Arch Enemy brings their Wrath Across North America 2026 tour to Ace of Spades on Wednesday, November 18. The Swedish melodic death metal band is one of the most recognized acts in the genre worldwide, and this Sacramento stop comes stacked with three support acts: Septicflesh, Crypta, and Thrown Into Exile.
About Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1996, founded by guitarist Michael Amott — who at the time had just left the British death metal band Carcass. The band spent its first decade building a reputation as one of the tightest live outfits in extreme metal, and by the mid-2000s had become a fixture on the international festival circuit. What kept them in the conversation wasn’t just the riffs: it was the songwriting discipline. Where most death metal bands prioritize brutality, Arch Enemy always kept a melodic thread running underneath, making them accessible to rock fans who had never ventured into heavier territory.
The band went through a vocal change in 2014 that cemented their profile further. Angela Gossow, who had led the group since 2000, stepped back from touring and was replaced by Alissa White-Gluz, a Canadian vocalist who had previously fronted The Agonist. White-Gluz has toured relentlessly with the band ever since — her combination of clean singing range and extreme vocal technique is a significant part of why Arch Enemy’s live show holds up even for listeners who don’t know the catalog. The current lineup also includes guitarist Jeff Loomis, longtime bassist Sharlee D’Angelo, and drummer Daniel Erlandsson.
The Support Lineup
Septicflesh are the other marquee draw on this bill. The Athens-based band has been releasing symphonic death metal since 1990, and their catalog includes some of the most ambitious records in the genre — full orchestral arrangements recorded with real orchestras layered beneath dense, heavy compositions. Their recent work, including Modern Primitive, has introduced them to a broader audience. Fans of cinematic, large-scale metal will find Septicflesh worth showing up early for.
Crypta rounds out the upper half of the bill. The Brazilian death metal band was formed in 2019 by former members of Nervosa and released their debut album Echoes of the Soul in 2021, followed by From the Void in 2023. They’ve quickly built a following in the extreme metal community, and Sacramento audiences who catch them early will be ahead of what’s likely a larger profile run in the years ahead. Thrown Into Exile opens the evening.
The Details
- Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- Doors: 6:00 PM
- Venue: Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
- Support acts: Septicflesh, Crypta, Thrown Into Exile
- Tickets: Available via Ticketmaster
- Ages: All ages
Getting to Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades sits in Sacramento’s Midtown R Street Corridor, walkable from the R Street light rail station on the SacRT Gold Line. Paid street parking and metered spots are available in the surrounding blocks; weeknight availability is generally better than weekends. The venue is a standing-room general admission space with a capacity that makes most shows feel intimate even when they sell out.
November 18 falls midweek, which typically means better parking and shorter lines at the door than a Friday or Saturday show. Doors at 6:00 PM suggests an early start time — with four acts on the bill, plan on the headliner taking the stage no earlier than 9:30 PM.
Bottom Line
Four bands across two and a half hours of heavy music on a Wednesday night in Midtown: this show works well as a standalone outing or as part of a packed November concert week at Ace of Spades. The bill is notably well-curated — Septicflesh and Crypta are headlining-caliber acts in their own right, and having all three support acts be known quantities rather than local openers makes the early arrival worth it.
For more shows at Ace of Spades this November, see the Gary Numan North American Fall Tour stop on November 17 — the night before Arch Enemy — and the Buzzcocks 50th anniversary show on November 8.
