Shape of Despair News

Posted on February 24, 2022

Finnish funeral doom icons Shape of Despair are now premiering their entire new album ‘Return to the Void’. The record will be released tomorrow, February 25 via Season of Mist. Listen to the new album via the official Season of Mist Youtube Channel HERE.

Posted on January 27, 2022

Finnish funeral doom icons SHAPE OF DESPAIR are now releasing the third track from their upcoming record ‘Return to the Void’. The new album will be released via Season of Mist on February 25, 2022.

Posted on December 21, 2021

On the darkest day of the year, Finnish funeral doom icons SHAPE OF DESPAIR release a new song from their new record “Return to the Void”. The new album will be released via Season of Mist on February 25, 2022.

Posted on November 17, 2021

Finnish funeral doom icons SHAPE OF DESPAIR return from the wintry Nordic gloom on their new album, ‘Return to the Void’. The band is now streaming the first new song from their upcoming full-length, which will be released on February 25, 2022.

Posted on April 24, 2019

Finnish funeral doom pioneers SHAPE OF DESPAIR will be performing a small handful of dates in the U.S. next month. The band will be performing two headlining Northeast Coast dates with ISLA before they head out west to be a part of Eternal Warfare Fest. Find all tour dates below.

Posted on October 4, 2016

SHAPE OF DESPAIR will finally release their legendary demo ‘Alone in the Mist’ (1998) in full on December 9th. The Finnish doom mongers are exclusively streaming the track “Shadowed Dreams” via the official media partners listed below.

Posted on June 16, 2015

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.

Posted on May 22, 2015

SHAPE OF DESPAIR are currently premiering a brand new song taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Monotony Fields’, which has been scheduled for release on June 15th (one day later in North America). The beautiful funeral doom gem “The Distant Dream of Life” is exclusively streaming via the official media partners below:

Posted on May 7, 2015

SHAPE OF DESPAIR have revealed a new song taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Monotony Fields’, which has been scheduled for release on June 15th (and one day later in North America). The atmospheric funeral doom track “Descending Inner Night” is exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.

Posted on April 23, 2015

SHAPE OF DESPAIR have unveiled the artwork and tracklist as well as the first new song and title track of their forthcoming full-length ‘Monotony Fields’, which has been scheduled for release on June 15th (and one day later in North America). The atmospheric funeral doom jewel ‘Monotony Fields’ is exclusively streaming via these official media partners below.

Posted on March 26, 2015

SHAPE OF DESPAIR have revealed the title of their next full-length. The doom masterpiece will make your skin crawl under the name of ‘Monotony Fields’. The album has been scheduled for release on the 15th of June 2015 (June 16th in North America). Pre-sale will commence mid-April, which will also mark the unleashing of the album’s cover art, a brand new song, and the tracklist.

Posted on October 2, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to welcome SHAPE OF DESPAIR back to the roster! The Finnish funeral doom legends are not really new to the label, which already released SHAPE OF DESPAIR’s albums ‘Shades of…’ and ‘Illusion’s Play’, as well as the ‘Shape of Despair’ compilation in North America. The band’s forthcoming full-length will be released via Season of Mist on a worldwide scale.