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Mental Cruelty

Metal band from Karlsruhe · formed 2016

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
56
Cities
47
Releases
36
Last show
May 20, 2026St. Andrew's Hall

About

Mental Cruelty is a band from Karlsruhe, formed in 2016, tagged behemoth, blackened deathcore, brutal death metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2024 to 2026, across 56 rooms in 47 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 202412 shows
  2. 202528 shows
  3. 202620 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 20, 2026St. Andrew's Hall · DetroitSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 19, 2026Opera House · TorontoSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 17, 2026MTELUS · MontrealSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 16, 2026Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Thy Art Is Murder, Shadow of Intent, Carnifex, +10
May 15, 2026Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Supportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 14, 2026Baltimore Soundstage · BaltimoreSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 12, 2026Bogart's · CincinnatiSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 11, 2026Mr. Smalls Theatre · MillvaleSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker
May 10, 2026Canal Club Richmond · RichmondSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 9, 2026The Underground · CharlotteSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 8, 2026The Loft · AtlantaSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 6, 2026Echo Lounge & Music Hall · DallasSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 4, 2026Vibes Event Center · San AntonioSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
May 2, 2026Nile Theater · MesaHeadlinerwith AngelMaker, Shadow of Intent, Synestia
May 1, 2026The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
Apr 30, 2026Ace of Spades · SacramentoSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
Apr 28, 2026Hawthorne Theatre · PortlandSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestesia
Apr 24, 2026Mesa Theater · Grand JunctionSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker
Apr 23, 2026Summit · DenverSupportwith Shadow of Intent, AngelMaker, Synestia
Mar 27, 2026brose ARENA · BambergSupportwith KANONENFIEBER, Kataklysm, Hackneyed, +1
Nov 2, 2025Upstairs at the Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Carcosa, Ten56, +1
Nov 1, 2025The Meadows · BrooklynSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 31, 2025Preserving · New KensingtonSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 30, 2025Baltimore Soundstage · BaltimoreSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 29, 2025Hangar 1819 · GreensboroSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 28, 2025Radio Room · GreenvilleSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 26, 2025Conduit · Winter ParkSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 25, 2025The Loft · AtlantaSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 24, 2025Exit/In · NashvilleSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Face Yourself, Ten56, +1
Oct 23, 2025Revolution Music Room (Rev Room) · Little RockSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 22, 2025Granada Theater · DallasSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 21, 2025Come and Take It Live · AustinSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 19, 2025Nile Theater · MesaSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 18, 2025Teragram Ballroom · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 17, 2025Full Circle Brewery · FresnoSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 16, 2025Goldfield Trading Post - Roseville · RosevilleSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 15, 2025Dante's · PortlandSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 14, 2025El Corazon · SeattleSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 12, 2025The Shredder · BoiseSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 11, 2025Soundwell · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 10, 2025HQ Denver · DenverSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 9, 2025Wave · WichitaSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 8, 2025Capitol Theatre · DavenportSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 7, 2025Amsterdam Bar & Hall · St. PaulSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 5, 2025Reggie's Rock Club · ChicagoSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 4, 2025The Loving Touch · FerndaleSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 3, 2025Axis Club · TorontoSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Oct 2, 2025Théâtre Fairmount Theatre · MontrealSupportwith Signs of the Swarm, Ten56, Carcosa, +1
Nov 3, 2024Virginia Street Brewhouse · RenoSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy
Nov 2, 2024The Complex · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy, +1
Nov 1, 2024Black Sheep · Colorado SpringsSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy
Oct 31, 2024TempleLive Wichita · WichitaSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy, +1
Oct 28, 2024Asylum, Masonic Temple · ClevelandSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy, +1
Oct 27, 2024Sherman Theater · StroudsburgSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Heavy//Hitter, +2
Oct 26, 2024Empire Live · AlbanySupportwith Carnifex, Heavy//Hitter, Cryptopsy, +1
Oct 24, 2024Théâtre Beanfield · MontrealSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy, +1
Oct 23, 2024The Brass Monkey · OttawaSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy
Oct 22, 2024Opera House · TorontoSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy, +1
Oct 20, 2024Hi-Fi Annex · IndianapolisSupportwith Carnifex, Organectomy, Cryptopsy, +1
Oct 19, 2024Pop's · SaugetSupportwith Carnifex, Cryptopsy, Organectomy

