American extreme metal/sludge powerhouse BASTARD FEAST (formerly known as ELITIST) have announced the release of their forthcoming new album. Entitled ‘Osculum Infame’, the band’s second full-length will be out on July 18th (July 22nd in North America).
Canadian black metallers RAGE NUCLEAIRE have finished recording their brand new full length album. A follow-up to their ferocious debut ‘Unrelenting Fucking Hatred’, the band has announced the album will be titled ‘Black Storm of Violence’, and will be released on the Season of Mist Underground Activists division on July 18th (July 22nd in North America).
At long last, Season of Mist is thrilled to welcome extreme metal lunatics SHINING to the roster! SHINING is made of mastermind Niklas Kvarforth (vocals, concept, guitars) and his “toolbox”: Rainer Tuomikanto (drums), Christian Larsson (bass), Euge Valovirta (guitar), and Peter Huss (guitar). The Swedes’ forthcoming ninth full-length should hit the stores early 2015.
SAINT VITUS will embark on an extensive European tour in celebration of their 35th band anniversary this autumn. To honour this occasion, the godfathers of American Doom Metal will perform all songs from the fan-favourite ‘Born Too Late’ album (1986) as part of their show peppered with a host of classic hits.
CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR have announced a UK tour this summer. The grinding and sludgy hardcore powerhouse will hit the road in Liverpool at Maguires on July 24th and continue to rampage through England and Scotland until a final appearance for this leg at the Adelphi in Preston on July 27th. You can find a full list of all five shows below:
As previously announced, Greek demons SEPTICFLESH’s upcoming album ‘Titan’ will hit European stores on June 20th via Season of Mist. Due to manufacturing issues, there will be changes with some of the editions of the album which are available for pre-order on our e-shop. But it’s all for the best!
French Oriental metal act ARKAN is now premiering a new track of their forthcoming third full-length ‘Sofia’, out on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). The song entitled “Wingless Angels” is now streaming via the following official media partners:
Season of Mist is proud to announce the launch of a North American web shop to better serve your metal mail-order needs. Starting immediately, North American metal fans will be able to place orders for all Season of Mist audio titles, and a range of officially-licensed bands and label merchandise, at the new web shop.
Norwegian black metal legend MAYHEM are now unleashing another new track taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Esoteric Warfare’. The song entitled “Trinity” is now streaming at the following locations:
Technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE are streaming their forthcoming full-length, ‘The Lucid Collective’, in its entirety. Scheduled for an April 25 release (April 29 in North America), the album is streaming now via the following media partners:
Baltimore’s death metal extremists MISERY INDEX have premiered the third new song from their forthcoming full-length ‘The Killing Gods’. The album will be released on May 23rd (May 27th in North America) and will be available as a CD, a limited edition Digibox with a bonus track, and various LP formats. The title-track is streaming at the locations below:
Cult underground rock outfit FLOOR are currently premiering their new album ‘Oblation’. You can listen to the band’s first new full length in over ten years at these locations:
As previously announced, death metal gang CANNABIS CORPSE’s forthcoming full-length is entitled ‘From Wisdom to Baked’ and will hit the stores on June 20th (June 24th in North America). You can now listen to “Zero Weed Tolerance”, a number from the album, via the links below. The artwork and track list of ‘From Wisdom to Baked’ are as follows:
Season of Mist is proud to welcome Spain’s OBSIDIAN KINGDOM to the roster! OBSIDIAN KINGDOM is an independent music project founded in Barcelona in 2005, who self-released their debut album ‘Mantiis – An Agony in Fourteen Bites’ in 2012. Season of Mist had a crush on ‘Mantiis’ and will reissue it later this year, before releasing the band’s second album later on. In the meantime, you can purchase a classy version of ‘Mantiis’ on LP and discover a previously unpublished video clip.
Season of Mist is proud to announce the launch of a North American web shop to better serve your metal mail-order needs. Starting immediately, North American metal fans will be able to place orders for all Season of Mist audio titles, and a range of officially-licensed bands and label merchandise, at the new web shop.
Vancouver’s critically-acclaimed hard rock quartet ANCIIENTS have kicked off their first ever European tour with a sweat driven concert at the prestigious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands last Thursday. Alongside North Carolina’s heavy rockers ASG (featuring members of WILDLIGHTS) the Canadians will continue to shake the mainland until their final performance for this round at the Desertfest in London, on April 26th. A full list of forthcoming shows can be found below:
Critically-acclaimed, genre-defying quintet KYLESA has announced a summer European headlining tour. The tour, which begins on June 9th will see the band hitting various territories across Germany, Poland, Italy, France, Austria and more, before ending in Moscow on July 16th. Support on the tour will come from LAZER/WULF. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Greek demons SEPTICFLESH are premiering the first track off their upcoming album, ‘Titan’, which will hit European stores on June 20th through Season of Mist. The song, entitled “Order of Dracul”, is streaming at the locations below. The band also unveiled the cover artwork and track list of ‘Titan’, which is now available for pre-order in a variety of formats, including a full metal box set limited to 1000 copies.
Welsh heavy rockers HARK have kicked off their Europan tour with a fantastic show at the prestigous Roadburn Festival last Saturday. This was the starting signal for an extended ride on the rocky roads of the old continent. The power-trio have joined A STORM OF LIGHT, while MUSTARD GAS & ROSES are firing up at the opening slot. HARK will continue to make you sweat until their final show at the Temples Festival in Bristol, the UK on May 4th. See remaining live dates below:
Norwegian black metal tyrants 1349 (Frost [SATYRICON] – Drums, Ravn -Vocals, Seidemann – Bass, Archaon – Guitars) have released the first track from their forthcoming Season of Mist album. The track, titled “Slaves” is streaming now at Loudwire. More information on the album’s title and release date will follow.