46 years after releasing their groundbreaking debut, Damned Damned Damned, music pioneers The Damned return with DARKADELIC, their first studio album since 2018’s UK Top 10 Evil Spirits. It follows on the long dark coattails of last year’s live release A Night of a Thousand Vampires(UK #1 on Official Blu-Ray Charts) and will be released on April 28th 2023 on earMUSIC.
DARKADELIC catches the band once again evolving and expanding upon their unique universe and features some of The Damned’s sharpest song writing and genre-bending performances. Alongside Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray and Monty Oxymoron, William Granville-Taylor joins the band on drums.
Watch the Video of ‘The Invisible Man’ HERE
Today also marks the release of the first single and video for ‘The Invisible Man’. It’s the first glimpse into the world of DARKADELIC, The Damned’s 12th studio album. Accompanied by a gloriously delirious video from director Martin Gooch, it swirls Captain Sensible’s trippy guitar swaths into David Vanian’s signature snarling baritone vocals in a tale of mystery and madness. It is one step beyond into a new Darkadelic universe as could only be conjured up by The Damned.
Pre-order the album DARKADELIC HERE
DARKADELIC will be released on CD Digipak, 1LP Black Vinyl(Gatefold, 180g), Ltd. 1LP Transparent Vinyl including DARKADELIC Slipmat(Gatefold, 180g) and digitally. Several exclusive items, such as signed art prints, t-shirts and tote bags will be available via the official DARKADELIC D2C shop. See all exclusive D2C items here.
Following their formation in 1976, The Damned remain one of the most groundbreaking bands coming out of the 70s British punk rock scene. With 11 studio albums and several UK chart singles, the band are pioneers who rose from Londonto earn an ever-expanding global fan base fueled by legendary live shows. Their dark lyrics and David Vanian’s rich baritone vocals also catapulted The Damned to the forefront of the Goth-Rock genre.
After touring the US with Blondie in 2022, The Damned return to the road with a European and UK tour starting March 3rd in Paris. They just announced a second show in London at the Alexandra Palace Theatre on April 21st, tickets on sale from today, Friday 3rd February at 10am, link here.
DARKADELIC Track listing:
Side A:
The Invisible Man
Bad Weather Girl
You’re Gonna Realise
Beware Of The Clown
Western Promise
Wake The Dead
Side B:
Follow Me
Motorcycle Man
Girl I’ll Stop At Nothing
Leader Of The Gang
From Your Lips
Roderick
See all UK dates and venues below.
THE DAMNED – MARCH/APRIL 2023 UK TOUR DATES
Fri 31 March – Cardiff – Great Hall
Sat 01 April – Southend – Cliffs Pavilion
Sun 02 April – Oxford – O2 Academy
Tue 04 April – Nottingham – Rock City
Wed 05 April – Liverpool – O2 Academy
Fri 07 April – Newcastle – NX
Sat 08 April – Glasgow – O2 Academy
Mon 10 April – Leeds – O2 Academy
Tue 11 April – Manchester – Albert Hall
Thu 13 April – Birmingham – Town Hall
Fri 14 April – Bristol – O2 Academy
Sat 15 April – Norwich – The Nick Rayns
Mon 17 April – Brighton – Dome
Tue 18 April – Southampton – O2 Guildhall
Thu 20 April – London – Alexandra Palace Theatre
Fri 21 April – London – Alexandra Palace Theatre
THE DAMNED line-up are:
Dave Vanian – Vocals
Captain Sensible – Guitar
Monty Oxymoron – Keyboards
Paul Gray – Bass
Will Glanville-Taylor – Drums
