ABBATH – Count The Dead – September 30, 2015

Posted on September 30, 2015

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ABBATH, consisting of frontman Abbath (vocals and guitar), bassist King, and new drummer Creature, are unleashing a video for a live recording of “Fenrir Hunts”. The iconic Norwegian black metal legends have also announced a limited 7″ vinyl single titled “Count the Dead” to be released on the 11th of December this year!

The clip “ABBATH – Fenrir Hunts (Live, September 2015)” is exclusively being premiered by the official media partners listed below:

Heavy (AU)
Spark (CZ)
Metal Hammer (DE)
Rockzone (ES)
Inferno (FI)
VS-Webzine (FR)
Rockoverdose (GR)
Lángoló Gitárok (HU)
Metalitalia (IT)
Lords of Metal (NL)
Metal Hammer (NO)
Musick Magazine (PL)
Loud (PT)
Darkside (RU)
Metal Hammer (UK)
Blabbermouth (US)

ABBATH state: “We have performed ‘Fenrir Hunts’ live since our debut concert at Tuska Festival in Finland. This led to the decision to record a few live songs properly. With the aid of a camera team, we have recorded three tracks in a live setting at the beginning of September. Along with ‘Fenrir Hunts’, which you can see today, there will be two cover versions coming up soon. Now, here is ‘Fenrir Hunts’, the first glimpse from our upcoming debut album!”

Video details:
Recorded & Mixed by Jamie Ward
Director: Fraser West
Camera: David Wilson Clarke, Nick Lee Shield
Edit: Wetheconspirators

As mentioned above, ABBATH have announced the release of the first 7″ vinyl single taken from the Norwegian legends’ forthcoming debut album, which is scheduled for an early 2016 release. The A-side features the track “Count the Dead” and the B-side presents a cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic “Riding on the Wind”. “Count the Dead” will be released on the 11th of December this year and comes in two versions, which are both limited to 500 copies worldwide and exclusively available for pre-order through the Season of Mist shop.

The artwork for “Count the Dead” can be viewed below.

  1. Count The Dead
  2. Riding On the Wind (Judas Priest cover)

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