GRAVE DESECRATOR are now unleashing their forthcoming album ‘Dust to Lust’ (out June 17) in full exclusively via the official media partners below. The record can still be bought in various formats on the official Season of Mist E-shop!
Canadian post-black metal shooting stars NUMENOREAN are unleashing the second bewildering song taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Home’, which can be pre-ordered here (out July 22nd). The track “Thirst” is now exclusively streaming via Stereogum here. Continue reading for a quote by the band & tourdates!
Rotting Christ have revealed a new video in support of their latest album ‘Rituals’. The clip for the track “Ἄπαγε Σατανά” (“Apage Satana”) has been directed and produced by Jon Simvonis (Magnum Production Studios), who already signed responsible for the Greek’s previous “Χ Ξ Σ” (“666”) video. “Apage Satana” is exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of EARTH ELECTRIC. This new band is the brainchild of Norwegian guitarist Rune Eriksen (ex-AVA INFERI) aka Blasphemer (ex-MAYHEM) and former AVA INFERI singer Carmen Simoes. Now Rune returns to his roots by exploring a more progressive sound that is firmly based on hard rock.
The notorious Norwegian black metal outfit SONS OF BALAUR arrived in the style at this week’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London! The highly acclaimed graphic novel ‘Realm of the Damned’ is rumoured to portray biographic events featuring SONS OF BALAUR. See below for an impression.
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT have announced a new set of dates in support of MOONSPELL. The rising German black stars will be joining the Portuguese legends throughout France and Spain in the bleak days of December in support of their latest album ‘Stellar’.
SEPTICFLESH have revealed that work on their next full-length masterpiece is in full swing. Expect a grandiose album that is targeted for release in early 2017. The Greeks are furthermore completing the reissue of their back catalogue with the re-release of ‘Revolution DNA’ on August 5, which can be pre-ordered here.
Modern blackened metal act THE LION’S DAUGHTER have announced a string of North American shows with INAEONA in support of their latest album ‘Existence Is Horror’. The trek begins on July 6 in St. Louis, and sees the band traveling throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
SAINT VITUS have announced a headlining US tour with their classic front-man, Scott Reagers. The tour of these doom metal legends begins on September 27 in Austin, and sees the band trek across the US before concluding on October 23. Support on this heavy journey comes from THE SKULL and WITCH MOUNTAIN. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
NE OBLIVISCARIS have announced their first-ever North American headlining shows in support of their latest album ‘Citadel’. The tour of the Australian progressive metal visionaries begins on July 12 in San Diego at Brick by Brick, and runs until mid-August. A full list of confirmed dates on all continents can be found below.
Cult death metal pioneers NECROPHAGIA have kicked off a North American tour with heavy metal legends VENOM INC in support of their latest album, ‘WhiteWorm Cathedral’. The road trip began on May 31st in New York, and runs throughout June before concluding in South Carolina on July 2nd. A full list of remaining tour dates can be found below.
DEFILED are unleashing a third new song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’, which can be pre-ordered here (out July 8). The Japanese cult death metal act is now exclusively streaming the brutal track “Fear From Above” via Australia’s Metal Obsession as official media partner.
DRUDKH have premiered the complete split ‘One Who Talks With The Fog / Pyre Era, Black!’ with legendary Norwegians HADES ALMIGHTY, which is out now and can also be ordered here. The EP of the Ukrainian black metal veterans is still streaming via the official media partners listed below.
IMPERIUM DEKADENZ are unleashing the first track from their forthcoming full-length ‘Dis Manibvs’ (out August 26), which can now be pre-ordered in various formats here. The song “Only Fragments Of Light” is exclusively streaming as a lyric video via the official media partners listed below.
Japanese cult death metal act DEFILED are unleashing the second new track taken from their forthcoming album ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’, which is slated for worldwide release on July 8th and can be pre-ordered here. The massively raw track “Conspiracy” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.
BAPTISM are now unleashing the first track from their forthcoming full-length ‘V: The Devil’s Fire’, which can be pre-ordered here (out July 22nd). The song “The Sacrament Of Blood And Ash” featuring Mikko Kotamäki from SWALLOW THE SUN as guest-vocalist is exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.
Icelandic death metal cult ZHRINE have successfully performed their first US show at this year’s Maryland Deathfest. The band recently released their new album ‘Unortheta’, which can be ordered in various formats here.
ROTTING CHRIST are being honoured with a tribute CD entitled ‘The Cryptic Path to Χ Ξ Σ – A Tribute Album to ROTTING CHRIST!’, which is crammed with cover versions of classic songs by the Hellenic legends in the current issue of Metal Hammer Greece. Several tracks are being streamed here.
MISERY INDEX have announced a string of European dates this summer. The American death metal extremists will kick off their tour at the Club From Hell in Erfurt, Germany on July 22nd and continue to rampage through six countries in support of their latest full-length ‘The Killing Gods’, which is still available from the Season of Mist shop. A list of all confirmed shows can be viewed below.
Canadian death metallers BEYOND CREATION have announced a second leg of their previously confirmed North American tour, which kicks off in Quebec City on June 26 and sees the band travel throughout the US and Canada alongside PSYCROPTIC, RIVERS OF NIHIL, and THE ZENITH PASSAGE. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.