Death metal band Nile played Rock Hard Festival 2025 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on June 7. WDR Rockpalast livestreamed the event, and pro-shot video is available.
Nile‘s festival setlist included:
- “Stelae Of Vultures“
- “To Strike With Secret Fang“
- “Sacrifice Unto Sebek“
- “Defiling The Gates Of Ishtar“
- “Kafir!“
- “Vile Nilotic Rites“
- “In The Name Of Amun“
- “Sacrophagus“
- “Lashed To The Slave Stick“
- “Black Seeds Of Vengeance“
Following their festival appearance, Nile confirmed “The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025.” This fall tour will feature Canadian death metal group Cryptopsy, with additional support from Last Ten Second Of Life and Cognitive.
Nile commented on the upcoming tour: “We are very happy to be announcing more Nile tour dates this fall in support of The Underworld Awaits Us All. Joining us this time will be our dear friends and long-time tour mates Cryptopsy. This excursion is sure to be a legendary tour not to be missed. Metal will take place!”
Cryptopsy also issued a statement regarding the tour: “We are so excited to bring An Insatiable Violence to the United States. It’s a pleasure to tour amongst friends and this lineup is incredibly stacked! Our new album was written for a live setting. The songs are more brutal and grooving so that people can really latch on and bang their heads.” Cryptopsy‘s tour set will feature tracks from recent albums and classic material.
Pre-sale tickets for “The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025” are available now using the password UNDERWORLD. General ticket sales began Friday, June 6, at 10 AM local time.
“The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025” will run through September and October:
September
- 12 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
- 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
- 14 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho
- 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch
- 17 – Hampton, NH – Wally’s
- 18 – Hartford, CT – Webster Hall
- 19 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
- 20 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
- 21 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
- 22 – Cleveland, OH – Mercury
- 24 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
- 25 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theatre
- 26 – Madison, WI – The Annex
- 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Studio B at Skyway
- 28 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
- 29 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar
October
- 1 – Billings, MT – Pub Station
- 3 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
- 4 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
- 5 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
- 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
- 7 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
- 9 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s *
- 10 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s *
- 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex *
- * Last Ten Seconds Of Life will not appear on these dates.
