Fresh from their top slot at the Bloodstock Festival this weekend, groove metal giants LAMB OF GOD have announced their return to the UK in 2014 for a nine-date headline tour. This will be the band's longest visit to the UK since they released Resolution in January 2012. Special guests will be revealed in due course.

Tour dates:

January

12 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
13 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
14 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
16 - Glasgow, Scotland - O2 Academy
17 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
18 - London, UK - Brixton O2 Academy
19 - Manchester, UK - Academy
20 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
21 - Norwich, UK - UEA (University of East Anglia)

Pre-sale tickets will be available on Thursday, August 15th. General sale commences on Friday, August 16th. Tickets are priced £19.50 plus booking fees (£20.50 London) and can be snapped up from all good box offices and online at Livenation.co.uk, Gigsinscotland.com, and UEAticketbookings.co.uk.

Long-time friends Lamb Of God and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have joined forces for what will undoubtedly be one of the essential "can't miss" tours of the fall of 2013. The tour launches October 22nd in Toronto and canvases much of the US and Canada. The two bands are a dominant live pairing, and will combine for 28 North American shows in total. Support for all shows except Los Angeles will be provided by thrash legends TESTAMENT, with HUNTRESS opening all shows.

Both Lamb Of God and Killswitch Engage have been wanting to hit the road together for quite some time now and are both excited to finally get the chance. They have also made sure to keep the ticket prices as low as possible so that all of their fans can come out and have a good time with them on this tour.

October

22 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
23 - Quebec City, QC - Pavillon de la Jeunesse
24 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
25 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
26 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
28 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
29 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
30 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater

November

1 - Kansas City, MO - The Midland by AMC
2 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
3 - Socorro, TX - Socorro Entertainment Center – Free Show
5 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
7 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
8 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium *
9 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
11 - Kent, WA - ShoWare Center
12 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
14 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
15 - Calgary, AB - Big Four
16 - Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon Prairieland Park
18 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
19 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
20 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
23 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
26 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring

* Testament will not be on the Los Angeles show. Support will be announced in mid-September.