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Following the release of their debut album, This Is The Way, West Coast extreme metallers, Gravemass, have announced a Western Canadian tour for summer 2026. The This Is The Way Tour 2026 runs across British Columbia and Alberta from July 31st to August 8th. Catch the live dates and more below.
Buy This Is The Way here: https://gravemass.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-way
Guitarist Mayan Hate, who wrote the album’s music in an intense two‑month burst, says:
“We’re all West Coast metal heads who’ve known each other for decades. I wrote the music between breaks in other projects and showed it to Lorde Heathen. He immediately wanted in. From there, we recruited the rest of the band, guys we’ve all known forever.”
Vocalist Lorde Heathen also adds.
“Brutal, angry, fast, dark, and evil, this album delivers exactly that: an unrelenting barrage of sinister riffing, death‑metal vocal ferocity, and rhythmic devastation. It draws from the chaos of the modern world. All the lyrics come from the shit‑hole world order that exists right now.”
Featuring members of Zimmers Hole, Punch Drunk, 3 Inches of Blood, Revocation, Just Cause, West of Hell, Savannah, Process, Subversion, and The Golers, Gravemass is the convergence of long‑standing forces within Vancouver’s extreme‑music underground. While This Is The Way was written by Mayan Hate with lyrics by Lorde Heathen, the band confirms that album two is already underway and will be a fully collaborative effort.
Gravemass will also appear at Loud As Hell Open Air Festival 2026, joining a stacked lineup featuring Fallujah, Allegaeon, Summoning the Lich, Crimson Shadows, Edge of Paradise, and more. Festival info is available at https://www.loudashell.ca
Known for channeling the ferocity of their influences, Slayer, Venom, Morbid Angel, Watain, and Napalm Death, Gravemass promises a live show that is nothing short of a full‑scale assault.
“The live show is where we bring it all together. We want to bring this experience to the masses,” says Lorde Heathen.
With This Is The Way unleashed March 6, 2026, via End Game Records Inc., Gravemass now turns its focus to the stage, marking the beginning of a new chapter in West Coast extreme metal. More music, more brutality, and a deeper collaborative evolution lie ahead.
Gravemass – Western Canada – This Is The Way Tour 2026
July 31 – Bridgeview Theater – Kamloops, BC
Aug 1 – Loud As Hell Open Air Festival – Drumheller, AB
Aug 3 – Temple – Edmonton, AB
Aug 4 – The Owl – Lethbridge, AB
Aug 5 – The Royal – Nelson, BC
Aug 6 – The Globe – Nanaimo, BC
Aug 7 – The Lucky Bar – Victoria, BC
Aug 8 – Green Auto – Vancouver, BC
This Is The Way tracklisting:
01 Slaves To Pain
02 This Is The Way
03 Horned King
04 Harvest of Souls
05 Spitting Hell
06 Black Bell
07 Fallen
08 Gravemass
09 Abandon
10 Poison Temple
Album Band Line Up:
Lorde Heathen – Vocals
Mayan Hate – Guitar
Murderer of Colonizers – Guitar
Bowels of Hell – Bass
Destroyer of Souls – Drums
Follow Gravemass:
https://endgamerecords.com/
http://www.gravemass.com/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Grave-Mass/61556695854887/
https://www.instagram.com/gravemass1/