Update, 11:38 a.m.: I somehow missed the news about the band’s four-day retreat in Upstate New York when I wrote the original post. Details are at the bottom.

Lamb of God have announced their first tour since Randy Blythe’s acquittal from all manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic earlier this month. I don’t think there are any circumstances under which any sane metal fan would sit out a LoG show, but the fact that Randy is a free man certainly sweetens the pot, as does this: support will come from Decapitated, Terror (from May 16 to June 10), and The Acacia Strain (from June 12 to June 20). All of those bands know how to hit the sweet spot live, and, SPOILER ALERT!!!, at least one other frontman on the trek will have joined Vincent Bennett on our prestigious list by then. So don’t be a dummy, just go okay?

Here are dates, courtesy of Lambgoat:

dates w/ Terror

Thu/May-16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel

Fri/May-17 Chattanooga, TN Track 29

Sat/May-18 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works

Sun/May-19 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range

Mon/May-20 Columbia, MO Blue Note

Wed/May-22 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater

Thu/May-23 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue

Fri/May-24 Boise, ID Revolution Center

Sat/May-25 Reno, NV Knitting Factory

Sun/May-26 Ventura, CA Ventura Theater

Tue/May-28 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater

Wed/May-29 Anaheim, CA The Grove

Fri/May-31 Chico, CA Senator Theater

Sat/Jun-01 Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom

Sun/Jun-02 Kennewick, WA Toyota Ice Arena

Mon/Jun-03 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater

Tue/Jun-04 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium

Thu/Jun-06 Fargo, ND The Venue

Fri/Jun-07 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater

Sat/Jun-08 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theater

Sun/Jun-09 Wichita, KS The Cotillion

Mon/Jun-10 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

dates w/ The Acacia Strain

Wed/Jun-12 Ft. Wayne, IN Pierre’s

Thu/Jun-13 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall

Fri/Jun-14 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues

Sat/Jun-15 Montebello, QC Montebello Marina / D-Tox Fest

Sun/Jun-16 Portland, ME State Theater

Tue/Jun-18 Worcester, MA Palladium Ballroom

Wed/Jun-19 Baltimore, MD Rams Head

Thu/Jun-20 Norfolk, VA The Norva

UPDATE! Metal Injection tells me the band is also doing a four-day retreat in Upstate New York! Here are details: