Swedish extremists DARK TRANQUILLITY have announced the following dates in Russia and the Ukraine:

December

6 - Kiev, Ukraine - Club Bingo
7 - Moscow, Russia - Milk Club
8 - Yekaterinburg, Russia - Tele Club
9 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Glav Club

Dark Tranquillity recently posted a trailer for their new ZERO DISTANCE project, of which more details will be revealed in the near future. Check it out below:

Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin was always responsible for the band's visual appearance, whether it's cover artwork and merch designs, and for the last couple of years also the live video projections. Under the name of his own design studio, Cabin Fever, he also created artwork for bands like ARCH ENEMY, TURISAS and many more.

The video for the epic masterpiece, 'Iridium', from Dark Tranquillity's latest album, We Are The Void, debuts his first official film work and is based on the live video projections from the current live show.

Mikael Stanne (vocals) about the song: "I remember back in 1996 when Niklas first showed me the rough ideas of something he had recorded on his newly bought portable studio. I instantly loved it but felt at the time that it would be hard for it to fit in on an album. He called it 'Iridium' and I remember sitting in my room trying endlessly to come up with lyrics and vocal melodies for it. After a while it fell into oblivion until 2000 when Martin Brändström joined the band. He and Niklas started working on it again but even then it felt a bit out of place for the album we were working on. So come 2009 and we finally feel ready for this strange piece of music. We once again worked on it for a long time and the end result is something we are very satisfied with. So it only feels natural for Niklas to create his first proper video for this song. I think you find that it accompanies the strangeness of the song and showcases the genius and insanity of the one we call Niklas Sundin. Enjoy!"

Check out the video below:

Watch out for another Dark Tranquillity video from Niklas Sundin in co-operation with photographer Peter Herneheim, to be released soon.

Rock The Nation recently announced dates for the Neckbreaker's Ball IV tour, featuring the following confirmed acts: Dark Tranquillity, ELUVEITIE, DEATH ANGEL, VARG (rotating slot), MERCENARY (rotating slot), and OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Confirmed dates include:

October

28 - München, Germany - Backstage
29 - Linz, Austria - Posthof
30 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
31 - Wien, Austria - Arena

November

1 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
2 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Cvetlicarna
3 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
4 - Klagenfurt, Austria - Messehalle
5 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
6 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
7 - London, England - Electric Ballroom
8 - Paris, France - Bataclan
10 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
11 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
12 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall
13 - Hengelo, Netherlands - Metropol
14 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
15 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
16 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
17 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
18 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
19 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW
20 - Hannover, Germany - Faust

Further details at this location.