The Dropkick Murphys have announced that they will release their eighth album, 'Signed And Sealed In Blood', on January 7th, via Born And Bred/CoOperative Music.

The album is their second with producer Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem), which was recorded at Boston’s Q Division studios and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes). “We had such a great time writing our last album, Going Out In Style and we were excited to get back into the studio right away,” says bassist and co-lead singer Ken Casey. “Where Going Out in Style was a concept album—kind of intricate and difficult—this one is catchy, fun, and is gonna damage a lot of speakers."

Dropkick Murphys kick off the next leg of their Autumn US tour on Oct 29th in Grand Rapids, MI. The band will play a number of dates along the West Coast and the Mountain States, including two shows in Canada. This will be followed by a UK tour and a handful of European dates kicking off in Dublin on Jan 12th.

The UK/Ireland dates are:

January
12 Dublin Vicar Street
15 Manchester HMV Ritz
16 Glasgow Barrowland
17 Nottingham Rock City
18 London HMV Forum
19 London HMV Forum