Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of RITUAL KILLER! The New Orleans based American black metal beasts will release their forthcoming album ‘Exterminance’ in 2015.

NIGHTBRINGER have announced a rare festival appearance in Portugal at next year’s edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest 18 from the 30th of April until May 2nd 2015.

SÓLSTAFIR have kicked off their US tour this week. The enigmatic Icelandic rockers are touring the Western US with support from PALLBEARER and MORTALS. A list of all remaining tour dates can be found below.

VULTURE INDUSTRIES have announced a mini-tour in the Baltic area in early February 2015, including a gig with their countrymen and label mates ARCTURUS at Helsinki’s Nosturi in Finland. All upcoming dates are listed below:

Richmond, VA based death metal powerhouse CANNABIS CORPSE have added additional dates to their headlining North American tour. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

SÓLSTAFIR are currently closing the first chapter of their highly successful European tour with two final shows in Portugal. The eclectic Icelanders played at ten sold out venues and are already preparing for their journey through the USA this December and their return to Europe next January. A list of all forthcoming concerts can be viewed below.

INQUISITION are now revealing the artwork of the reissue of their highly praised sophomore full-length ‘Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan’, which has been scheduled for release on February 23rd, 2015 (one day later in North America). This is part of Season of Mist exclusively releasing the official catalogue of the US black metal prodigies.

Australia’s dark progressive metal visionaries NE OBLIVISCARIS are taking their home continent by storm. In the wake of their new album ‘Citadel’ entering at #42 on Australia’s top 50 charts and #12 on the Australian Artist Album chart category, NE OBLIVISCARIS continue to break records on their ongoing Down Under tour with label mates BEYOND CREATION. Impressions from the Melbourne show can be viewed here.

German black metal trail blazers DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT reveal a first glimpse of their work on the forthcoming new album, to be released by Season of Mist in the first half of 2015. Footage of the drum tracking can be seen here.

Season of Mist is proud to announce that several bands of their roster have been chosen to perform at next year’s editions of the prestigious HELLFEST in Clisson, France and Belgium’s GRASPOP METAL MEETING in Dessel.

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ have announced a string of concerts in Germany and Switzerland this December. The Black Forest natives will be joined by fellow Germanic heathen hearts GERNOTSHAGEN, BIFRÖST and FIRTAN. On further news the band has confirmed their first shows in France. You can find a full list of confirmed appearances below.

SÓLSTAFIR have announced UK shows in addition to their new European tour dates for early next year. The eclectic heavy rockers are now set to start at The Craufurd Arms in Milton Keynes (UK) on January 22nd, 2015. Lists all of new and remaining dates in Europe and the US in 2014 can be viewed below.

Occult black metal tyrants ASCENSION are premiering a new number off their highly anticipated new album ‘The Dead of the World’. The track “Black Ember” is now exclusively streaming at No Clean Singing.

BLACK SHEEP WALL are now premiering the first new song taken from their forthcoming new album ‘I’m Going to Kill Myself’ and unveil further album details and artwork. “White Pig” is exclusively streaming via these official media partners:

Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of black sludge sensation THIS GIFT IS A CURSE! Regarding the signing THIS GIFT IS A CURSE comment: “After negotiations back and forth ever since the release of our debut album, the planets finally came into alignment: we are proud to announce to have signed to Season of Mist.”

The Season of Mist releases in November are already out and in stores worldwide. GHOST BRIGADE ‘IV – One With The Storm’ and NE OBLIVISCARIS ‘Citadel’ can also be ordered directly from our shop.

Fast-rising technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE have released new footage of drummer extraordinaire Spencer Prewett playing live at this year’s Housecore Horror Fest. Watch the sticksman perform the track “Seven Crowns and the Oblivion Chain” SickDrummer.com.

Norwegian black metal tyrants 1349 have released live footage from their recent ‘Massive Cauldron of Chaos’ record release show in Bergen, Norway. Multi-cam footage of the band playing the new track “Postmortem” is streaming here.

SAINT VITUS have announced that frontman Scott “Wino” Weinrich has been deported back to the US by the Norwegian authorities due to possession of illegal substances. The band released the following official statement below:

SÓLSTAFIR have announced new European tour dates for early next year and released live footage taken from national television in their native Iceland. The eclectic heavy rockers will return to the continent at the Nouveau Casino in Paris, France on January 27th and add shows in Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Baltic states and Russia. More dates will follow. A list of new and remaining dates can be viewed below.