The first taste of Tristania’s new album has gone live on YouTube today and previews the songs “Year Of The Rat” and “The Passing”.  The as-yet-untitled effort is set for a summer release through Napalm Records and has been mixed by Waldemar Sorychta (Samael, Tiamat, Moonspell, The Gathering).

To support the new album, the band will embark on a short European tour beginning in October.

Oct. 08 – London, England – Underworld
Oct. 09 – Hengel, Netherlands – Metropool
Oct. 10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
Oct. 11 – Paris, France – Glazart
Oct. 12 – Stuttgart, Germany – Die Rohre
Oct. 13 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
Oct. 14 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
Oct. 15 – Glauchau, Germany – Alte Spinnerei
Oct. 16 – Krakow, Poland – Loch Ness
Oct. 17 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Randal
Oct. 19 – Prague, Czech Republic – Exit Chmelnice
Oct. 20 – Berlin, Germany – K 17
Oct. 21 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
Oct. 22 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
Oct. 23 – Wieze, Belgium – Metal Female Voices Fest