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It's been almost two years since Isis brought the goods with Panopticon, and while they've tided fans over between albums with live shows and a remix/reinterpretation record, it's clear the Isis-worshipping hordes are getting restless. But no longer! The wait for new material is over, as the band have completed their new record and a DVD for fall release.

According to the band's blog, new LP In the Absence of Truth consists of eight songs, including "Dulcinea" (which you may download below), and clocks in at "a little over an hour." It was produced by Matt Bayles-- who also produced the band's last couple LPs, as well as Mastodon's Leviathan and forthcoming Blood Mountain-- and is tentatively scheduled for an October 31 release on Ipecac.

Ipecac will also release the DVD Clearing the Eye on September 26. Packed with special features-- including a music video for "In Fiction", interactive photo galleries, a discography, and a "graphically rich" twenty-page booklet, according to a press release-- it showcases live Isis performances at CBGB and Hollywood's Troubadour.

Rather experience Isis off the television and in the flesh? Catch the quintet among throngs of tools--er, Tool fans-- as they hit up North American arenas opening for those prog heroes. For those of you who would rather rock out in a more intimate and Maynard-free venue, don't fret-- Isis promise a November/December headlining tour.

08-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place *
08-24 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome *
08-25 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place *
08-27 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheater *
08-29 Salt Lake City, UT – E Center *
08-30 Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheater *
09-01 Las Vegas, NV - Theatre Under the Stars *
09-02 Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater *
09-03 Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena *
09-05 Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena *
09-07 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *
09-08 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center *
09-09 Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Pavilion *
09-11 The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
09-12 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center *
09-13 Austin, TX - Emo's #
09-14 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena *
09-15 Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena *
09-16 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center *
09-18 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena *
09-21 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena *
09-22 Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills *
09-23 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre *
09-24 Hamilton, Ontario – The Underground
09-25 Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center (Cleveland State University) *
09-26 Pittsburgh, PA – Peterson Center *
09-28 Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center *
09-29 Mansfield, MA – Tweeter Center *
09-30 Washington, DC – Verizon Arena *
10-02 Wilkes-Barre, PA – Wachovia Arena *
10-05 Hartford, CT – Hartford Civic Center *
10-06 East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena *

* with Tool
# with My Education, Giant Squid