Southern California’s INTRONAUT will release their new album, Valley Of Smoke, on November 22nd in Europe via Century Media Records. The album will be released on October 12th in North America. The European version contains the bonus song 'Vernon'.

Valley Of Smoke was produced by the acclaimed Josh Newell (JANE'S ADDICTION) and will quickly solidify them as genre visionaries. The cover artwork was handled by David D’Andrea, who designed albums for WINO, ULVER and WITCHCRAFT, as well as several gig posters for SLEEP, HIGH ON FIRE, ISIS, etc.

Sacha Dunable (vocals/guitars) states: “The new album was quite exhausting, but it's paid off. Josh Newell killed it on the production side of things even while bogged down with some more lucrative projects, and we were lucky enough to have this guy Justin (from some band I won't name drop, but will say that it rhymes with ‘Cool’) come in and co-write/perform on a song with us where we have two drummers and two bassists going at once. That's right folks, pure excess. Other than that, this record rules so much that I'm literally embarrassed to have been a part of everything we've done up until now. Not to sound pretentious, but this is absolutely the best music ever made.”

As a first glimpse at what to expect you can now listen to the brand-new track 'Elegy' and watch some footage from the album’s recording sessions. Check out the clip below.

Furthermore, the album’s instrumental title-track employees the use of two drum sets and two bass guitars resulting in one of the band’s most epic pieces yet. Check out a making-of clip below to witness the creation of the song.

To properly promote the new album live, the band will kick off the touring cycle as direct support of HELMET in the US from early October on, followed by a full European tour in early 2011.

Tour dates:

October

8 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
9 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
10 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
11 - House Of Bricks - Des Moines, IA (Headlining)
12 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
13 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s
15 - Columbus, OH - Skully’s Music Diner
16 - Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick
17 - Toronto, ONT - Lee’s Palace
19 - Montreal, QUE - Studio
20 - Boston, MA - The Middle East
22 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
23 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
24 - West Chester, PA - The Note
25 - Velvet Lounge - Washington, DC (Headlining)
26 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont
27 - Nashville, TN - 12 and Porter
28 - Downtown Music - Little Rock, AR (Headlining)
29 - Houston, TX - The Scout Bar
30 - Austin, TX - Red 7
31 - Dallas, TX - The Loft

November

2 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
3 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
4 - Rogue - Scottsdale, AZ (Headlining)
5 - Los Angeles, CA - The Key Club