Jesse Beahler surgery forces Thy Art Is Murder off Chaos & Carnage tour

Jesse Beahler’s emergency surgery forced Thy Art Is Murder to pull out of the headlining slot on Chaos & Carnage, a major blow to a deathcore tour that was built around the band’s name at the top of the bill. The run still goes on, but the change puts Carnifex and Bodysnatcher in co-headline position and reshapes what ticket-holders will see from Phoenix to Las Vegas.

Beahler was hit with severe abdominal pain while heading to the airport for rehearsals, was taken to urgent care, and then rushed to the ER, where doctors diagnosed acute appendicitis. He underwent emergency surgery, and medical staff told him not to fly or perform for about six weeks. That window would have wiped out nearly the entire Chaos & Carnage schedule, making a full withdrawal the only realistic call.

For fans who had lined up around Thy Art Is Murder’s return to the road, the practical impact is obvious: the headliner is gone, but the package remains intact. The revised lineup still features Carnifex, Bodysnatcher, 200 Stab Wounds, Ingested, Gates To Hell, and Bodybox, keeping the tour locked in as one of the heavier deathcore bills of the spring. The routing still opens May 2 in Phoenix and closes May 31 in Las Vegas, with festival stops at Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach on May 10 and Sonic Temple in Columbus on May 14.

The timing makes the setback especially stark for a drummer. Chaos & Carnage entered its seventh year in 2026, and the original lineup, announced December 15, 2025, had placed Thy Art Is Murder at the center of the package. Beahler has been part of the band since February 2020, and the group’s sixth studio album, Godlike, arrived in September 2023 on the band’s Human Warfare label, giving this booking the feel of a high-profile live statement rather than a routine club run.

Thy Art Is Murder said Beahler’s health came first and wished him a full recovery, while also saying they hoped to have him ready for studio work in June and July. That puts the focus where it belongs: on a drummer who was sidelined not by the wear of the kit, but by a sudden medical emergency that changed the shape of one of the year’s biggest heavy-music packages.