SHINING are premiering the third crushing new track taken from their forthcoming album, ‘X – Varg Utan Flock’, which is scheduled for release on January 5th. The song “Svart Ostoppbar Eld” from the forthcoming tenth SHINING full-length is now streaming at the link below.

After returning home from their highly successful tour in support of PARADISE LOST, SINISTRO are now premiering the third new song taken from their forthcoming magical album, ‘Sangue Cássia’ in the shape of a video clip at the link below. The Portuguese Fado rockers will release their next masterpiece on January 5th.

HIEROPHANT have announced new European shows in support of their latest release, ‘Mass Grave’ together with BROKEN HOPE for March 2018. The Italian death fanatics are also confirmed for two more dates in Italy and the Netherlands Deathfest 2018. Please see below for a list containing all currently scheduled concerts.

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT are announcing a European touring package that is already promising to be a black highlight of 2018! The fast-rising German black metal innovators will be joining Ireland’s finest, PRIMORDIAL and Finnish black pagans MOONSORROW on an extended tour in support of their latest release ‘Finistere’ in April next year. Please find a list of all currently confirmed shows below.

NECROWRETCH have embarked on a string of dates in support of their latest release ‘Satanic Slavery’ together with IMPIETY. The band have furthermore announced a string of festival performances and are preparing tours in South America and Asia. See below for a list of all remaining dates.

ROTTING CHRIST and CARACH ANGREN have updated their extensive European co-headlining tour in January and February 2018. The Greek veterans and Dutch masters of horror metal will be joined by French blackened death outfit SVART CROWN. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.

AUÐN have kicked off their tour with headliner GAAHLS WYRD and label mates THE GREAT OLD ONE in support of their latest release ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’. A list of all confirmed dates including festival appearances can be found below.

DEATHWHITE are unveiling the first single of their forthcoming album, ‘For a Black Tomorrow’ in the shape of a video clip. The enigmatic bringers of darkness will release their debut full-length on February 23rd, 2018.

Boston’s explosive, multi-faceted technical metal band REPLACIRE have embarked on their winter tour in support of their latest release ‘Do Not Deviate’. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

ROTTEN SOUND have announced three shows in Japan next March in support of their latest release ‘Abuse to Suffer’. The Finnish grind-veterans have furthermore been confirmed by the first festivals in 2018. More dates will follow in due time. All currently published shows can be viewed below.

Vermont’s progressive metal band BARISHI have embarked on their headlining winter tour in support of their latest release ‘Blood from the Lion’s Mouth’ together with LORD ALMIGHTY. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

NE OBLIVISCARIS guitar player Benjamin Baret has released a play-through video for the track “Urn (Part I) – And Within the Void We Are Breathless”, taken from the band’s current full-length, ‘Urn’. The clip is now streaming via Guitar World at the link below.

CLOAK have unleashed a video for the track “The Hunger”, which is taken from the bands freshly released full-length, ‘To Venomous Depths’, which is out since November 10th. “The Hunger” is streaming at the link below.

CANNABIS CORPSE have announced European shows in March and April 2018 in support of their latest release ‘Left Hand Pass’. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.

SÓLSTAFIR have embarked on the second leg of their 2017 European tour, where the enigmatic Icelandic rockers are joined by MYRKUR and Icelandic label mates ÁRSTÍÐIR. A list of all remaining shows can be found below.

HOODED MENACE have premiered the second amazing track taken from their forthcoming new album, ‘Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed’, which is scheduled for release on January 26th, 2018. The Finnish doom cultists are streaming “In Eerie Deliverance” at the link below.

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS have announced the release of their sophomore full-length, ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue’ through the singer’s label Housecore in the Americas and in license via Season of Mist in other parts of the world on January 26th, 2018. The band is already streaming the title-track at the link below.

ERDVE have premiered the title-track of their forthcoming debut full-length, ‘Vaitojimas’, which has been scheduled for release on the 9th of February 2018. The Lithuanian experimental hardcore outfit is exclusively streaming the track “Vaitojimas” via the official media partners listed below.

Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of HEILUNG. The enigmatic Danish trio will release its next album and reissue its debut full-length, ‘Ofnir’ through Season of Mist.

This week, BENIGHTED will embark on a great adventure by touring parts of Asia and India in support of their latest release ‘Necrobreed’. The French death grind maniacs will perform in Dubai, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.