New Orleans thrash metal legends EXHORDER will return to stages next month on an Eastern US headlining tour. The Tour Of Unsound Minds begins on April 2nd in Morgantown, West Virginia and closes April 19th in Cadillac, Michigan. Support will be provided by Skinlab. The band’s latest trek follows their recent US headlining run with Luicidal, Ringworm, Phobia, and Slowhole.
Vocalist Kyle Thomas comments, “Here we go again – sleep is for rich people! We are looking forward to returning to some familiar places as well as getting out into new territory. Joining us on this run are West Coast stalwarts, Skinlab! By the time this tour begins, Spring will have sprung. Come on out while the weather is nice and let’s rage!”
Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below.
EXHORDER w/ Skinlab:
4/02/2026 – 123 Pleasant Street – Morgantown, WV
4/03/2026 – Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
4/04/2026 – Empire – Albany, NY
4/05/2026 – Genos Rock Club – Portland, ME
4/06/2026 – Alchemy – Providence, RI
4/07/2026 – Jewell – Manchester, NH
4/08/2026 – Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
4/09/2026 – AMH – Amityville, NY
4/10/2026 – Capital City Music Hall – Harrisburg, PA
4/11/2026 – Locals – Manalapan, NJ
4/12/2026 – Riffhouse – Chesapeake, VA
4/13/2026 – 529 – Atlanta, GA
4/14/2026 – Chapel Of Bones – Raleigh, NC
4/15/2026 – Tribbles – Piedmont, SC
4/16/2026 – BoneBar – Chattanooga, TN
4/17/2026 – Live At The Shop – Dunbar, WV
4/18/2026 – Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
4/19/2026 – The Venue – Cadillac, MI
Forged in 1986, EXHORDER’s journey has proven exciting, yet tumultuous. After a twenty-seven-year absence following their final Roadrunner Records release in 1992, EXHORDER re-entered the game with an album considered by many to be a contender for the “Best Comeback Album” category. The band released Mourn The Southern Skies in October of 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.
Fraught with euphoric peaks and crippling valleys throughout its existence, lineup changes and the 2020-2021 pandemic, EXHORDER clawed back through the muck to release Defectum Omnium, the Latin phrase for “The Failure of All,” in 2024. “The world is a dumpster fire, and we are all complicit,” noted singer Kyle Thomas when elaborating on the title. Produced by EXHORDER and mixed by Jens Bogren, Defectum Omnium puts a foot back into the roots of the band’s inception.
After more than a decade at the forefront of modern metal, internationally acclaimed vocalist Alissa White-Gluz is entering a powerful new chapter with the launch of her new band, BLUE MEDUSA.
Known for her commanding voice, unmistakable stage presence, and trailblazing role in extreme metal, White-Gluz has built a career defined by momentum and reinvention. Widely recognized as one of the longest-serving female death metal vocalists, she has spent two decades performing on the world’s biggest stages and earning a reputation as one of the genre’s most electrifying frontwomen.
White-Gluz was at the forefront of Arch Enemy’s most successful years in the band’s history, expanding their global audience and performing on the world’s biggest metal stages. Across multiple bands, collaborations and projects throughout her career, White-Gluz has consistently helped push heavy music into new territory. Now, with BLUE MEDUSA, White-Gluz sets her sights on pushing that legacy even further.
Fans can expect the same signature ferocity, theatrical energy and vocal firepower that have defined White-Gluz’s career, now unleashed in a fresh, expansive and electrifying setting.
“Blue Medusa is the next evolution of everything I’ve been building toward for years,” says White-Gluz. “It’s my creative melting pot. Everything fans enjoy about the energy, intensity, and performance they’ve always experienced on stage with me over the past two decades is still here, even stronger. That is me, that is who I am and who I’ve always been. And now it’s amplified and unleashed in a fully sovereign artistic vision. Our music has blazing guitar solos, crushing riffs, brutal vocals, fast and aggressive drums, thoughtful melodies and most importantly (to me), really cogitative lyrics.”
Known for pairing ferocious vocals with thoughtful and introspective lyricism, White-Gluz’s writing channels catharsis, resilience, philosophy and intellectual and emotional depth.
BLUE MEDUSA consists of a trio of world-class musicians; White-Gluz has guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia at her sides. “The musical chemistry I feel with these women is really bringing me back to life. It is so refreshing and exciting,” says White-Gluz of her fellow gorgons. On stage, on drums and bass, White-Gluz hints that two women at the top of their musical game will be joining her; Delaney Jaster and Alicia Vigil respectively.
“I specifically chose to share this news on International Women’s Day because building stronger platforms for women in heavy music is something I care deeply about. I am brewing up a lot of ideas right now, my brain is in full creative flow. I’ve been carving my own path in this genre for a long time, and I want to help pave the way for the next generation of women who love metal as much as I do. Medusa turned people to stone… I want to pave the road in sapphire.”
