Korn's Family Values coincide with untitled album

Shortly after Korn kicks off the Family Values Tour in July, the hard rockers will release their eighth studio album, which they won't bother to name.

"We didn't want to label this album," Korn frontman Jonathan Davis said in a statement. "It has no boundaries; it has no limits and why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it?"

The set's first single, "Evolution," recently premiered on Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ and is currently streaming at Korn 's MySpace page. A behind-the-scenes video that documents the making of the song can be accessed at Korn's website. The full album, which follows March's "MTV Unplugged: Korn," is due to hit stores July 31.

Meanwhile, the band is playing the European festival circuit through July 7 before returning to the US to kick off the 30-city Family Values Tour July 20 in Maryland Heights, MO. The itinerary has undergone a bit of tweaking since last check; the updated version is listed below.

The festival's fifth installment has Korn co-headlining with Evanescence . Also on the main stage are Atreyu , Flyleaf , Trivium and Hell Yeah, the new band comprising Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and members of Mudvayne and Nothingface. Newcomers Nuerosonic and Droid will round out the bill.

Family Values, which Korn and its management firm created in 1998, returned to the stage last summer following a five-year hiatus. With a second stage added and more than 400,000 tickets sold, the tour's 2006 comeback marked its most successful run.

This year's show will go on without Korn drummer David Silveria, who is on a temporary hiatus. Slipknot's Joey Jordison will fill in for Silveria on the Family Values trek. Terry Bozzio took over drum duties on the band's new album.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
July 2007
20 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Amphitheatre
22 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
24 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
25 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
27 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
28 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
29 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center

August 2007
3 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
4 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
5 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
7 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
10 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
12 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
14 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
15 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
17 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
18 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
19 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
22 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City
24 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
29 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
31 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre

September 2007
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
2 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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