Exhumed (USA) + Ashen (WA) Australian Tour 2026

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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="" style="width: 431px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">GORE METAL KINGS EXHUMED&nbsp; (USA)&nbsp; ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA &amp; NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2026&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>Gore Metal kings <strong>EXHUMED (USA)</strong> hit the blood-soaked road in 2026, announcing their long-awaited return to <strong>Australia and New Zealand</strong> in support of their brand-new album <strong><em>Red Asphalt</em></strong>, out <strong>February 20, 2026</strong> via Relapse Records.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>The undisputed masters of &ldquo;Gore&rdquo; Metal rev their engines and prepare one of 2026&rsquo;s most frenetic, unhinged slabs of sonic obliteration &mdash; a record that finds EXHUMED pushing their trademark deathgrind violence into even more dangerous territory.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re very stoked to be back in your ear-holes with <em>Red Asphalt</em>,&rdquo; says EXHUMED mastermind <strong>Matt Harvey</strong>. &ldquo;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&rsquo;re inviting you to a place we spend a disproportionate amount of our lives &mdash; the American roadway. Familiar, yet far more dangerous than it feels &mdash; a place that can take you to the hospital or the grave in more ways than you can imagine.&rdquo;</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>As part of their <strong>2026 Australia &amp; New Zealand tour</strong>, EXHUMED will be joined by NSW-based Old School Death Metal band <strong>ANOXIA</strong> on all <strong>New Zealand dates</strong>, bringing raw, blood drenched savagery across the Tasman. For the <strong>Australian dates</strong>, EXHUMED will be joined by Western Australia&rsquo;s own<strong>&nbsp;ASHEN</strong>, one of the country&rsquo;s most formidable modern death metal acts.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>This is the first time EXHUMED (USA) and ANOXIA (AUS) have ever played NZ &ndash; DO NOT MISS OUT!</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>Pre-order <strong><em>Red Asphalt</em></strong> on LP / CD / Cassette / Digital via <strong><a href="//Relapse.com">Relapse.com</a></strong></span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'><br>&nbsp;Stream <strong>&ldquo;Unsafe At Any Speed&rdquo;</strong> &amp; pre-save <em>Red Asphalt</em> now.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>The latest wrong turn from the driving force of Gore Metal, <strong><em>Red Asphalt</em></strong> crashes EXHUMED&rsquo;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.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>True to the band&rsquo;s spirit, <em>Red Asphalt</em> drags listeners through a whirlwind of riff-driven madness. Tracks like <strong>&ldquo;Unsafe At Any Speed,&rdquo; &ldquo;Shovelhead,&rdquo;</strong> and <strong>&ldquo;The Iron Graveyard&rdquo;</strong> ooze sleaze and groove while retaining the high-octane, full-throttle, white-knuckle brutality fans demand from EXHUMED.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>Take the album for a spin &mdash; and get your kicks on <strong>Route 666</strong>.</span></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'><img src="+copy.jpg" style="width: 838px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></span><br></p>

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