American technical death metal mainstays Origin will return to Australia in June 2026 for the first time since 2014, marking a long gap between visits with a run of headline shows and a prominent slot at Sydney Dethfest. The tour will take in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Frankston, Melbourne and Sydney, reconnecting the band with a local audience that has largely encountered their recent work from a distance.
Formed in the late 1990s, Origin have built a reputation around speed, precision and tightly structured extremity, a reputation that came into sharper focus with 2008’s Antithesis, which introduced them to a broader international audience. Since then, their catalogue has continued to develop in scope and ambition, culminating most recently in 2022’s Chaosmos, released via Nuclear Blast.
The Sydney Dethfest appearance will see Origin sharing the bill with long-running gore metal outfit Exhumed, with the two bands also teaming up for a double headline show in Canberra as part of the wider tour. It’s a pairing that brings together different strands of extreme metal history while maintaining a clear sense of lineage.
Select dates will also feature Queensland-based melodic technical death metal group Snake Mountain, adding a local dimension to the tour’s heavier end. For Australian fans, the run offers a rare chance to see a band whose influence has continued to grow, even in their absence from local stages.
TOUR DATES
SYDNEY 7/6/2026 – Crowbar (Sydney Dethfest 2026 w/ Exhumed)
CANBERRA 8/6/2026 – The Baso (w/ Exhumed)
BRISBANE 10/6/2026 – Soapbox (w/ Snake Mountain)
ADELAIDE 11/6/2026 – Ed Castle (w/ Snake Mountain)
MELBOURNE 12/6/2026 – Stay Gold (w/ Snake Mountain)
FRANKSTON 13/6/2026 – Singing Bird Studios (w/ Snake Mountain)
TICKETS: https://yourmatebookings.com/tours/origin-aus-tour-2026/
