Swedish melodic metal maestros SOILWORK will kick off their world tour in North America — their first time headlining in this territory in almost three years. The 54-show trek through the U.S. and Canada will feature support from JEFF LOOMIS, BLACKGUARD, THE BROWNING and WRETCHED.

"With [the new album] 'The Living Infinite' nearing completion, all of us in SOILWORK are excited to announce the first of many killer tours to come!" states drummer Dirk Verbeuren. "We can't wait to take some of our new songs to the stage and with two CDs worth of material, picking a set list is gonna be interesting to say the least… We look forward to once again bringing you metal the SOILWORK way!"

General admission tickets are available at EnterTheVault.com as of October 30 and will go on sale through all normal ticketing systems on November 17.

VIP meet-and-greet packages (which include early entry plus a shirt of choice from the band's merchandise) are available only through EnterTheVault.com.

North American headlining tour dates for SOILWORK are:

Mar. 12 - Empire - West Springfield, VA
Mar. 13 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 14 - Bogie's - Albany, NY
Mar. 15 - The Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
Mar. 16 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT
Mar. 17 - Petit Campus - Montreal, QC - CANADA
Mar. 18 - Union Commerciale - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
Mar. 19 - Mavericks - Ottawa, ON - CANADA
Mar. 20 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON - CANADA
Mar. 21 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
Mar. 22 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Mar. 23 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
Mar. 24 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
Mar. 25 - Mojoes - Joliet, IL
Mar. 26 - Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
Mar. 27 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Mar. 28 - Park Theatre - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA
Mar. 29 - The Exchange - Regina, SK - CANADA
Mar. 30 - The Distillery - Calgary, AB - CANADA
Mar. 31 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
Apr. 01 - The Generator - Prince George, B.C. - CANADA
Apr. 02 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, B.C. - CANADA
Apr. 03 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Apr. 04 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Apr. 05 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
Apr. 06 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
Apr. 07 - Rocky Point Cantina - Tempe, AZ
Apr. 08 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
Apr. 09 - Las Vegas Country Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
Apr. 11 - In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT
Apr. 12 - Gothic Theater - Englewood, CO
Apr. 13 - The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
Apr. 14 - The Firebird - St. Louis, MO
Apr. 15 - Trees - Dallas, TX
Apr. 16 - Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX
Apr. 17 - Jake's - Lubbock, TX
Apr. 18 - Lucky Mule - Abilene, TX
Apr. 19 - Dos Amigos - Odessa, TX
Apr. 20 - Tricky Falls - El Paso, TX
Apr. 22 - House of Rock - Corpus Christi, TX
Apr. 23 - Geo's - McAllen, TX
Apr. 24 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
Apr. 26 - State Theater - St. Petersburg, FL
Apr. 27 - Freebird Live - Jacksonville, FL
Apr. 28 - The Casbah - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 29 - Kingdom - Richmond, VA
Apr. 30 - Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
May 01 - Mexicali Live - Teaneck, NJ
May 02 - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
May 03 - Broadway Joes - Buffalo, NY
May 04 - Al Rosa Villa - Columbus, OH
May 05 - Music Hall - London, ON - CANADA
May 06 - Station 58 - Syracuse, NY
May 07 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA

SOILWORK have been toiling away and burning many a midnight oil in the studio with producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, BLOODBATH) recording "The Living Infinite", the follow-up to their 2010 release, "The Panic Broadcast". The Soilworkers are planning not just one CD of amazing music, but two: that's right, "The Living Infinite" will be a double album and will mark the recording debut of long-time touring guitarist David Andersson (NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA).

"The Panic Broadcast" debuted at position No. 88 on The Billboard 200 chart in July 2010.

Photo by Hannah Verbeuren