Fleshgod Apocalypse @ The Novo 4-17-26
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Avatar Brings the Darkness into the Springtime with Tour with Special Guests, Laughs, and Fun!
Theatrical heavy metal go getters Avtar had announced this past New Year that they would be heading out on a spring headlining tour, in support of their latest album "Don't Go in the Forest", as they had done a headlining run just last fall. This time they would bring Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul, making a stop in Los Angeles, California on Downtown LA at The Novo.
That Friday night would be a packed crowd upstairs and downstairs, lots of fans dressed up as the famous Avatar singer, sporting his either leather attire or circus themed attire with red jacket and hat, with others wearing casual wear band t-shirts, shorts, pants, jeans, etc. Upon arriving exactly around 7:30PM, the opening band Frozen Soul out of Texas, would play for the next thirty minutes, bringing on a special guest Gerald Way of My Chemical Romance, for their collaborated track "No Place of Warmth", which was quite the surprise! The entirety of their set was quite entertaining, their frontman being goofy yet highly entertaining, interacting with the audience from start to finish. The crowd kept the energy flowing with lots of crowd surfing, moshing, and freebies, as whoever crowd surfed would get a free t-shirt! It was quite a performance that was fun, with just the right amount of death metal to please all.
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Next up was Italians Fleshgod Apocalypse, whom I had not seen since 2011! Since then, the band's line up has changed up quite a bit, prior being an all-male act, as opposed to nowadays being an all-male act with an added female as backing and main vocalist, alongside guitarist/vocalist Francesco Paoli. Female vocalist Veronica Bordacchini, would be the welcomed addition, as she brought an operatic style to the mix, creating a more theatrical element to the band's symphonic death metal style. It was intense yet playful, as the pianist and drummer, would entertain the crowd, clapping, throwing their hands up and down getting that hyped up energy overflowing it made everyone enthusiastic. They had a solid set, with classical arrangements with mellow moments that kept it in check, making it mellow dramatic but not that dramatic.
FLESHGOD APOLCAYPSE LIVE PHOTOS:
Last up would be Avatar from Sweden, their heavy metal, hard rock style, being quite brutalizing with intensity unlike any other within a lot of their tracks, ranging from "Colossus", "Smells Like a Freakshow", and "Hail the Apocalypse", among other more tame tracks like "Don't Go in the Forest", "Torn Apart" and "Howling at the Waves". The extensive set consisted close to twenty songs total, rounding off to 17. The whole performance brought crazy antics from loads of theatrics, costumes, facial expressions, and lots of goofy madness that made the audience roar with laughter and excitement. The singer is always goofing off, making faces, dancing, singing greatly, with such fun it made the whole night such fun. If you have not seen Avatar yet, then go do so.
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This run of a tour brought such fun, that cannot be said enough, lots of laughs with so much fun at hand, it made the music that more memorable and so much more enjoyable in the end.
SETLIST:
1. Caption Goat
2. Silence in the Age of Apes
3. The Eagle Has Landed
4. In the Airwaves
5. Bloody Angel
6. Death and Glitz
7. A Secret Door
8. The Dirty I'm Buried In
9. Colossus
10. Torn Apart
11. Howling at the Waves
12. Legend of the King
13. Let It Burn
14. Tonight We Must Be Warriors
ENCORE:
15. Don't Go in the Forest
16. Smells Like a Freakshow
17. Hail the Apocalypse
Avatar Announce Spring 2026 Headline Tour
Avatar will spend the foreseeable future (if not forever) on the road. Today, the band announces a Spring 2026 headline tour of North America. It kicks off on April 16 in Sacramento and runs through May 20 in Hampton Beach, NH. It includes stops at Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple. Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul will serve as support. Check out the dates below.
Regarding their return to the States, Eckerström offers, "USA. It started off innocently enough. Hiking along on a trail. Sunny. Pleasant. Safe. Then night came, and the trail slowly faded. You can't go back, as you don't know where you came from. You don't even dare to turn around, as you can feel someone, or something, watching. What you were, all the way back in the warm embrace of civilization, doesn't matter. Here. it's just you and the trees."
He adds, "We will be seeing you."
TOUR DATES:
4/16 — Sacramento, CA — Channel 24
4/17 — Los Angeles, CA — Novo
4/19 — Tucson, AZ — Rialto Theater
4/20 — Albuquerque, NM — Revel
4/22 — San Antonio, TX — Aztec
4/23 — Oklahoma City, OK — Criterion
4/25 — Omaha, NE — Steelhouse Omaha
4/26 — Des Moines, IA — Val Air
4/28 — Lawrence, KS — Liberty Hall
4/29 — Moline, IL — The Rust Belt
4/30 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe
5/1 — Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Club Stage
5/2 — Fort Wayne, IN — The Clyde
5/4 — Huntsville, AL — VBC Mars Music Hall
5/5 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
5/6 — Knoxville, TN — Mill & Mine
5/7 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
5/9 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome to Rockville*
5/10 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
5/12 — Richmond, VA — The National
5/13 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
5/15 — New York, NY — Palladium Times Square
5/16 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks
5/17 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple Weekend*
5/19 — Wallingford, CT — The Dome
5/20 — Hampton Beach, NH — Hampton Beach Casino
*= Festival
CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR 2025 - Tour Dates + Lineup Announced Including Co-Headliners DYING FETUS + CRADLE OF FILTH
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For the first time ever, two iconic titans of extreme metal — DYING FETUS and CRADLE OF FILTH — are joining forces to co-headline the 2025 CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR. Joining the chaos is a powerhouse lineup of special guests: Fleshgod Apocalypse, Ne Obliviscaris, Undeath, Vomit Forth, and Corpse Pile.
Now in its sixth year, CHAOS & CARNAGE upholds its reputation for showcasing the elite of heavy music while championing the genre's future. Previous editions have seen acts such as Whitechapel, Carnifex, Suicide Silence, Cattle Decapitation, Lorna Shore, Humanity's Last Breath, Aborted, and more dominate stages nationwide; the tour has built a legacy of unforgettable performances in packed venues nationwide.
TOUR DATES:
4/17 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
4/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
4/20 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
4/22 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
4/24 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
4/26 - San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
4/27 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
4/29 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
5/01 - New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
5/02 - Richmond, VA @ The National
5/03 - Reading, PA @ Reverb
5/04 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
5/06 - Montreal, QC, Canada @ L'Olympia
5/07 - Toronto, ON, Canada @ Rebel
5/08 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
5/09 - Chicago, IL @ Radius
5/10 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
5/12 - Wichita, KS @ Temple Live
5/14 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium