Rivers of Nihil, Cynic, Beyond Creation, and Dååth Announce “The Aggressive Progressive Tour” for Europe 2025

Good news for people who are super into progressive death metal and think that rhyming words is like the cleverest thing ever: four of the biggest names in progressive death metal out of North America are heading out on a European tour that they’re naming “The Aggressive Progressive Tour.” It’s one of those names that brings on a vague smile the first time you hear it and becomes progressively (get it) more annoying every time you hear it afterwards. But hey, at least the bands on the tour are pretty good.

Rivers of Nihil, Cynic, Beyond Creation, and Dååth are the four bands teaming up for the tour. The European tour kicks off in Germany and works its way through the continent and the British Isles to end up…in another city in Germany. Tickets for the tour go on sale tomorrow at 11am CET / 10am UK time. Check out the full list of tour dates below.

02/28 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
03/01 Antwerp, BEL – Zappa
03/02 Paris, FRA – La Machine
03/04 Glasgow, UK – Slay
03/05 Dublin, IRE – Academy
03/06 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
03/07 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms
03/08 Manchester, UK – Club Academy
03/09 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
03/10 Birmingham, UK – XOYO
03/12 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
03/13 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
03/14 Stockholm, SWE – Fryshuset Klubbem
03/16 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
03/18 Oslo, NOR – John Dee
03/19 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
03/21 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
03/22 Berlin, GER – Columbia Theater
03/23 Nurnberg, GER – Z-Bau
03/24 Wien, AUT – Flex
03/25 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
03/26 Munchen, GER – Backstage
03/27 Milan, ITA – Slaughter Club
03/28 Aarau, SWI – Kiff
03/29 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage