British melodic hard rock group MAGNUM have confirmed the release of their upcoming eighteenth studio album. The album On The 13th Day will be released by Steamhammer/SPV on September 19th in Scandinavia, September 21st in Germany, September 24th in Europe and September 25th in the US/Canada. “So Let It Rain”, a new track taken from the album, will be released as a single at the end of August.
On The 13th Day will be available as a limited digipak edition with a bonus CD featuring unreleased, acoustic and live tracks from the MAGNUM vaults, standard jewel case CD and download. The artwork was once again created by famous fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. (Asia, Nazareth, Eloy).
Tracklisting:
Limited Digipak
Disc 1
1. All The Dreamers
2. Blood Red Laughter
3. Didn’t Like You Anyway
4. On The 13th Day
5. So Let It Rain
6. Dance Of The Black Tattoo
7. Shadow Town
8. Putting Things In Place
9. Broken Promises
10. See How They Fall
11. From Within
Bonus Disc 2
1. Those Were The Days (Demo From 1988-89)
2. Eyes Like Fire (Full Version)
3. Blood Red Laughter (Acoustic Version)
4. We All Need To Be Loved (Live From Prague CZ)
5. Shadow Town (Acoustic Version)
6. Moonking (Live From Mannheim D)
Jewel Case
1. All The Dreamers
2. Blood Red Laughter
3. Didn’t Like You Anyway
4. On The 13th Day
5. So Let It Rain
6. Dance Of The Black Tattoo
7. Shadow Town
8. Putting Things In Place
9. Broken Promises
10. See How They Fall
11. From Within
On The 13th Day follows the success of The Visitation, which charted at #19 in Germany, #46 in Sweden, #55 in the UK national album charts, #56 in Switzerland, and at #3 in the UK rock charts at the end of January 2011.
One month after the release of On The 13th Day, MAGNUM will set off on a 31 date European tour from October-December 2012.
MAGNUM live 2012:
25.10. D-Berlin C-Club
26.10. D-Hamburg – Fabrik
27.10. D-Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
28.10. D-Cologne – Kantine
30.10. D-Ingolstadt – Eventhalle am Westpark
31.10. D-Mannheim – Alte Seilerei
01.11. D-Bochum – Matrix (new)
03.11. D-Bremen – Schuppen 2
05.11. D-Nürnberg – Hirsch
06.11. D-Augsburg – Spectrum
07.11. D-Munich – Ampere
09.11. D-Burglengenfeld – VAZ
10.11. D-Memmingen – Kaminwerk
12.11. CZ-Pilsen – KD Serikova
13.11. CZ-Zlin – Masters Of Rock Café
15.11. NL-Kerkrade – The Rock Temple (new)
16.11. B-Vosselaar – Biebob (new)
17.11. F-Vaureal – Le Forum (new)
18.11. GB-Bristol – 02 Academy
20.11. GB-Liverpool – 02 Academy
21.11. GB-Glasgow – Garage
22.11. GB-Newcastle – 02 Academy
23.11. GB-Holmfirth – Picturedome
24.11. GB-Manchester – Ritz
25.11. GB-Nottingham – Rock City
27.11. GB-Leamington – Leamington Assembly
28.11. GB-Southampton – The Brook
29.11. GB-London – 02 Academy Islington
30.11. GB-Pontypridd – Muni Arts Centre
01.12. GB-Wolverhampton – Wulfrun Hall
02.12. GB-Norwich – Waterfront
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Magnum Line Up:
Tony Clarkin – guitars
Bob Catley – vocals
Mark Stanway – keyboards
Al Barrow – bass
Harry James – drums
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