HATEBREED have been announced as the headliners of the 2026 Summer Slaughter Tour, one of extreme music's most anticipated annual treks. The run kicks off July 2 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and wraps up July 24 in Buffalo, New York, with 16 dates confirmed so far and more to be announced.
The support lineup is stacked with heavyweights across multiple subgenres. DEVOURMENT will serve as direct support throughout the entire run, while death metal legends INCANTATION join for the final five dates. Rounding out the bill are SNUFFED ON SIGHT, BALMORA, and FACE YOURSELF, ensuring every night delivers a relentless barrage from opening act to headliner.
Confirmed stops include Virginia Beach, Worcester, Cincinnati, Nashville, New Orleans, Houston, Austin, Tulsa, Denver, Omaha, Saginaw, St. Louis, Fort Wayne, and Toronto. The routing covers a wide swath of North America, hitting both major markets and cities that often get overlooked by touring packages of this caliber.
HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta teased an extra incentive for fans attending the dates. "We will play a couple tunes from our upcoming new album," he revealed, confirming that the Connecticut hardcore metal titans have new material in the works. Details on the album remain under wraps, but the Summer Slaughter dates will offer the first live taste of what HATEBREED have been cooking.
Presale tickets go live March 25 using the code "HBSLAUGHTER26," with general on-sale following on March 27. Given HATEBREED's reputation for absolutely ferocious live shows and the strength of this lineup, fans would be wise to secure tickets early. Summer Slaughter has a long history of selling out venues across the continent.