Kurt Deimer has come a long way in less than six months. After joining forces with Phil X and recording his debut EP, Work Hard, Rock Hard, with Grammy-award winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge, he opened for Geoff Tate on the former Queensryche frontman’s US tour last fall.

Now, he’s set to be direct support for Yngwie Malmsteen on the guitar legend’s upcoming North American tour.

Starting on April 29 in Harrisburg, PA, the frontman and his band will be direct support on Yngwie Malmsteen’s spring tour. “It’s very surreal, it’s an honor,” says Deimer. “Yngwie is a guitar master, and we will do him justice. We bring passion and expression, and we are always playing as if we are headlining Madison Square Garden – we want to blow your mind and take you on a full out, in your face, rock and roll journey. When you see our band, we are bringing rock and roll with style and flare. No time to sit still.”

Here are the tour dates that will see Phil X on lead guitar

MAY 1 @ Infinity Hall Hartford – Hartford, CT TICKETS

MAY 3 @ Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts – Patchogue, NY TICKETS

MAY 4 @ Tally Ho Theatre – Leesburg, VA TICKETS

MAY 6 @ Wall Street Theater Norwalk CT – Norwalk, CT TICKETS

MAY 7 @ Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY TICKETS

MAY 9 @ Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center – Chester, NY TICKETS

MAY 11 @ Stranahan Theater & Great Hall – Toledo, OH TICKETS

MAY 12 @ Arcada Theatre – St Charles, IL TICKETS

MAY 13 @ Hobart Art Theater – Hobart, IN TICKETS

MAY 14 @ The Odeon Concert Club – Cleveland, OH TICKETS

MAY 16 @ The Oriental Theater – Denver, CO TICKETS

MAY 18 @ Virginia Street Brewhouse – Reno, NV TICKETS

MAY 19 @ The Canyon – Agoura Hills, CA TICKETS

MAY 20 @ The Canyon Montclair – Montclair, CA TICKETS

MAY 21 @ The Tower Theatre – Fresno, CA TICKETS

MAY 22 @ The Canyon Santa Clarita – Santa Clarita, CA TICKETS

MAY 24 @ Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ TICKETS

MAY 25 @ Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ TICKETS

MAY 27 @ Granada TheaterDallas, TX TICKETS

MAY 28 @ Little Rock HallLittle Rock, AR TICKETS

MAY 29 @ Casa Loma Theater – St Louis, MO

JUN 1 @ Iron City BhamBirmingham, AL

JUN 2 @ Lucille’s Music HallMiramar Beach, FL

JUN 3 @ The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL TICKETS

JUN 4 @ Parker Playhouse – Ft Lauderdale, FL TICKETS