Sweden's classic rock heavyweights SPIRITUAL BEGGARS are now debuting a first song off their upcoming 8th studio album release, "Earth Blues". You can listen to "Turn The Tide" here: http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/premiere-spiritual-beggars-turn-the-tide/.
"Earth Blues" celebrates Spiritual Beggars' 20th anniversary as band. The album will be released on April 15th, 2013 in Europe and April 16th in North America via InsideOutMusic.
"Earth Blues" tracklist:
1. Wise As A Serpent
2. Turn The Tide
3. Sweet Magic Pain
4. Hello Sorrow
5. One Man’s Curse
6. Dreamer
7. Too Old To Die Young
8. Kingmaker
9. Road To Madness
10. Dead End Town
11. Freedom Song
12. Legends Collapse
In order to promote this upcoming release as well as the band's anniversary, Spiritual Beggars have confirmed a European tour for April, that will start on the day the record comes out, with support by German rockers ZODIAC, some European summer festivals and also a recently confirmed show in Mexico. Here are the exact dates announced so far:
Spiritual Beggars / Zodiac European tour:
15.04.2013 Hamburg (Germany) – Logo
16.04.2013 Köln (Germany) – Underground
17.04.2013 Ludwigburg (Germany) – Rockfabrik
18.04.2013 München (Germany) – Backstage
19.04.2013 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Galery
20.04.2013 Nürnberg (Germany) – Rockfabrik (Rock’n’Roll Overdose Festival)
21.04.2013 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – 013 (Roadburn Festival)
22.04.2013 Paris (France) – La Scene Bastille
25.04.2013 Madrid (Spain) – Caracol
26.04.2013 Barcelona (Spain) – Sala Music Hall
27.04.2013 Erandio / Bilbao (Spain) – Sonora
28.04.2013 Toulouse (France) – Le Saint Des Seins
23.06.2013 Clisson (France) – Hellfest
"Earth Blues" is the follow-up to 2010's highly acclaimed "Return To Zero" and promises to be another milestone in the band's fertile and challenging musical evolution so far.
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS line-up:
Michael Amott (Guitarra | ARCH ENEMY, ex CARCASS)
Ludwig Witt (Batería | GRAND MAGUS, ex FIREBIRD)
Per Wiberg (Teclados | ex OPETH)
Sharlee D’Angelo (Bajo | ARCH ENEMY, WITCHERY)
Apollo Papathanasio (Cantante | ex FIREWIND)
