Nearly four decades deep into carving up the death metal rulebook, Carcass are dragging their blood soaked legacy back to Australia and New Zealand.
The Liverpool legends have announced their ‘Putrefying Down Under’ tour for September and October 2026, alongside the infamous Brujeria .
For anyone raised on blastbeats, gore-soaked artwork, and riffs sharp enough to leave scars, this run feels less like nostalgia and more like a reminder that Carcass never really loosened their grip on extreme metal.
From pioneering gore-grind in the late ‘80s to helping shape melodic death metal with records like ‘Heartwork’, the band’s influence still hangs over modern heavy music like a surgical light in a morgue.
Carcass 2026 Australian Tour Dates
- Tuesday, September 22nd – Perth, Magnet House
- Thursday, September 24th – Adelaide, Lion Arts Factory
- Friday, September 25th – Melbourne, Northcote Theatre
- Saturday, September 26th – Sydney, Liberty Hall
- Tuesday, September 29th – Brisbane, Princess Theatre
- Wednesday September 30th – Townsville, The Warehouse*
- Friday, October 2nd – Auckland, The Studio*
*Brujeria not performing
Ticket Information
Perth, Townsville: Oztix
Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney: Moshtix
Brisbane: Ticketmaster
Auckland: Moshtix NZ
This tour will see Carcass tear through Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, and Auckland, Brujeria will join the run for every Australian capital city date except Townsville and Auckland.
Brujeria’s return is its own kind of event, the masked grindcore collective haven’t hit Australia in nine years, and their reputation for violent satire, political rage, and pure sonic destruction hasn’t faded. Somewhere between grindcore, death metal, and theatrical rebellion, Brujeria have always felt dangerous in a way few bands genuinely do, their live shows hit like a riot unfolding inside a rehearsal room.
For Australian fans, especially those who came up through dingy all ages halls and late night extreme metal forums, this lineup feels tailor made for absolute carnage, there’s no polished nostalgia package here. Just two bands that helped define the uglier, heavier corners of underground metal returning to remind everyone how savage it can still sound.
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