A limited edition, 7-inch vinyl picture disc of
"For The Animals" and "Lucifer," two brand new
tracks from The Cult's upcoming release, Choice of Weapon,
will be made available exclusively for Record Store Day this Saturday, April
21.
"For The Animals" is the first official single
from the new album, and reflects the rising tensions, the rage and hostility of
the growing group of disenfranchised youth in our society. Choice
of Weapon, due out May 22 (Cooking Vinyl), was written by founding
members Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, and was co-produced by Chris Goss (Queens
of the Stone Age, U.N.K.L.E., Masters of Reality) and Bob Rock (Metallica,
Bush, and The Cult's Platinum-certified Sonic Temple.
Early reviews have been full of praise, with the Toronto Star's
Ben Rayner writing that the new album "feels like the work of the
cosmically inclined outfit responsible for such durable records as Love,Electric,
and Sonic Temple."
In support of Choice Weapon, The Cult -
Astbury, Duffy, bassist Chris Wyse and John Tempesta on drums - will kick off a world tour on
May 25 with a 20-date headline U.S. trek, followed by a three-week tour of
Europe. Dates are below.
Record Store Day is the one day that independently-owned
record stores come together to celebrate the art of music, making available
special vinyl and CD releases exclusively. Some 700 independent record
stores in the U.S. as well as hundreds of indie record stores around the world,
participate in Record Store Day.
MAY
25 San Diego, CA - Humphreys By the Bay
26 Las Vegas, NV - M Resort
27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
30 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
JUNE
1 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
2 Windsor, ON - Great Canadian Beaverfest,
Riverfront Festival Plaza
3 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor Stage
5 Boston, MA - House of Blues
7 Buffalo, NY - Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf
8 New York, NY - Terminal 5
9 Hampton Beach, NH - Ballroom
10 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12 Washington, D.C. - The Fillmore
13 The Norva - Norfolk, VA
15 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
19 Houston, TX - House of Blues
20 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
22 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
JUNE
28 Belgrade, Serbiz - USCE Park (with Ozzy &
Friends)
29 Graz, Austria - Schwarzl Freizeit Zetrum (with
GN'R)
JULY
1 Bucharest, Romania - Rock the City Festival
(with GN'R, Faith No More)
3 Split, Croatia - Spaladium Arena (headline)
4 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska (headline)
7 Zottegem, Belgium, Rock Zottegem Festival
8 Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
10 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli (headline)
13 Pizzola Sul Brenta, Italy - Contarini Festival
(headline)
14 Rimini, Italy - Velvet Rock (headline)
15 Milano, Italy - Carroponte (headline)
17 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz (headline)
18 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera (headline)
19 Porto, Portugal - Mares Vivas Festival (with
Garbage)
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