MASSACRE - Australian & Asian Tour Dates, New Guitarist

American death metal legends MASSACRE will be touring Australia and Asia in support of their new studio album “Necrolution”, out now on Agonia Records. The tour is set to kick off on May 7th and run through key cities of New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China and India; with final, extra dates located in United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

From Beyond Down Under / Death In Asia Tour 2025:
07/05 [NZL] AUCKLAND – “DOUBLE WHAMMY BAR”
08/05 [AUS] BRISBANE – “THE BRIGHTSIDE”
09/05 [AUS] MELBOURNE – “THE EVELYN”
10/05 [AUS] HOBART – “ALTAR”
11/05 [AUS] SYDNEY – “THE BRIDGE HOTEL”
13/05 [AUS] PERTH – “CIVIC HOTEL – MILK BAR”
15/05 [SGP] SINGAPORE – “RAVE BY PHIL STUDIO”
16/05 [THA] BANGKOK – “MR. FOX LIVEHOUSE”
17/05 [TWN] TAIPEI – “JACK’S STUDIO”
18/05 [KOR] SEOUL – “CLUB VICTIM”
22/05 [JPN] TOKYO – “HOLIDAY SHINJUKU”
23/05 [JPN] TOKYO – “HOLIDAY SHINJUKU”
24/05 [CHN] BEIJING – “TBA”
25/05 [CHN] SHANGHAI – “TBA”
30/05 [IND] BENGALURU – “FANDOM”
31/05 [ARE] DUBAI – “TBA”
01/06 [TUR] ISTANBUL – “DOROCK XL – KADIKOY”

Jason Banning has joined MASSACRE as their second live, rhythm guitarist. “Meet and welcome Massacre’s newest initiate addition,” Kam Lee (vocals) comments. “Jason has stepped in to add that extra heaviness and thick second guitar sound to our live performances. Friday night was his first performance with us and he will eventually be joining us onstage live on our up coming European tour in July. Unfortunately he won’t be able to join us in May for our Australian/ Asian run – as his ‘real job’ as a video game designer takes precedent over playing death metal – and truthfully the tour was already set prior to his joining. Some may also know him from being the manager/producer for the band Overthrust from Africa. So if you’re thinking he’s some unknown guy who isn’t familiar with death metal – you would be wrong!”

Formed in 1984, MASSACRE started out as a heavy/power metal band, but changed its style to death metal with the joining of Allen West and Kam Lee; the latter is often credited for inventing the “death growl” – first heard on the band’s 1986 demo “Aggressive Tyrant” – and is considered an influential pioneer as far as the death metal genre is concerned. The group went through several personnel shifts and disbandments over the years – with its early line-up toggling between MASSACRE, Mantas (early Death) and Death. MASSACRE‘s last record, “Necrolution”, was released in November 2024 and marks the band’s fifth studio album to date. It’s a retrospective, nostalgic album, that turns back time to the late 80s and early 90s era of death metal, recapturing its essence, style and original formula. Recording line-up:
Kam Lee – vocals
Mike Borders – bass
Jonny Pettersson – guitars
Rogga Johansson – guitars
Jon Rudin – drums