U.K. juggernauts ENTER SHIKARI–known for an eclectic sound that audaciously melds hardcore punk with pulse-pumping drum’n'bass and dark, gut-churning dubstep– have just released their new album COMMON DREADS. The album is available for purchase through  iTunes and  Amazon as well as the band’s own store:  http://gomerch.com/entershikari; limited edition bundles with the physical CD will be available at the above link.

For the new album, the group headed to the isolated Isle Of Wight and holed-up at Arreton Manor studio for three months with veteran producer Andy Gray (U2, Tori Amos, Korn, Gary Numan). COMMON DREADS is a 15-song soundtrack for an entire generation on a mission to define the era in which it was born: one of recession, paranoia, state control and the fallout of decades of accelerated capitalism; and on the other side, an era of hope, creativity, humanity, hedonism, irreverence and fun. “Politics are unavoidable,” explains lead vocalist ROU REYNOLDS. “We just can’t write sappy music. Our first album was cryptic and metaphor-heavy, this one is more direct. Since we gained popularity, we realized, whether we like it or not, we have the ability to influence people–and with that is a responsibility to speak our minds.” COMMON DREADS is destined to unite the tribes, divide the critics and thoroughly satisfy anyone who has witnessed the mad live spectacle that is ENTER SHIKARI.

Check out the video for “Juggernauts”:

Enter Shikari headlining U.S. tour:
7/2 New York, NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy
7/3 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
7/5 Providence, RI Club Hell
7/6 Albany, NY Valentines
7/7 S. Hackensack, NJ School of Rock
7/8 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock

Enter Shikari headlining U.S. tour with August Burns Red, Bless The Fall, I Wrestled A Bear Once:
7/10 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
7/11 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom
7/12 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
7/13 Akron, OH Musica
7/14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
7/15 Chicago, IL House of Blues
7/16 Madison, WI The Loft
7/18 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
7/21 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
7/22 Los Angeles, CA Key Club
7/23 San Diego, CA Soma
7/24 Pomona, CA The Glass House
7/25 Pomona, CA The Glass House
7/26 Scottsdale, AZ Venue of Scottsdale
7/27 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
7/29 Dallas, TX The Max