Source: Bravewords.com

Swedish extreme technical metal specialists MESHUGGAH have announced their 2013 headlining return to North America, with ANIMALS AS LEADERS as direct support and INTRONAUT opening each evening.

This continent-shifting, sonically devastating tour will launch in Orlando, Florida on February 11th and will run through March 3rd in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Guitarist Mårten Hagström shares the following about the upcoming trek: “Finally we’re getting our asses back over the pond to deliver a second helping of the Ophidian trek across North America. We are excited. We WILL see you there!”

Confirmed dates include:

February
11 – Beacham Theatre – Orlando, FL
12 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
13 – The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
14 – Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
15 – Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY
16 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
17 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
19 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
20 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
21 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
22 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
23 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
24 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
26 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB
27 – MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB

March
1 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA
2 – Wiltern Theater – Los Angeles, CA
3 – House of Blues @ Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV

Advanced presale tickets and V.I.P bundles are available via Artist Arena: Login: meshuggah; Password: tickets

Tickets will go on sale through normal ticketing outlets on Friday, November 30th.

Meshuggah recently announced the Scandinavian leg of The Ophidian Trek tour will kick off on April 18th in Finland. Support acts are to be announced.

Dates include:

April
18 – Seinäjoki, Finland – Rytmikorjaamo
19 – Tampere, Finland – Pakkahuone
20 – Helsinki, Finland – Nosturi

May
5 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Lille Vega
6 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
8 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
9 – Stockholm, Sweden – Circus
10 – Umea, Sweden – Idun

Meshuggah previously released a live performance video for the track ‘Demiurge’, which can be seen below. Combining extreme camera angles with adrenaline-inducing performance footage from the band’s sold-out show at Terminal 5 in New York City this past May, ‘Demiurge’ was filmed and directed by Anthony Dubois.

The song is off the band’s latest album, Koloss, released in late March and selling 41,400 copies in the US to date according to Nielsen SoundScan. Koloss debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in April, #24 on the Canadian Top 200 chart, #31 in the World Sales chart, and #48 on the German Media Control chart.