Ukrainian black metal veterans DRUDKH have premiered the first track taken from their new split ‘Betrayed By The Sun / Hägringar’ with Swedish underground one-man act GRIFT (out September 16th). The song “His Twenty-Fourth Spring” is streaming via the official media partners listed below.
MAYHEM recently released a new video clip for the track “Watchers”, taken from the Norwegian black metal legends latest full-length ‘Esoteric Warfare’ via Noisey. New tour-dates can be found below.
Extreme metal horde NECRONOMICON have announced a headlining tour of Canada. The band will kick off their trek on August 4 in Ottawa, and travel through Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatoon before concluding on August 27. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
BEYOND CREATION have announced new European dates in support of tech death icons OBSCURA in October and November. The fast rising Canadian technical death metal hope will be performing alongside REVOCATION and RIVERS OF NIHIL. A list of all currently confirmed shows can be viewed below.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of KONTINUUM. The Icelandic wave influenced ambient rockers will release their next full-length on this label. Continue reading for more information.
BLACK COBRA have announced a European tour in support of doom icons YOB. The heavy road trip of the American sludge metal act will kick off at the Incubate Festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands on September 11 and continues for over a month throughout Europe. A list of all currently confirmed dates can be viewed below.
Calgary-based post-black metal outfit NUMENOREAN have announced an Eastern US tour alongside GHOST BATH. The trek begins on Sept 8 in Chicago. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. The band will be playing in support of their upcoming album ‘Home’ (out July 22nd).
Controversial Swedish black metal band SHINING have announced their first-ever US tour. The trek begins on August 11 in Houston, and sees the Swedes performing alongside BELPHEGOR, ORIGIN, and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
NE OBLIVISCARIS’ drummer Dan Presland has released a stunning drum play-through video of the epic track “Painters of the Tempest”, taken from the Australian dark progressive band’s latest full-length ‘Citadel’.
GRAVE DESECRATOR are now unleashing their forthcoming album ‘Dust to Lust’ (out June 17) in full exclusively via the official media partners below. The record can still be bought in various formats on the official Season of Mist E-shop!
Canadian post-black metal shooting stars NUMENOREAN are unleashing the second bewildering song taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Home’, which can be pre-ordered here (out July 22nd). The track “Thirst” is now exclusively streaming via Stereogum here. Continue reading for a quote by the band & tourdates!
Rotting Christ have revealed a new video in support of their latest album ‘Rituals’. The clip for the track “Ἄπαγε Σατανά” (“Apage Satana”) has been directed and produced by Jon Simvonis (Magnum Production Studios), who already signed responsible for the Greek’s previous “Χ Ξ Σ” (“666”) video. “Apage Satana” is exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of EARTH ELECTRIC. This new band is the brainchild of Norwegian guitarist Rune Eriksen (ex-AVA INFERI) aka Blasphemer (ex-MAYHEM) and former AVA INFERI singer Carmen Simoes. Now Rune returns to his roots by exploring a more progressive sound that is firmly based on hard rock.
The notorious Norwegian black metal outfit SONS OF BALAUR arrived in the style at this week’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London! The highly acclaimed graphic novel ‘Realm of the Damned’ is rumoured to portray biographic events featuring SONS OF BALAUR. See below for an impression.
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT have announced a new set of dates in support of MOONSPELL. The rising German black stars will be joining the Portuguese legends throughout France and Spain in the bleak days of December in support of their latest album ‘Stellar’.
SEPTICFLESH have revealed that work on their next full-length masterpiece is in full swing. Expect a grandiose album that is targeted for release in early 2017. The Greeks are furthermore completing the reissue of their back catalogue with the re-release of ‘Revolution DNA’ on August 5, which can be pre-ordered here.
Modern blackened metal act THE LION’S DAUGHTER have announced a string of North American shows with INAEONA in support of their latest album ‘Existence Is Horror’. The trek begins on July 6 in St. Louis, and sees the band traveling throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
SAINT VITUS have announced a headlining US tour with their classic front-man, Scott Reagers. The tour of these doom metal legends begins on September 27 in Austin, and sees the band trek across the US before concluding on October 23. Support on this heavy journey comes from THE SKULL and WITCH MOUNTAIN. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
NE OBLIVISCARIS have announced their first-ever North American headlining shows in support of their latest album ‘Citadel’. The tour of the Australian progressive metal visionaries begins on July 12 in San Diego at Brick by Brick, and runs until mid-August. A full list of confirmed dates on all continents can be found below.
Cult death metal pioneers NECROPHAGIA have kicked off a North American tour with heavy metal legends VENOM INC in support of their latest album, ‘WhiteWorm Cathedral’. The road trip began on May 31st in New York, and runs throughout June before concluding in South Carolina on July 2nd. A full list of remaining tour dates can be found below.