The full European tour dates for the KREATOR-headlined package featuring CARCASS, EXODUS, and NAILS have been confirmed, and the itinerary is massive. The 25-date run spans March and April 2026, hitting major cities across Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, and Scandinavia. This represents one of the strongest extreme metal touring packages in recent memory, uniting German thrash royalty with British grindcore legends, Bay Area thrash icons, and California hardcore-metal crossover kings.
KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza has expressed tremendous excitement about the lineup, calling it a dream bill that reflects the unity and diversity of extreme metal. The tour will serve as the primary European campaign behind KREATOR's sixteenth studio album "Krushers Of The World," which drops January 16 on Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, the album has already generated considerable buzz with the advance singles "Midnight Sun" and "Taskmaster."
CARCASS will be touring behind their acclaimed 2024 album "Despicable," continuing their remarkable second-career renaissance that began with "Surgical Steel" in 2013. EXODUS bring the Bay Area thrash thunder with material from across their extensive catalog, while NAILS — the ferocious trio from Oxnard, California — will deliver their signature brand of powerviolence-infused extreme metal in blistering opening sets.
Tickets go on sale January 16, coinciding with the release of KREATOR's new album. A special early-bird pricing window will be available for the first 48 hours. VIP packages offering early entry, exclusive merchandise, and meet-and-greet opportunities with all four bands are also available at select venues. Given the caliber of the lineup, promoters anticipate strong demand and rapid sell-throughs at many stops along the route.