Legendary Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have posted the first of several video updates regarding their new album and plans for 2011. View the clip below:

Sepultura will return to North America for a massive headlining tour next April/May in support of their upcoming Nuclear Blast Records debut. Joining them will be a veritable united nations on metal in the form of Austria’s BELPHEGOR, Norway’s KEEP OF KALESSIN, Poland’s HATE, Montreal Canada’s NEURAXIS, and California based thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD. Starting May 23rd Seattle Washington’s own insanely heavy, melodic metal kings NEVERMORE, will replace bondage obsessed blackened death metallers Belphegor to finish out the tour.

Confirmed North American shows for 2011 are as follows:

January (with Angra)

13 - House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
14 - House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

April (with Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood)

18 - The Opera House – Toronto, ON
19 - Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC
20 - Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA
22 - The Palladium – Worcester, MA
23 - Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
24 - The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
25 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
26 - Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
27 - The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL
28 - Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
29 - The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

May (with Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood)

1 - Clicks – Tyler, TX
2 - Scout Bar – Houston, TX
3 - Trees – Dallas, TX
5 - Jake's – Lubbock, TX
6 - Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
7 - The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ (+ D.R.I.)
8 - Club DV8 – Tucson, AZ (+ D.R.I.)
9 - House of Blues – San Diego, CA
10 - The Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
11 - The Grand Ballroom at Regency Center – San Francisco, CA
12 - Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
13 - El Corazon – Seattle, WA
14 - The Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
16 - Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO
18 - Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
19 - Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
20 - Blondie's – Detroit, MI
21 - Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
22 - Peabody's – Cleveland, OH

May (with Nevermore, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood)

23 - Expo Five – Louisville, KY
24 - The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
26 - The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB
27 - The Exchange – Regina, SK
28 - Dickens – Calgary, AB
29 - Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
31 - Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC

Sepultura have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet Sepultura. VIP and reduced service charge tickets on sale now exclusively through Enterthevault.com. Tickets also on sale through all other normal ticketing systems.

Sepultura recently inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band will enter the studio before the end of the year to begin work on a new studio album for a 2011 release.