Linkin Park Album and Tour News: Band Drops 'Living Things' June 26, Tours With Incubus in August

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This is shaping up to be a big day for Linkin Park. In addition to releasing their new single, "Burn It Down," to radio (check out the new lyric video below), the California nü-metal titans have announced details on their forthcoming fifth studio album. It's called Living Things, MTV.com reports, and it arrives June 26.

That drop date should give fans plenty of time to acquaint themselves with the new tunes and prepare to sing along in August, when Linkin Park hits the road with Incubus on the 2012 Honda Civic Tour. The trek -- also announced today -- begins Aug. 11 in Bristow, Va., and concludes Sept. 10 in San Diego.

"This album is a really great representation of where we're at right now as a band," singer Chester Bennington told MTV.com. "We're kind of really comfortable with our early nü-metal days, and we're really comfortable with where we're at in our more contemporary version of ourselves; so this is a good representation of that comfort level with our own identity as a band."

2012 Honda Civic Tour

Aug. 11: Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 12: Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug. 14: Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
Aug. 17: Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 19: Atlanta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 21: Detroit, Mich., The Palace of Auburn Hills
Aug. 22: Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 24: Chicago, Ill., First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 25: Indianapolis, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 27: Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug. 28: Houston, Texas, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 30: Denver, Col., Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Sept. 5: Tacoma, Wash., Tacoma Dome
Sept. 7: Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 10: San Diego, Calif., Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre

Watch Linkin Park's "Burn It Down" Lyric Video