THE WILDHEARTS have announced and brand new album and tour for next Spring.
Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts will be the band's first release under a new deal with Snakefarm/Integral.
"The songs were written during a period of transition, from extremely negative to positive," says Ginger. "I realised how much control I have over my mental health, and the songs came from that understanding. There’s everything here – catchy choruses, proper fuck-off riffs, anger, frustration, acceptance and revelation, with plenty of insane detours. The album starts pessimistic and ends up like ‘Ah, so I CAN turn my life around?’ Sometimes you have to start from the very bottom, your darkest point. We have more control over our emotions than we think. We control the outcome by how we respond. Once I started learning that, the songs came pissing out. It’s a hard rock album for people who actually love hard rock!"
Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts is available to pre-order in various bundles here. Pre-order the album and you can get order tickets from Wednesday.
To celebrate the release, the band have lined up an eight-date tour for March '25 where the band will be joined by special guests, The Jim Jones All Stars and Dirt Box Disco.
"We’ll be taking a full evening’s entertainment on tour," he adds, "kicking off with party-punks Dirt Box Disco, going to rock ‘n’ roll church with Jim Jones and being flayed alive with The Wildhearts. The party starts when the doors open, so get a buzz on and get down early. Come join the Wildhearts’ community gathering. We guarantee you’ll leave with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll firmly restored.”
Full dates are...
07 Mar - Leadmill, Sheffield
08 Mar - Junction, Cambridge
09 Mar - 02 Ritz, Manchester
11 Mar - Epic, Norwich
13 Mar - Garage, Glasgow
14 Mar - KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
15 Mar - Rock City, Nottingham
16 Mar - 1865, Southampton
Tickets go on general sale this Friday 25 October at 10.00am here.
Pic by Andy Ford