British melodic hard rock group MAGNUM have confirmed the release of their upcoming eighteenth studio album, On The 13th Day, via Steamhammer / SPV on September 19th in Scandinavia, September 21st in Germany, September 24th in Europe and September 25th in the US/Canada.

To celebrate the new album, Magnum will be holding an official UK launch party at The Robin 2, Bilston, The Midlands.

Entry to the event is free, and each guest will receive a free ticket to win special prizes including signed coloured vinyl / CD albums and CD singles of 'So Let It Rain'.

The band will be there and the new album will be played, plus big video screens will be showing classic Magnum footage. There will be photo opportunities all evening at this special meet & greet event.

On August 31st the first single ‘So Let It Rain’ (see cover below) will be released as a digital version with the following tracklisting:

'So Let It Rain' (Radio Edit) 3:59

'So Let It Rain' (Album Version) 4:50

'Wild Angels' (Live version from Aschaffenburg, Germany) 4:50

On The 13th Day will be available as a limited digipak edition with a bonus CD featuring unreleased, acoustic and live tracks from the Magnum vaults, plus as a double coloured vinyl LP, standard jewel case CD and download. The cover is once again created by famous fantasy artist Rodney Matthews (ASIA, NAZARETH, ELOY).

Check out the limited digipak edition artwork below:

Tracklisting:

Limited Digipak

Disc 1

'All The Dreamers'

'Blood Red Laughter'

'Didn't Like You Anyway'

'On The 13th Day'

'So Let It Rain'

'Dance Of The Black Tattoo'

'Shadow Town'

'Putting Things In Place'

'Broken Promises'

'See How They Fall'

'From Within'

Bonus Disc 2

'Those Were The Days' (Demo From 1988-89)

'Eyes Like Fire' (Full Version)

'Blood Red Laughter' (Acoustic Version)

'We All Need To Be Loved' (Live From Prague CZ)

'Shadow Town' (Acoustic Version)

'Moonking' (Live From Mannheim D)

Jewel Case

'All The Dreamers'

'Blood Red Laughter'

'Didn't Like You Anyway'

'On The 13th Day'

'So Let It Rain'

'Dance Of The Black Tattoo'

'Shadow Town'

'Putting Things In Place'

'Broken Promises'

'See How They Fall'

'From Within'

Vinyl Version

LP 1

Side A

'All The Dreamers'

'Blood Red Laughter'

'Didn't Like You Anyway'

Side B

'On The 13th Day'

'So Let It Rain'

'Dance Of The Black Tattoo'

LP 2

Side A

'Shadow Town'

'Putting Things In Place'

3. Broken Promises'

Side B

'See How They Fall'

'From Within'

One month after the release of On The 13th Day, Magnum set off on a 31-date European tour from October - December 2012.

Magnum tour dates:

October

4 - Sweden - Sweden Rock Cruise
6 - Jönköping, Sweden - Zaragon Rock Club
25 - Berlin, Germany - C-Club
26 - Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
27 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
28 - Cologne, Germany - Kantine
30 - Ingolstadt, Germany - Eventhalle Am Westpark
31 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Seilerei

November

1 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
3 - Bremen, Germany - Tivoli Aladin
5 - Nurnberg, Germany - Hirsch
6 - Augsburg, Germany - Spectrum
7 - Munich, Germany - Ampere
9 - Burglengenfeld, Germany - Vaz
10 - Memmingen, Germany - Kaminwerk
12 - Pilsen, Czech Republic - KD Serikova
13 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
18 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
20 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
21 - Glasgow, UK - Garage
22 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
23 - Holmfirth, UK - Picturedrome
24 - Manchester, UK - Ritz
25 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
27 - Leamington, UK - Leamington Assembly
28 - Southampton, UK - The Brook
29 - London, UK O2 - Academy Islington
30 - Pontypridd, UK - Muni Arts Centre

December

1 - Wolverhampton, UK - The Wulfrun
2 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront

Magnum lineup:

Tony Clarkin - guitars

Bob Catley - vocals

Mark Stanway - keyboards

Al Barrow - bass

Harry James - drums

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