Swedish "art rockers" Cult of Luna will release their first studio album in five years, Vertikal, in early 2013. The CD is said to be thematically influenced by the film Metropolis, a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition.

Cult of Luna will launch a European headlining tour on January 17 in Hamburg, Germany.

Jan. 17 - Hamburg, Knust
Jan. 18 - Luxembourg, Kulturfabrik
Jan. 19 - Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
Jan. 20 - Sheffield, Corporation
Jan. 21 - Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
Jan. 22 - London, The Garage
Jan. 24 - Paris, Le Divan Du Monde
Jan. 25 - Vannes, L'Echonova
Jan. 26 - Bordeaux, Le Krakatoa
Jan. 27 - Bilbao, Sonora
Jan. 28 - Lisbon, Paradise Garage
Jan. 29 - Porto, Hard Club
Jan. 30 - Madrid, Caracol
Jan. 31 - Barcelona, Razzmatazz 3
Feb. 01 - Beaumont, Le Tremplin
Feb. 02 - Karlsruhe, Stadtmitte

Festival appearances:

Apr. 20 - Tilburg, Roadburn Festival
May 03 - Wroclaw, Asymmetry Festival

Tickets for all headlining shows will go on sale on Monday, October 8.

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