Exhumed announce new album “Red Asphalt” out in February – first single available now

Exhumed hit the blood-soaked road with their new album, “Red Asphalt”, out February 20, 2026. The masters of Gore Metal rev up and prepare one of 2026’s most frenetic, unhinged slabs of sonic obliteration.

Watch the official video for “Unsafe At Any Speed” on YouTube HERE.

“We’re very stoked to be back in your ear-holes with Red Asphalt. Our recent albums have taken you with us through the graveyards and operating theaters of 19th century Scotland, the horror aisles of the video rental stores of our youths, and through the band’s history itself.” Exhumed mastermind Matt Harvey says. “This time around, we’re inviting you to accompany us to a place that we spend a disproportionate amount of our lives, someplace familiar yet far more dangerous than it feels, a place that can take you to the hospital or the grave in more ways than you can imagine: the American roadway.” 

The latest wrong turn from the driving force of Gore Metal, Exhumed, “Red Asphalt” crashes the band’s hook-laden, high-speed deathgrind into whiplash-inducing grooves and dangerous musical curves. “Red Asphalt” is a love letter to the road – horrific accidents, vehicular homicide, defective cars, gore-filled instructional videos, zombified biker gangs, and more.

True to the band’s spirit, Red Asphalt drags the listener through a whirlwind of riffy madness. Tracks like the aptly titled “Unsafe at any Speed”, the horrifying “Shovelhead” and “The Iron Graveyard” ooze with sleaze and groove while retaining all of the high-octane, full-throttle, white-knuckle madness you’ve come to demand from Exhumed. 

Take the album for a spin, and get your kicks on Route 666!

“RED ASPHALT” tracklist:

1. Unsafe At Any Speed
2. Red Asphalt
3. Shock Trauma
4. Shovelhead
5. The Iron Graveyard
6. Crawling From the Wreckage
7. Signal Thirty
8. Death On Four Wheels
9. Symphorophilia
10. The Fumes

Pre-Order “Red Asphalt” on LP/CD/CS/Streaming via Relapse.com HERE & Stream “Unsafe At Any Speed” / Pre-Save “Red Asphalt” HERE.

Additionally, Exhumed take “Red Asphalt” on the road throughout 2026 starting with the US from February 19 – March 21 with Oxygen Destroyer & No/Más! After a quick pit stop, Exhumed returns to Europe/UK this Spring with labelmates Gruesome from April 4 – May 2. Tickets are on sale now & all confirmed EU dates are available below. More tour dates to be announced soon!

SPRING EU / UK HEADLINE TOUR w/ Gruesome
 
04.04 Lords of the Land Festival UK
05.04 Newcastle UK @ The Grove
07.04 Manchester UK @ Rebellion
08.04 Bristol UK @ Exchange
09.04 Southampton UK @ The 1865
10.04 London UK @ The Black Heart
11.04 Paris FR @ Backstage By The Mill
12.04 Kortrijk BE @ DVG Club
13.04 Tilburg NL @ Little Devil
14.04 Düsseldorf DE @ Pitcher
15.04 Hamburg DE @ Logo
16.04 Berlin DE @ Urban Spree
17.04 Poznan PL @ 2Progi
18.04 Ostrava CZ @ Barrak
19.04 Vienna AT @ Escape
21.04 Solothurn CH @ Kornfehl
22.04 Munich DE @ Backstage (Halle)
23.04 Weinheim DE @ Cafe Central
25.04 Rome IT @ Traffic Club
26.04 Milan IT @ Slaughter Club
28.04 Toulouse FR @ Rex
29.04 Portugalete ES @ Groove Club
30.04 Barroselas PT @ SWR Fest
01.05 Barroselas PT @ SWR Fest
02.05 Madrid ES @ Revi Live