I think you're right about the release date in October mate.
It may be the first single that is being released in September.
A possibility could be that the first single is heard/released - 21st September and the album is released 12th October.
It's not as if I'm going to have to wait that long before hearing it though. Sometimes bands put the whole album up on Myspace etc for a week to promote it don't they. If not I wouldn't be suprised if it was leaked a few weeks before it is due for release, if not earlier.
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