PUNK rockers Billy Talent will tour the UK later this year after releasing their fifth studio album, Afraid of Heights, in July.

Recorded at the band’s studio in Toronto through 2015, Afraid Of Heights sees drummer Jordan Hastings stepping in for Aaron Solowoniuk, who has been temporarily side-lined due to a relapse of MS.

Ben Kowalewicz has to say on the record: “This record is about struggle, both within ourselves and within the society we live. It’s about asking questions. It’s about friendship and loyalty, and it’s about choosing not accept things that don’t apply to us, that don't represent us. It’s about believing in the person that’s reflected in the mirror and taking responsibility. It’s about the pressures that society creates and how we’re all trying to figure out where we fit in. It’s about following your dreams and knowing that when you get knocked down you have to get back up. It’s about listening to our planet and learning to respect her. It’s about love and loss and life…but more importantly it’s about the power of rock 'n' roll.”

The band have also announced their first UK tour in more than four years, with the band performing at the Tramshed, Cardiff on October 24.

Since the release of their self-titled debut in 2003, Billy Talent have sold nearly one million albums in Canada alone and nearly three million albums sold internationally.

To see Benjamin Kowalewicz, Iain D’Sa, Jon Gallant, Jordan Hastings and Aaron Solowoniuk as Billy Talent perform get your tickets from billytalent.seetickets.com/tour/billy-talent