Magnum have scheduled the release of a new studio album, titled Here Comes The Rain. Two lead singles are planned for release: “Blue Tango” (November 22nd) and “The Seventh Darkness” (January 03rd), with the album itself out on Steamhammer/SPV from January 12, 2024. Additionally, a n EU/UK tour has been scheduled to kick off in early April 2024. Find out more below.
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The album‘s highly inspired artwork again is designed by the great Rodney Matthews, who has already created a number of Magnum sleeves to support the band‘s atmospherically dense music. Says Tony Clarkin (guitar): “The back of the cover features a kind of avian battalion in attack mode, which I think is a great allegory!“
Apart from Magnum‘s typical trademarks, Here Comes The Rain also holds a number of thoroughly pleasant surprises in store, such as “Blue Tango,” which is a real riff-rock number that makes you want to move your feet. Or The Seventh Darkness” with some awesome brass sections courtesy of guest musicians Chris ’BeeBe‘ Aldridge (saxophone) and Nick Dewhurst (trumpet), which lend the song brilliance and shape.
There can be no doubt about it: Here Comes The Rain sees the Magnum line-up consisting of frontman Bob Catley, Clarkin, keyboardist Rick Benton, bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Lee Morris once again succeed in creating an outstandingly colourful, varied and inspired new studio album. “Everyone played their part without me dictating anything,” Clarkin enthuses, “everyone just instinctively played what their inspiration told them.”
Here Comes The Rain tracklisting:
01 Run into the Shadows 5:22
02 Here Comes the Rain 4:37
03 Some Kind of Treachery 4:28
04 After the Silence 4:34
05 Blue Tango 5:26
06 The Day He Lied 4:34
07 The Seventh Darkness 4:41
08 Broken City 4:39
09 I Wanna Live 5:29
10 Borderline 6:16
Here Comes The Rain will be released on January 12th, 2024 through SPV/Steamhammer in the following configurations:
=> CD+DVD (Live At KK’s Steel Mill) DigiPak
=> CD Jewel Case Version
=> Limited Box Set
=> 2LP Gatefold, 140 g, solid baby blue vinyl, printed inner sleeves
=> Download / Streaming
=> Exclusive CD/LP Bundles with a shirt only at the Steamhammer shop
Pre-Order Link: https://store.spv.de/collections/magnum
=> 2LP Gatefold exclusive coloured edition only at the Napalm shop
Pre-Order Link: https://napalmrecords.com/english/magnum
Only for the UK
=> Exclusive CD/LP Bundles with a signed photocard only at the Townsend shop
Pre-Order Link: https://magnum.tmstor.es/
Magnum live 2024:
April 04 DE-Mannheim – Capitol
April 05 DE-Bochum – Christuskirche
April 06 DE-Neuruppin – Kulturhaus
April 08 DE-Berlin – Metropol
April 09 DE-Hannover – Musikzentrum
April 10 DE-Hamburg – Fabrik
April 12 DE-Memmingen – Kaminwerk
April 13 CH-Pratteln – Z7
April 14 DE-Regensburg – Airport
April 16 DE-Munich – Ampere
April 17 DE-Nürnberg – Hirsch
April 19 DE-Markneukirchen – Musikhalle
April 21 SE-Malmö – Babel
April 22 NO-Oslo – John Dee
April 23 SE-Uppsala – Katalin
April 25 SE-Gothenburg – Pustervik
April 26 SE-Stockholm – Fryshuset Klubben
April 29 UK-Bristol – SWX
April 30 UK-Southampton – Engine Rooms
May 02 UK-Holmfirth – Picturedome
May 03 UK-Wolverhampton – KK’s Steelmill
May 04 UK-Nottingham – Rock City
May 06 UK-London – Islington Assembly Hall
May 08 UK-Glasgow – The TV Studio SWG3
May 09 UK-Manchester – Academy 2
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