Blackened heavy metal masters CLOAK will be releasing their third full-length, ‘Black Flame Eternal,’ on May 26, 2023! To celebrate this release, the Atlanta quartet is now sharing the blistering first single, “Invictus,” along with a music video! The scorching new video was co-directed by Nic Adams and Cloak frontman Scott Taysom and it can be found here: https://youtu.be/57PaFwxnZrM
UK trio BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE are now releasing the catchy new single ‘Glory to the King’. The track is taken from the upcoming album “Tempus Veritas”, which will be released upon this earth on April 14, 2023 via Season of Mist.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the album ‘Cabinet’ by Spawn of Possession, drummer Ragnar Sverrisson of Ophidian I (Season of Mist) and Helfró (Season of Mist) has recorded a one-take, full album drum cover! Watch the insane video here: https://youtu.be/maGFycFaFRA
New York City black metal collective BLACK ANVIL has announced several additional live performances in conjunction with the band’s upcoming North American run in support of ENSLAVED and INSOMNIUM. The band will be joining INSOMNIUM on this run as direct support. The updated itinerary can be found below! The trek will kick off on April 5 in the band’s hometown of New York City and will conclude on April 30 in Baltimore, MD.
Void Metal outfit OMEGA INFINITY, the project of Xenoyr (NE OBLIVISCARIS) and Tentakel P. (TODTGELICHTER), are now streaming their entire new album ‘The Anticurrent’. The new record will be out tomorrow, on February 24 via Season of Mist.
Legendary Swedish black metal formation Mork Gryning is returning to American soil just one year after they annihilated the country for the first time ever! The band will be performing the elite Metal Threat Fest in Lombard, IL on Thursday, April 13. The set will be followed by two headlining dates in Los Angeles, CA and Tempe, AZ. The full run of dates and tickets can be found below!
Psychedelic/avant-garde black metal outfit HENGET are now announcing their debut album “Beyond North Star”! The new offering will be unleashed on May 19, 2023 via Season of Mist. In celebration, the band is sharing the first single ‘I Am Them’ with a somewhat unnerving video created by no other than King Aleijster de Satan himself!
Today, SBS and production partner Blink TV are proud to announce the artist who will represent Australia at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool (UK) is none other than Perth’s fearless, riff-laden, genre-bending band Voyager Australia The band will be entering their electrifying new single, “Promise,” which is now streaming along with a music video, here:
U.K. post punk band NAUT are now streaming their brand new record ‘Hunt’ in advance of the release date! The new offering will be out on February 24, but can already be listened to in full via official Season of Mist YouTube Channel HERE.
Progressive doom rock new-comers The Abbey ft. Natalie Koskinen (SHAPE OF DESPAIR), Jesse Heikkinen (HENGET, ITERUM NATA, etc), Vesa Ranta (SENTENCED, THE MAN-EATING TREE), and Janne Markus (THE MAN-EATING TREE), will be streaming their debut full-length, ‘Word of Sin,’ today (February 16) @ 3:00 P.M. EST // 21:00 CET! The record can be heard in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/zYsjrm8LA3A
Blackened heavy metal outfit NITE will be embarking on headlining tour of California this February with support from Persekutor! The trek kicks off in Oakland, CA today, February 16, and will work its way downstate, concluding in San Diego, CA on February 19. The full run of dates can be found below!
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of MISCREANCE! The Italian old school death metal stalwarts will release their brand new album, as well as the re-issue of their 2022 release ‘Convergence’, via Season of Mist.
UK trio BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE are now releasing a brand new guitar playthrough for their recently released first single ‘Deny The Sun’. The track is taken from the upcoming album “Tempus Veritas”, which will be released upon this earth on April 14, 2023.
We are pleased to announce that the mighty ABBATH has been added to the lineup for Maryland Deathfest 2024, joining label-mates 1349 , Severe Torture, and Brodequin!
Greek metal titans Rotting Christ are now embarking on a North American headliner with support from label-mates Carach Angren and GAEREA as well as Eisenwald artist UADA!
Blackened death doom outfit STRIGOI, the brainchild of Greg Mackintosh (PARADISE LOST, VALLENFYRE) and Chris Casket (VALLENFYRE), have teamed up with Decibel Magazine for the exclusive release of their brand new song, “The Construct of Misery,” via the Decibel flexi series! Decibel Magazine is now offering an exclusive stream of the new single, which can be heard here: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2023/02/15/strigoi-stream-exclusive-new-track-the-construct-of-misery-via-the-decibel-flexi-series/
Death metal crushers DEFILED are now announcing the release of their new full length “The Highest Level”! The album will drop worldwide on the 28th of April, 2023 via Season of Mist. The band proudly share the cover artwork, title track and track list down below.
Guitarist Benjamin Baret and bassist Martino Garattoni of progressive metal outfit NE OBLIVISCARIS are now showcasing a brand dual guitar and bass play-through for the song “Graal!” The clip can be found at THIS LOCATION.
ROTTEN SOUND come crushing down with the ‘Apocalypse’, a brand new album containing eighteen short sharp chops that hit home perfectly in these deeply troubled times. In celebration of the end of the world, ROTTEN SOUND are now releasing a new track & video called ‘Nothingness’! Hold on tight and enjoy the bliss of this heavily whirling grind-tornado via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE.
Portuguese death / doom duo OAK, (with members of GAEREA) is now unleashing its entire new album ‘Disintegrate’ in advance of the release date. Their giant will be released onto this rocky planet via Season of Mist on the 10th of February 2023, but can already be listened to via the official Season of Mist channel HERE.