Heavy metal super-group TWILIGHT OF THE GODS have seen the release of “Destiny Forged in Blood”, the second track off their forthcoming debut record ‘Fire on the Mountain’. The track is streaming now via Decibel Magazine.
Last May, Season of Mist welcomed progressive act CRONIAN to the Underground Activists division. The Scandinavian band’s third album is entitled ‘Erathems’ and has been scheduled for a November 8th release (November 12th in North America).
Dynamic, progressive dark-rock visionaries VULTURE INDUSTRIES are streaming the second new track from their forthcoming Season of Mist debut, ‘The Tower’. The song, entitled “The Hound”, is available on Pop Matters.
Legendary UK doom pioneers ESOTERIC have announced their first-ever tour in North America. The tour, which starts on September 20th in Soda Springs, CA, will run for two weeks before ending on October 5th in Boston, MA. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
The reissues of melodic black metal masters CARACH ANGREN’s first two albums, namely ‘Lammendam’ and ‘Death Came Through A Phantom Ship’, are now out worldwide. Both releases include three bonus tracks and are available on CD, limited-edition double LP, and colored vinyl gatefold LPs.
KEN MODE have announced a European headlining tour. The award-winning post hardcore trio will hit the road on September 13th in Essen, Germany and will run for 3 weeks before ending in Belgium on October 5th. Support will come from Finland’s hardcore quintet UNKIND. A full listing of confirmed dates is below.
After the success of the reissues of SEPTICFLESH classics ‘Mystic Places of Dawn’ (originally out in 1994) and ‘ΕΣΟΠΤΡΟΝ’ (1995), Season of Mist will release a newly remastered version of the Greek demons’ 1997 masterpiece, ‘Ophidian Wheel’.
Cult Swedish act NECROPHOBIC’s new album is finally in sight! The Black / Death Metal band’s seventh full-length is entitled ‘Womb of Lilithu’ and will hit the stores on October 25th (October 29th in North America).
Black metal powerhouse INQUISITION have named their forthcoming album ‘Obscure Verses for the Multiverse’. The American / Colombian duo’s sixth full-length has been scheduled for an October 25th (October 29th in North America) release.
Colorado black metal cult NIGHTBRINGER are offering the track “Lucifer Trismegistus” as a free download at their Bandcamp page. The song is taken from the band’s latest full length, ‘Hierophany of the Open Grave’, which is also streaming in full at the band’s Bandcamp page.
Heavy/Doom metal progenitors SAINT VITUS are streaming a song from each of their forthcoming reissues. “Children of Doom” (from ‘C.O.D.’) can be played now at The Obelisk and “One Mind” (from ‘Die Healing’) is available on Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles.
Australian metal visionaries NE OBLIVISCARIS have announced a new headlining South East Asia tour. The trek, which starts on August 20th in Nagoya, Japan, will travel for two weeks before ending in Bangkok, Thailand on September 9th. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Avant-garde metallers VULTURE INDUSTRIES have named their forthcoming third album ’The Tower’. Here are the tracklisting and cover artwork of the Norwegian band’s Season of Mist debut, which will hit the stores on September 27th (October 1st in North America).
Legendary vocalist PHILIP H. ANSELMO and his backing band, THE ILLEGALS, are streaming the singer’s long-awaited solo debut album ‘Walk Through Exits Only’ in its entirety with the following official partners:
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of Canadian Black Metal chaos extremists REVENGE for the release of the band’s forthcoming fifth album, to be recorded in 2014.
Melodic black metal masters CARACH ANGREN are streaming tracks off the reissues of their first two albums ‘Lammendam’ and ‘Death Came Through A Phantom Ship’. The songs, titled “A Strange Presence Near the Woods” and “The Sighting Is a Portent of Doom” are streaming now via New Noise Magazine.
Critically-acclaimed death metal pioneers GORGUTS just unveiled the second new track off their forthcoming record, ‘Colored Sands’. The song, entitled “An Ocean of Widsom” is streaming now at the following locations:
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, the super group featuring Alan Averill (PRIMORDIAL), Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ex-TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS), Rune Eriksen (AURA NOIR, ex-AVA INFERI, ex-MAYHEM), Patrik Lindgren (THYRFING), and Frode Glesnes (EINHERJER) have named their debut album ‘Fire on the Mountain’. This compelling Heavy Metal assault will hit the stores on September 27th (October 1st in North America). Here are the cover artwork and tracklisting:
Legendary vocalist PHILIP H. ANSELMO and his backing band, THE ILLEGALS, are streaming the new music video for the track “Bedridden” from the singer’s long-awaited solo debut album ‘Walk Through Exits Only’. You can watch the Matt Faust directed video exclusively at Metal Hammer UK.
Maldivian melodic heavy metal powerhouse NOTHNEGAL have issued an updated release date for the band’s upcoming experimental self-titled digital EP. The new release date will be July 29th (August 6th in North America).