Exhumed (USA)
GORE METAL KINGS EXHUMED (USA) ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2026
Gore Metal kings EXHUMED (USA) hit the blood-soaked road in 2026, announcing their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand in support of their brand-new album Red Asphalt, out February 20, 2026 via Relapse Records.
The undisputed masters of “Gore” Metal rev their engines and prepare one of 2026’s most frenetic, unhinged slabs of sonic obliteration — a record that finds EXHUMED pushing their trademark deathgrind violence into even more dangerous territory.
“We’re very stoked to be back in your ear-holes with Red Asphalt,” says EXHUMED mastermind Matt Harvey. “Our recent albums have taken you with us through graveyards, operating theaters, video store horror aisles, and our own band history. This time around, we’re inviting you to a place we spend a disproportionate amount of our lives — the American roadway. Familiar, yet far more dangerous than it feels — a place that can take you to the hospital or the grave in more ways than you can imagine.”
As part of their 2026 Australia & New Zealand tour, EXHUMED will be joined by NSW-based Old School Death Metal band ANOXIA on all New Zealand dates, bringing raw, blood drenched savagery across the Tasman. For the Australian dates, EXHUMED will be joined by Western Australia’s own ASHEN, one of the country’s most formidable modern death metal acts.
This is the first time EXHUMED (USA) and ANOXIA (AUS) have ever played NZ – DO NOT MISS OUT!
The tour will also see EXHUMED headline Perth Dethfest 2026 (debut appearance) and Sydney Dethfest 2026 (debut appearance), with Sydney featuring a monumental co-headline performance alongside Technical Death Metal pioneers ORIGIN (USA).
EXHUMED – Australia & New Zealand Tour 2026
Wednesday 27 May – Whammy – Auckland (NZ) with Anoxia
Thursday 28 May – Valhalla – Wellington (NZ) with Anoxia
Sunday 31 May – Perth Dethfest 2026 – The Rosemount – Perth (AU) with Ashen, Earth Rot, Crypt Crawler + More
Wednesday 3 June – Ed Castle – Adelaide with Ashen
Thursday 4 June – Crowbar – Brisbane with Ashen
Friday 5 June – Singing Bird Studios – Frankston with Ashen
Saturday 6 June – Stay Gold – Melbourne with Ashen
Sunday 7 June – Sydney Dethfest 2026 – Crowbar – Sydney
Co-headline with ORIGIN (USA) + Ashen, Anoxia & More
Monday 8 June – The Baso – Canberra with Ashen, Anoxia & Munitions
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW:
https://yourmatebookings.com/tours/exhumed-aus-and-nz-2026/
Pre-order Red Asphalt on LP / CD / Cassette / Digital via Relapse.com
Stream “Unsafe At Any Speed” & pre-save Red Asphalt now.
The latest wrong turn from the driving force of Gore Metal, Red Asphalt crashes EXHUMED’s hook-laden, high-speed deathgrind into whiplash-inducing grooves and dangerous musical curves. A love letter to the road, the album revels in horrific accidents, vehicular homicide, defective cars, gore-filled instructional videos, zombified biker gangs, and more.
True to the band’s spirit, Red Asphalt drags listeners through a whirlwind of riff-driven madness. Tracks like “Unsafe At Any Speed,” “Shovelhead,” and “The Iron Graveyard”ooze sleaze and groove while retaining the high-octane, full-throttle, white-knuckle brutality fans demand from EXHUMED.
Take the album for a spin — and get your kicks on Route 666.