A Hero's Decision Affects the Lives of Many. It is time to choose your destiny, whether to champion the cause of good or to delve into the twisted paths of evil.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an Action RPG with a rich story that takes place in a giant, open-ended and seamless world. This world contains hundreds of dungeons, treacherous opponents and a variety of challenging quests. Intelligent enemies, steadily adapting in number and difficulty based on player progress, challenge in heroic single- and multiplayer battles.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel provides numerous unique items that can be gathered in this mystical world. A deep reward system further enables advancements in character, individual attributes and character-specific fighting styles, each designed to keep players returning to the world of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel to discover what is around the next bend. Drop-in styled cooperative multiplayer gameplay ensures players will enjoy the game alone or seamlessly with friends at any time. Five unique multiplayer modes round out the experience and offer a refreshing, first-class gaming experience in Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.

The tour will showcase renowned Nuclear Blast artists including Kataklysm, Eluveitie and Keep of Kalessin, along with Relapse artist Dying Fetus.

"As publisher of the upcoming Action RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, we are delighted to spotlight these great bands that share a North American record label with Blind Guardian," stated Mario Kroll, Marketing and PR Director for cdv Software Entertainment USA. "Having Blind Guardian perform a very special song in-game, and having enjoyed the tremendous support from Nuclear Blast records, this is a great opportunity to give back to heavy metal fans that we're certain will enjoy not only the great music from the four bands on the Death by Decibels Tour 2008, but also Sacred 2: Fallen Angel on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3."

Maurizio Lacono of Kataklysm commented: “Today is a good day for the Kataklysm camp! We just received confirmation that leading video game publisher cdv USA, has decided to sponsor Kataklysm's upcoming tour with the promotion of its new game Sacred 2: Fallen Angel! We’re stoked as hell with this news and our bus will now be a rolling billboard. We’re proud to have been chosen and this is a great tour with great bands (Switzerland’s Eluveitie and Norway’s Keep of Kalessin) that also happen to be great friends. Come support an Authentic metal package for a change - or die!"

Planned venues and performance dates are as follows:

• 09/26/08 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
• 09/27/08 Harpo’s Concert Theatre – Detroit, MI
• 09/28/08 Peabody’s Concert Club – Cleveland, OH
• 09/29/08 Blender Theater at Gramercy – New York, NY
• 09/30/08 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
• 10/01/08 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
• 10/02/08 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
• 10/03/08 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
• 10/04/08 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
• 10/05/08 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
• 10/07/08 Meridian – Houston, TX
• 10/08/08 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
• 10/09/08 Ridglea Theater – Dallas, TX
• 10/10/08 Club 101 – El Paso, TX
• 10/11/08 Soma – San Diego, CA
• 10/12/08 The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
• 10/14/08 The Metro – Oakland, CA
• 10/15/08 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
• 10/16/08 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
• 10/18/08 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO (+ Arsis)
• 10/19/08 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO (+ Arsis)
• 10/23/08 The Opera House – Toronto, ON - CANADA
• 10/24/08 Le Medley – Montreal, QC – CANADA
• 10/25/08 L’Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

For more information about the "Death by Decibels" tours and the bands taking part, please visit the official Nuclear Blast site.

Key Features include:

• A huge, seamless and dynamic world that allows for free-form exploration
• Two campaigns: play as the “Light” or “Shadow” side, complete with distinct skills, rewards and story-elements tailored to the chosen path
• Six exceptional, playable characters, each with a distinct look, capabilities and in-game motivation
• Modifiable combat arts: change and upgrade your alter ego’s combat skills as you make choices throughout the game
• Fight effectively from the back of a number of mounts under your control
• Deities offer unique combat disciplines to players
• The ultimate multiplayer experience – seamless transition between single- and multiplayer gaming modes
• Captivating online modes of play challenge gamers in cooperative and PvP play
• Extraordinary, cutting-edge graphics utilize the latest technologies

Featuring six diverse and in-depth characters, each with their own distinct gameplay style. SACRED 2 will offer the player two different campaigns; one in the Light, the other in Shadow. The chosen path will influence the reception of the player in different environments; a city which welcomed a good character is likely to be hostile towards an evil one. Learn stunning fighting techniques and sophisticated spells. Collect a huge variety of weapons and objects and enhance the character's attributes to create a unique, personalised hero.

The setting is nearly 2,000 years prior to the events of SACRED. The player assumes the role of one of six characters and enters into a story of quests and secrets, magic and sorcery, power and honour. The player must choose their path wisely, as both Light and Shadow campaigns weave alternative journeys across the world of SACRED 2, where the unwary traveller may be aided or attacked by the various inhabitants in the vast land of Ancaria.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is slated to launch on PC, Sept. 30, 2008 while the X360 and PS3 versions are scheduled for Nov. 7, 2008.