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Texas groove-metal bruisers UPON A BURNING BODY are hitting the road this July for a run of U.S. dates, including a stretch alongside chaotic metalcore veterans NORMA JEAN on the appropriately titled “Southern Domination” tour. Select shows will also feature support from rising heavy hitters FOX LAKE, adding even more […]

Shock-rock overlords GWAR are returning this fall with another full-scale campaign of chaos, bloodshed, and absurdity. The band has officially announced the “Gor Gor Must Die! Tour,” a massive North American run featuring support from blackened rock’n’roll crushers MIDNIGHT, fast-food metal maniacs MAC SABBATH, plus select appearances from X-COPS and […]

Fresh off the announcement of their long-awaited new studio album, UK alternative metal innovators LOATHE have unveiled a North American headlining tour set for fall 2026. Joining them on the road will be rising shoegaze heavies FLESHWATER as direct support, while Midwestern noise rock outfit PROSTITUTE will open the shows. […]

French psych-rock wrecking crew SLIFT are heading back across the Atlantic this fall with a newly announced North American tour supporting their upcoming album Fantasia, due out June 5 via Sub Pop. Known for blending crushing heavy psych, cosmic prog, and riff-driven intensity, the trio continue to build momentum after […]

DYING FETUS and SANGUISUGABOGG are joining forces for one of the nastiest packages of the fall, unveiling a 32-date North American co-headlining tour set to flatten venues from coast to coast. The trek begins September 17 in Philadelphia and closes October 24 in Richmond, bringing along an absolutely savage support […]

BRING ME THE HORIZON are heading back across the Atlantic for another North American run this fall, unveiling an eight-date leg of their ongoing Ascension Program tour. This time, Canada gets the lion’s share of the action, with seven of the eight dates taking place north of the border before […]

Wolfgang Van Halen continues building his own legacy as MAMMOTH has announced a fresh batch of summer 2026 headline dates as part of The End Tour. The newly added run slots in between the band’s previously confirmed support appearances with CREED, giving fans plenty of chances to catch MAMMOTH in […]

Cult avant-garde prog-metal visionaries SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM are continuing their comeback with a newly announced U.S. tour and long-overdue vinyl reissues of their early catalog. After returning in 2024 following a 13-year hiatus, the Bay Area collective are now celebrating their 25th anniversary with a run of live dates stretching […]

Finnish folk metal warriors ENSIFERUM will return to North America this fall for the Winter Storm Over North America 2026 tour. The September run will bring the band across the U.S. and Canada, beginning with an appearance at ProgPower USA XXV in Atlanta before continuing through the Midwest and into […]