Vancouver’s ANCIIENTS have announced new North American tour dates. The band will play alongside TESSERACT and SCALE THE SUMMIT as part of the “Altered State North America 2013” tour, starting on Thursday, October 10th, in Edmonton, AB and running through the United States and Canada to end on October 29th. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
Dynamic, progressive dark-rock visionaries VULTURE INDUSTRIES recently made an animated video for “Lost Among Liars”, a new track from their forthcoming Season of Mist debut, ‘The Tower’. Designed by renowned artist Costin Chioreanu, the video clip is being premiered at the following locations:
‘Ophidian Wheel’, the third installment in a series of five deluxe SEPTICFLESH reissues, will hit the stores on October 25th (October 29th in North America) in a remastered edition including three previously unreleased bonus tracks. Here is the brand new cover artwork, designed by SEPTICFLESH vocalist/bassist Seth Siro Anton himself:
Genre-defying southern quintet KYLESA has announced a new October US headlining tour. The tour will kick off on October 1st in Athens, GA, and end on October 27th in Richmond, VA. The tour will see support from Pinkish Black and Sierra. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
Death metal legends GORGUTS have released their long-awaited new album ‘Colored Sands’ today in North America. The record is currently streaming in its entirety on Bandcamp.
As previously announced, Cult Swedish act NECROPHOBIC’s new album is entitled ‘Womb of Lilithu’ and will hit the stores on October 25th (October 29th in North America). Here are the cover artwork and track listing of the Black / Death metal band’s seventh full-length:
To help you wait for the follow-up to 2011’s highly acclaimed ‘Svartir Sandar’, Season of Mist will re-release SÒLSTAFIR’s debut album, ‘Í Blóði Og Anda’ on November 8th (November 12th in North America).
ENDSTILLE is back! Two and a half years after the much successful ‘Infektion 1813’ album, the stormtroopers of German Black Metal will unleash their eighth full-length, entitled ‘Kapitulation 2013’. The hand grenade will explode on November 8th (November 12th in North America).
French Hardcore metallers VERA CRUZ will embark on a British tour next month, in the wake of their latest album, ‘Skinandteethandnails’. The trek is starting on September 18th in Swansea and will end on October 2nd in Plymouth. See full schedule below.
European super group TWILIGHT OF THE GODS and Greek cult act ROTTING CHRIST will hit the road together on October 16th. With NEGURA BUNGET and other bands as support acts, the tour will travel through Europe to end on November 5th. The first announced gigs are as follows:
Arizona noise/experimental project GOG is now streaming their forthcoming Season of Mist record, ‘Ironworks’ in its entirety at Pop Matters.
As previously announced, black metal powerhouse INQUISITION have named their forthcoming album ‘Obscure Verses For The Multiverse’. The American / Colombian duo’s sixth full-length has been scheduled for an October 25th (October 29th in North America) release. See cover artwork, tracklisting, video trailer and pre-order link below!
Critically-acclaimed death metal pioneers GORGUTS are streaming a new song off their forthcoming record, ‘Colored Sands’. “Le toit du monde”, the album’s opening track is streaming now at Lambgoat.com.
Season of Mist is proud to welcome instrumental progressive band EXIVIOUS to the roster! The Dutch quartet consists of Tymon Kruidenier (ex-CYNIC) and Michel Nienhuis (DODECAHEDRON) on guitars, Robin Zielhorst (ex-CYNIC) on fretless bass and Yuma van Eekelen (ex-PESTILENCE, THE NEW DOMINION) on drums. EXIVIOUS’ forthcoming second album is entitled ‘Liminal’ and has been scheduled for a November 8th release (November 12th in North America).
Up and coming technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE (Tobi Morelli – Guitar; Spencer Prewett – Drums; Dean Lamb – Guitar; Jaron Evil – Bass & Vocals; Oli Peters – Vocals) have announced a fall Canadian headlining tour. The band will criss-cross Canada for a month starting on September 20th in Victoria, BC and ending in their hometown of Vancouver, BC on October 20th. The tour will also see ARCHSPIRE joined by label-mates BEYOND CREATION as a headliner on select Ontario dates.
Canadian extreme metal horde NECRONOMICON have announced a North American tour. The tour will see NECRONOMICON play alongside death metal stalwarts DEICIDE, BROKEN HOPE and DISGORGE. The tour begins on October 2nd in Atlanta, GA, and will run for 3 weeks, making a stop at this year’s Delaware Deathfest, before ending in Austin, TX on October 24th.
Post-hardcore metal vanguards WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH have announced that they will go on an “indefinite hiatus”. After eight years, four critically-acclaimed full length albums, and several well-received splits and EPs in between, the band have announced a departure date at the end of December.
As previously announced, Season of Mist will reissue American death metal act CANNABIS CORPSE’s first four releases. ‘Blunted at Birth’, ‘Tube of the Resinated’, ‘The Weeding’ and ‘Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise’ will hit the stores on September 27th in Europe. Here are the details:
Heavy metal super-group TWILIGHT OF THE GODS have seen the release of “Destiny Forged in Blood”, the second track off their forthcoming debut record ‘Fire on the Mountain’. The track is streaming now via Decibel Magazine.
Last May, Season of Mist welcomed progressive act CRONIAN to the Underground Activists division. The Scandinavian band’s third album is entitled ‘Erathems’ and has been scheduled for a November 8th release (November 12th in North America).