Canadian death metal band Kataklysm and Polish death metal veterans Vader are co-headlining the “Carnival of Death Tour 2025,” promising “pure, crushing brutality the good ol’ fashion way.” Announced on May 29, 2025, the tour features direct support from brutal death metallers Malevolent Creation and bone-shattering Skeletal Remains. It kicks off October 1 in Bensalem, PA, at Broken Goblet and wraps up October 26 in Brooklyn, NY, at Brooklyn Monarch, spanning 23 cities across the US and Canada and thankfully including a Florida stop.
The full schedule includes:
- Oct 1 – Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet Oct 2 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819 Oct 3 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
- Oct 4 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum Oct 6 – Ft. Worth, TX – Tulips Oct 7 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
- Oct 8 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill
- Oct 9 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater Oct 10 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick Oct 11 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky-A-Go-Go
- Oct 12 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
- Oct 13 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
- Oct 14 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar Oct 16 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
- Oct 17 – Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway
- Oct 18 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater – Studio B
- Oct 19 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Oct 20 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
- Oct 22 – Ottawa, ON – Overflow* Oct 23 – Quebec City, QC – Salle Montaigne*
- Oct 24 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre*
- Oct 25 – Syracuse, NY – The Lost Horizon
- Oct 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch
* Kataklysm closes the shows
Tickets are on sale now! Kataklysm stated, “No compromises. No survivors,” emphasizing the tour’s raw intensity.