FINAL CRY Announce Fest.Evil Tour 2026 + New Album in the Works

After taking it a bit easier on the live front last year, Melodic Death/Thrashers FINAL CRY are gearing up for a 2026 fully dedicated to festivals! Under the banner “Packed, Plugged & Possessed,” the guys and the gal are set to tear it up, especially on open-air stages. Highlights include festival appearances at MOSH IM MAI in Kiel, HELL OVER HALEN, ROCK & METAL DAYZ in Oschersleben, and finally ROCKHARZ in Ballenstedt. In addition, the quartet will perform at a few hand-picked events, with the Sturmfest in Göttingen and the legendary Easter bash “Voll in die Eier” in Leer being the only shows where the band can be experienced in a classic club or pub setting.

The rest of the year, however, the quintet won’t be idle, as they focus on a follow-up to their 2022 album The Ever-Rest, which has sold over 1,200 physical copies to date. The first songs are already written, and diehard fans can once again look forward to a record that combines the band’s ’80s Thrash Metal roots with the dark influences of Scandinavian Death and Black Metal of the ’90s, all with plenty of melody and atmosphere. The band is targeting a release next year. You can find the dates for the confirmed live shows this year below; the kickoff at Göttinger Exil is on February 27!

live shows:

“Packed, Plugged & Possessed” FEST.EVIL Tour 2026

27.02. – Sturmfest Göttingen, Exil
05.04. – Voll in die Eier, Leer, Szenerie
24./25.04. – Mosh im Mai, Kiel, Räucherei
01./02.05. – Hell Over Halen, Emstek
27.06. – Rock & Metal Day’z, Oschersleben
02.07. – ROCKHARZ, Ballenstedt
+more ahead