Following the success of their recently released single “Carrion Ladder”, Archspire, the world’s fastest band, are proud to announce the Long Roads Big Loads North American Tour in Spring & Summer 2026, with special guests Undeath, Crown Magnetar, and Mutilation Barbecue.
The tour supports their upcoming album “Too Fast to Die”, due out April 10th, 2026.
The run kicks off on April 24th in Calgary, AB at The Palace Theatre and tears across North America before wrapping up at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, BC on June 6th.
Since 2009, Archspire has aimed to be one thing above all else: extreme. With their upcoming release “Too Fast to Die”, they’ve once again raised the bar for what extreme music can be.
“We’re like a bit of meth in your cigarette”, says vocalist Oliver Rae Aleron, describing the band’s unhinged live show. “I think people don’t quite know how to describe what they’re hearing”.
Now five albums deep, the band continues to push the limits of speed and virtuosity while somehow keeping a sharp focus on hooks. Their music sits on a knife’s edge of “too much”, and just when you think you’ve hit overload, they drop in a soaring melody or a meticulously crafted clean section long enough for you to breathe; before throwing you back into a rap-flow vocal assault or some of the fastest drumming you’ll ever hear.
In 2025, Archspire announced their new drummer, Spencer Moore, marking a shift in the band’s trajectory. New blood brings new influences, and with the first single “Carrion Ladder”, they intend to show exactly how quickly he proved himself.
“I had to step my game up fast to pull off the new material”, Spencer explains. “But once we started tracking, everything felt comfortable and natural”.
Recorded in 2025, the album reunites the band with world-renowned producer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Khemmis) for the third time. They locked themselves inside his Denver studio for several months, cutting out distractions and dedicating themselves entirely to the record.
“Too Fast to Die” follows the critically acclaimed Juno Award winning ”Bleed the Future”, and marks the band’s first fully independent release. Early in the writing process they chose to crowdfund the album, a strategy they’d used before; but nothing prepared them for the scale of what came next.
They raised nearly $400,000 CAD in 30 days, blowing past their goal in under 24 hours and confirming that independence was the right move.
“I was actually shaking when I pressed launch”, says guitarist Dean Lamb. “We’d never taken on something this big, and all I could think was, ‘man, I hope we don’t mess this up’”.
“Too Fast to Die” is set for release on April 10th, 2026, and represents a new chapter for Archspire. Now fully independent and armed with a revitalized lineup, they’re intent on expanding their already rabid fanbase, pushing the boundaries of extreme metal, and having a great time doing it.
North American Tour Dates 2026:
April 24 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre
April 25 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
April 26 – Saskatoon, SK @ Coors Event Centre
April 27 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre
April 30 – Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
May 01 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
May 02 – Quebec City, QC @ Salle Montaigne
May 03 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium Upstairs
May 05 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
May 06 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
May 07 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
May 08 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
May 09 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
May 11 – Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
May 12 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
May 13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
May 15 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
May 16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
May 17 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Bomb Factory
May 18 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
May 20 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club
May 21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
May 22 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 23 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
May 24 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
May 27 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
May 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
May 30 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
May 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
June 02 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
June 04 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
June 05 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
June 06 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre