Two extremely talented and kick ass metal bands are creating an unholy alliance! Trivium and In Flames are setting out for a 2012 tour!

Tour dates were announced this morning, and here they are:

Jan. 12 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
Jan. 13 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
Jan. 14 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
Jan. 15 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 17 - The Ritz Ybor - Ybor City, FL
Jan. 18 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
Jan. 20 - Warehouse Live Ballroom - Houston, TX
Jan. 21 - Emo's East - Austin, TX
Jan. 22 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX
Jan. 24 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Jan. 25 - Burton Cummings - Winnipeg, MA
Jan. 27 - Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, AB
Jan. 28 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB
Jan. 31 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Feb. 01 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
Feb. 02 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID
Feb. 03 - Showbox SODO - Seattle, WA
Feb. 04 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA
Feb. 06 - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Feb. 07 - Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 08 - The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
Feb. 09 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 10 - The Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Feb. 11 - The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
Feb. 13 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Feb. 14 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
Feb. 15 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
Feb. 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Feb. 18 - Best Buy Theater - New York, NY
Feb. 19 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
Feb. 21 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Seems the closest it will hit to the area is in Royal Oak, MI! But this show is defiantly worth the drive.

Trivium is currently on tour in support of their latest album "In Waves" which made its debut at No.13 on the Billboard charts and has sold 22,000 copies in the first week.

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