German black metallers Imha Tarikat have announced a set of new European shows for 2025 and 2026. In January 2026, the band will support The Ruins Of Beverast on their Tempelschlaf Release Tour for four shows (also joined by Rană and Ultima Necat). The band will also perform two headliner shows and appear at five festivals, which include their debut concert in Istanbul, Turkey, and an appearance at the legendary Beyond the Gates Festival in Bergen, Norway, next year, among other prestigious events.
Imha Tarikat's mastermind, Kerem Yilmaz, comments: "Onwards we storm, burn with us! We look forward with utmost anticipation to bring our fire of wild unity to a town near you! Joining The Ruins Of Beverast alongside Rană and Ultima Necat in January, we will make sure to leave no darkness unlit. With an expanding trail of performances, including our headline show in Istanbul, which is our premiere in Turkey as well as our return to Norway for Beyond the Gates Festival, and many more high calibre events. We will make it clear that we mean each word that we proclaim. Expect us to strike with even more intensity than you have seen us before. Forever at war with a passionless world!"
The band's fourth full-length, Confessing Darkness, was released in June through Lupus Lounge (for more info, follow HEREs). Link
* Imha Tarikat live 2025:
19 SEP 2025 Villingen-Schwenningen (DE) Black Forest Fest VIII
05 DEC 2025 Istanbul (TR) The Wall Saloon, Black Flames over Kadikoy
26 DEC 2025 Kassel (DE) Goldgrube Kassel, Masters of Cassel
* Imha Tarikat on tour with The Ruins Of Beverast, Rană and Ultima Necat:
08 JAN 2026 München (DE) Feierwerk
09 JAN 2026 Dresden (DE) Blauer Salon
10 JAN 2026 Hamburg (DE) Bahnhof Pauli
11 JAN 2026 Köln (DE) Club Volta
*Imha Tarikat live 2026:
03 JAN 2026 Heidelberg (DE) Halle02, Evil New Year
01/02 MAY 2026 Berlin (DE) ORWOhaus, Walpurgisnacht V
29 JUL 2026 Bergen (NO) Verftet, Beyond the Gates Festival XIV
11/12 SEP 2026 Püchersreuth (DE) Wurzer Oschnitt-Halle, Stormcrusher Festival
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