Alt-metal veterans The Melvins [ tickets ] will hit the road this summer for a headlining tour behind their forthcoming album, "Nude With Boots."

The group will kick off the tour July 16 in Santa Barbara, CA, before heading out for the remainder of the 23-city outing.

Sludge-metal outfit Big Business [ tickets ]--featuring two members of The Melvins' current touring and recording lineup--will provide opening support on the trek. Dates are below.

"Nude With Boots," due in stores July 8, is the Melvins' 16th studio album in a career that spans more than two decades, dating back to the group's 1986 debut EP, "Six Songs."

Recorded in Los Angeles over the last two years, the new album features the same lineup-- career Melvins Buzz Osborne (guitar, vocals) and Dale Crover (drums) with Jared Warren (bass, vocals) and Coady Willis (drums) of fellow Seattle indie rockers Big Business--that recorded the group's previous effort, 2006's "(A) Senile Animal."

Also due for a July release is "Fantomas/Melvins Big Band: Live From London 2006," a split live DVD the band recorded with Osborne's side project, Fantomas, an outfit anchored by former Faith No More frontman Mike Patton. The disc features audio commentary from Osborne, Danny DeVito, and Greg Werckman, co-owner of The Melvins' longtime record label, Ipecac.