You’ve been hearing about Devin Townsend’s forthcoming album Epicloud for months now, and this teaser video suggests that the album will be as ambitious as Heavy Devy promised it would be. Who knew a choir would be involved. And how about the conductor?! “Effervescent” leads off the album, and it should give you a small taste of what to expect when the album comes out on September 18. The “Epic Kings & Idols tour with DTP, Katatonia and Paradise Lost promises to be one of the best tours of the year when it kicks off on September 4. Tour dates after the jump.

Sept. 4–Seattle, WA–Studio 7
Sept. 5–Vancouver, BC–Commodore
Sept. 7–San Francisco, CA–Great American Music Hall
Sept. 8–Los Angeles, CA–El Rey Theater
Sept. 9–Phoenix, AZ–Marquee Theater
Sept. 11–Houston, TX–Warehouse Live Studio
Sept. 12–Dallas, TX–Trees
Sept. 13–Lawrence, KS–Granada
Sept. 14–Denver, CO–Summit
Sept. 16–Minneapolis, MN–Station 4
Sept. 17–Chicago, IL–Bottom Lounge
Sept. 18–Pittsburgh, PA–Mr. Smalls
Sept. 19–Toronto, ON–Opera House
Sept. 20–Montreal, QC–Cafe Campus
Sept. 21–Worcester, MA–Palladium
Sept. 22–Philadelphia, PA–TLA
Sept. 23–New York, NY–Irving Plaza
Sept. 24–Baltimore, MD–Rams Head Live