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

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