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.

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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)