Happening from April 10 – May 16, 2026

Photo by Peter Beste @peterbeste

Enigmatic black metal horde UADA and industrial metal artist MORTIIS have teamed up for a very special co-headliner, featuring exclusive anniversary sets and supporting performances by Jerome Reuter’s ROME and WRAITH KNIGHT. UADA will be performing their seminal 2016 debut album ‘Devoid of Light’ in its entirety + a special CERMONIAL CASTINGS 30-year anniversary set featuring Wraith Knight. In addition, MORTIIS shall be performing songs from his groundbreaking 2001 full-length, ‘The Smell Of Rain,’ along with other volumes of dystopian despair.

The artist pre-sale starts today, December 11, at 2:00 P.M. local time using the code ‘COLDMOON’. General on-sale will be Friday, December 12, at 10:00 A.M. local time. Tickets can be found HERE.

UADA comments, “It has been a profound honor to play a central role in assembling this distinctive and richly diverse touring package. The line-up carries deep personal history and influence for me, while also embodying some of the most cherished milestones of my own musical journey.

“As someone who has always appreciated the artistry of thoughtfully mixed bills—an approach that feels increasingly rare in today’s landscape—this particular combination is especially meaningful and should deliver a strikingly unique, yet cohesive experience for those in attendance.

“Above all, this tour is my gift to the fans: an opportunity to witness a moment that may never come again, to discover extraordinary talents they might not yet know, and to share an evening that I sincerely hope will live on as an unforgettable memory.”

MORTIIS adds, “While creating and uncreating, sometimes composing, and occasionally violently invoking, the music and sounds that are set to be my new album, it is growing increasingly apparent to me, that I am occasionally calling upon some old ghosts of the past. 

I can hear (sometimes clearly, other times faintly) some musical echoes from The ‘Smell Of Rain’ days, not to mention new sounds of the blurry, faint, but unmistakably strange, future, that is yet to unfold. 

“It seems natural to me, to now unearth several of the songs from ‘The Smell Of Rain’ (and other music, of similar dispirit!) as a first step into the bleak dystopian dreamscapes Mortiis appears to be heading into from here on out.

“So here I am, clawing through a quarter century old recordings, preparing for 2026.”

The full itinerary is as follows:

THE WITCHES OF DYSTOPIA TOUR MMXXVI

(UADA + MORTIIS w/ Jerome Reuter’s ROME + WRAITH KNIGHT):

• 04/10/26: Portland, OR @ Dante’s
• 04/11/26: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
• 04/13/26: Calgary, AB @ Dickens
• 04/14/26: Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
• 04/16/26: Winnipeg, MB @ Sidestage
• 04/17/26: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway at Studio B
• 04/18/26: Madison, WI @ Annex
• 04/19/26: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
• 04/20/26: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
• 04/21/26: Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle
• 04/22/26: Covington, KY @ Madison Live
• 04/23/26: Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground
• 04/24/26: Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
• 04/25/26: Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus
• 04/26/26: Quebec City, QC @ La Source
• 04/27/26: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
• 04/28/26: Brooklyn, NY @ Meadows
• 04/29/26: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet
• 04/30/26: Baltimore, MD @ Metro
• 05/01/26: Raleigh, NC @ Chapel Of Bones
• 05/02/26: Atlanta, GA @ 529 EAV
• 05/03/26: Orlando, FL @ Conduit
• 05/05/26: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
• 05/06/26: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
• 05/07/26: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
• 05/08/26: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
• 05/09/26: Denver, CO @ HQ
• 05/10/26: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
• 05/11/26: Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive
• 05/12/26: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
• 05/13/26: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
• 05/14/26: San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
• 05/15/26: Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
• 05/16/26: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

Ever since the cloaked Pacific Northwest band appeared on the music radar, UADA has always been electrified by both polar worlds. Their echelon was stark and meaningful. Within the stretch of three albums as well as dense and triumphant live shows across the globe, they have not only spiked the map of extreme metal music but their unrelenting touring schedule and unbridled will to push forward into new horizons has also earned them a reception in all the extremes imaginable, be it worship or spite.