RUSH's anxiously-awaited new album Clockwork Angels will be released on June 12th via Anthem/Universal in Canada and their debut for Anthem/Roadrunner Records in the US. The album will be available as a regular CD, digital download and deluxe double-vinyl version.

As previously reported, Colorado-based sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson has written a novelization Clockwork Angels, which is due via ECW Press on September 1st. The hardcover novel is 264 pages in length, with author credits going to Kevin J. Anderson and Rush drummer Neil Peart. Check out the cover below. Amazon pre-orders for all are at the bottom of the page.

Clockwork Angels is Rush's first new collection of original material in over five years. Marking their 20th studio album, the album lyrically chronicles a young man’s quest across a lavish and colourful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams. The story features lost cities, pirates, anarchists, an exotic carnival, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life.

The recording of Clockwork Angels began in April 2010 at Nashville’s Blackbird studios with Grammy Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES) – who also collaborated with the band on their last studio album, 2007’s Snakes & Arrows. Rush co-produced both records.

The songs 'Caravan' and 'BU2B' were completed during that first session and performed nightly during Rush’s wildly successful Time Machine Tour, which ran from June 2010 to June 2011. Work on Clockwork Angels resumed in the fall of 2011 at Revolution Recording in Toronto after the tour’s finale, with additional strings (arranged by David Campbell) recorded at Hollywood’s Ocean Way Studios earlier this year.

Clockwork Angels tracklisting is as follows:

'Caravan'

'BU2B'

'Clockwork Angels'

'The Anarchist'

'Carnies'

'Halo Effect'

'Seven Cities Of Gold'

'The Wreckers'

'Headlong Flight'

'BU2B2'

'Wish Them Well'

'The Garden'

Check out a 30-second trailer below:

The official lyric video for 'Headlong Flight' is currently streaming in its entirety (7:20!) on YouTube below:

Official dates for Rush's 2012 Clockwork Angels tour can be viewed below.

September

7 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
9 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
11 - Pittsburgh, PA - CONSOL Energy Center
13 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
15 - Chicago, IL - United Center
18 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
20 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
22 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
26 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center
28 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Center
30 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

October

10 - Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Center
18 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
20 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
22 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
24 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
26 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagra Center
28 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
30 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena

November

1 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
3 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Ampitheater
13 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
15 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavillion
17 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
19 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
23 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand
25 - Phoeniz, AZ - US Airways Center
28 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
30 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center

December

2 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center

Stay tuned for official confirmation.