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.
Black/thrash maniacs DESTRÖYER 666 have announced a string of headlining shows in the USA. The tour begins on July 12 at the Saint Vitus Bar in New York and concludes on July 16 in Los Angeles. Support on this trek comes from ARES KINGDOM. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below. The band will be touring in support of their latest album ‘Wildfire’, which can still be bought here.
Obsidian Kingdom will be joining a European co-headling tour of SHINING (NO) and INTRONAUT as special guests this September. The band is performing in support of their current full-length ‘A Year With No Summer’, which is available for purchase here.
GRAVE DESECRATOR are unleashing the third raw track taken from their forthcoming album ‘Dust to Lust’, which will hit stores on June 17th and can be pre-ordered here. The song “Funeral Mist” is now exclusively streaming via BandCamp. Continue reading for artwork & tracklist!
SÓLSTAFIR are still on the road in Europe to perform their latest album ‘Ótta’ in its entirety with a string quartet, including members of HEXVESSEL, THE OCEAN and Martin Curtis-Powell on electric piano. The second part of the evening will be filled with fan favourites. All remaining dates are listed below.
Shining are celebrating 20 years of bleak despair, the end of hope, and vitriolic abuse with a string of special events. The Swedes are now announcing the first dates of a soul wrenching tour joined by Norwegian black metal masters TAAKE in the dark days of December. All confirmed dates are listed below & more shows will be announced in due time.
GRAVE DESECRATOR have revealed the second brutal track taken from their forthcoming album ‘Dust to Lust’, which will hit stores on June 17th in Europe and July 1st in the US. ‘Dust to Lust’ can still be pre-ordered here. The song “A Witching Whore” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.
Dutch cult show 3VOOR12 is currently audio streaming the celebrated SINISTRO concert at this year’s edition of Roadburn Festival. You can listen to the performance of the Portuguese ambient doom rockers here. The band has recently released its latest dark melancholic masterpiece ‘Semente’. The album is still available from the Season of Mist shop. Continue reading for more details and tourdates.
Canadian post-black metal shooting stars NUMENOREAN have unleashed the first mesmerizing song taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Home’, which will be out in stores worldwide on July 22nd and can be pre-ordered here. The title-track “Home” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.