Frontiers Records will issue STYX’ covers album, Big Bang Theory, in a special slipcase edition in Europe on May 16th.

Big Bang Theory is the first studio album from Styx since 2003's Cyclorama. Inspired by a recording session at the legendary Chess Studios in Chicago resulting in the 2004 digital download and radio success of its rendition of THE BEATLES' ‘I Am The Walrus’, Styx has recorded its interpretation of the great rock & roll songbook.

Among the highlights on the 14-selection Big Bang Theory is ‘Blue Collar Man 2004’ a new studio version of the band's 1978 Top 40 hit. The other songs re-recorded by Styx in its own instantly recognizable style are classics of the '60s and '70s. Included are THE WHO's ‘I Can See

For Miles’, THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL's ‘Summer In The City’, PROCOL HARUM's ‘A Salty Dog’, BLIND FAITH's ‘Can't Find My Way Home’, JIMI HENDRIX's ‘Manic Depression’, JETHRO TULL's ‘Locomotive Breath’ and FREE's ‘Wishing Well’.

In related news, Styx have scheduled the following European live dates for June:

June

7 at Columbiahalle in Berlin, Germany

8 at Stadtpark Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany

9 at Sweden Rock Festival in Solvesborg, Sweden

11 at Arrow Classic Rock Festival in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands

13 at Rock City in Nottingham, UK

15 at Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland

16 at Symphony Hall in Birmingham, UK

17 at Apollo in Manchester, UK

18 at Hammersmith Apollo in London, UK

19 at Colston Hall in Bristol, UK

23 at Jarhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany

24 at Museumsplatz in Ronn, Germany

25 at Killesberg in Stuttgart, Germany

26 at Tollwood Festival in Munich, Germany

27 at Z7 in Zurich, Germany

28 at Mazda Palace in Milan, Italy