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**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!

  

Pre-order **_Red Asphalt_** on LP / CD / Cassette / Digital via **[Relapse.com](//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**.

  

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Exhumed (Usa) + Ashen (Wa) Australian Tour 2026

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