Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse Sonic Syndicate have announced festival dates for the summer of 2014, as well as The Diabolical Tour Of Art tour supporting the band's upcoming fifth, self-titled studio album.

Commented the band: "It’s crazy, exciting, and mind-blowing to be back! The one thing we were looking forward to more than hitting the studio, was getting back on the road and seeing our fans, and now we have a killer new album to go out with! We can’t wait for you to hear the new material, and of course we’ll be ripping apart the stage with our favorite songs from all our albums! It is our personal mission to guarantee that these will be our most kick-ass, energetic and dynamic live shows yet. If you’ve seen SOSY live before then you’re gonna want to see the Diabolical Tour Of Art as its gonna be bigger, better and more bad-ass. If you’ve never seen SOSY live before then now is the perfect time to join the party, and get to one of the cities we’re playing. Damn, this is gonna be good!”

Tour dates:

July

11 - Aachen, Germany - Musik Bunker (Release Special)
12 - Ballenstedt, Germany - Rock Harz Festival
18 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Zakk (Release Special)
19 - Nordheim, Germany - Sunstorm Festival

August

9 - Gävle, Sweden - Getaway Festival

October

8 - Lviv, Ukraine - Zahid Festival
11 - Münster, Germany - Sputnikhalle
12 - Köln, Germany - Underground
14 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
15 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
16 - Herisau - Pontem
17 - München, Germany - Backstage
18 - Adelsheim, Germany - Live Factory
20 - Wien, Austria - Viper Room
21 - Prag, Czech Republic - Nova Chmelnice
22 - Berlin, Germany - SO36
23 - Stuttgart, Germany - Universum
24 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
25 - Kiel, Germany - Pumpe

Sonic Syndicate recently released the first song off the band's upcoming fifth studio album. Check out the lyric video for "Black Hole Halo" below:

Sonic Syndicate's upcoming fifth studio album will be self-titled and is set to be released on July 4th via Nuclear Blast. The band recently posted a second in-studio video trailer for the upcoming album. See both available clips below:

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Part 2:

Commented guitarist, main songwriter and founding member, Robin Sjunnesson: "We decided to go with this one as a self-titled release. Mainly because as an album we have put everything we’ve got into it. All of our experience as musicians, the evolution of the music, the sound from all eras of the band, and also the road we have taken as people. This is us, this is Sonic Syndicate in all its beauty and destruction. It shows our strength, our love for melody, our scars, our energy. The cover art is a definite representation of that. In the background, a battle-torn city laid to waste, four figures emerging together with only each other to depend on in an environment so harsh, only those with a tough heart, body and soul can survive. The tone throughout this album is definitely darker, and as my Swedish family would say “With a red-line running in the middle” so we put this into the colour-scheme. We could not be more proud of this album, and we thank our fans for the support, it's because of them that we’re here. This album is for you.”

Sonic Syndicate will also feature a guest appearance by Soilwork's gifted vocalist Björn "Speed“ Strid on the track 'Before You Finally Break'.

Commented singer Nathan James Biggs: "I'm honored to call Speed a friend. I've been a big Soilwork fan for years. Those guys were a massive hand in crafting that trademark Swedish sound so it made perfect sense to ask Speed when we knew we wanted to do a song with guest vocals. Performance wise I think we have similar styles and execution, but at the same time we both have our own thing going on so the voices compliment each other to great effect. My idea was also to have a real battle between our vocals. I hate it when you have these "featuring" songs and the guest just pops up for a chorus and then does backing vocals for a while in the verse or something. This is a real fight between us for the mic and I'm sure people are gonna appreciate that.“

The album will include a total of 11 tracks while the limited edition digipack will feature no less than three bonus tracks on top.

Sonic Syndicate tracklisting:

"Day Of The Dead"
"Black Hole Halo"
"Long Road Home"
"My Revenge"
"Before You Finally Break" (featuring Björn "Speed“ Strid)

"Catching Fire"
"Unbreakable"
"It Takes Me"
"See What I See"
"So Addicted"
"The Flame That Changed The World"