Tickets for many of the shows are on sale now, and members of the band's official fan club have access to reserved tickets and backstage passes for some shows, according to the group's website.

Titled "Tribe," Queensryche's forthcoming album is its first new studio set since 1999's "Q2K," which featured replacement guitarist Kelly Gray. Original lead guitarist and band co-founder Degarmo, who left the group following 1997's "Hear in the Now Frontier," returned to the fold for the "Tribe" sessions.

Frontman Geoff Tate, who last summer released his first solo set, credits Degarmo's return as the catalyst for "Tribe."

"We've been trying to figure out how to make a Queensryche record for awhile now," Tate said in a statement. "I guess you can say we've been at odds with one another, having a difficult time communicating, which I guess is natural after 20 years. So in the interim, I made a solo record with some new musicians. I enjoyed the camaraderie. It gave me some perspective. But when Chris joined us for these sessions, the songwriting process started anew and the entire band felt the energy."

Despite his involvement in the recording process, DeGarmo opted to not join the band during the upcoming tour; according to a recent interview that Tate granted to entertainment-and-humor publication Tastes Like Chicken, Degarmo now spends much of his time working as a jet pilot for corporate clients.

Touring guitarist Mike Stone is handling DeGarmo's guitar parts during Queensryche's live shows.

Queensryche's most successful album remains 1990's "Empire." The multi-platinum set spawned the group's best-known hit, "Silent Lucidity."