Norwegian symphonic black metal titans DIMMU BORGIR kicked off their summer 2026 North American tour on Friday, August 7 at the Palladium Times Square in New York City. On August 3, Swedish death metallers HYPOCRISY announced that they had been forced to cancel their participation in the DIMMU BORGIR August 2026 North American tour due to "visa issues". DIMMU BORGIR is touring in support of its new album, "Grand Serpent Rising", which arrived on on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath stated about the LP: "I truly feel we've outdone ourselves musically on this album. Last June, DIMMU BORGIR announced Kjell Åge "Damage" Karlsen as the band's new guitarist.