Sweden's MESHUGGAH have updated the "Tour" page at their official website with the addition of the following European summer festival dates:

June

23 - Kauhajoki, Finland - Nummirock
29 - Borlänge, Sweden - Peace & Love
30 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Metaltown

July

2 - Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
7 - Bergum, Holland - Waldrock
8 - Salzhaus, Switzerland - Winthertur
12 - Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival
14 - Venice, Italy - Frozen Rock Open Air

The band recently issued the following update:

"Yup, it’s us again already!! (Oh, that soon!? - you think) We know you guys think we update this site way too often and that our continous “super-flux” of information is a bit too much for all y’all to handle!!

Well, here’s yet another little tidbit for your over-full mouths and minds to nibble on:

As you’ve already read and/or heard from other places than the source from where, in a perfect world, you should have heard it (i.e this site) that we’re writing for coming album and we’re just about to start recording!

This album will rock your flee-ridden socks off! (that is - if you let it) We’re aiming at a fall release, hopefully September!

Doing some Euro/Scandinavian festivals this summer, starting late June through August, so check the tour schedule over the next few weeks as dates will be posted there!"

Another message reads, "Another little something for you drummers out there!

Vic Firth has released a Tomas Haake signature stick! It should be readily available in stores, at least in the US! If it's not available at your local store in Europe yet, it will be within the next few weeks/months!

It’s fairly big stick, but really well balanced! So all you guys who play like 5B/2B or bigger size sticks should check these babies out!!"

Also, the band's webmaster states, "The Meshuggah beings have transmitted to me their intent to have a new website up and running at the latest by the time of the new album release!

Whether this is a joke those humans use to further instigate frustration and possibly even resentment among their followers - I cannot interpret in the vague signals emitting from the neuro-transmitter-devices they most commonly call brains!

After all, what am I - God!??"