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Australian alt-metal heavyweights THORNHILL are heading back to North America in May 2026, bringing what they promise will be their biggest U.S. production yet. The month-long run kicks off May 1 in Los Angeles and wraps May 31 in Seattle, with support from 156/SILENCE, FOX LAKE, and VIANOVA — a […]

Italian gothic metal mainstays LACUNA COIL have announced their return to North America with a spring 2026 U.S. tour in support of Sleepless Empire. Fresh off their European run, the band will bring their trademark blend of shadowy atmospheres, heavy riffs, and dual-vocal dynamics back to American stages beginning March […]

German progressive death metal architects OBSCURA will return to North America in spring 2026 with their “Stardust” U.S. Tour, an 18-date run bringing their technically demanding, cosmic-leaning extreme metal back to intimate venues across the country. The tour launches March 13 at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles […]

It’s with heavy hearts that we report Shai Hulud’s upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour in January 2026 has been cancelled. The band and their tour partners, Evil Eyes Touring and Southern Extremities Productions, issued an official statement explaining the difficult decision: “Unfortunately the feast or famine tide that has […]

Get ready, America: Los Angeles’ own progressive metalcore juggernauts Volumes are hitting the road this March in support of their latest mind-bender, Mirror Touch, which is out now and guaranteed to make your neighbors question your life choices. Joining them on this aural adventure are Notions, the UK-based tech-metal wizards […]

Slow Crush have announced a spring 2026 West and Southwest U.S. tour, returning stateside for a run that traces the West Coast before cutting inland toward the desert. The tour kicks off March 13 in San Diego, California, and concludes March 28 in Tucson, Arizona. Joining Slow Crush on all […]

South Florida hardcore bruisers Gouge Away are hitting the road this spring, joining Wednesday for a lengthy North American run that will stretch from the Pacific Northwest through the South, Midwest, and up into Canada. The tour kicks off in February and runs deep into April, with multiple high-profile rooms […]

America, consider this your warning shot. Deraps, Canada’s fast-rising hard rock throwback with zero interest in subtlety, are officially crossing the border for their first-ever U.S. tour in February 2026, bringing a late-’70s, early-’80s, plug-straight-into-the-wall approach to stages across the country. Fronted by Jacob Deraps — the Quebec-born guitar prodigy […]

Because existential dread apparently travels better in pairs, Rivers Of Nihil have officially been added as support to Katatonia’s upcoming North American run. Early 2026 is shaping up to be a very busy — and very introspective — season for the Swedish masters of melancholy, who will be bouncing straight […]

Sharpen your ponchos and emotionally prepare your local venues: GWAR are back. The intergalactic lords of shock rock have announced a massive spring 2026 U.S. run dubbed “Gor Gor Strikes Back,” once again unleashing their long-suffering audiences to gallons of fake blood, real volume, and gloriously unnecessary chaos. Founded in […]