Italy’s Fleshgod Apocalypse are preparing to shroud stages across North America in their haunting, symphonic-infused death metal and have unveiled a series of headline dates for this spring. This follows the announcement that the band will be joining Avatar on their “Don’t Go in the Forest 2026” tour with guests Frozen Soul.
The band comments, “Could we come to North America and completely forget Dallas (TX), St. Louis (MO), Albany (NY), or let our Canadian friends in Montreal (QC) down? Of course we could not! That’s why we have added four exclusive headlining shows alongside the massive spring trek supporting Avatar this April and May. Expect a longer setlist, a bigger production, and some extra surprises! Our Texan friends Frozen Soul will be joining us for these dates, so you know exactly what to do. See you there folks!”
2026 Headline Dates:
April 21, 2026 – Dallas – Granada Theater *
April 27, 2026 – St. Louis – Red Flag
May 17, 2026 – Albany – Empire Live
May 18, 2026 – Montreal – Beanfield Theatre
* festival appearance
* no FROZEN SOUL
You can get your tickets here.
2026 Tour Dates with AVATAR and FROZEN SOUL:
April 16, 2026 – Sacramento – Channel 24
April 17, 2026 – Los Angeles – Novo
April 19, 2026 – Tucson – Rialto Theatre
April 20, 2026 – Albuquerque – Revel Entertainment Center
April 22, 2026 – San Antonio – Aztec Theatre
April 23, 2026 – Oklahoma City – Criterion
April 25, 2026 – Omaha – Steelhouse Omaha
April 26, 2026 – Des Moines – Val Air Ballroom
April 28, 2026 – Lawrence – Liberty Hall
April 29, 2026 – Moline – The Rust Belt
April 30, 2026 – Grand Rapids – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
May 1, 2026 – Milwaukee – Eagles Club Stage
May 2, 2026 – Fort Wayne – The Clyde
May 4, 2026 – Huntsville – VBC Mars Music Hall
May 5, 2026 – Atlanta – Tabernacle Atlanta
May 6, 2026 – Knoxville – Mill & Mine
May 7, 2026 – Myrtle Beach – House of Blues Myrtle Beach
May 8, 2026 – Daytona Beach – Welcome to Rockville (festival)
May 10, 2026 – Raleigh – The Ritz
May 12, 2026 – Richmond – The National
May 13, 2026 – Philadelphia – Franklin Music Hall
May 14, 2026 – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
May 15, 2026 – New York – Palladium Times Square
May 16, 2026 – Buffalo – Buffalo RiverWorks
May 19, 2026 – Wallingford – The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theatre
May 20, 2026 – Hampton – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Italian Symphonic Death Metal maestros Fleshgod Apocalypse are finally back with their brand new, 6th album titled Opera, a gut-wrenching musical journey inspired by the tragic mountain climbing accident occurred to their frontman and mastermind Francesco Paoli, in 2021.
Released via Nuclear Blast Records in 2024, the whole album is structured like a 10-act theatrical piece, as the title itself, Opera, draws a clear thread with the everlasting tradition of Italian classical music theater combining it with the epic brutality of death and symphonic metal, which has become their trademark sound.
Mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Epica, Arch Enemy), Opera definitely marks another step forward for the band, incorporating new suggestions into that unique blend that Fleshgod Apocalypse are renowned for: sheer violence, majestic orchestrations and soaring melodies. Such an ambitious musical endeavor called for an equally impressive artwork, a team effort between two arising Italian talents (artist extraordinaire Felicita Fiorini and visionary photographer Francesco Esposito), following the path traced by baroque painters like Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi. The cover art portrays Veronica as Music, a superior entity that defeats the social and artistic decay of modern age.
With this new record, Fleshgod Apocalypse are setting the bar even higher than before, pioneering what looks like a completely new sub-genre that might be called “opera metal”: an unprecedented mix of extreme music and theatrical elements.
