Esoteric Announce North American Tour

Posted on February 9, 2024

Esoteric move at their own punishing pace. The band climbed out of the post-industrial wreckage of metropolitan England back in the early ’90s, when the underground was hell-bent on death-defying speed. That these Birmingham Britons bucked that trend by hitting the brakes ran circles around some slower-witted metalheads. But while ahead of the curve, they’re now rightfully regarded as one of the heaviest — and headiest — hitters in funeral doom.

Night Shall Drape Us Announce Debut Album

Posted on February 8, 2024

Last summer, Night Shall Drape Us signed with Season of Mist to spread their melodically unyielding black metal over the world. Though they came together from far corners of the Nordic underground, these brothers are united by blood and a spirit for creating new music throughout their long careers.

BENIGHTED Release Skin-Crawling First Single Scars

Posted on February 8, 2024

BENIGHTED are ready to unleash the macabre as they announce their latest new album Ekbom. Pulsating with brutality, this new full-length studio album weaves a tale of psychological horror. The album alludes to Delusional Parasitosis, a syndrome in which individuals have a persistent belief of being infested with insects & bugs right under their skin.

Benighted Announce New Album ‘Ekbom’

Posted on February 7, 2024

BENIGHTED are ready to unleash the macabre as they announce their latest new album Ekbom. Pulsating with brutality, this new full-length studio album weaves a tale of psychological horror. The album alludes to Delusional Parasitosis, a syndrome in which individuals have a persistent belief of being infested with insects & bugs right under their skin.

NITE Announce Shows Around Hell’s Heroes

Posted on February 6, 2024

NITE are carrying the torch for Bay Area metal to Houston, Texas for Hell’s Heroes this March. The blackened San Franciscan four-piece are known for galloping riffs and an undeniably heavy rhythmic chug, but along the way, they’re making several pit stops at some familiar haunts.

Merrimack Wrestle with Gravity on New Single

Posted on February 6, 2024

Prepare to delve deep into an abyss of existential turmoil. Today, MERRIMACK are unveiling the third piece of their new album Of Grace and Gravity.

PONTE DEL DIAVOLO Announce European Fire Blades From the Tomb Tour

Posted on February 5, 2024

Italian doom metal & dark wave maestros PONTE DEL DIAVOLO are set to embark on a captivating journey across Italy with the announcement of their Fire Blades From the Tomb release tour. The band is poised to bridge the gap between worlds, taking their unique blend of classic cultish doom metal infused with post-punk and dark wave to audiences across 11 unique dates in Italy, and one in Switzerland.

Necrowretch Streaming New Album

Posted on February 1, 2024

Ten years ago, Necrowretch emerged with the revival of old school death metal. But these French sorcerers have always been branded with the mark of the beast. After pushing their death drive to the extreme on their first album for Season of Mist, the band are back and ready to release their biggest, boldest, most sophisticated and blackest album yet.

Ponte Del Diavolo Draw Deeper into the Void on New Single

Posted on January 31, 2024

Ponte Del Diavolo are blessed with a taste for the dark arts. These Italians weld doom and black metal into a sleek but towering force that’s just as cruel as the infamously steep bridge that medieval peasants has to cross on the way to their home country.

DARKSPACE Transmit Third Inter-dimensional Broadcast

Posted on January 30, 2024

[BROADCAST: For Immediate Release: 18 Jan. 2024] > Amidst the echoes, a haunting scream reverberates through the vast expanse. > Picked up by the keen sonar of an orbiting satellite. > Triumvirate reach out to the inhabitants of Earth. > Wroth > Yhs > Zhaaral

IMPURE WILHELMINA Release New Music Video for Nebulæ

Posted on January 29, 2024

Geneva-based rockers IMPURE WILHELMINA are pleased to announced the release of their new music video for Nebulæ, out now and available for streaming on the Season of Mist YouTube channel. The single is part of the Dead Decades EP released in October of 2023 – an EP that featured post-metal covers of songs like Serge Gainsbourg’s La Javanaise and King Crimson’s Fallen Angel.

DVRK Sign with Season of Mist

Posted on January 27, 2024

Season of Mist is proud to welcome DVRK! Heralding a new era of sonic devastation, DVRK joins the illustrious Season of Mist roster. Hailing from the darkest corners of the metal realm, DVRK smashes through as a force to be reckoned with, seamlessly fusing deathcore, nu metal and bass music elements into an unrelenting sonic assault.

Exocrine Streaming New Album on YouTube

Posted on January 25, 2024

EXOCRINE have been turning heads with their philosophical bent on technical-death metal for more than a decade. But on their new album, the daring and deadly French architects spin razor-sharp riffs and precision blast beats into a truly legendary tale.

VIPASSI Stream Full Album Lightless

Posted on January 24, 2024

VIPASSI have been carefully unlocking a mystery. The Australian quartet’s new album, Lightless, explores all sorts of twisted phenomena, from the hooded ritual of “Phainesthai“, the distorted maze of “Labyrinthine Hex” to the star-gazing mastery on “Morningstar“.

Kill The Thrill Streaming New Album

Posted on January 23, 2024

KILL THE THRILL are blessed with an elusive vision. Over the past 30 years, the French duo have been dreaming up an abrasive-but-hypnotic blend of industrial rock, post-punk and dark wave.

TEMIC Release Live Acoustic Version of Hit Single

Posted on January 23, 2024

TEMIC arrived on the scene fully formed. The Prog Report nominated their debut album for best song, video and album of 2023. Of course, the runaway success of Terror Management Theory wasn’t too terribly surprising. After all, these guys joined forces after playing with Devin Townsend, Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress.

Rotting Christ Announce North American Tour

Posted on January 22, 2024

Back in 1987, Sakis Tolis and his brother Themis started climbing through the dark catacombs of Greece’s metal scene as a grindcore act. Now, 35 years later, Rotting Christ tour the world as one of the biggest bands in black metal.

SYLVAINE Releases first single off new EP ‘Eg Er Framand’

Posted on January 22, 2024

SYLVAINE has grown into a guiding light for ambient post-metal and atmospheric black metal, but today Kathrine Shepard, the visionary artist behind Sylvaine traces back to her roots with the new EP Eg Er Framand.

Rotting Christ Announce New Album

Posted on January 19, 2024

Rotting Christ have stood the test of time. While their name has caused plenty of gatekeepers to clutch their pearls, Sakis Tolis and has brother Themis have risen from Greece’s blackened catacombs to one of metal’s most formidable bands.