Sweden's classic rock heavy weights SPIRITUAL BEGGARS are currently wrapping up work on their next, 8th studio album release, which will be entitled "Earth Blues" and released on April 15th, 2013 via InsideOut Music.
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS celebrate their 20th anniversary as band with this release and playing shows, including a European tour in April.
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS' guitarist and songwriter Michael Amott comments the recordings of "Earth Blues" as follows:
"We started the recording process of "Earth Blues" with an eight day long session at "Fat Guitar Studios" (Sweden) with knob twiddler Roberth Ekholm, a truly great dude who really knows how to capture a band jamming live, sadly a rare quality in recording engineers nowadays! We continued with some overdubs at various studios in Sweden, and it's all come together super easy this time. We're finishing up the mixes now with Staffan Karlsson (Spiritual Beggars, Shining, etc.) at his studio in Halmstad, Sweden. Sonically, I think this might be our finest hour yet. It's a raw, heavy and honest record".
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.
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS - "Earth Blues Tour" w. special guest ZODIAC + more
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
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) - Apollo 2
27.04.2013 - Erandio / Bilbao (Spain) - Sonora
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will additionally appear at 2013's edition of Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 23rd. More details can be found here.
"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...
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)
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