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Ever since her departure from Arch Enemy, extreme metal vocalist Alissa White-Gluz has been sharing music from her solo project and announcing the two new members of said band. And while her old band has found their replacement vocalist, White-Gluz took time yesterday during International Women’s Day to announce that her band was now called Blue Medusa.

Featuring herself and guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia, White-Gluz said she felt confident that the women she chose to fill out the roster will help create some kick ass new music that people will enjoy.

“Blue Medusa is the next evolution of everything I’ve been building toward for years. It’s my creative melting pot. Everything fans enjoy about the energy, intensity, and performance they’ve always experienced on stage with me over the past two decades is still here, even stronger. That is me, that is who I am and who I’ve always been. And now it’s amplified and unleashed in a fully sovereign artistic vision. Our music has blazing guitar solos, crushing riffs, brutal vocals, fast and aggressive drums, thoughtful melodies and most importantly (to me), really cogitative lyrics.”

Couple that with the fact that their on-stage lineup will include drummer Delaney Jaster and bassist Alicia Vigil, and White-Gluz said her announcement was perfectly in line with yesterday’s focus on the importance of women around the world.

“I specifically chose to share this news on International Women’s Day because building stronger platforms for women in heavy music is something I care deeply about. I am brewing up a lot of ideas right now, my brain is in full creative flow. I’ve been carving my own path in this genre for a long time, and I want to help pave the way for the next generation of women who love metal as much as I do. Medusa turned people to stone… I want to pave the road in sapphire.”

The band say they have more new music coming soon, as well as some live performances already lining up with debuts at Louder Than Life and Aftershock. Follow us for more updates.z

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When Is Whitechapel Touring Europe In 2027?

Whitechapel will launch the “Burn Forever European Tour 2027” on January 22, 2027 in Leipzig, Germany, with support from Sylosis, 200 Stab Wounds and Tribal Gaze across more than 30 European cities.

TL;DR

• Whitechapel has announced the Burn Forever European Tour 2027
• Support acts include Sylosis, 200 Stab Wounds and Tribal Gaze
• The tour runs January 22 through March 2 across Europe
• U.K. shows will be co-headlined with Sylosis
• The announcement arrives alongside a new video for “Nothing Is Coming For Any Of Us”

For years, Whitechapel has remained one of the most relentless forces in modern deathcore, and this newly announced European run suggests the band is far from slowing down.

The Knoxville, Tennessee group revealed plans for an extensive European tour kicking off in January 2027, bringing with them a stacked lineup of some of the heaviest names currently circulating in the underground.

It’s the kind of package tour that feels purpose-built for fans who want an entire evening of brutality rather than a single headline set.

Right now the band is also rolling out a brand-new video for “Nothing Is Coming For Any Of Us,” further pushing momentum behind their most recent album cycle.

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A Deathcore Lineup Built For Maximum Damage

Whitechapel guitarist Alex Wade confirmed the band is eager to finally return to Europe with a full headline run.

“We are excited to announce the ‘Burn Forever European Tour 2027’. This will mark a long-overdue full European headline run featuring some of the sickest names in modern metal.”

The guitarist also clarified how the tour will work across regions.

While Whitechapel will headline the mainland European shows, the U.K. dates will operate as co-headliners with Sylosis, with Sylosis closing those nights.

That setup alone makes the tour unusually balanced for fans, giving two modern metal powerhouses equal footing on some of the biggest stops.

If you’re following bands like this closely, the Loaded Radio stream usually has artists like Whitechapel and Sylosis in rotation throughout the day, especially when tours like this start building momentum.

Fans can find available Whitechapel tickets here.

Whitechapel Burn Forever European Tour 2027 Dates

Jan. 22 – Leipzig, Germany – Hellraiser
Jan. 23 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany – Batschkapp
Jan. 24 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
Jan. 26 – Dublin, Ireland – The Academy *
Jan. 28 – Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanizers *
Jan. 29 – London, England – Electric Ballroom *
Jan. 30 – Manchester, England – Manchester Academy 2 *
Jan. 31 – Bristol, England – O2 Academy *
Feb. 01 – Birmingham, England – XOYO *
Feb. 03 – Paris, France – Trabendo
Feb. 05 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Lab/Wagon
Feb. 06 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
Feb. 07 – Lyon, France – Rayonne
Feb. 09 – Milan, Italy – Magazzini Generali
Feb. 10 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7 Konzertfabrik
Feb. 12 – Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
Feb. 13 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit 36
Feb. 14 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg – Ronda
Feb. 16 – Prague, Czech Republic – Roxy
Feb. 17 – Vienna, Austria – Arena
Feb. 19 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
Feb. 20 – Berlin, Germany – Metropol
Feb. 21 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
Feb. 23 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
Feb. 24 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fallan
Feb. 26 – Tampere, Finland – Tavara-asema
Feb. 27 – Helsinki, Finland – Aeeniwalli
Feb. 28 – Tallinn, Estonia – Helitehas
Mar. 01 – Riga, Latvia – Spelet
Mar. 02 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja

U.K. dates are co-headline shows with Sylosis

The Momentum Behind Hymns In Dissonance

The announcement arrives while the band is still riding the impact of 2025’s Hymns In Dissonance, released via Metal Blade Records.

Critics were nearly unanimous about its sheer heaviness.

Publications across the metal press described the album as a return to the band’s most punishing roots, with several outlets noting the record captures the raw aggression that made early Whitechapel releases so influential in the deathcore movement.

