After spending most of March on the road in Canada, Collective Soul has returned for a stateside tour in support of its new album, "Dosage," which has already spawned two hit radio singles, "Run" and "Heavy."

To kick-off the American leg of its current tour, the band literally had to climb the mountain -- as the inaugural gig was held at snow-covered Stratton Mountain in Bondville, Vermont over the weekend.

Inclement weather at the resort contributed to a few technical glitches, but according to frontman Ed Roland and guitarist Ross Childress, those problems didn't damper audience reactions to the show.

In fact, the classic-rock concert move of holding a lighter aloft during the ballads apparently wasn't enough for one attendee, as Roland was beaned -- and temporarily knocked out -- by a lighter hurled at the stage by one over-zealous fan.

"This tour, so far, has been what I always dreamed it would be," Roland said, "'cause now whatever I want to do, I'll do it. Wanna hit somebody, then I'll hit 'em. I don't care. We've been hit ourselves, so --"

"How's that going by the way," Childress asked Roland, "is that doing all right?"

"I got knocked out the other night," Roland explained. "Somebody threw a lighter and popped me."

"At the very end of the show," Childress interjected.

"And I was out for a second," Roland said.

"We were on a ski mountain," Childress said, "playing outside in the snow, and at the very end, somebody threw a lighter and smacked him right on the side of the head."

"I kinda have a devil's horn thing happening over here," Roland said as he pointed out the bruise on his forehead, "but it was cool. It was a good way to end the show."

Collective Soul will finish up a two-night stand in New York City on Tuesday, after which the band will head to Hartford, Connecticut for a show on Thursday. Trinket will serve as Collective Soul's opening act until April 5, after which the Marvelous 3 will assume the slot for the rest of the tour.