The band will play eight dates in the UK next year, beginning in Nottingham.
US rockers Metallica have announced their first UK tour in 12 years will take place next year.
The band have appeared at numerous festivals and have performed several one-off shows but have not taken part in a multi-date tour since 1996.
Beginning at Nottingham's Trent FM Arena on February 25th the Death Magnetic show will move onto Manchester's MEN Arena a day later and then on to the Sheffield 48 hours after that.
From there the band will play at the O2 Arena in London on March 2nd and then Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena the following day.
The group will return to the UK on March 25th at Birmingham's NEC Arena before heading up to Glasgow's SECC Arena a day later and rounding off the tour with another performance at the O2 Arena.
Meanwhile, the band's recent album Death Magnetic has gone to number one in the charts in 28 countries.
