Spiritual Beggars Return (to Zero) in October
It’s true, I had campaigned outside Michael Amott‘s house for him to call the new Spiritual Beggars record The Life and Times of Per Wiberg’s Moustache, but that was a big no dice. He decided to call it Return to Zero instead, which I guess is alright. If you like things that were more than zero and then went back to being zero. It’ll do.
The album’s gotten a North American release date of Oct. 12. It’ll be out Aug. 25 in Japan (they’re huge there) and Aug. 30 in Europe, so I suppose the only real question is am I going to be able to wait that long to hear it. Let’s assume not, and enjoy this PR wire news together:
Sweden’s Spiritual Beggars finally return to the spotlight with their first new studio album in five years, Return to Zero. Once again, the Beggars effortlessly manage to confirm they are a band that continues to defy musical boundaries and that delivers classic heavy rock at its very best! The much anticipated disc is set for an Oct. 12th North American release via InsideOut Music.
Spiritual Beggars uploaded a short audio sample of the new album as a pre-listening teaser. For more information please check the band’s MySpace profile, as well as their Twitter. The official tracklisting is below as well. This album marks the group’s first offering with Apollo Papathanasio on vocals.
The artwork of the upcoming album is done by the well known Brazilian artist Gustavo Sazes. Spiritual Beggars guitarist Michael Amott states: “I’m extremely pleased with the Return to Zero cover! To me, it’s the quintessential Spiritual Beggars artwork. The artist really managed to capture the essence of our band, the new album and the constant flow of cryptic ideas I was throwing at him. As I’m old school, I can’t wait to see this in its full glory on the vinyl LP. But hey, it’ll look cool as a minuscule image on your iPod too.”
Tracklisting:
1. Return to Zero [Intro]
2. Lost in Yesterday
3. Star Born
4. The Chaos of Rebirth
5. We are Free
6. Spirit of the Wind
7. Coming Home
8. Concrete Horizon
9. A New Dawn Rising
10. Believe in Me
11. Dead Weight
12. The Road Less Travelled
Upcoming shows:
October 17th Loud Park 10 @ Saitama Super Arena, Saitama City (Japan)
