CRYPTOPSY & DEFILED to Set Tokyo Ablaze with Back-to-Back Death Metal Onslaughts

This December, death metal juggernauts CRYPTOPSY return to Japan—and they’re not coming alone. Joining them for two exclusive Tokyo dates is the country’s own DEFILED, bringing their chaotic and cerebral brand of old-school death metal to the stage at Shibuya WWW X, Tokyo.

For over 30 years, CRYPTOPSY has been a benchmark for technical extremity and live ferocity. Their recent shows across North America and Europe have only deepened their reputation as masters of the form, earning headline-level praise even as part of packed festival bills. Now, they return to Tokyo for a long-awaited encore after a blistering 2024 appearance, promising another two nights of head-spinning brutality and feral precision.

DEFILED, born in the shadows of Tokyo, step into the spotlight as hometown support. Their latest album Horror Beyond Horror is a swirling vortex of jagged riffs, warped time signatures, and dystopian narratives. Unbound by genre trends, their sound is raw, technically unhinged, and wholly singular: equal parts violence and intellect.

Together, CRYPTOPSY and DEFILED form a double-bill built to devastate. Fans of extreme music can expect two nights of surgical ferocity, punishing grooves, and the kind of live energy that leaves stages in ruins.