The tour will be a farewell to the musician
The band Sanctuary will be touring the United States with their Iced Earth colleagues in tribute to the late frontman Warrel Dane.
The shows were already scheduled for Sanctuary and Iced Earth to perform with Warrel Dane, and after his death many expected the dates to be canceled, but both groups decided to keep the dates to honor their friend.
To accompany the two groups, Joseph Michael from Witherfall will replace Dane on vocals. Check out the statement from guitarist Lenny Rutledge:
“Sanctuary has decided to tour with Iced Earth to honor our brother Warrel Dane. We enlisted the help of our friend Joseph Michael from Whiterfall. The setlist will feature old and new songs played with the utmost respect and quality to honor our friend. Please join us on this farewell tour where we will celebrate Warrel's musical legacy with Sanctuary. We look forward to meeting you and sharing this tribute with you all.”
Warrel Dane passed away on December 13, 2017, in São Paulo at the age of 56 after suffering a heart attack. The musician was in Brazil finalizing his next solo album, the successor to 2008's Praises To The War Machine