HEGEMON – New Signing – September 17, 2015

HEGEMON are now streaming the first new track from their forthcoming album ‘The Hierarch’, which has been scheduled for worldwide release on the 13th of November. The French black metal act is premiering the sinister song “Interpreting Signs For War: Aruspicine” exclusively via the official media partners below.

Stormbringer (AT)
VS-Webzine (FR)
Rocking (GR)
Kronos Mortus (HU)
Metalitalia (IT)
Lords of Metal (NL)
Metal Hammer (NO)
Ultraje (PT)
Terrorizer (UK)
Metal Underground (US)

‘The Hierarch’ will be released on strictly limited Digipak and vinyl formats. The spectacular artwork for the vinyl version was created by renowned Romanian and Roadburn Festival resident artist Costin Chioreanu (MAYHEM, VULTURE INDUSTRIES, AT THE GATES, and many more) and is unveiled together with the tracklist below.

Hatred From The Core: Tempus Incognito Interpreting Signs For War: Aruspicine Elysean Expectations, Earthly Deceptions Rays Of Lie: There Will Be A Time You Will Give Anything For A Piece Of Salvation Atomos: Seed Of The Quantic Gods Renovatio Imperii Credo Quia Absurdum Hierarch: The Empire Of Zero

Symphonic, classic, elegant and yet fierce, harsh and imbued with cold darkness: seven years after their third album ‘Contemptus Mundi’ (2008) heaped scorn upon the world, HEGEMON finally strike again with ‘The Hierarch’. The roots are showing. There are traces of EMPEROR’s complex and epic arrangements as well as a hint of the orchestral might championed by DIMMU BORGIR to be found in the compositions of this enigmatic French quintet. With an added dose of early ENSLAVED and BORKNAGAR the Norwegian inspiration becomes all transparent and still the Southern French manage to infuse their own musical shape and will into their sinister compositions. The country’s touch is undeniably present.

‘The Hierarch’ is already available for pre-order in various formats including limited collector’s editions from the Season of Mist shop.

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