Canadian/Brazilian Brutal Death Metal Veterans Bring Their Crushing Return Across Brazil and Paraguay Following Festival Franco do Rock Triumph
The fire has been reignited.
Following a powerful performance at Festival Franco do Rock 2026 and the overwhelming response to their comeback album Serpent’s Verdict , Canadian/Brazilian brutal death metal veterans Ophiolatry have officially announced the South America “Serpent’s Verdict” Tour 2026 , bringing their uncompromising live assault across Brazil and Paraguay this August and September.
The tour marks another major milestone in the band’s resurgence after signing with the legendary Combat Records and releasing Serpent’s Verdict , their first full-length album in seventeen years through WormHoleDeath Records. Praised for its savage intensity, technical precision, and deeply rooted themes of indigenous Amazonian spirituality, resistance, and ancestral identity, the album has firmly reestablished Ophiolatry as one of the most respected names in South American extreme metal.
Mastered by renowned producer Dan Swanö (Opeth, Dissection, Dark Funeral), Serpent’s Verdict delivers thirteen relentless tracks that showcase the band’s evolution while remaining true to the devastating brutality that has defined Ophiolatry since their formation in Brazil in 1998.
The current lineup features:
Jaime Verón – Vocals
Jhorge “Dog” Duarte – Drums
Diego Santiago – Bass
Joubert Thaumiel – Guitar
Fans can expect a crushing setlist spanning the band’s celebrated catalog alongside material from Serpent’s Verdict , delivered with the explosive intensity that has made Ophiolatry one of the underground’s most formidable live acts.
Vocalist Jaime Verón comments:
“Serpent’s Verdict is a verdict on everything we’ve survived. Ophiolatry was born in the soil of Brazil and forged in the fury of South America and now, united with Canada, the serpent stretches across two hemispheres. After seventeen years of silence, we came back stronger and with something real to say. This tour is the ritual completed: bringing songs of ancestral pain, resistance, and rebirth home to the most brutal audiences on the planet. Every night, the album comes alive, no mercy, no compromise. South America raised us, and now we return the fire.”
Presented by Shucky Metal Booking , the South America “Serpent’s Verdict” Tour 2026 includes the following dates:
SOUTH AMERICA “SERPENT’S VERDICT” TOUR 2026
AUGUST
13 • Casa Urbana • Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil
14 • Absoluto Rock • Asunción, Paraguay
15 • Taverna Rock • Campo Grande, MT, Brazil
28 • Devils Pub • Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
29 • TBA
SEPTEMBER
05 • Brutal Devastation Fest • Mr. Rock • Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
06 • TBA • Minas Gerais, Brazil
With renewed international momentum, a revitalized lineup, and one of the strongest releases of their career, Ophiolatry continue proving that true underground death metal doesn’t fade with time. It evolves, strikes harder, and returns with even greater purpose.
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Contact & Links
Combat Records
https://www.instagram.com/combat_records
Ophiolatry
https://www.instagram.com/ophiolatry
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063556233508
https://www.youtube.com/@ophiolatryofficial2679
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