KREATOR launched their North American headline tour yesterday evening in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, kicking off a 17-date trek that runs through May 23 in Huntington, New York. The tour supports their sixteenth studio album Krushers Of The World (Nuclear Blast, January 2026), produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.
Direct support comes from British grindcore/death metal legends CARCASS, making this one of the most formidable extreme metal packages to hit North America this year. COLD STEEL complete the three-band lineup.
The tour also features festival stops at Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple, and Maryland Deathfest — events that will expose KREATOR to massive audiences beyond their dedicated fanbase. Frontman Mille Petrozza described the new album's creative process: "Ideas were flowing and everybody was participating," reflecting on a writing period that took three years of refinement.
New bassist Frédéric Leclercq, the former DRAGONFORCE member who joined KREATOR in 2019, has called the album "amazing" — and the live performances on this tour promise to deliver its material with the relentless precision that has made KREATOR one of thrash metal's most disciplined live acts over four decades.
The European leg of the Krushers Of The World tour with CARCASS, EXODUS, and NAILS concluded in April; North American fans now get their turn.