Rotting Christ @ the Hollywood Palladium 5-21-26
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Behemoth Returns to Hollywood for a Spring Tour Not for the Faint of Heart
Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth, whom I have seen three times in 2006 as a part of the "Sounds of the Underground Tour" then again in 2010 at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, and most recent on their 2026 touring cycle entitled the "Godless IV" 2026 North American tour with openers Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation. This trek would run in the springtime concluding on May 21st 2026 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Upon arriving at the venue, a little after 6PM, grabbing some merchandise then catching the last bits of the opening bands set Immolation, they brought quite the intensity. The bands set was so loud you could hear it not just inside the theater itself, but within the entry way of the lobby area where the bar and merch booths stood, even within the bathrooms, that's how powerful they presented themselves. There death metal styling was something else, and surely an act not to miss if you have not seen them prior.
IMMOLATION:
Following them would be Rotting Christ a melodic black metal, extreme metal band with some slight gothic metal elements that caused their performance be quite entertaining. A lot of their band members goofing off, when performing, nodding their heads in headbanging, or bending around this way or that way, it made it funny. Their performance was more mellow and slow driven, but they did have some fast-paced songs as well. It was a bit of this and that for the most part, that created something unique and still fun.
ROTTING CHRIST:
Next up would-be death metal legends Deicide, who have been around for close to 40 years, having seen them a few times back in 2011 at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California and then again at the 1720 warehouse venue in 2019, then again tonight being the third time. This performance was no different, they still got that energy, just as they have always had within them. The crowd was hyped up and energy flowing ever so fluidly they kept the mosh pit constant, with the band never missing a beat, playing extensively throughout their set from start to finish. Truly a classic death metal act that is legendary for a reason.
DEICIDE:
Wrapping up the evening would be Behemoth, having seen them previously, but being sometime since this performance brought the light show with strobes, lighting effects, and costume changes briefly throughout. The band was as the opener's had been quite intense, even having the frontman Nergal, whom had cancer and lived it! His singing tactics were brutal, with some blood splat to the audience. It was very "metal" if you will, making the whole performance flawless. They had a set list that was lengthy, at one point the audience thought it was over with, as they had done a minor finale, but they kept going after a brief break. Finishing up with the encore though, it made it worth wild, the entirety of it all, being very rememberable.
BEHEMOTH:
Behemoth Announce Spring 2026 Headline North American Tour
Kings of extreme metal BEHEMOTH will return to lay waste to American venues this spring.
The band has announced its North American Spring 2026 headline "The Godless IV Tour," kicking off April 14 in San Diego and running through May 21 in Los Angeles. It includes Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple festival appearances.
This trek marks the band's first tour of North America in support of the critically acclaimed new opus The Shit Ov God, out now via Nuclear Blast.
Joining Behemoth for this run is a trio of fellow extremists — Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation.
"We announce this coming campaign alongside Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation — a convergence of legends, a true communion of extreme metal's most resolute forces," the band declares. "This tour is not merely a series of performances; it is a rite, forged in decades of defiance, conviction, and sonic blasphemy. Each band carries its own altar of destruction, its own scripture written in blood, sound, and will. Together, we summon something greater—an unstoppable procession of darkness across the lands. This is the extreme metal underground standing tall, unbroken, and merciless. Prepare yourselves."
TOUR DATES:
4/14 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park
4/15 — San Francisco, CA — The Regency Ballroom
4/17 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory
4/18 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
4/19 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
4/21 — Salt Lake City, UT — Union Event Center
4/22 — Denver, Co — The Fillmore
4/24 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
4/25 — Chicago, IL — The Vic Theatre
4/26 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant
4/28 — Norfolk, VA — The NorVa
4/30 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore^
5/1 — Worcester, MA — Palladium&
5/2 — New York, NY — Palladium Times Square
5/4 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo RiverWorks
5/5 — McKees Rocks, PA — The Roxian Theatre
5/7 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome To Rockville*
5/9 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore
5/11 — Toronto, ON — HISTORY
5/12 — Montreal, QC — L'Olympia
5/14 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple*
5/15 — Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl
5/16 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
5/18 — Dallas, TX — The Bomb Factory
5/20 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
5/21 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium
*Festival Date
^ = No Rotting Christ
& = No Deicide
Incineration Festival Announces Abbath, Taake, Master's Hammer, Rotting Christ & More
"Incineration Festival is returning for the fifth year and we are coming armed with our biggest and strongest line up yet!," stated the organizers behind the London event set to be held at The Dome & Boston Music Room 12th & 13th May 2018.
A bold statement but true to their word, the first wave of band announcements have went live and it's setting up to be a highlight of the 2018 summer festival calendar. Acts announced include Sunday night headliner Abbath, Saturday co-headliners, a band making their debut UK appearance and Czech black metal pioneers, Master's Hammer! Hypothermia and Nocturnal Depression will marking their return to London in what will be their second ever appearance in the city. Flying the flag for UK death metal, London’s own Unfathomable Ruination, grind-sludge experts Lunatic Hooker, Greek extreme metal masters Rotting Christ, Scotland's atmospheric metallers Saor, Asagraum and Wretched Soul. The 2018 edition of the festival also marks a return for a band close to Incineration's blackened heart, Taake, the first ever band to be booked for the festival back in 2014.
Tickets are on sale now! - www.incinerationfest.com.
Marduk Announces New Tour
Marduk will be heading out on tour with support coming from Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, and Necronomicon. Check out the dates below.
TOUR DATES:
09/02/16 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
09/03/16 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
09/04/16 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
09/05/16 Baltimore, MD Soundstage
09/06/16 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
09/07/16 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
09/08/16 Montreal, QC L'Astral
09/09/16 Toronto, ON The Opera House
09/10/16 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa
09/11/16 Chicago, IL Reggie's
09/12/16 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
09/13/16 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
09/14/16 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
09/16/16 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
09/17/16 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
09/18/16 Portland, OR Bossanova Ballroom
09/19/16 Oakland, CA Metro Opera House
09/20/16 Las Vegas, NV LVCS
09/21/16 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theater
09/22/16 Phoenix, AZ Joe's Grotto
09/23/16 El Paso, TX Mesa Music Hall
09/24/16 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
09/25/16 Austin, TX Dirty Dog Bar