Previously announced shows saw them booked in North America until the end of next month, while they'd also confirmed appearances in Australia in February next year. Now they've added four gigs in Japan in March, and another six in Europe in June, making a total of eight on the continent.

Downing recently explained he'd decided to quit Priest in 2011 after feeling the veteran outfit had lost its spark, saying: "I don't regret leaving - I thought it had run its course. I miss what we had, but I don't particularly miss what we had become when I left."