Dying Fetus will be joined by fellow brutal metalheads 200 Stab Wounds and a couple of incredible local supports.
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Brutal death metal icons Dying Fetus are gearing up to pummel Australian and New Zealand audiences into submission this December.
Marking the band’s first Australian visit in 12 years and just their second tour of New Zealand, with the first coming way back in 2009, Dying Fetus have revealed the local supports joining them on the road alongside main support 200 Stab Wounds.
Warming up circle pits in New Zealand will be death metal masters Organectomy, while Aussie audiences will be brutalised by Perth four-piece Ashen.
Dying Fetus touch down in New Zealand for three head exploding gigs at Glatatos in Auckland on Friday 5 December, Loons in Christchurch on Saturday 6 December and San Fran in Wellington on Sunday 7 December.
The chaotic trio make the journey across the Tasman and hit Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory on Tuesday 9 December, Hobart’s Altar Bar on Thursday 11 December, Melbourne’s The Croxton on Friday 12 December and Sydney’s Factory Theatre on Saturday 13 December, finishing up with a concert at Brisbane’s The Triffid on Sunday 14 December.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via swdpresents.com.
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Dying Fetus have been ripping it up for almost 35 years, enthralling fans with their genre-defying death metal meets grindcore sound.
Their career includes nine stellar albums, with the most recent being the well-received 2023 long player Make Them Beg for Death, and multiple lineup changes, with the most recent incarnation of Dying Fetus featuring OG member and the band’s driving force, John Gallagher (guitars, vocals), alongside Sean Beasley (bass) and Trey Williams (drums (2007).
Considering how long it’s been between drinks for Dying Fetus, metalheads will want to get along to this night of mayhem and catch the technical death metal fiends in all their glory.
Catch Dying Fetus at Lion Arts Factory on Tuesday 9 December. Tickets on sale via moshtix.com.au.
Dying Fetus Australian & New Zealand TOUR DATES
with special guests 200 Stab Wounds, Organectomy* and Ashen+
Friday 5 December – Galatos, Auckland, NZ*
Saturday 6 December – Loons, Christchurch, NZ*
Sunday 7 December – San Fran, Wellington, NZ*
Tuesday 9 December – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA+
Thursday 11 December – Altar, Hobart, TAS+
Friday 12 December – The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC+
Saturday 13 December – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW+
Sunday 14 December – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD+
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