UFO drummer Andy Parker was the guest on Portsmouth, NH radio station WSCA 106.1 FM's Turn It Up show on Saturday, May 16th.

Topics discussed included the new album The Visitor,and the bands 40th anniversary.

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The release date for the 20th studio album from UFO, The Visitor, has been delayed in the US until June 16th via Steamhammer/SPV. The album is out overseas in CD and LP format. There is also a digi-pack album with a bonus track.

The official tracklisting is as follows: 'Saving Me', 'On The Waterfront', 'Hell Driver', 'Stop Breaking Down', 'Rock Ready', 'Living Proof', 'Can't Buy A Thrill', 'Forsaken', 'Villains & Thieves', 'Stranger In Town'.

Bonus track for the digipack - 'Dancing With St. Peter' (2009 Edition).

In constructing this new album, legendary rock icons UFO composed more than 35 new tracks in advance of hitting the studio, 13 of which were short-listed and produced at the studio, and 10 of them making the final cut. The final product; the band's new album, The Visitor.

The current UFO lineup continues to consist of the three original members, Phil Mogg (vocals), Paul Raymond (guitar, keyboards), and Andy Parker (drums), as well as American world-class guitarist Vinnie Moore. Bass legend and original member Pete Way is currently suffering from a liver disease and was unfortunately not available for the studio production.

"All those who have been into UFO for a long time will find all our characteristic trademarks on The Visitor, and anybody new to the band will be impressed by our enthusiasm and dynamism," frontman Phil Mogg enthuses on the subject of the new songs. The Visitor sees the band benefiting especially from their collaboration with Vinnie Moore, who joined UFO in autumn 2003 and has made an excellent impression on the albums You Are Here (2004) and The Monkey Puzzle (2006), and on the band’s tours. Mogg continues,"Without running down previous UFO lineups, it's been a long time since we had a team as strong as this one. Vinnie contributes his youthful energy and amazing guitar technique, and in Andy's return we've seen the reappearance of a musician who has always been very important to the band's original sound."

Confirmed UFO US tour dates are below:

October

2 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
3 - Akron, OH - Tangiers
7 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rex
8 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
9 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
10 - New York, NY - BB Kings
15 - St. Charles, MO - Ameristar Casino
16 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
17 - Hamel, MN - Medina Ballroom
21 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
22 - Redondo Beach, CA - The Brixton
23 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
24 - Las Vegas, NV - Boulder Station Casino
25 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
27 - West Hollywood, CA - Key Club
28 - Modesto, CA - The Fat Cat
29 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
30 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

November

1 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent