Whitechapel in Cologne

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band formed in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2006. Built around vocalist Phil Bozeman and a three-guitar lineup, the band became known through albums including This Is Exile, A New Era of Corruption and The Valley, as well as songs such as “Possession,” “The Saw Is the Law” and “Hickory Creek.” Whitechapel played the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in 2012 and co-headlined the Brothers of Brutality tour with Emmure the following year. The band marked a decade since its debut album on the 2017 Decade of Defilement tour, then performed The Valley in full on a 2023 headlining run supported by Archspire, Signs of the Swarm and Entheos.