As previously reported, this summer, EXTREME will release Saudades de Rock (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years. Saudades de Rock will be released on August 12th on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.

Saudades de Rock will be released in Europe on August 1st via Frontiers Records.

According to a press release, the iconic rock foursome - vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo – recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. Saudades de Rock boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of 'Star' (first single), the groove-laden, swagger of 'King', a raw funk rock anthem called 'Learn To Love', and the expressive ballad 'Ghost'.

Saudades de Rock tracklisting includes: 'Star', 'Comfortably Dumb', 'Learn To Love', 'Take Us Alive', 'Run', 'Last Hour', 'Flower Man', 'King Of The Ladies', 'Ghost', 'Slide', 'Interface', 'Sunrise', 'Peace (Saudade)', 'Americocaine' (demo 1985 – European bonus track).

'Star' is streaming online here.

"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's Rock and Roll. Saudades de Rock."

Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."

The multi-platinum, Boston-bred band's 2008 Take Us Alive world tour gets underway on July 29th at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, Extreme will be a co-headliner on July 11th at the five day Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, OK.

Extreme's tour schedule has been updated and is now as follows:

July

11 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
29 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
31 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion

August

1 - Long Island NY - Brookhaven
2 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
4 - New York City, NY - Fillmore at Irving Plaza
5 - Lancaster PA - Chameleon Club
6 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
8 - Detroit, MI - Emerald Theater
9 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
10 - Cincinnati, OH - Union Center Blvd Bash
12 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend
13 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
15 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
16 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
18 - New Orleans LO - House of Blues
19 - Houston TX - Meridian
20 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
25 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
26 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues