The Damned will release a new album titled, ‘Evil Spirits’, on April 13 via Search and Destroy / Spinefarm Records.

Celebrated as being the most entertaining of the original punk bands, The Damnedwere the very first British band to release a punk single (their mighty debut New Rose, released on 22nd October 1976) and quickly gained a reputation as the band that would always deliver an accomplished live set, ever since they started playing live in tiny punk clubs that same year.

Always unforgettable, The Damned continue to wave the flag for originality, stick two fingers up to mediocrity and celebrate a DIY punk ethos in the face of plastic entertainment and scripted reality. Original members David Vanian and Captain Sensible never expected to still be doing it 40 years later, but here they are – as their loyal following will attest, all simply because they are still an incredible live band who sound as fresh and exciting as they did way back in 1976.

The first video off the album, ‘Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow’, can be viewed below.