If you follow him on Twitter, you already know that The Whomping Willows‘ fourth full-length album, Demons at the Helm, is ready earlier than expected. Matt has agreed to extend this happy surprise to his fans, but only if you pre-order it before Earth Day, April 22nd. If you order it on or after Earth Day, you will receive the CD right before LeakyCon as originally planned. The CD release party will still be Friday, May 22nd, at LeakyCon.

Matt has also decided to run a contest with the pre-orders. Everyone who pre-orders the album from the state that has the most pre-orders will get prints of Frak’s original sketches for the album artwork and the alternate design that has never been seen by anyone except Frak and Matt.

At the moment, Missouri is in the lead. Are you going to let Missouri take away your chances to get this limited-edition artwork (especially you, fellow Pennsylvanians!)? I think not. Get out there and pre-order this right now at The Whomping Willows’ MySpace!