EXHUMED Unleash New Single "Shovelhead" Ahead Of Red Asphalt Release

Gore metal juggernauts Exhumed have dropped their latest single, "Shovelhead", from their upcoming album Red Asphalt, set to arrive February 20 via Relapse Records. The track continues the band's signature mix of high-speed deathgrind, grisly storytelling, and hook-laden grooves.

Guitarist and vocalist Matt Harvey commented on the new release: "Feast your eyes and ears on 'Shovelhead,' the latest and sleaziest track to ooze out of our new record, Red Asphalt. Join us, the queasy riders in Exhumed, on our latest wrong turn, straight through a dead end and directly into your brain."

The single is accompanied by a twisted animated video created by Phil Hall (Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan, Morbikon), showcasing Exhumed's signature macabre humor and high-octane road mayhem.

Harvey described the album's concept as a continuation of Exhumed's gruesome storytelling: "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… the American roadway."

Pre-orders for Red Asphalt are available here. To support the release, Exhumed will take Red Asphalt on the road throughout 2026. The band kicks off a U.S. tour from February 19 through March 21 with Oxygen Destroyer and No/Más!

After a brief pit stop, Exhumed heads to Europe and the UK alongside Relapse labelmates Gruesome, running from April 4 through May 2. Tickets for all dates are on sale now, with additional shows expected to be announced. Get your tickets here.

w/ Oxygen Destroyer & No/Más

2/19 San Jose, CA The Ritz
2/20 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
2/21 Mesa, AZ Nile Underground
2/22 Las Vegas, NV Dive Bar
2/24 San Antonio, TX O’ Death
2/25 Austin, TX The Lost Well
2/26 Houston, TX The End
2/27 New Orleans, LA Siberia
2/28 Mobile, AL Merry Widow
3/1 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
3/3 Lynchburg, VA Super Rad Arcade
3/4 Raleigh, NC Chapel Of Bones
3/5 Savannah, GA The Wormhole
3/6 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
3/7 Orlando, FL Conduit
3/8 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
3/9 Pensacola, FL The Handlebar
3/11 Dallas, TX Double Wide
3/12 Oklahoma City, OK 89th St.
3/13 Lubbock, TX TBA
3/14 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
3/15 Tucson, AZ The Rock
3/18 San Luis Obispo, CA Humdinger Brewing
3/19 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge
3/20 Sacramento, CA Café Colonial
3/21 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge

w/ Gruesome

4/4 Glasgow, UK Lords Of The Land Festival
4/5 Newcastle, UK The Grove
4/7 Manchester, UK Rebellion
4/8 Bristol, UK Exchange
4/9 Southampton, UK The 1865
4/10 London, UK The Black Heart
4/11 Paris, FR Backstage By The Mill
4/12 Kortrijk, BE DVG Club
4/13 Tilburg, NL Little Devil
4/14 Düsseldorf, DE Pitcher
4/15 Hamburg, DE Logo
4/17 Poznan, PL 2Progi
4/18 Ostrava, CZ Barrak
4/19 Vienna, AT Escape
4/21 Solothurn, CH Kornfeld
4/22 Munich, DE Backstage (Halle)
4/23 Weinheim, DE Cafe Central
4/25 Rome, IT Traffic Club
4/26 Milan, IT Slaughter Club
4/28 Toulouse, FR Rex
4/29 Portugalete, ES Groove Club
4/30 Barroselas, PT SWR Fest
5/1 Barroselas, PT SWR Fest
5/2 Madrid, ES Revi Live