With new music coming very soon and live performances already lining up with the band’s live debuts at Louder Than Life and Aftershock festivals, BLUE MEDUSA is taking off like lightning and marks the beginning of an exciting new era for metal fans.
WITH REGISTRATION OPEN NOW THROUGH MARCH 11 AT 10 P.M. ET
March 10, 2026, Philadelphia – On March 15, two days after Into Oblivion’s arrival, Lamb of God will perform at Philadelphia’s TLA (Theatre of Living Arts), with the one-off show giving fans a rare chance to see the band in an unusually intimate setting. Fit For An Autopsy will open the evening.
The celebratory event is especially meaningful because it takes place in Philadelphia, the city that helped catapult them to fame and served as the setting for their 2005 Platinum selling Killadelphia album and DVD.
Lamb Of God is asking fans to request tickets for the March 15 pop-up performance. Tickets are $15 (fees included), and fans can request now via Ticketmaster (https://bit.ly/LoG-TLA). Tickets that can be fulfilled will automatically be charged to the fan’s credit card and instructions on how to access tickets will be sent from Ticketmaster.
Submitting a request does not guarantee tickets. Request tickets on Ticketmaster (https://bit.ly/LoG-TLA) by March 11, at 10 p.m. Eastern. Lamb of God is using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange to help fans get tickets at the original price. Tickets will be non-transferable and can only be resold on Ticketmaster at face value.
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
The Philadelphia event is part of a nationwide release-weekend celebration, with more than 140 independent record stores hosting Into Oblivion listening parties from March 13 to 15. Exclusive merch, including free Lamb of God swag (while supplies last), prizes, and an indie-exclusive, limited edition Poltergeist vinyl variant of the new album, will be available. A full list of participating stores is available at: https://listeningparties.into-oblivion.com.
Album pre-orders are available now (https://shop.lamb-of-god.com/collections/into-oblivion), including remaining limited-edition vinyl variants and a collectible Into Oblivion CD packaged with a companion zine featuring album art sketches, handwritten lyrics, and never-before-seen studio photos.
Lamb of God’s Spring North American tour kicks off on March 17. In what promises to be the heaviest trek of 2026, the band will be joined by Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. Tickets and VIP packages are on-sale now via Lamb-of-god.com/tour.
Into Oblivion North American tour dates:
March 17 National Harbor, MD, The Theater MGM National Harbor March 19 Montreal, QC, Bell Centre March 20 Toronto, ON, GCT Theatre March 22 Detroit, MI, Fox Theatre March 24 Minneapolis, MN, Armory March 25 Chicago, IL, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom March 27 Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium March 28 Salt Lake City, UT, The Union Event Center March 30 Portland, OR, Theater of the Clouds March 31 Seattle, WA, WAMU Theater April 1 Vancouver, BC, PNE Forum April 3 San Francisco, CA,The Masonic April 4 Inglewood, CA, YouTube Theater April 5 Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Financial Theatre April 7 Albuquerque, NM, Revel Entertainment Center April 10 Austin, TX, Moody Amphitheater April 11 Irving, TX, The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory April 12 Houston, TX, 713 Music Hall April 14 Nashville, TN, War Memorial Auditorium April 15 Atlanta, GA, Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre April 16 Raleigh, NC, Red Hat Amphitheater April 18 Reading, PA, Santander Arena April 19 Virginia Beach, VA, The Dome April 21 Buffalo, NY, Buffalo RiverWorks April 23 Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Paramount April 25 Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena April 26 Boston, MA, MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Additional 2026 tour dates:
May 9 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome To Rockville May 17 Columbus, OH, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival May 20 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico July 24 Istanbul, TR Bonus Parkorman July 25–27 Plovdiv, BG Hills of Rock July 27–31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air August 3 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee August 5 Lisbon, PT Vagos Open Air August 6 – 9 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Open Air August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air August 11 Copenhagen, DK K.B. Hallen August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest October 30 – November 3 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat
Lamb of God is Randy Blythe (vocals), John Campbell (bass), Mark Morton (guitar), Willie Adler (guitar) and Art Cruz (drums). Formed in 1994, the Richmond, Va. based band has released nine critically acclaimed albums, received five GRAMMY® Award nominations, sold over 3 million albums, packed arenas around the world, and tallied over one billion streams and counting.
Widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative forces in modern heavy music, Lamb of God’s most recent collection, Omens, arrived in late 2022, marking their sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 15 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang! noted that the album finds the band “as reliably heavy, violent, and pissed off as ever,” and Consequence said the “album will break you down to nihilistic pieces.”
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