12 STONES have announced they will release their fourth album, Beneath The Scars on May 22nd via Executive Music Group label via Fontana/Universal.

The album was produced by Skidd Mills (SAVING ABEL, SKILLET, SALIVA).

The first single, ‘Infected’, mixed by Johnny K (3 DOORS DOWN, DISTURBED, STAIND), is currently being serviced to Rock radio and will be available for download on iTunes and Amazon on February 28th.

Fans who pre-order Beneath The Scars from the band’s official website will have early download access to six songs starting March 6th.

A lyric video for ‘Infected’ can be seen below.

Singer Paul McCoy commented on the song: “The song ‘Infected’ was written about the messed up state of the world. It speaks about how crazy these times are, and about being fed up with the chaos and hatred.”

Paul McCoy explains, “The album title comes from knowing that we all eventually fall short of our expectations regardless of financial, emotional, physical well being. But in the same breath, we all strive to find a way to better ourselves.

That’s human nature. There are always two sides to people. It's all about realizing that we all bleed the same. We are all human. Lyrically, the songs capture the essence of life’s challenges. As an example, the song ‘I’m With You’ is about the impact a friend’s suicide had on all of us in the band. It’s a song of hope for those that are going through the trials we all face and the hardships that are a part of life.”

Beneath The Scars tracklisting is as follows:

‘Infected’

‘Bulletproof’

‘For The Night’

‘Worlds Collide’

‘That Changes Everything’

‘The One Thing’

‘Blind’

‘I'm With You’

‘Bury Me’

‘Psycho’

‘Only Human’

‘Someone Like You’

‘Shine On Me’

‘Pretty Poison’