After finishing up an in-progress European tour, Alice in Chains [ tickets ] will headline a couple radio-sponsored holiday concerts before setting off on an early 2010 North American headlining tour behind the group's comeback album, "Black Gives Way to Blue."

The band returns stateside early next month for back-to-back party performances slated for Dec. 11 in Las Vegas and Dec. 12 in Universal City, CA. After a nearly two-month hiatus, the iconic rockers will climb aboard the tour bus for a 25-city trek across North America that begins with a Feb. 2 concert in Vancouver and currently concludes March 20 in Chicago. Details are below.

"Black Gives Way to Blue," the band's fourth full-length studio set, hit shelves in September and debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz in Foo Fighter Dave Grohl's private Studio 606 in Northridge, CA, and Henson Studios in Hollywood, the album is AIC's first new studio set in 14 years. The album also marks the debut of William DuVall, who shares vocal duties with longtime guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell. The group's original singer, Layne Staley, died of a drug overdose in 2002. The group's final set with Staley, a 1995 self-titled collection, peaked atop The Billboard 200 and sold more than two million copies.

Alice in Chains worked alongside legendary performer Elton John for the title track to the most recent release, which is a tribute to Staley.

"He took suggestions from us like the absolute master musician that he is," DuVall said in a recent interview with LiveDaily. "After trying it a bunch of different ways, he hit on the approach you hear on the album. I think it's beautiful and a perfect fitting to the song."

Earlier this month, the band unleashed the "Black Gives Way to Blue" application for the iPhone, which features full songs from the album, music videos, photos and more, according to a press release.