BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - the band featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE), drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) and blues rock guitarist JOE BONAMASSA - has revealed the artwork for their highly anticipated second album.

Produced by Kevin Shirley, the album, which is simply entitled 2, will be released in the UK on June 13th via Mascot Records, and June 14th in North America on the J&R; Adventures label.

Check out the artwork below:

The album track listing is as follows:

'The Outsider'

'Man In The Middle'

'I Can See Your Spirit'

'The Battle For Hadrian’s Wall'

'Save Me'

'Cold'

'Smokestack Woman'

'Faithless'

'An Ordinary Son'

'Little Secret'

'Crossfire'

'Crawl'

In an exclusive chat with BraveWords.com, Hughes talks about the new material:

“No matter what walk of life you’re in, it’s really difficult to explain to someone that hasn’t heard or seen something… You can be conceived as being arrogant or self-centered, so it’s difficult for me to tell you what the album’s like because I don’t want to come off as being big mouthed. The matter of the fact is that if you're reading my stuff (Tweets), you’ll know I’m very excited. The great news about this one is that when we finished last one, we knew we were going to make another one. I’ve kept BCC on the front burner and I had more time to write. I’ve been writing since last May and I’ve come in with a lot of songs for the band – not for Glenn Hughes solo. The difference between this and the last one is that there was more time to write. It’s heavier than the first one. It’s darker than the first one. It’s the same blueprint and components as the first one, but just a bigger brother.”

Read the entire interview here.

On June 9th, the band will kick off a US Summer Tour in San Diego, CA. The band's updated tour itinerary is as follows:

June

9 - Civic Theatre - San Diego, CA
10 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
11 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
13 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
15 - Murat Theatre - Indianapolis, IN
17 - Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
18 - Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
19 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC