Eastworld Recordings has announced the signing of veteran rockers HAWKWIND.

Says the label:

The original pioneers of space rock return with their eagerly awaited stunning new album - Blood Of The Earth, their first in 5 years.

Produced by the band at state of the art recording facility Earth Studios, Blood Of The Earth takes the listener on a journey through crushing visceral space rock, doom driven poetry, whimsical mantras and imagination opera. An example of humans and machines pulsing in harmony out into the void.

Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures.

Formed in November 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles of music. Critic Jim Green describes their trademark sound as characterized by "that gargantuan and impenetrable pre-metal/hardcore drone, those great riffs, that inexorable drive to destinations unknown".

Dozens of musicians have worked with the group; notable fantasy and science fiction writer Michael Moorcock was an occasional collaborator.

Blood Of The Earth will be available in the following formats:

CD:

'Seahawks

'Blood Of The Earth'

'Wraith'

'Green Machine'

'Inner Visions'

'Sweet Obsession'

'Comfey Chair'

'Prometheus'

'You'd Better Believe It'

'Sentinel'

'Starshine' (Bonus Track)

Deluxe 2CD:

Disc 1 - (Studio)

'Seahawks'

'Blood Of The Earth'

'Wraith'

'Green Machine'

'Inner Visions'

'Sweet Obsession'

'Comfy Chair'

'Prometheus'

'You’d Better Believe It'

'Sentinel'

Disc 2 - (Live)

'Galactic Angels' (Bonus Track)

'Wraith' (Bonus Track)

'Tide Of The Century' (Bonus Track)

'Magnu' (Bonus Track)

'Levitation' (Bonus Track)

'Long Gone' (Bonus Track)

+ Interview

LP:

Side A

'Seahawks'

'Blood Of The Earth'

'Wraith'

Side B

'Green Machine'

'Inner Visions'

'Sweet Obsession'

Side C

'Comfy Chair'

'Prometheus'

'You’d Better Believe It'

Side D

'Sentinel'

'Starshine'

'Sunship' (Bonus Track)

An e-card for the album can be found at this location.

Classic Rock recently announced that Hawkwind have lined up the following UK shows in December:

December

3 - Holmfirth, England - Picturedrome
4 - Glasgow, Scotland - O2 ABC
5 - Newcastle, England - O2 Academy
6 - Lincoln, England - Engine Shed
8 - Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
9 - Worthing, England - Assembly Rooms
10 - Liverpool, England - O2 Academy
11 - Manchester, England - Academy
12 - Salisbury, England - City Hall
14 - Bristol, England - O2 Academy
15 - Bedford, England - Corn Exchange
16 - Oxford, England - O2 Academy
17 - London, England - Forum