The album also performed strongly commercially during its first week of release, landing:

• No. 2 – Billboard Current Hard Rock Albums
• No. 3 – Independent Label Current Albums
• No. 4 – Current Rock Albums
• No. 7 – Digital Albums

For a band nearly two decades into its career, those chart placements suggest Whitechapel’s audience is still expanding rather than fading.

A Band Nearly Two Decades Deep Into The Genre

Formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006, Whitechapel quickly emerged as one of the defining bands of the early deathcore explosion.

Their core lineup has remained remarkably stable since 2007, anchored by vocalist Phil Bozeman alongside guitarists Ben Savage, Zach Householder and Alex Wade, and bassist Gabe Crisp. Drummer Brandon Zackey joined the band in 2022.

Across multiple albums and global tours, the band has maintained a reputation for blending brutal technicality with massive groove-driven breakdowns.

Few groups from the original deathcore wave have remained this active or this heavy nearly twenty years later.

Modern Deathcore Is Entering Another Surge

The timing of this tour announcement also says a lot about the current state of extreme metal.

With bands like Lorna Shore, Knocked Loose, and Whitechapel driving massive festival crowds and viral attention, deathcore is once again seeing a surge in popularity across younger audiences.

A tour featuring Whitechapel, Sylosis, and 200 Stab Wounds feels like a direct reflection of that renewed momentum.

And judging by the length of this itinerary, the band clearly intends to make the most of it.

So the real question now becomes simple: when tickets start moving, how quickly will these rooms sell out?

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FAQ

When does the Whitechapel European tour start?
The Burn Forever European Tour begins January 22, 2027 in Leipzig, Germany.

Who is supporting Whitechapel on the tour?
Sylosis, 200 Stab Wounds and Tribal Gaze will appear across the tour, with Sylosis co-headlining the U.K. dates.

What is Whitechapel’s latest album?
Whitechapel released Hymns In Dissonance in March 2025 via Metal Blade Records.

About Whitechapel

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006. Known for their crushing breakdowns, technical guitar work, and the unmistakable vocals of Phil Bozeman, the band helped define the early deathcore movement alongside acts like Suicide Silence and Job For A Cowboy. Albums such as This Is Exile, The Valley, and Kin have cemented their reputation as one of the genre’s most enduring forces.

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In 2024, Joe Biden’s Department Of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against live-entertainment giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster, intended to break up the monopoly of the two companies that merged in 2010. Now, the DOJ, currently operating under Donald Trump and Pam Bondi, has reportedly settled that lawsuit before the case could go to trail.

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Listening to Epiphanic Delusions of a Spiritual Warfare, Trucido’s second full-length album, is what I imagine it would’ve felt like to be shot and run over by the Killdozer. It is a frantic stream of consciousness concept album that packs a whole lot of destruction and chaos into 16 minutes, and while a cynical listener might remark that the album is compositionally straightforward, this would be like saying that a sledgehammer hits things really hard. Each track is an explosive and devastating aural assault that is over before you know it. When the dust clears, there is nothing left but smoking rubble and a four-count stick click to signal the next barrage.

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For the uninitiated, Trucido is a Dallas-based grindcore quartet whose members have played in roughly a dozen bands in the genre, including well-known acts such as Gridlink and Cognizant. Unlike those bands, though, Trucido largely eschews technicality for sheer brutality. Their 2022 debut, A Collection of Self Destruction, was a potent opening salvo, but Epiphanic Delusions is the next (d)evolution of Trucido’s sound. The band has never sounded this relentless or menacing, thanks in part to the unholy audio magic performed by guitarist Irving Lopez, who doubles (triples?) as the band’s producer and engineer. He quite literally handles everything in-house, recording Trucido’s gnarly racket in his garage and mixing the album in his bedroom studio. Whatever sordid work he performs there is paying off, because Epiphanic Delusions gives the impression that it is not simply being heard but is somehow alive and pissed off and punching its way into your eardrums.

Grind fiends may already be familiar with drummer extraordinaire Bryan Fajardo, who hammers away at his kit with inhuman power and dexterity. On “Grief Whore,” he unleashes tight bursts of blastbeats before slowing down just enough to call in huge, pit-annihilating stomps. And the rest of the band is more than happy to oblige. Lopez fires riff after incendiary riff straight at your dome, reducing your skull and grey matter to molten slurry. “Simulation of Hope” even goes full death metal with Lopez shifting from a downtuned tremolo groove to a flurry of explosive strikes. Not to be outdone, Eduardo Hoyos’ bass tone probably violates some kind of Texas noise ordinance or obscenity law. Just listen to that sleazy growl throughout “Shapeless Thief” with a straight, un-stanked face. You can’t. And speaking of growls, we have the formidable Alejandro Ramirez on the mic, a man whose bloodthirsty bellows, gurgles, and shrieks carry the kind of menace commanded by a lumbering slime monster about to make you its next meal. Maybe the twisted figures on the album cover are people who were ingested and then—well, I’ll let the album and your imagination fill in the rest.

In the time it took you to read this review, you could’ve listened to most of Epiphanic Delusions of a Spiritual Warfare, and if you weren’t already doing that, you should fix that now. It is a sickening thrill ride that should not be missed by grindcore fans. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel but is perfectly content to beat you to death with it.

–Alex Chan

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Epiphanic Delusions of a Spiritual Warfare is available now.