Florida death metal legends Obituary have announced a 35th anniversary tour for their 1990 sophomore album Cause of Death, and they’re taking along an amazing lineup of support bands: Nails, Terror, SpiritWorld, and Pest Control. Presales began Thursday (1/23) at 10 AM local, followed by the general on-sale on Friday (1/24) at 10 AM local. Things kick off in San Antonio on April 18 and the tour hits Queens’ Knockdown Center on May 22. All dates are listed below.
Nails made a comeback last year with a new lineup and their first album in eight years, Every Bridge Burning, that found the grindy metallic hardcore powerhouse sounding as intense as ever. Terror remain hardcore lifers, and their latest album is among their best: 2022’s Pain Into Power, which saw them reuniting with former member/Nails leader Todd Jones, who produced and contributed guest vocals.
Western-tinged hard rockers SpiritWorld recently announced their new album Helldorado, due 2/21 via Century Media. Pest Control are fresh off releasing their Year of the Pest EP, which kept the rising UK crossover thrashers’ momentum going from their great 2023 debut LP Don’t Test the Pest.
As for Cause of Death, this isn’t the first time in recent years that Obituary have performed it in full and it probably needs no introduction, but if it needs to be said: all the death metal and death-y hardcore that’s been popping off lately would sound a lot different if not for the influence of Cause of Death and other early Obituary classics. It’s probably safe to say that some–if not all–of the bands on this stacked tour owe huge chunks of their career to it.
Obituary / Nails / Terror / SpiritWorld / Pest Control — 2025 Tour Dates
Apr 18 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
Apr 19 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Apr 21 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Apr 22 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
Apr 24 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 25 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 26 Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Apr 27 Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
Apr 29 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Apr 30 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
May 02 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
May 03 Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater
May 05 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
May 06 Chicago, IL @ House of BLues
May 07 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
May 09 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
May 10 Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
May 11 New Kensington, PA @ Perversing Underground
May 14 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
May 14 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
May 19 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
May 20 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
May 22 Maspeth, NY @ Knockdown Center
May 24 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
May 25 Reading, PA @ Reverb