This year’s great Graspop Metal Meeting show of DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT is now streaming here. The German black metal innovators have furthermore released an updated schedule of festivals and concerts in support of their current album ‘Stellar’ for this summer and autumn in Europe. You can view a full list of currently confirmed dates below.
ABBATH, now consisting of frontman Abbath (vocals/guitar), King on bass, and new drummer Creature, are announcing their first European tour in winter 2016! The Norwegians will be joining BEHEMOTH, while label mates INQUISITION as well as ENTOMBED AD are opening. Winter is coming and with it the hottest extreme metal tour of 2016.
ROTTING CHRIST are now streaming the first track from their forthcoming double live album ‘Lucifer Over Athens’, which is scheduled for a worldwide release on August 21st and available for pre-order here. Artwork and tracklist can be viewed below. The captivating live version of “Athanatoi Este” is exclusively premiered by the following official media partners:
Season of Mist are proud to announce the re-signing of DESTRÖYER 666. The influential metal cult act will again release its next extreme masterpiece on the label. Confirmed festival dates can be viewed below.
SÓLSTAFIR have been nominated for the Progressive Music Awards, under the Vanguard Award category! Voting is officially open, so don’t forget to join in and please feel free to spread the word! The Icelanders thank Prog Magazine for this incredible recognition!
ABBATH will enter stage for the first time with his new band at Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Finland this weekend. The Norwegians will be headlining the Inferno stage on Saturday night. Check out the new line-up of the black metal icon and a preview of the things to come below!
WILDLIGHTS, featuring ASG vocalist and guitarist Jason Shi as well as THUNDERLIP! drummer Johnny Collins, are exclusively streaming the blistering new track “Part of the Sea” via the official media partners below. The song is taken from their self-titled debut album, out on August 21st, and now available for pre-order at the Season of Mist shop.
HATE ETERNAL are now streaming the second new track from their forthcoming album ‘Infernus’, which has been scheduled for release on the 21st of August worldwide and is already available for pre-order. “The Stygian Deep” is exclusively premiered by Stereogum.
Season of Mist is thrilled to announce the signing of BARISHI. The unconventional American metal extremists offer a fascinating addition to the label’s roster.
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of VENOMOUS CONCEPT. The international grind punk “supergroup” will release their next extreme crustwork on the label.
Black metal innovators SETH have kicked off their headlining tour of Canada with HOLLOW in support of their latest album, ‘The Howling Spirit’. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
THIS GIFT IS A CURSE offer a sneak preview clip of their forthcoming album, which has been tentatively slated for release in autumn 2015. The Swedish extremists give you a piece of the “Swinelord” here!
INQUISITION are announcing a string of summer festivals and shows in Europe. The US black metal underground legends will start with a visit at the unique Eistnaflug festival in Neskaupstaður, Iceland on the 10th of July and end at the renowned Summer Breeze Open Air in Dinkelsbühl, Germany on the 15th. Please see below for a complete list of shows.
SEPTICFLESH have announced new dates for Europe in January and February 2016. The Greek giants of symphonic death metal will hit the road in support of Canadian hyperblast stalwarts KATAKLYSM and are going to be joined by Belgian death mongers ABORTED. A full list of shows including upcoming summer festival performances can be viewed below.
SÓLSTAFIR have announced new European dates for this autumn, following highly successful tours in spring which saw many venues sold-out or relocated to higher capacity places. The enigmatic Icelanders will be joined by Japanese post-rockers MONO and German-Swiss musical brothers in spirit THE OCEAN. All confirmed dates including previously released festival shows can be viewed below.
HATE ETERNAL’s new drummer Chason Westmoreland is streaming live footage via Sick Drummer. The track “Pathogenic Apathy” appears on the American death metal legend’s forthcoming album ‘Infernus’, which has been scheduled for worldwide release on the 21st of August. The video was filmed during the band’s current tour across North America.
KEN mode’s sixth full-length ‘Success’ has now been released worldwide. The album is currently streaming via Metal Hammer (UK) and Stereogum as official media partners. On further news, KEN mode are kicking off their North American tour today. All shows are listed below.
The highly acclaimed new SHAPE OF DESPAIR full-length ‘Monotony Fields’ is now out worldwide. The album has been called a “flat-our masterpiece” by Dom Lawson in Metal Hammer UK (9/10) and is still streaming via the official media partners below.
WILDLIGHTS are now unveiling the details of their forthcoming self-titled debut full-length, which has been slated for worldwide release on August 21st. The American band from Wilmington, North Carolina featuring ASG vocalist / guitarist Jason Shi as well as THUNDERLIP! drummer Johnny Collins collaborated with renowned sound engineer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET, FU MANCHU, PORNO FOR PYROS) on the production of ‘Wildlights’.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of DÉPARTE. The Australian extreme metal underground insiders’ tip will release its debut album via this label.