Sweden's classic rock heavyweights SPIRITUAL BEGGARS recently wrapped up work on their 8th studio album release, "Earth Blues", which celebrates their 20th anniversary as band. The album will be released via InsideOutMusic on April 15th, 2013 Europe and April 16th in North America. The artwork for "Earth Blues" has now been unveiled and SPIRITUAL BEGGARS' guitarist and songwriter Michael Amott comments as follows:
"I had the idea for this artwork from my time as a child, seeing posters of two young lovers watching a romantic sunset on the beach, just your typical tacky bedroom art in the 70's really... Also, growing up in what is now now referred to with some nostalgia as 'The Atomic Age' - the threat of nuclear war was always looming over our heads it seemed. I wanted to combine these two images of my youth in one paradoxical image and Per Wiberg of Hippograffix (and Spiritual Beggars keyboardist) really managed to capture the melancholic feeling perfectly. Earth Blues, indeed."
In order to promote this upcoming release as well as the band's anniversary, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS have confirmed a European tour for April with support by German rockers ZODIAC as well as some European summer festivals. Here are the exact dates announced so far:
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS - "Earth Blues Tour" w. special guest ZODIAC + more
Presented in G/S/A by Metal Hammer, Guitar, Eclipsed and Powermetal.de
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
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
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS @ Festivals 2013
20.04.2013 Nürnberg (Germany) - Rockfabrik / Rock'n'Roll Overdose Festival
21.04.2013 Tilburg (The Netherlands) - 013 / Roadburn Festival
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. Stay tuned for more details to be revealed soon...
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS line-up
Michael Amott (Guitars ' ARCH ENEMY, ex CARCASS)
Ludwig Witt (Drums ' GRAND MAGUS, ex FIREBIRD)
Per Wiberg (Keys ' ex OPETH)
Sharlee D'Angelo (Bass ' ARCH ENEMY, WITCHERY)
Apollo Papathanasio (Vocals ' ex FIREWIND)
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS online
www.spiritualbeggars.com / www.facebook.com/spiritualbeggarsofficial
Source: Press Release
