In late 2012, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland-based rockers THE ANSWER entered the studio with ex-LITTLE ANGELS vocalist Toby Jepson at the production helm. The band's fourth studio album, New Horizon, features mixes from rock icon Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA), and will be released on September 30th in the UK/Europe a - ober 1st in North America via Napalm Records.

The band were also honoured and privileged that the late Storm Thorgerson and his team saw fit to design the artwork for the new album, and Storm was working on final ideas for the album cover just before his sad passing.

Vocalist Cormac Neeson states: “We’re back and we’re back in a big way. Our love for rock ‘n’ roll is still as fresh as a skinny dip in the Lagan (that’s the big river that runs through Belfast!) and we really believe that this is by far and away our best album to date. We can’t wait to get out and play it live!”

The band are set to play their first headline dates since March 2012, undertaking a full 40 date European tour through October a - ember 2013.

Confirmed 2013 dates are as follows:

October

11 - Limelight 2 - Belfast, Northern Ireland
12 - Whelans - Dublin, Ireland
17 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
18 - Wulfrun Hall - Wolverhampton, UK
19 - Cockpit - Leeds, UK
20 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
22 - The Garage - Glasgow, UK
23 - O2 Academy - Newcastle, UK
24 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK
25 - Electric Ballroom - London, UK
26 - The Thekla - Bristol, UK
27 - Concorde 2 - Brighton, UK
29 - Patronaat - Haarlem, Netherlands
30 - Metropol - Hengelo, Netherlands
31 - Trix - Antwerp, Belgium

November

1 - Luxor - Koln, Germany
2 - Café Central - Weinheim, Germany
3 - Kleiner Klub - Saarbrucken, Germany
5 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
6 - Universium - Stuttgart, Germany
7 - Pont Rouge - Monthey, Switzerland
8 - Schuur - Luzern, Switzerland
9 - Gaswerk - Winterhur, Switzerland
10 - Conrad Sohm - Dornbirn, Austria
12 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
13 - Strom - Munich, Germany
14 - Magnet - Berlin, Germany
15 - Metal Hammer Festival - Weissenhauser, Germany
16 - Hedon - Zwolle, Netherlands
17 - W2 - Den Bosch, Netherlands
19 - La Transbordeur - Lyon, France
20 - LA2 Apollo - Barcelona, Spain
21 - El Sol - Madrid, Spain
22 - Explosivo Club - Zaragoza, Spain
23 - Kafe Antzokia - Bilboa, Spain
25 - Tunnels - Milan, Italy
26 - Circolo Degli Artisti - Rome, Italy
27 - Viper Theatre - Florence, Italy
29 - Le Trabendo - Paris, France
30 - Hard Rock Hell Festival - Pwllheli, Wales

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