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Hyper-fast mathcore studs the Dillinger Escape Plan spent last summer on the awesomely titled Gigantour alongside Megadeth, but unfortunately their plans this summer don't involve any Japanese robot-inspired puns. Instead, DEP will open for AFI and Nightmare of You for much of June, amid scattered headlining dates and a couple under the dreaded Coheed and Cambria banner. Before all that, however, the Plan kicks things off with a metal festival in Fredericksburg, Virginia, featuring such family-friendly favorites as Cattle Decapitation and Misery Index.

Life after Megadeth:

06-10 Fredericksburg, VA - KC's *
06-13 Montreal, Quebec - Le Medley ^#
06-15 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus ^#
06-16 London, Ontario - Centennial Hall ^#
06-18 Rochester, NY - Steel Music Hall
06-20 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom ^#
06-22 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom ^#
06-23 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom ^#
06-24 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory ^#
06-25 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-26 Portsmouth, VA - NTelos Pavilion ^#
06-28 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues ^#
06-29 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
06-30 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
07-01 Orlando, FL - Back Booth
07-02 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar
07-05 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre ^#
07-07 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre ^#
07-08 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre ^#
07-09 Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club ^#
07-11 Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium ^#
07-12 Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Lake City Fairgrounds ^#
07-14 Tucson, AZ - Skrappy's %
07-15 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad %
07-17 San Antonio, TX - Sanctuary %
07-18 Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington %
07-19 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room %
07-20 Austin, TX - Emo's %
07-21 Fayetteville, AR - The Music Hall %
07-22 Des Moines, IA - House of Bricks %
07-23 Madison, WI - The Annex %
07-25 Lexington, KY - Art's Center
07-27 Joplin, MO - The Foundry %
07-28 Papillion, NE - The Rock %
07-29 Wichita, KS - Headway Skatepark %
07-30 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
07-31 Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
08-03 Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion +
08-04 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Murat Centre +
08-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
08-06 Saginaw, MI - Shooter's
08-07 Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room +
08-08 Toledo, OH - Headliner's +

* with Misery Index, From a Second Story Window, Cattle Decapitation, Animosity, Job for a Cowboy
^ with AFI
# with Nightmare of You
% with Dysrhythmia
+ with Coheed and Cambria

The Dillinger Escape Plan will also release an iTunes-exclusive EP entitled Plagiarism on June 13. The six-song package includes a new version of "Unretrofied" and a live take of "The Perfect Design", both from 2004's Miss Machine, as well as four covers: Nine Inch Nails' "Wish", Massive Attack's "Angel", Soundgarden's "Jesus Christ Pose", and, yes, Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You". Since Irony Is a Dead Scene and all, we expect nothing less than a heartfelt, faithful rendition of this JT classic.

According to MTV.com, two Dillinger DVDs are in the pipeline, although no release dates have been set. One features older material and videos recorded prior to the release of Miss Machine; the other includes footage shot during the recording of said album and the subsequent terror-tour.

Also, DEP have apparently been beefing with Avenged Sevenfold recently. We're pro-beef in general, so we say keep it up, kids!