HARK – Crystalline – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

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:

News update : 1349 – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

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.

News update : North American shop – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

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.

SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY – Nvaz – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Czech folk metal band SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY have just released a new live video featuring a performance of a song taken from their most recent album ‘Návaz’ called “Dva stíny mám” (“I Have Two Shadows”) at Masters Of Rock Festival 2013. The clip is streaming with the following media partners:

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Posted on April 9, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to present two new tracks from the compilation ‘One And All, Together, For Home’, which features international metal artists gathered by DRUDKH mastermind Roman Sayenko. KAMPFAR’s “En Hymne Til Urd” is one of the Norwegian band’s two stunning contributions to the sampler, while “Ao Teu Lado” stands as AVA INFERI’s swansong, the last piece recorded by the Portuguese act before they called it quits.

SETH – The Howling Spirit – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Black innovators SETH have announced a new spring European tour. The tour, which sees SETH play alongside technical death metal legends PESTILENCE, kicks off on April 24 in Drachten, The Netherlands, and will hit various European territories before ending on May 10 in Trier, Germany. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

MAYHEM – Esoteric Warfare – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Legendary Norwegian black metal instigators MAYHEM are premiering a second track taken from their forthcoming full-length, ‘Esoteric Warfare’. The song entitled “VI.Sec.” is now streaming at the following websites:

News update : North American shop – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

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.

1349 – New Signing – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of Norwegian black metal tyrants 1349 for North America. The band (Frost [SATYRICON] – Drums, Ravn -Vocals, Seidemann – Bass, Archaon – Guitars) will release their new album in fall of 2014.

MISERY INDEX – The Killing Gods – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

MISERY INDEX will see the release of ‘The Killing Gods’ on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). The acclaimed death metal extremists have revealed the second new track from their forthcoming album, ‘The Killing Gods’. The track, entitled “The Calling” is streaming now at the following locations:

ARCHSPIRE – The Lucid Collective – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE (Tobi Morelli – Guitar; Spencer Prewett – Drums; Dean Lamb – Guitar; Jaron Evil – Bass & Vocals; Oli Peters – Vocals) have released the third track off their forthcoming new album, ‘The Lucid Collective’. The track, titled “Scream Feeding” is streaming now at Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles.

CANNABIS CORPSE – From Wisdom To Baked – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Death Metal act CANNABIS CORPSE announced ‘From Wisdom to Baked’ as the title of their forthcoming new album. The American powerhouse’s fifth opus will hit the stores on June 20th (June 24th in North America).

FLOOR – Oblation – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Cult rock outfit FLOOR (Steve Brooks (also of TORCHE) – guitar, vocals; Anthony Vialon – guitar; Henry Wilson – drums) have released “Trick Scene”, the fourth track from their highly anticipated new album ‘Oblation’. The song is streaming now at The Onion A/V Club.

MAYHEM – Esoteric Warfare – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

As previously announced, Black Metal legend MAYHEM’s long awaited new album is entitled ‘Esoteric Warfare’. The Norwegian cult act’s fifth full-length will hit the stores on June 6th (June 10th in North America). ‘Esoteric Warfare’ will be released in various formats, including a collector’s LP + CD box set limited to 1000 copies, a deluxe Digipak CD and exclusive coloured LPs for seven select countries. See details below.

SÓLSTAFIR – Í Blóði Og Anda – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Icelandic rock heathens SÓLSTAFIR have announced a string of North American tour dates. The band’s first-ever North American trek starts on May 15 in Brooklyn, NY and will continue through the band’s stop at this year’s Maryland Deathfest on May 23. Support on these dates comes from JUNIUS. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

THY CATAFALQUE – Rengeteg – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Multi-instrumentalist Tamás Kátai’s avant-garde metal band THY CATAFALQUE is streaming their most recent full length album, ‘Rengeteg’ here. ‘Rengeteg’ is a forward-thinking metal album that saw the band take a huge step forward in their ever evolving sound.

ANCIIENTS – Heart of Oak – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Vancouver’s critically-acclaimed hard rock quartet ANCIIENTS has announced a Canadian summer headlining tour. The Bravewords.com sponsored tour begins on June 17 in Vancouver, BC and runs for six weeks from coast to coast. The tour also includes BLACK COBRA and BLACK WIZARD. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

INQUISITION – Obscure Verses For The Multiverse – March 25, 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014

Black Metal’s dark stars INQUISITION have announced a string of tour dates in the UK and Ireland. The tour will kick off at the Boston Arms in London on July 13th and, after making stations in Scotland and Ireland, will return for a final show on English ground at Sound Control in Manchester on July 17th. See below for a full set of dates:

SEPTICFLESH – Titan – March 25, 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014

As previously announced, SEPTICFLESH named their upcoming ninth studio album ‘Titan’. The Greek demons recorded their new plague at Devasoundz Studios in Athens, Greece and in the Czech Republic, again hiring the valued services of the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. ‘Titan’ will be unleashed on June 20th.

CYNIC – Kindly Bent To Free Us – March 25, 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014

Progressive rock innovators CYNIC (guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal, drummer Sean Reinert, bassist Sean Malone) have announced a Soundrop chat session with Paul Masvidal on Wednesday, March 26th at 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST. The musician will discuss their recently released new album ‘Kindly Bent to Free Us’ as well as future CYNIC plans.