After having to cancel their tour with Lamb Of God a couple months ago, everyone’s favorite animated Death Metal band will finally be kicking off their 2012 tour next month. They will be joined by The Black Dahlia Murder, All That Remains and Machine Head.

UPDATE: Please read the note from bassist Bryan Beller below for explanation of dates marked with *

Dethklok 2012 tour dates:

10/30     Norfolk, VA               Norva*
10/31     Philadelphia, PA       Electric Factory*
11/02     Washington, DC        Fillmore*
11/03     New York, NY            Roseland Ballroom*
11/04     Worcester, MA          Palladium*
11/05     Montreal, QC             Metropolis*
11/07     Toronto, ON               Sound Academy*
11/08     Pittsburgh, PA           Stage AE*
11/09     Columbus, OH           LC Pavillion*
11/10     Detroit, MI                  Fillmore*
11/11      Grand Rapids, MI      Orbit Room*

11/13      Fargo, ND                  The Venue
11/14      Minneapolis, MN      Myth
11/15      Milwaukee, WI          The Rave
11/16      Chicago, IL                Aragon Ballroom
11/17      Kansas City, MO       Midland
11/18      St. Louis, MO            The Pageant
11/20      Denver, CO                Fillmore
11/21      Salt Lake City, UT    Great Salt Air
11/23      Seattle, WA               Showbox SODO
11/24      Portland, OR             Roseland
11/26      Oakland, CA              Fox Theater
11/27      Los Angeles, CA        Hollywood Palladium
11/28      Phoenix, AZ               Marquee
11/30      Dallas, TX                  House Of Blues
12/01      Austin, TX                  Stubbs
12/02      Houston, TX              House Of Blues
12/04      Orlando, FL               House Of Blues
12/06      Chattanooga, TN      Track 29
12/07      Charlotte, NC             Fillmore
12/08      Atlanta, GA                Tabernacle

From Bryan Beller:

“But why are the top dates separated from the bottom dates? And what does * mean?

Well…given the absolute clusterquack that this year has been schedule-wise, maybe this won’t come as a surprise: I’ll be in Europe during these * dates with The Aristocrats, so unfortunately I won’t be playing these Dethklok shows. Yes, there was an irresolvable conflict and that’s how it went down. Yes, it’s a bummer that I’ll miss the Northeast. But, the good news is that the always-excellent bassist Pete Griffin (formerly of Zappa Plays Zappa) will be filling in for me on those * shows. And I’m very grateful that Brendon and the Dethklok crew are making it possible for me to do this tour at all.”

Thanks to Holkie for the additional info.