Brazilian thrash legends SEPULTURA have issued the following update:

"Set list is set and you'll guys will have some surprises for the shows.

Tour starts in Europe by the end of the month. Later on North America in March, summer festivals and more (Asia, Oceania) shows till 2010. This will be one hell of a busy year for Sepultura and A-LEX!

And you can be part of it. Just keep checking! More soon! In the meantime, watch the video below and check out what the guys are preparing for the tour."

SPV/Steamhammer will release A-LEX in Germany on January 23rd, in Europe on January 26th, and in the US/Canada on January 27th.

According to a press release, on their latest album, A-LEX, guitarist Andreas Kisser and his three colleagues, Derrick Green (vocals), Paulo Jr. (bass) and new addition Jean Dollabella (drums), have dedicated themselves to Anthony Burgess’s book ‘A Clockwork Orange’, creating an awesome thrash metal opus around this timeless and exciting subject.

The material was produced by Sepultura and Stanley Soares at the Trama Studios in Sao Paulo and mastered by George Marino at New York’s Sterling Sound studios. A-LEX is the first Sepultura album to feature new drummer Jean Dolabella, who joined the fold during the Dante XXI tour.

A-LEX will be available in three versions: in a deluxe Digipak with an embossed cover, in a regular jewel case and on a vinyl gatefold LP.

A-LEX tracklisting: 'A-LEX I', 'Moloko Mesto', 'Filthy Rot', 'We've Lost You', 'What I Do!', 'A-LEX II', 'The Treatment', 'Metamorphosis', 'Sadistic Values', 'Forceful Behavior', 'Conform', 'A-LEX III', 'The Experiment', 'Strike', 'Enough Said', 'Ludwig Van', 'A-LEX IV', 'Paradox'.

Sepultura's European promo company, Pirate Smile, has announced the following dates for the first leg of the band's European tour for their new album, A-Lex:

February

6 - BG-Sofia, Bulgaria - Blue Box
7 - Bucharest, Romania - Polivalent Hall
9 - Beograd, Serbia - SKC
10 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
11 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
12 - Katovice, Poland - Mega Club
13 - Plzen, Czech Republic - KD Serikova
14 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
15 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
17 - Lubljana, Slovenia - Inbox
18 - Sarajevo, Bosnia- CDA
19 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo Club
20 - Innsbruck, Austria - Hafen
21 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
22 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
24 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
25 - Essen, Germany - Turock
26 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
27 - Deventer, Netherlands - Burgerweeshuis
28 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Romain