Tickets for BEHEMOTH's massive "The Godless IV" North American spring tour went on sale today at 10 a.m. local time, and early reports from fans and ticket platforms suggest strong demand across nearly every market on the routing. The twenty-four-date trek, launching April 14 in San Diego and running through May 21 in Los Angeles, features an extreme metal dream bill that has been generating enormous buzz since its announcement: DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST, and IMMOLATION join Nergal's blackened death metal juggernaut for a tour that spans the full spectrum of extreme metal.
With four of the genre's most revered acts on one bill, the tour offers fans an opportunity that rarely presents itself. BEHEMOTH, whose theatrical live performances have elevated them to headliner status at major festivals worldwide, will bring production values typically reserved for arena shows. DEICIDE, with Glen Benton's inverted-cross forehead brand and relentless blasphemy, remain one of death metal's most provocative live acts. ROTTING CHRIST, the Greek black metal institution led by Sakis Tolis since 1987, deliver an almost ritualistic live experience. And IMMOLATION, the Yonkers death metal institution, bring decades of crushing, dissonant brutality.
Given the caliber of the bill, multiple markets are expected to sell out in advance. Fans in smaller cities along the routing would be wise to secure tickets immediately. The tour represents one of the most significant extreme metal packages to hit North America in years, and the January on-sale date gives fans ample time to plan travel and accommodations for spring dates. This is an extreme metal event of rare magnitude, and those who miss it may be waiting years for a bill of comparable caliber to come through their city again. The tour also serves as a testament to the enduring vitality of extreme metal, a genre that continues to fill venues and inspire passionate devotion decades after its founding.