Hot News: Spiritual Beggars – “Earth Blues” full album stream

Sweden’s Classic-Rock heavyweights SPIRITUAL BEGGARS have released their 8th studio album, “Earth Blues“, as of this week via InsideOutMusic.

A full album stream is now available via the website of 3voor12 for you to check out this great new release: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/albums/Spiritual-Beggars.html

Yesterday’s April 16th show by SPIRITUAL BEGGARS in Cologne’s Underground was filmed by WDR‘s Rockpalast and will be broadcasted on TV Monday, May 13th from 0:15 – 2:00 AM.

More details can be found here: http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/sendungsbeitraege/2013/0513/

A live teaser of the song “One Man Army” from last night’s recording can be seen here: http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/konzerte/2013/0416/index.jsp?mid=809769

And here are two special acoustic tracks recorded with SPIRITUAL BEGGARS’ Per Wiberg and Apollo Papathanasio as special bonus for the Rockpalast program: “Wonderful World”: http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/konzerte/2013/0416/index.jsp?mid=809770

“Freedom Song“: http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/konzerte/2013/0416/index.jsp?mid=809771

An interview with SPIRITUAL BEGGARS’ Michael Amott can be found here: http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/konzerte/2013/0416/index.jsp?mid=809776

Next to the standard CD and Digital Download versions, “Earth Blues” will be also available in Europe as limited Mediabook 2CD and as Gatefold 2LP, both including the 8 live-tracks from the band’s “Return To Live” Mini-Album, which were never previously released outside of Japan, as special bonus.

Here is the complete tracklisting info for the album and its bonus material:

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS – “Earth Blues”:
1. Wise As A Serpent (2:35)
2. Turn The Tide (3:25)
3. Sweet Magic Pain (4:45)
4. Hello Sorrow (4:29)
5. One Man’s Curse (4:34)
6. Dreamer (5:09)
7. Too Old To Die Young (6:15)
8. Kingmaker (3:54)
9. Road To Madness (3:05)
10. Dead End Town (2:31)
11. Freedom Song (3:36)
12. Legends Collapse (5:50)

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS – “Return To Live” Live In Japan Bonus Disc:
1. Left Brain Ambassadors (Live 2010) (04:46)
2. Beneath The Skin (Live 2010) (4:04)
3. One Man Army (Live 2010) (3:44)
4. Wonderful World (Live 2010) (3:40)
5. Fools Gold (Live 2010) (3:52)
6. Star Born (Live 2010) (2:57)
7. Concrete Horizon (Live 2010) (5:21)
8. Euphoria (Live 2010) (7:08)

The Gatefold-2LP of “Earth Blues“ is available in either black, brown (100x ltd., exclusively via the IOM-Webshop), splatter (500x ltd., in fancy transparent-yellow-brown-orange-colourmix exclusively via CM Distro) or blue (200x ltd., exclusively at the Roadburn Festival) 180 gr. vinyl including a poster.

Here are links to purchase of the different album formats in Europe:

All formats: www.insideoutshop.de/Category/Earth_Blues/155
Mediabook 2CD: www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Spiritual_Beggars_-_Earth_Blues__-Ltd-_Edition_Mediabook-/15878
Standard CD: www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Spiritual_Beggars_-_Earth_Blues/15880
Black 2LP: www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Spiritual_Beggars_-_Earth_Blues__-Ltd-_Edition_-/15879
Splatter 2LP: www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Spiritual_Beggars_-_Earth_Blues_-clear-brown-yellow-orange_splatter_2LP-Poster-/15882
Brown 2LP: www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Spiritual_Beggars_-_Earth_Blues_-brown_2LP-Poster-/15881
2CD/Shirt Bundle via EMP (Germany): www.emp.de/spiritual-beggars-earth-blues-2-cd-t-shirt/art_256461/

In order to promote this upcoming release as well as the band’s 20th anniversary, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS are currently touring with support by Germany’s Blues-Rockers Zodiac. Here are the upcoming dates:

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS – “Earth Blues Tour” with special guests ZODIAC
Presented in Germany by Metal Hammer, Guitar, Eclipsed & powermetal.de
17.04.2013 Ludwigsburg (Germany) – Rockfabrik
18.04.2013 München (Germany) – Backstage
19.04.2013 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Galery
20.04.2013 Nürnberg (Germany) – Rockfabrik / Rock’n’Roll Overdose Festival
21.04.2013 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – 013 / Roadburn Festival
22.04.2013 Paris (France) – La Scene Bastille
25.04.2013 Madrid (Spain) – Cats (New Venue!)
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 (D) – Rockfabrik / Rock’n’Roll Overdose Festival
21.04.2013 Tilburg (NL) – 013 / Roadburn Festival / www.roadburn.com
25.05.2013 Mexico City (MX) – Circo Volador
23.06.2013 Clisson (F) – Hellfest / www.hellfest.fr

Check out the official video clip for the album’s opening track, “Wise As A Serpent” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDb7r2E5qfw

A static video for the song “Turn The Tide” can also be heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVvKjUj1lns

Check out the track “Kingmaker” here: http://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/35002-songpremiere-spiritual-beggars-kingmaker.html

”Earth Blues” is the follow-up to 2010’s highly acclaimed “Return To Zero” and promises to be another milestone in the band’s challenging musical evolution so far. Stay tuned for more SPIRITUAL BEGGARS coming soon…

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS discography:
Spiritual Beggars – CD 1994
Another Way To Shine – CD 1996
Violet Karma – 10″ EP 1998
Mantra III – CD 1998
Ad Astra – CD/2LP 2000
It’s Over – Split 7″ EP with Grand Magus 2001
On Fire – CD 2002
Demons – CD 2005
Live Fire! – DVD 2006
Return To Zero – CD/LP 2010
Earth Blues – CD/LP 2013