The band kicked off a run of shows with Korn and Droid on October 9 and continues on with stops at the Carolina Amphitheatre in Marion, S.C. (October 12), Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Ark. (October 16), Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas (October 20) and Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheatre in Tuscon, Ariz. (October 23).

Hellyeah will follow its Korn dates with a handful of solo headlining gigs: October 24 at the Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, N.M., October 26 at the Sunken Gardens in San Antonio, October 27 at the Guavaween Festival in Tampa, Fla., and October 28 at Jester’s in Fayetteville, N.C.

The band’s Balls Volume and Strength Tour with Otep and Bloodsimple launches October 30 at The Fillmore Detroit in Michigan and wraps up December 7 at The Palladium in Worchester, Mass.

Stops include First Avenue in Minneapolis (November 3), the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. (November 7), the Key Club in West Hollywood, Calif. (November 14), the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, Tenn. (November 27), City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla. (November 30), and the NorVa in Norfolk, Va. (December 4).

Tickets for many shows are available through Ticketmaster.

To spread the word about its tour, Hellyeah held a contest on social networking site Sodahead to let fans pick the tour’s name. The band has also teamed up with 15 other sites, including MyYearbook, Platial, CozmoTV, DanceJam, Meez, Weblo, Bragster, Faketown, Meebo, Snaptown and Mozes, with each site running a special contest or promotion connected with the band. Complete details are available at www.hellyeahband.com/BVS.