Despite its reputation for a tricky commute and arguably eyesore appearance (don’t confuse familiarity with satisfaction, fellow Londoners), the O2 Arena is a fantastic venue space for the Golden Gods and ample notice that metal is still as healthy as it ever was, showing no signs of bowing to austerity measures.

What would we do without this yearly event? 

Well, for a start we’d probably have healthier livers and better hearing in our later years, however many would also be deprived of their chance to postpone their Download hangovers or simply be given a reason to wash off this year’s festival mud and watch some of the scene’s glitterati forget about their day jobs for an evening.  Metal Hammer Magazine’s annual schmoozefest is upon us, and with it a dazzling array of leather, lip gloss & limp fringes.

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Berlin’s most famous industrial metal outfit have announced a hefty North American tour schedule for 2012. The band explained via a press release that they will be bringing their traditionally pyro-heavy performance back our way next spring. While the trip kicks off in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on April 20, Canadian stops on the jaunt include Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

Tour dates:

4/20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
4/21 Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
4/23 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
4/25 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
4/26 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
4/28 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
4/29 Worcester, MA – DCU Center
5/1 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
5/3 Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
5/4 Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
5/6 Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hill
5/8 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
5/10 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
5/13 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
5/14 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
5/17 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
5/18 Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
5/20 Denver, CO – Denver Coliseum
5/22 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
5/24 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
5/25 Houston, TX – Toyota Center