Welsh rockers FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND have just announced they'll be undertaking a number of instore signings, hosted by Atticus Clothing, whilst on their 24-date UK tour which kicks off THIS WEEK!! NEW Single 'Kicking and Screaming out NOW.. read the review HERE .. watch the Video HERE

Their hugely-anticipated fourth album 'Memory & Humanity' is released onto the world NEXT MONDAY (October 13), exactly five years to the day their debut record 'Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation' hit the shelves!

The first on their own label, Join Us, it is a diverse and exciting album that will no doubt match the successes of their previous releases.

Featuring thirteen new tracks, 'Memory And Humanity' draws fire from the muscular intensity of their earlier material and melds it seamlessly to the melodic intelligence of latter albums 'Hours' and 'Tales Don't Tell Themselves'. This album shows the band to be as incisively relevant as ever.

So catch the guys for some instore signing action on the following dates.....

Mon 20 Oct Hull, Blue Banana (5.30-6.30)
Fri 31 Oct Portsmouth, Dress Code (5.30-6.30)
Sat 1 Nov Oxford, Tiger Lily (5.30-6.30)
Mon 3 Nov Norwich Rock Collection (5.30-6.30)

.....And catch their live show, with support coming from Canadian metallers Cancer Bats, Irish upstarts In Case Of Fire and Welsh combo Attack Attack, at one of these....

Fri 10 Oct Isle of Man Villa Marina
Sun 12 Oct Liverpool Barfly
Tue 14 Oct Dublin Academy
Wed 15 Oct Belfast Spring & Airbrake
Thu 16 Oct Inverness Ironworks
Sat 18 Oct Glasgow ABC
Sun 19 Oct Leeds Metropolitan University
Mon 20 Oct Hull University
Wed 22 Oct Preston 53 Degrees
Thu 23 Oct Whitehaven Civic Hall
Fri 24 Oct Manchester Academy 2
Sun 26 Oct Birmingham Academy
Mon 27 Oct Coventry Kasbah
Tue 28 Oct Nottingham Rock City
Thu 30 Oct Exeter Lemon Grove
Fri 31 Oct Portsmouth Pyramid
Sat 01 Nov Oxford Academy
Mon 03 Nov Norwich Waterfront
Tue 04 Nov London Forum
Tue 09 Dec Tenby De Valence Pavilion
Wed 10 Dec Swansea Sin City
Fri 12 Dec Cardiff University
Sat 13 Dec Wrexham Central Station
Sun 14 Dec Aberystwyth Arts Centre

www.funeralforafriend.com

"This album's greatest asset is that it's an irreplaceable soundtrack for being young, British, intelligent and triumphing over adversity. And Funeral For A Friend were the only rock band who were ever going to supply that in 2008. Welcome home, boys!" KERRANG

"'Memory & Humanity'...the best rock album of 2008!" THE FLY

"('Memory & Humanity') should see their circle of friends grow further than ever!" ROCKSOUND

"FFAF have found new life in chewing up British rock and triumphantly spitting it in your eye." DISORDER

"Funeral For A Friend have come back with another solid album.." LOADED

"'Memory & Humanity' finds them rediscovering some of the aggression of their early years." Q

"As the opening, chugging riff of opening track 'Rules And Games' breathes into life, only one thought is really in your head: thank God, they're back!" KERRANG