Kasabian release their explosive new track ‘Vlad The Impaler’ – available as a free download from 7.30pm, March 31st until midnight, ONLY from www.kasabian.co.uk

Written by Serge Pizzorno and produced by Serge and Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, DJ Shadow) it is the first taster from their incredible new album ‘The West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum’, out June 8th.  Their first physical single release from the new LP will be ‘Fire’ (June 1st).

‘Vlad The Impaler’ is a turbo-charged rock anthem; a full on rant from start to finish sped along by Tom Meighan’s searing vocal. “Vlad is a total chaos tune,” enthuses Serge. “It’s a call out to all our people, the ones who are tuned into our radio station.”

The video for ‘Vlad The Impaler’, which makes its debut on www.kasabian.co.uk from 7.30pm, March 31st will then be available on YouTube.

The video is directed and written by Richard Ayoade (Arctic Monkeys, Last Shadow Puppets, Vampire Weekend) produced by Warp Films, shot on a potato farm outside Doncaster and stars Noel Fielding.

Noel Fielding plays the titular Vlad The Impaler - a dark, bushy moustached, big eye-browed character, who causes the most unimaginable havoc in every given situation. Sally Hawkins best known for her golden globe-winning role in ‘Happy Go Lucky’ makes a small cameo as one of Vlad’s victims.

Kasabian - Serge Pizzorno (Songwriter, Guitar, Vocals), Tom Meighan (Vocals), Chris Edwards (Bass) and Ian Matthews (Drums) play a Teenage Cancer Trust headline show at the Royal Albert Hall, March 27th, preceding this are 3 warm-up gigs in Margate, Preston and Leeds, which sold out in minutes.

Kasabian UK tour dates are:

May
Fri 29th        LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall  
Sat 30th       LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall  
Sun 31st      LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall   
 
June
Tue 2nd        WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Hall  
Wed 3rd        WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Hall  
Tue 9th          NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy       
Sat 13th        SWINDON, Oasis                        
Sun 14th       BRIDLINGTON, Spa                     
Tue 16th       DUNDEE, Caird Hall                    
Thu 18th       GLASGOW, O2 Academy         
Wed 24th      NOTTINGHAM, Rock City           
Thu 25th        LIVERPOOL, Uni                           
Mon 29th       SHEFFIELD, O2 Academy           
Tue 30th        MANCHESTER, O2 Academy    
 
July
Thu 2nd       SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall          
Fri 3rd          NEWPORT, Centre                        
 
Mon 6th        PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall              
Tue 7th        CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange     
Thu 16th      LONDON, Brixton O2 Academy    
Fri 17th        LONDON, Brixton O2 Academy        
 
Tickets go on sale 9am Friday April 3rd, priced at: £22.50 + booking fee