SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: Launch new single "Diamond Under Pressure"

It's drawing closer...Swedish vintage style hard rock pioneers SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will release their 9th studio […]

February 19, 2016

It's drawing closer...Swedish vintage style hard rock pioneers SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will release their 9th studio album entitled "Sunrise To Sundown" on March 18th, 2016 in Europe as well as March 25th, 2016 in North America via InsideOutMusic.

Therefore, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS are now launching the album's second single, "Diamond Under Pressure", via a lyric-video created by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media (At The Gates, Grave, Arcturus, etc.), who also did the artwork for "Sunrise To Sundown".

Check out the new single here:
https://youtu.be/EXMz_vIKrhU

"Diamond Under Pressure" is also available as digital single via Spotify here:
https://bit.ly/dupSPOTIFY

Previously, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS launched the album's first title-track "Sunrise To Sundown" here: https://youtu.be/hhl5aEW4rVs

"Sunrise To Sundown" is also available as digital single via Spotify here:
https://bit.ly/stsSPOTIFY

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS guitarist and main composer Michael Amott checked in to comment about "Diamond Under Pressure" as follows:

"Diamond Under Pressure" is a song that our keyboard player Per Wiberg brought in as an awesome instrumental and I proceeded to write a lyric and vocal arrangement for it, I was inspired by a late night, alcohol fuelled conversation I'd had with our producer Staffan Karlsson for this one. Always a great time to be collaborate on music with Per and I think this is one of my favourites off the new album, despite all its obvious "Purple-esque" overtones it's still retains a very typical Spiritual Beggars feel. Looking forward to playing this one live on tour this spring!"

The complete tracklisting for the new SPIRITUAL BEGGARS album is as follows:

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS - "Sunrise To Sundown"
1. Sunrise To Sundown
2. Diamond Under Pressure
3. What Doesn't Kill You
4. Hard Road
5. Still Hunter
6. No Man's Land
7. I Turn To Stone
8. Dark Light Child
9. Lonely Freedom
10. You've Been Fooled
11. Southern Star

Just like on their previous two album releases, "Return To Zero" (2010) and "Earth Blues" (2013), SPIRITUAL BEGGARS stellar line-up is consists of bandleader Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, ex Carcass) on guitars, teaming up with Apollo Papathanasio (ex Firewind) on vocals, Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, Witchery) on bass, Per Wiberg (Candlemass, ex Opeth) on keyboards as well as Ludwig Witt (Grand Magus, Firebird) on drums. And "Sunrise To Sundown" not only easily demonstrates how much on top of their game SPIRITUAL BEGGARS still are after over 20 years of activities, but also adds a fresh and spontaneous vibe to their impressive catalogue.

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will be hitting the road soon to promote "Sunrise To Sundown":

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS - Live 2016:
27.03.2016 - Schijndel, The Netherlands- Paaspop
28.03.2016 - Cologne, Germany - Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld
29.03.2016 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
31.03.2016 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
01.04.2016 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
02.04.2016 - Essen, Germany - Turock
04.04.2016 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
06.04.2016 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
07.04.2016- Rouen, France - Le 106
08.04.2016 - Brest, France- Plougarock Festival Warm Up
09.04.2016 - Nantes, France - Le Ferrailleur
10.04.2016 - Paris, France - Backstage By The Mill
12.04.2016 - Munich, Germany - Strom
14.04.2016 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
15.04.2016 - Malmö, Sweden - KB *
16.04.2016 - Stockholm, Sweden - Göta Källare *
17.04.2016 - Göteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers *
28.04.2016 - Berlin, Germany - Desertfest
07.07.2016 - Ballenstedt, Germany- Rock Harz Open Air *
08.07.2016 - Oulu, Finland - Jalometalli Metal Music Festival