Beast In Black and Gloryhammer bring a power-metal double bill to Ace of Spades

The Finnish band's first Sacramento-area show since a 2023 night in Roseville lands at Ace of Spades on Feb. 23, with Gloryhammer in support.

For Sacramento's power-metal crowd, the last Beast In Black show meant a drive out to Roseville. That was Sept. 29, 2023, at Goldfield. Next winter the band comes into the city proper, and they are bringing Gloryhammer with them.

Beast In Black plays Ace of Spades on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2027, with Gloryhammer in support. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are on Ticketmaster. The date was announced Oct. 27 as part of a February–March North American headline run, and it is the band's first Sacramento-market show in more than three years.

Blabbermouth reported the tour on Oct. 27. The Helsinki-based band is led by guitarist Anton Kabanen, formerly of Battle Beast. The run opens in February, with Charlotte's The Underground on Feb. 11 and Atlanta's The Masquerade on Feb. 12, and reaches into March, including Winnipeg's Park Theatre on March 5 and Milwaukee's The Rave/Eagles Club on March 9. Presales opened Oct. 29 and the general on-sale followed on Oct. 30, so tickets are already moving.

There is a story behind this run too. In spring 2026 Beast In Black toured North America opening for Helloween on that band's 40th-anniversary tour, and Kabanen sat that one out. Blabbermouth reported that he stayed home to finish the band's fourth studio album. A headline tour the following winter is the first chance to see the full band on its own terms since that work.

A Tuesday in February, two power-metal bands, and a thousand people who came for the choruses.

Gloryhammer makes this more than a standard support slot. The two bands have toured together before: Nuclear Blast billed their European double headliner as "Glory and the Beast" in 2024. Gloryhammer has also headlined its own North American dates, with Aether Realm. With both on one bill, the night runs from Beast In Black's synth-heavy anthems to Gloryhammer's sci-fi fantasy sagas, and fans of either will want to arrive by the 7 p.m. start.

Ace of Spades holds about 1,000, which is a step up from the Roseville room the band played last time. It is also a midtown night rather than a freeway one. A Tuesday show with an early start lets you get home at a reasonable hour.

If you have waited since 2023, or you missed the Helloween run, this is the one to circle. Ace of Spades, Feb. 23. Bring your voice.

Sources: BEAST IN BLACK Announces February/March 2027 North American Tour With GLORYHAMMER - Blabbermouth (blabbermouth.net); BEAST IN BLACK Leader ANTON KABANEN To Sit Out Band's North American Tour With HELLOWEEN - Blabbermouth (blabbermouth.net); HELLOWEEN Launch 40th Anniversary North American Tour with Beast in Black - The Metallist (themetallist.com); Beast in Black announce Glory and the Beast double headline tour 2024 - Nuclear Blast (nuclearblast.com); GLORYHAMMER announces North American headline tour dates with AETHER REALM - Metal Temple (metal-temple.com); Beast In Black events - Live Nation (livenation.com); Beast In Black at Ace of Spades - Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.evyy.net)