Earlier this year Michael Brown gave Amplifier's new record an 8/10, writing that it embraced its past but was unafraid of the future, which sounds like a good mix to us. There's a hive of activity around them at the moment, with a track to download, a video and some upcoming tour dates. The track is 'Planet of Insects' and it can be downloaded below, via BandCamp.

And here is the accompanying video for it...

...and now here are those tour dates!

December:
4 - Nottingham, Rock City
5 - Glasgow, Cathouse
6 - York, The Duchess
7 - Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
8 - Colchester, Arts Centre
9 - London, Islington Academy
11 - Manchester, Academy 3
12 - Bristol, Fleece

Tickets for all of these dates are available from here.