Montreal death metal legends CRYPTOPSY are set to headline The Pyramid Scheme Pinball & Metal Tent at Billy Strings' annual Ionia Freak Fair on Saturday, August 29 — a sold-out show. The announcement comes almost a year after the band collaborated with the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass star on "Blasphemy Made Fresh," and arrives as CRYPTOPSY prepare for their extensive summer European headline tour.
"We're incredibly grateful and honored to be part of something as unique as the Ionia Freak Fair. Music has always been about breaking boundaries. We can't wait to bring something heavy to this year's festival. Who knows, maybe Billy will even stop by for a song…" — CRYPTOPSY
Fresh off a headline run on the Decibel Magazine Tour, CRYPTOPSY's latest album An Insatiable Violence earned the band their second JUNO Award nomination for Best Metal/Hard Music Album — a category they won two years ago. Watch "Blasphemy Made Fresh":
CRYPTOPSY — 2026 European Headline Tour:
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | Steenwijk, NL | Stonehenge Festival |
| Jul 26 | Cham, DE | LA |
| Jul 28 | Brașov, RO | Rockstadt Extreme Fest |
| Jul 29 | Košice, SK | Colosseum |
| Jul 30 | Kraków, PL | Hype Park |
| Jul 31 | Löbnitz, DE | Full Rewind |
| Aug 1 | Dortmund, DE | Dortmund Deathfest |
| Aug 2 | Brighton, UK | Chalk |
| Aug 3 | Cardiff, UK | The Globe |
| Aug 5 | Dublin, IE | Whelan's |
| Aug 6 | Derby, UK | Bloodstock Open Air |
| Aug 7 | Helsinki, FI | Helsinki Metal Fest |
| Aug 8 | Jaroměř, CZ | Brutal Assault |
| Aug 9 | Vagos, PT | Vagos Metal Fest |
| Aug 12 | Trier, DE | The Forum |
| Aug 13 | Dinkelsbühl, DE | Summer Breeze |
| Aug 14 | Colmar, FR | Spirit In Black Festival |
| Aug 15 | Kortrijk, BE | DVG Club |
| Aug 16 | Carhaix, FR | Motocultor |
| Aug 18 | Martigny, CH | Sunset Bar |
| Aug 19 | Pinarella di Cervia, IT | Rockplanet |
| Aug 20 | Spital am Semmering, AT | Kaltenbach Open Air |
| Aug 21 | Litoměřice, CZ | Death Coffee Party |
Tickets: http://lnk.to/CRYPTOPSY-EUROPESUMMER26
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