THE BEAST

Rotting Christ Announce 2026 North American Tour with Behemoth, Deicide and Immolation

Greek extreme metal legends Rotting Christ are gearing up for a full-scale North American assault in 2026, joining forces with Behemoth, Deicide and Immolation for The Godless IV Tour. After thirty five years in the trenches, Sakis Tolis and company are showing zero interest in slowing down. If anything, they’re swinging harder than ever.

Fresh off the release of their fourteenth studio album Pro Xristou and the massive live set 35 Years of Evil Existence: Live in Lycabettus, the band is now adding live firepower to their already busy schedule. A re-recorded version of their groundbreaking album Aealo is set to drop on January 23, keeping momentum rolling straight into tour season. Metal Injection summed up the current era with blunt admiration: “Even after a mind-blowing thirty five years and fourteen records, Rotting Christ might actually be at their very best right now”.

A True Legends Tour, Not a Nostalgia Trip

The Godless IV trek isn’t one of those “four bands share a poster and nobody remembers who played what” situations. This is a rare alignment of lifers from the early days of extreme metal who actually survived the wars. Between them, these bands built entire subgenres and influenced half of the scene that came after. As Sakis himself put it, this is a run with bands that have been “in the metal scene since its creation” and are still out there playing the real dark stuff.

The tour hits 24 dates across the US and Canada, with Rotting Christ bowing out of select festival plays and location-specific dates. Fans looking for something extra grim should mark Maryland Deathfest on the calendar. That appearance will be Rotting Christ’s first time at MDF and will feature an exclusive old-school set drawn from Thy Mighty Contract, Non Serviam and other early classics from 1989 through 1995. That’s the kind of set most fans assumed would never happen again.

Tickets are available now at the band’s official site. https://www.rotting-christ.com/en

The Godless IV Tour Dates

(with Behemoth, Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation except where noted)

A Band That Refuses to Fade Out Quietly

While some veteran bands try to coast on name recognition, Rotting Christ continue to write new material that actually moves units and impresses critics. Pro Xristou earned some of the strongest reviews of their career:

Metal Hammer called it “their most accessible – and perhaps most magnificent – album yet”.

No Clean Singing praised its arena-ready sound.

Blabbermouth highlighted the importance of their new live album as a historical document.

Heavy Music HQ noted the band’s stamina, saying they show “no signs of slowing down or stopping any time soon”.

The upcoming Aealo re-recording is also stirring interest. When it dropped in 2010, Aealo pushed cultural and historical influences into black metal long before it became fashionable. Angry Metal Guy noted that it shows the band “thinking outside the box”, while Last Rites highlighted its mythical, geographical flavor — elements the Tolis brothers have always known how to wield without turning their music into a museum exhibit.

What’s Next

Pro Xristou and 35 Years of Evil Existence: Live in Lycabettus are available now through Season of Mist, and Aealo (Re-Recorded) lands January 23. If the current pace is any indication, this next chapter isn’t about victory laps or coffee table retrospectives. It’s about staying creative, staying active and staying dangerous.

And honestly, it’s refreshing to see a legacy band that treats its legacy as fuel instead of a cushion.