelly Shaefer (ATHEIST), Billy Gould (ex-FAITH NO MORE), The Fog (FROST), Markus Staiger (Nuclear Blast Records owner) and Thorsten Zahn from Metal Hammer Germany. A limited-edition version of the album includes two bonus tracks and a DVD.

Video footage of BENEDICTION performing the song "The Grey Man" at the Hellfire II festival on November 7, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon").