Archspire (CAN) New Zealand Shows Announced

Get ready for what we predict to be the most intense, blistering sonic overload you're likely to experience in the year 2026AD. Revered by extreme metal connoisseurs for their inhumanly hyper-speed pummelling riffs, virtuosic precision and Juilliard-level compositional complexity, Archspire have been branded "the fastest band on earth" and will soon be blasting local gig-goers at Pōneke's Valhalla and Tāmaki Makaurau's Double Whammy this February.

Emerging from Vancouver in the late '00s, the Canadian technical death metal maestros' latest album Bleed the Future took away their nation's coveted 2022 Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year — catch up Aotearoa Music Awards! These summer gigs will be absolutely unmissable for heavy music lovers, plus for those punters keen to take it over the top, there's a VIP meet and greet option with bonuses galore...

Archspire
Tuesday 3rd February - Valhalla, Wellington
Wednesday 4th February - Double Whammy, Auckland
Tickets on sale via UTR from 10am, Tuesday 16th September (VIP meet & greet option available)

Experience 'Drone Corpse Aviator' from Archspire's 2021 album Bleed the Future, plus note the content warning at the start...

Press release:

ARCHSPIRE is the FASTEST BAND on EARTH. Blending extreme metal with neo-classical precision and a hip-hop vocal cadence, they deliver an ear-melting, rapid-fire assault unlike anything else. At inhuman speeds, ARCHSPIRE combines blistering virtuosity with a party-like atmosphere, often pulling fans on stage for drinking contests and games before leveling the crowd with their unique brand of death metal. With 2017’s Relentless Mutation and 2021’s Juno Award–winning Bleed the Future, ARCHSPIRE redefined the limits of extreme metal. Their mix of aggression, surgical precision, and light-speed vocal delivery has earned them a reputation as one of the most innovative and extreme bands in modern death metal.