Extreme metal is about to be baptized in fire.
Polish blackened death metal titans BEHEMOTH have announced their long-awaited return to North America with the Spring 2026 headlining run dubbed “THE GODLESS IV TOUR” — and they’re not coming alone. Joining them for this unholy procession are three absolute pillars of extremity: DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST, and IMMOLATION.
The tour ignites on April 14 in San Diego and scorches its way across the continent before reaching its final altar on May 21 in Los Angeles, with massive festival appearances at WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE and SONIC TEMPLE along the way. This marks BEHEMOTH’s first North American tour in support of their ferocious new album THE SHIT OV GOD, out now via NUCLEAR BLAST — a record that’s already being hailed as one of their most vicious and uncompromising releases to date.
Calling this lineup stacked would be an understatement. This is a convergence of extreme metal royalty — four bands that didn’t just shape the underground, they weaponized it. From BEHEMOTH’s imperial blackened death sermons, to DEICIDE’s blasphemous brutality, ROTTING CHRIST’s occult mysticism, and IMMOLATION’s crushing, labyrinthine heaviness — this tour is a full-spectrum assault on the senses.
BEHEMOTH themselves describe the tour as a ritual rather than a run of shows:
“We announce this coming campaign alongside DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST and IMMOLATION — a convergence of legends, a true communion of extreme metal’s most resolute forces. This tour is not merely a series of performances; it is a rite… an unstoppable procession of darkness across the lands. Prepare yourselves.”
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. local time — and if you’re a fan of extreme metal in any of its forms, this is one of those tours you do not skip. This isn’t nostalgia. This isn’t trend-chasing. This is the underground standing tall, loud, and absolutely merciless.
BEHEMOTH on tour with DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST and IMMOLATION:
April 14 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
April 15 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
April 17 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
April 18 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
April 19 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
April 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center
April 22 – Denver, Co – The Fillmore
April 24 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
April 25 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
April 26 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
April 28 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
April 30 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore^
May 1 – Worcester, MA – Palladium&
May 2 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
May 4 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
May 5 – McKees Rocks, PA – The Roxian Theatre
May 7 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville*
May 9 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
May 11 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
May 12 – Montreal, QC – L’Olympia
May 14 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple*
May 15 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
May 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
May 18 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
May 20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
May 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
* Festival date
^ No ROTTING CHRIST
& No DEICIDE
