THE CULT have released the official music video for their new single, 'For The Animals', from their forthcoming album, Choice of Weapon.

Frontman Ian Astbury says about the video: “’For The Animals’ is a metaphor about people existing in a realm that is outside of structured society and outside of what cultural editors deem to be important or relevant. It could be the feral punk rock kids squatting in abandoned homes or the spirited individual who has little regard for social conventions. It’s for people who choose not to tow the party line or try to fit in. It’s for the free-thinkers and mavericks who are creative and dynamic.”

With the video, The Cult has captured the rising tensions and frustration of a growing group of disenfranchised youth. The provocative clip, from visionary director Michelle Peerali and starring actress Hanna Mosqueda as the lead character, portrays the 19-year-old protagonist transforming from a lost and abandoned youth, overwhelmed by the state of the world large and at her own poor economic status and broken family at home, into an empowered strong woman who finds her inner strength in the end.

We see her navigate through a chaotic world looking for an answer only to realize in the end that what she was looking for all along was within her the whole time.

“She realized that the only solution for change is actually within her. It’s about her self-awareness, self-knowledge, inner strength, and waking up her internal life to realize she has to take command of the situation and she has the power to break through,” says Astbury, who appears in the video in a cameo along with bandmates Billy Duffy (guitar), Tempesta (drums), and Chris Wyse (bass). “And in the end, she finds others who feel the same way. The message being, if you feel you don’t fit it, it’s okay. There are others out there. The tribe is there.”

Watch the new video below:

In addition to their previously announced North American and European tour dates, The Cult have also confirmed five UK shows for September which will see them play to in excess of 40,000 fans. The band's complete live itinerary can be found below.

The Cult will release their first new album in five years, Choice Of Weapon, on May 21st internationally, and on May 22nd in North America, on Cooking Vinyl worldwide. Audio samples for all tracks on the album can be found at Amazon.

Choice Of Weapon was produced by Bob Rock (METALLICA). It was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band's Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.

Choice Of Weapon tracklist:

'Honey From A Knife'

'Elemental Light'

'The Wolf'

'Life > Death'

'For The Animals'

'Amnesia'

'Lucifer'

'Wilderness Now'

'A Pale Horse'

'This Night In The City Forever'

In addition to the ten songs listed above, The Choice Of Weapon deluxe edition features four bonus tracks:

'Every Man And Woman Is A Star'

'Embers'

'Until The Light Takes Us'

'Siberia'

The first single from Choice Of Weapon, 'For The Animals' is available now. There will also be a very limited picture 7” available for Record Store Day on April 21st.

"This is going to be a very intense, high-energy tour," said The Cult's vocalist, Ian Astbury. "We are really looking forward to the time we spend on stage connected to our music and our audience. That's our purpose."

The Cult on tour:

May

4 - Birmingham, AL - Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Bowl
5 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
25 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys By the Bay
26 - Las Vegas, NV - M Resort
27 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
30 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

June

1 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
2 - Windsor, ON - Great Canadian Beaverfest, Riverfront Festival Plaza
3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor Stage
5 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
7 - Buffalo, NY - Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf
8 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
9 - Hampton Beach, NH - Ballroom
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12 - Washington, D.C. - The Fillmore
13 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
15 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
19 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
20 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
22 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
28 - Belgrade, Serbia - USCE Park (with Ozzy & Friends)
29 - Graz, Austria - Schwarzl Freizeit Zetrum (with GN'R)

July

1 - Bucharest, Romania - Rock the City Festival (with GN'R, Faith No More)
3 - Split, Croatia - Spaladium Arena (headline)
4 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska (headline)
7 - Zottegem, Belgium, Rock Zottegem Festival
8 - Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
10 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli (headline)
13 - Pizzola Sul Brenta, Italy - Contarini Festival (headline)
14 - Rimini, Italy - Velvet Rock (headline)
15 - Milano, Italy - Carroponte (headline)
17 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz (headline)
18 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera (headline)
19 - Porto, Portugal - Mares Vivas Festival (with Garbage)

September

11 - Newcastle, UK - Metro Radio Arena
12 - Sheffield, UK - Motorpoint Arena
14 - Manchester, UK - Arena
15 - Birmingham, UK - LG Arena
16 - London, UK - Wembley Arena