The King of Metal Following the release of the album, Blaze embarked upon the King of Metal World Tour, commencing with the European leg of the Tour. During this section of the tour he has played in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, France, Switzerland, Spain, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales and Italy between 8 March and 27 May 2012. King of Metal tour has been his biggest tour in a number of years. Reception to the album was generally mixed. Lior Stein of Metal Temple.com wrote "This is clearly not the best upshot of what
King of Gate tournament, took place from May 10 to May 19, covering six shows. The 2013 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 10 to May 25, covering seven shows. The 2014 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 9 to May 31, covering nine shows. The 2015 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 8 to May 30, covering seven shows. The 2016 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks and will take place from May 8 to June