Polish extreme metal icons BEHEMOTH are preparing for their massive "The Godless IV 2026 Tour," which will feature one of the most stacked extreme metal support lineups assembled in recent memory. The touring package includes Florida death metal legends DEICIDE, Greek black metal pioneers ROTTING CHRIST, and New York death metal institution IMMOLATION — the latter joining fresh off their devastating "Death Over Europe" tour alongside MAYHEM and MARDUK.
The bill represents a stunning convergence of extreme metal's most influential scenes and subgenres. BEHEMOTH, led by the ever-charismatic Nergal, have evolved from their black metal roots into one of the genre's most visually spectacular and musically ambitious live acts, combining punishing blackened death metal with elaborate stage production and occult theatrics. Their recent album "The Shit Ov God" continued the band's tradition of pushing boundaries while delivering the crushing heaviness their fans demand.
DEICIDE, fronted by the inimitable Glen Benton, remain one of death metal's most controversial and enduring acts. Their blasphemous lyrical content and bludgeoning musical approach have made them a fixture of extreme metal touring since the early '90s. ROTTING CHRIST, led by Sakis Tolis, have consistently been one of the most creative forces in European extreme metal, evolving from raw black metal beginnings into a uniquely atmospheric and ritualistic sound that defies easy categorization.
The addition of IMMOLATION, whose upcoming twelfth album "Descent" drops April 10 via Nuclear Blast, rounds out a bill that covers virtually every corner of extreme metal's vast landscape. Tour dates and ticket information are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, but anticipation is already running extraordinarily high among fans of extreme music who recognize this as a once-in-a-lifetime touring package.