Lambgoat’s got the scoop on the following tour: Trivium, DevilDriver, After the Burial and Sylosis will head criss-cross North America together this fall.

Is it odd that I’d be most excited to see the first two bands on this bill? I’ve seen Sylosis twice — once headlining the small Studio at Webster Hall in NYC, sans a guitarist, and then opening for Lamb of God a few months later — and they have positively KILLED both times. I mean like really killed, insanely tight, the kind of band that makes other bands look sloppy without even trying that hard. After the Burial are a great live act, at least if you like DAT BOUNCE! OG Sumeriancore at its finest, a welcome sight since Sumerian Records has been dropping Sumeriancore bands lately.

As for Trivium, I like ’em more than your average metal bear does, but live they have never been a GREAT act (good… sure… and much better since Nick Augusto joined). I put DevilDriver in the same boat; solid band, absolutely, but I’ve never heard anyone say, “Wow, that DevilDriver show was INCREDIBLE, I can’t wait to see them again!”

Here are the dates:

9/12 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

9/13 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

9/14 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

9/16 Calgary, AB @ Macewan Hall Ballroom

9/17 Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall

9/18 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Centre

9/19 Winnepeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre

9/20 Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium

9/21 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue & 7th Street Entry

9/23 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

9/24 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

9/25 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre

9/27 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater

9/28 Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston

9/29 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

9/30 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

10/2 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

10/3 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

10/4 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

10/5 Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s

10/7 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

10/8 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

10/10 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

10/11 Wichita, KS @ Cotillion Ballroom

10/12 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

10/13 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

10/15 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

10/16 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues

10/17 San Diego, CA @ Soma