MUMBAI: Legendary Irish rock group U2 will release their new album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb in a few days time.

VH1.com and MTV.com are giving visitors a chance to hear the music a week in advance of its 23 November release.

Users can log onto http://www.vh1.com to Hear Music First: U2 and www.mtv.com to The Leak beginning tomorrow 16 November to stream the entire album for free. Users will also have the option to pre-order the album and have it delivered on the day of release.

In addition, fans visiting VH1.com and MTV.com can access band news, photos and watch the video for the band's first single Vertigo. Visitors to VH1.com can view a video retrospective of favourite videos from each U2 album from the past. Finally, MTV2 in the US will airing Viewer's Choice: U2's Greatest on 19 November.