News · 20 November 2025

US Gore Merchants Sanguisugabogg Announce 2026 Australian Tour

The American death metal freaks will be supported by purveyors of the dark ways, PeelingFlesh.

Sanguisugabogg had Aussie audiences going mental when they toured for the first time in 2024, with the band’s infamous tradition of playing “murderball”, where they heave a football into the pit with the promise of free merch to the last fan standing holding the ball at the end of the next song, going down a treat.

The Ohio death metal brutes had so much fun that they are returning in June 2026 with special guests PeelingFlesh, making their debut on Aussie soil.

“AUSTRALIA, WE ARE BACK AND NEW ZEALAND, WE CAN’T WAIT TO BE THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME!” the band posted on social media. “Catch us in June with our very good friends and special guests in @peelingfleshok invading the land down under causing brutal sinkholes along the way!”

Touring in support of their latest album Hideous Aftermath, which Kerrang! called the band’s “most putrid, powerful and perversely listenable”, punters should prepare for an evening of gross-out humour and devastating musicianship when Sanguisugabogg tour next year.

Sanguisugabogg 2026 Australian tour begins in Perth at Amplifier Bar on Friday 12 June, with dates following in Adelaide at Lion Arts Factory on Saturday 13 June, Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Sunday 14 June, Sydney’s Manning Bar on Wednesday 17 June and Newcastle’s Hamilton Station Hotel on Thursday 18 June, with the final concert taking place in Brisbane at Crowbar on Friday 19 June.

Destroy All Lines pre-sale takes place from 12pm AEDT on Tuesday 25 November. Register your interest here. General on-sale begins at 11am AEDT on Wednesday 26 November via destroyalllines.com.

Taking their name from the combination of the words “sanguisuga” (Latin for “leech”) and “bog” (British English slang for “toilet”), Sanguisugabogg create heavy, grotesque metal music that appeals to fans of Cradle of Filth, Mortician and Suffocation.

They certainly aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but Sanguisugabogg have gained a cult following across the globe for their disgusting lyrics, head-cracking riffs and chaotic live shows with some of the scariest mosh pits you’ll ever encounter.

Thier upcoming Aussie tour is sure to be an absolute blast and one heavy music fans won’t want to miss.

Catch Sanguisugabogg performing at Lion Arts Factory on Saturday 13 June. Ticketing information is available at destroyalllines.com.