Manic Street Preachers are set to release their 13th studio album in April next year.

Manic Street Preachers have announced their return with first new material in four years, Resistance Is Futile, due for release on 6th April 2018.

The band says:

The main themes of ‘Resistance is Futile’ are memory and loss; forgotten history; confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration. It’s obsessively melodic – in many ways referencing both the naive energy of ‘Generation Terrorists’ and the orchestral sweep of ‘Everything Must Go’. After delay and difficulties getting started, the record has come together really quickly over the last few months through a surge of creativity and some old school hard work.

Resistance Is Futile will be released on 6th April 2018 on Columbia/Sony (the album is the band’s 13th consecutive release for the label).

To coincide with the release of Resistance Is Futile, the band has announced their biggest series of UK live shows in over a decade.

April

23 – NEWCASTLE, Metro Radio Arena

25 – GLASGOW, The SSE Hydro Arena

27 – BIRMINGHAM, Arena

28 – MANCHESTER, Arena

May

01 – LLANDUDNO, Venue Cymru Arena

02 – LEEDS, First Direct Arena

04 – LONDON, The SSE Arena Wembley

05 – CARDIFF, Motorpoint Arena

Tickets go on sale 9.30am on Friday 24th November 2017.