Overview
- The eighth studio album, Ei8ht, arrives May 29 via Atlantic Records following 2022’s Planet Zero.
- The Dance, Kid, Dance Act II World Tour spans 11 countries and opens May 13 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- Select dates feature Coheed and Cambria, Black Stone Cherry, From Ashes to New, Those Damn Crows, and DJ Rock Feed.
- Bassist Eric Bass produced the 18-track album, which Brent Smith says pushed the band creatively over the past year.
- The routing includes U.S. arena stops such as Hershey, Pa. on June 6 and Albany, N.Y. on July 18, plus the band’s Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend in Florida from October 23–25.