Progressive tech metal masters Gorod announce tour with Revocation, Defeated Insanity & Carnosus

Photo Credit: Leonor Ananké

French technical death metal innovators Gorod return to the UK in March 2027 on tour with Revocation, Defeated Insanity and Carnosus. The band are touring in support of new album The Ember Gone, out now via Base Productions and Season of Mist.

UK dates:

03.05.27 UK London Underworld
04.05.27 UK Glasgow Slay
05.05.27 Ireland Dublin Academy
06.05.27 UK Manchester Rebellion
07.05.27 UK Nottingham Rescue Rooms
08.05.27 UK Bristol The Fleece

Tickets available here: https://lnk.to/TORMENTEUROPE20 

The band comment: "We are beyond excited to finally announce that we're hitting the road for the "20 YEARS OF TORMENT" EU/UK TOUR 2027 alongside Revocation, Defeated Sanity and Carnosus!

"This tour holds a very special meaning for us. Back when we released Leading Vision, our very first album under the name Gorod, leaving our Gorgasm era behind for good, Cryptic Warning were changing their name to become Revocation. Over two decades, we’ve crossed paths on festival stages and shared dates from Europe to Canada. While our respective styles have naturally evolved and taken different paths over the years, both bands have always kept that same relentless drive for singular musical exploration, groove, and technicality.

"Getting back on European roads with our new album The Ember Gone and finally reconnecting with all of you is the reason why we've kept touring for decades. We’re stepping back onto the stage with a brand-new production and a setlist mixing new tracks, old-school classics, and a few unexpected surprises.

"26 shows across 13 countries... We’re ready to hang out and have a blast with you all!" 

Watch the visualiser for recent single 'Remains' here: https://youtu.be/qNaFD-n7E5c

Entirely self-produced at Bud Studio by guitarist and principal songwriter Mathieu Pascal, before being mixed and mastered by David Thiers at Secret Place Studio, new album The Ember Gone marks a bold return to the progressive spirit of Transcendence (2011) while pushing Gorod into expansive new territory. Combining groove, immersive atmospheres and richly layered arrangements with the band’s trademark technical precision, the album explores themes of environmental collapse, consumerism and existential anxiety through songwriting that feels ambitious and deeply human.

Speaking on the new album, guitarist Mathieu Pascal comments: “We are undoubtedly delivering the most singular album in our discography. As we are always driven by the desire not to repeat ourselves, to evolve, and to keep surprising people, we sought new ways to express ourselves through different musical vocabularies than those traditionally associated with extreme metal. This album is freer and more open, yet without compromising the complexity and richness of the songwriting, which will always remain the band’s trademark.”

Widely regarded as one of the defining forces in modern technical death metal, Gorod have spent nearly three decades carving out a singular identity far beyond the genre’s traditional confines. Since emerging from Bordeaux in 1997, the band have continually evolved their sound, combining dizzying technicality with groove, melody and sophisticated songwriting to become one of the most distinctive and internationally respected acts in contemporary extreme metal.

Across landmark releases including A Maze of Recycled Creeds (2015), ÆTHRA (2018) and The Orb (2023), Gorod have consistently pushed at the boundaries of technical death metal, whether through the progressive ambition of Transcendence or the razor edged aggression of Kiss the Freak (2017). Never content to repeat themselves, the quintet have built a discography defined by fearless experimentation and an unmistakable musical identity.

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Tracklist:
1. Signs
2. Devise
3. Forgiveness
4. Regret
5. Crimson
6. Ignite
7. Ember
8. Remains