Armin van Buuren Streams New Album 'Intense' on Spotify Before May 3rd Release Date (LISTEN): 'A State of Trance' DJ, Producer Announces North American Tour Dates

The wait for the latest studio album from Armin van Buuren, the #1 DJ in the world, is finally over! The Dutch trance DJ has made his entire new album, "Intense," available for free full streaming on Spotify (LISTEN below) with only a few days left before its anticipated May 3rd release.

Armin took to Twitter to reveal the exciting news yesterday:

"BIG NEWS! My new album "Intense" is now available on @spotify #AvBIntense."

As Dancing Astronaut reports, Armin has also revealed his plans to travel across the US, coast to coast, on his North American tour (of the same name) to accompany the spring release of "Intense." The tour is set to kick off on the same day of the album release, May 3rd, in Los Angeles, California and will span the rest of the month (see list of dates & cities below).

Trance fans who have fallen in love with Armin van Buuren's first lead singles off of his new album, including "This is What It Feels Like" and "Who's Afraid of 138?!" no longer have to wait until Friday to hear the complete set from their favorite "A State of Trance" radio show producer.

"These are exciting times for me and I can't wait to hear what my fans think of 'Intense'. I wanted to give them the opportunity of checking out the album for free, before its official release. I hope they love the album as much as I do!"

Arminvanbuuren.com states:

From the enchanting musical fusion that is title-track 'Intense' ft. Grammy-award winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, to the smash of 'This Is What It Feels Like' ft. Trevor Guthrie, the feel-good tunes of 'Beautiful Life ft. Cindy Alma and 'Turn This Love Around' ft. NERVO & Laura V., the fragile 'Sound of The Drums' with Laura Jansen, prog-trancy 'Last Stop Before Heaven', hard-hitting 'Who's Afraid of 138?!' and much, much more. There's lots to discover about 'Intense', so take your time and let its music take you in completely.

The world-renowned DJ is extremely excited to finally release the "Intense" finished project. He tweeted on April 25th:

"Feels great to hold the finished product in my hands after all these months of planning and working...#AvBIntense"

DJ Armin van Buuren was named the number 1 DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 in 2012 for the 4th time. He also holds the 'Best Global DJ' and 'Best Trance Artist' title, awarded to him at the International Dance Music Awards and Beatport Awards, respectively. His radio show A State of Trance, a 2 hour selection of trance and progressive music tuned to by nearly 5 million listeners every week, received the IDMA for 'Best Mix Radio Show' for 5 years in a row. Furthermore, Armin was awarded for 'Best Podcast', became the most popular International DJ at Australia's Sony inthemix DJ Poll and, in March 2010, received the 'Gouden Harp', the highest distinction a Dutch artist can get.

Listen to the latest from the successful DJ's forthcoming album Intense, available for purchase on Friday, and don't miss out on the opportunity to experience Armin live, while he tours North America in May.

Listen to the pre-stream of "Intense" here: