UK-based act ANATHEMA re set to release their album, We’re Here Because We’re Here, on June 7th in North America via The End Records. The album’s release coincides with the band’s first ever North American tour. Dates in support of BLACKFIELD kick off on May 18th in Washington, DC.

A special, limited edition deluxe edition will include three bonus tracks, 7 inch with two unreleased tracks, and a DVD 5.1 surround version of the album, along with the stereo version, both mixed by Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE.

Tracklist:

'Thin Air'

'Summer Night Horizon'

'Dreaming Light'

'Everything'

'Angels Walk Among Us'

'Presence'

'A Simple Mistake'

'Get Off Get Out'

'Universal'

'Hindsight'

Bonus tracks:

'Angels Walk Among Us' - Demo Mix

'Presence' - Demo Mix

'A Simple Mistake' - Demo Mix

Special limited edition will include the above plus:

7 Inch:

'Dreaming Light' - Orchestral Version

'Universal' - Orchestral Version

DVD:

5.1 Surround Sound & High Resolution 24-bit stero album mix

Download Track:

'Everything' – Demo Mix

Anathema tour dates include:

May (with Blackfield)

18 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC
19 - Theater of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
21 - Royale Boston - Boston, MA
23 - National - Montreal, QC
24 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
25 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
26 - St Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
27 - Park West - Chicago, IL

May (with ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN)

29 - Volador, DF, Mexico - Circo
31 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolican

June (with Anneke Van Giersbergen)

2 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Colegiales

Anathema recently announced they will be opening for DREAM THEATER at their show at Eishalle Deutweg in Winterthur, Switzerland on July 6th. Tickets are available at this location.

Anathema dates supporting Dream Theater include:

July

4 - Rome, Italy - Ippodromo Capanelle
5 - Verona, Italy - Villafranca Castle
6 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Eishalle Deutweg

The band is also confirmed for the Vagos Open Air 2011 Festival, which is being held on August 5th and 6th in Aveiro, Portugal. Confirmed acts now include: ANATHEMA, KALMAH, MORBID ANGEL, OPETH and TIAMAT.

For more info visit Vagosopenair.eu. For tickets visit Ticketline.pt.