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

56 rooms in 47 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Montreal3 shows
  • Toronto3 shows
  • Atlanta2 shows
  • Baltimore2 shows
  • Dallas2 shows

and 42 other cities

Releases

36 releases, 2015–2026
  • Echoes of a Forlorn Land (24-bit HD audio) cover

    Echoes of a Forlorn Land (24-bit HD audio)

    Oct 23, 2026 · Album · 11 tracks

  • Echoes of a Forlorn Land

    2026 · Album

  • Helheim

    2025 · Single

  • Zeitenschlächter

    2025 · Single

  • Back From Hell

    2025

  • Zwielicht (Deluxe Edition) [24-bit HD audio] cover

    Zwielicht (Deluxe Edition) [24-bit HD audio]

    Dec 13, 2024 · Album · 21 tracks

  • Hivemind

    2024 · Single

  • Mortal Shells

    2024 · Single

  • Symphony of a Dying Star

    2024 · Ep

  • Forgotten Kings

    2023 · Single

  • Nordlys

    2023 · Ep

  • Symphony of a Dying Star

    2023 · Single

  • Zwielicht

    2023 · Album

  • A Hill to Die Upon

    2021 · Album

  • King ov Fire

    2021 · Single

  • Ultima Hypocrita

    2021 · Single

  • Inferis

    2019 · Album

  • Planet of Misery

    2019 · Single

  • Tormentum

    2019 · Single

  • Tunes That Will Make You Crowdkill Your Own Grandma

    2019

  • Chapter 2: Witch King

    2019

  • Mundus Vult Decipi

    2018 · Single

  • Purgatorium

    2018 · Album

  • Father of Abomination

    2017 · Single

  • Immortalising Purgatory

    2017 · Single

  • Pereat Mundus

    2017

  • Slampocalypse

    2017

  • Excruciation

    2016 · Single

  • Human Evisceration

    2016 · Single

  • Pereat Mundus

    2016 · Ep

  • Sickening World Demo

    2015 · Ep

  • Sickening World Demo 2015

    2015

  • Father Of Abomination

    Album

  • Immortalising Purgatory

    Track

  • Pereat Mundus

    Album

  • Human Evisceration

    Track

Lineup

  • Lucca Schmerler · lead vocals
  • Lukas Nicolai · lead vocals

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Mental Cruelty — Echoes of a Forlorn Land (24-bit HD audio)
Release art · Echoes of a Forlorn Land (24-bit HD audio) — release
Mental Cruelty — Zwielicht (Deluxe Edition) [24-bit HD audio]
Release art · Zwielicht (Deluxe Edition) [24-bit HD audio] — release
Mental Cruelty — St. Andrew's Hall, 2026-05-20
Poster · St. Andrew's Hall, 2026-05-20 — Songkick
Mental Cruelty — Nile Theater, 2026-05-02
Poster · Nile Theater, 2026-05-02 — Songkick
Mental Cruelty — brose ARENA, 2026-03-27
Poster · brose ARENA, 2026-03-27 — Songkick
Mental Cruelty — Upstairs at the Palladium, 2025-11-02
Poster · Upstairs at the Palladium, 2025-11-02 — Songkick
Mental Cruelty — Virginia Street Brewhouse, 2024-11-03
Poster · Virginia Street Brewhouse, 2024-11-03 — Songkick
Mental Cruelty — The Glass House, 2024-10-04
Poster · The Glass House, 2024-10-04 — Songkick
Mental Cruelty — Baroeg, 2019-05-14
Poster · Baroeg, 2019-05-14 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Mental Cruelty on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases
WikipediaArtist facts
Mental Cruelty on Last.fmArtist facts
Mental Cruelty on DiscogsArtist facts
Mental Cruelty on GeniusArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.