MAYHEM have kicked off the first leg of their European tour performing their black metal landmark debut ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’. The iconic Norwegians are joined by WATAIN, staging ‘Casus Luciferi’ in full. A list all confirmed MAYHEM shows including their European and North American tours in early 2017 can be viewed below.
EMPTINESS have premiered another sinister song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Not for Music’, which will be out in stores on January 20th. The track “Let It Fall” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.
DODECAHEDRON are streaming the first track taken from their forthcoming album ‘kwintessens’, which has been scheduled for release on March 17th. The song “HEXAHEDRON – Tilling the Human Soil” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of ULSECT. The Dutch death metal innovators feature guitarist Joris Bonis and drummer Jasper Barendregt from DODECAHEDRON as well as former TEXTURES bass-player Dennis Aarts. The quintet will release its debut album on Season of Mist in 2017.
CARACH ANGREN unexpectedly found themselves in the middle of a political row caused by Dutch Christian political outlet ChristenUnie. Party spokesman Henk Stoffels issued a call for the ban of the band’s show at the P60 in Amstelveen on December 24th. He basically claimed the band was “satanic”, and their “demonic music would lead the youth astray”.
Atlanta’s WITHERED have announced US and Canadian shows. ‘The Winter 2017 Tour’ sees the band traveling throughout February and March in support of their latest album ‘Grief Relic’. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
INQUISITION have announced their “Bloodshed Across North America Tour” in support of Norwegian black metal legends and labelmates MAYHEM. INQUISITION will embark on their hellish road trip on January 20th in Québec, Montreal. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
HARK have announced a European tour in support of their forthcoming album ‘Machinations’. The Welsh heavy rockers will hit the road together with CONAN and DOWNFALL OF GAIA in March 2017. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
SHINING have reached the final round of celebrating 20 years of bleak despair, the end of hope, and vitriolic abuse last weekend in at the Nuke in Germany’s capital Berlin. The band is currently touring in support of their latest album ‘IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends’. A full list of remaining dates can be found below.
THE GREAT OLD ONES have unleashed the next brooding song extracted from their new album ‘EOD – A Tale Of Dark Legacy’, which has been composed as a sequel to H. P. Lovecraft’s masterpiece “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” and will finally break free into this world on January 27th.
Today, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX will embark on their European tour and you can find a full list of confirmed dates below. Yesterday, the dark rockers have premiered their first video in support of their recently released full-length ‘Bronze’.
DISPERSE have released the first song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Foreword’. The third full-length of the rising progressive stars will hit the streets on February 10th.
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT are currently warming up for their December tour in support of MOONSPELL. The rising German black stars will be joining the Portuguese legends throughout France and Spain as well as for two special shows in London, UK and a last gig at the Eindhoven Metal Meeting, the Netherlands. A list of all currently announced shows can be viewed below.
NE OBLIVISCARIS have kicked off their final Australian tour in support of their latest and highly acclaimed full-length ‘Citadel’ in their hometown last week. The progressive extremists are joined by German brothers-in-spirit, THE OCEAN. A list of all dates can be found below.
VIPASSI have unveiled the second song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Sunyata’. The debut of the Australian instrumental collective featuring members of NE OBLIVISCARIS will be out in stores on January 20th.
Norwegian metal extremists NIDINGR have released the first track off their forthcoming album, ‘The High Heat Licks Against Heaven’, which will be out in stores on February 10th.
HARK have premiered the first track taken from their eagerly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Machinations’. The sophomore full-length of these Welsh heavy rockers will be out in stores on February 24th.
SÓLSTAFIR have released a new video for the track “Dagmál”, which has been taken from the band’s latest full-length ‘Ótta’. The enigmatic Icelandic rockers are also releasing statements about their re-signing to Season of Mist and the recording of their forthcoming new album.
Poster art is alive and well! Season of Mist is proud to introduce E-Kunst, a new web shop for all heavy music related art.
Bloodstock Festival (UK) has released live footage of HARK’s entire 2016 set. The video is now streaming via the official Bloodstock YouTube page.