OBSIDIAN KINGDOM – New Signing – April 23, 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to welcome Spain’s OBSIDIAN KINGDOM to the roster! OBSIDIAN KINGDOM is an independent music project founded in Barcelona in 2005, who self-released their debut album ‘Mantiis – An Agony in Fourteen Bites’ in 2012. Season of Mist had a crush on ‘Mantiis’ and will reissue it later this year, before releasing the band’s second album later on. In the meantime, you can purchase a classy version of ‘Mantiis’ on LP and discover a previously unpublished video clip.

News update : North American shop – April 23, 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to announce the launch of a North American web shop to better serve your metal mail-order needs. Starting immediately, North American metal fans will be able to place orders for all Season of Mist audio titles, and a range of officially-licensed bands and label merchandise, at the new web shop.

ANCIIENTS – Heart of Oak – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

Vancouver’s critically-acclaimed hard rock quartet ANCIIENTS have kicked off their first ever European tour with a sweat driven concert at the prestigious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands last Thursday. Alongside North Carolina’s heavy rockers ASG (featuring members of WILDLIGHTS) the Canadians will continue to shake the mainland until their final performance for this round at the Desertfest in London, on April 26th. A full list of forthcoming shows can be found below:

KYLESA – Ultraviolet – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

Critically-acclaimed, genre-defying quintet KYLESA has announced a summer European headlining tour. The tour, which begins on June 9th will see the band hitting various territories across Germany, Poland, Italy, France, Austria and more, before ending in Moscow on July 16th. Support on the tour will come from LAZER/WULF. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

SEPTICFLESH – Titan – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

Greek demons SEPTICFLESH are premiering the first track off their upcoming album, ‘Titan’, which will hit European stores on June 20th through Season of Mist. The song, entitled “Order of Dracul”, is streaming at the locations below. The band also unveiled the cover artwork and track list of ‘Titan’, which is now available for pre-order in a variety of formats, including a full metal box set limited to 1000 copies.

HARK – Crystalline – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

Welsh heavy rockers HARK have kicked off their Europan tour with a fantastic show at the prestigous Roadburn Festival last Saturday. This was the starting signal for an extended ride on the rocky roads of the old continent. The power-trio have joined A STORM OF LIGHT, while MUSTARD GAS & ROSES are firing up at the opening slot. HARK will continue to make you sweat until their final show at the Temples Festival in Bristol, the UK on May 4th. See remaining live dates below:

News update : 1349 – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

Norwegian black metal tyrants 1349 (Frost [SATYRICON] – Drums, Ravn -Vocals, Seidemann – Bass, Archaon – Guitars) have released the first track from their forthcoming Season of Mist album. The track, titled “Slaves” is streaming now at Loudwire. More information on the album’s title and release date will follow.

News update : North American shop – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to announce the launch of a North American web shop to better serve your metal mail-order needs. Starting immediately, North American metal fans will be able to place orders for all Season of Mist audio titles, and a range of officially-licensed bands and label merchandise, at the new web shop.

SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY – Nvaz – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Czech folk metal band SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY have just released a new live video featuring a performance of a song taken from their most recent album ‘Návaz’ called “Dva stíny mám” (“I Have Two Shadows”) at Masters Of Rock Festival 2013. The clip is streaming with the following media partners:

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Posted on April 9, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to present two new tracks from the compilation ‘One And All, Together, For Home’, which features international metal artists gathered by DRUDKH mastermind Roman Sayenko. KAMPFAR’s “En Hymne Til Urd” is one of the Norwegian band’s two stunning contributions to the sampler, while “Ao Teu Lado” stands as AVA INFERI’s swansong, the last piece recorded by the Portuguese act before they called it quits.

SETH – The Howling Spirit – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Black innovators SETH have announced a new spring European tour. The tour, which sees SETH play alongside technical death metal legends PESTILENCE, kicks off on April 24 in Drachten, The Netherlands, and will hit various European territories before ending on May 10 in Trier, Germany. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

MAYHEM – Esoteric Warfare – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Legendary Norwegian black metal instigators MAYHEM are premiering a second track taken from their forthcoming full-length, ‘Esoteric Warfare’. The song entitled “VI.Sec.” is now streaming at the following websites:

News update : North American shop – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to announce the launch of a North American web shop to better serve your metal mail-order needs. Starting immediately, North American metal fans will be able to place orders for all Season of Mist audio titles, and a range of officially-licensed bands and label merchandise, at the new web shop.

1349 – New Signing – April 9, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014

Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of Norwegian black metal tyrants 1349 for North America. The band (Frost [SATYRICON] – Drums, Ravn -Vocals, Seidemann – Bass, Archaon – Guitars) will release their new album in fall of 2014.

MISERY INDEX – The Killing Gods – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

MISERY INDEX will see the release of ‘The Killing Gods’ on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). The acclaimed death metal extremists have revealed the second new track from their forthcoming album, ‘The Killing Gods’. The track, entitled “The Calling” is streaming now at the following locations:

ARCHSPIRE – The Lucid Collective – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE (Tobi Morelli – Guitar; Spencer Prewett – Drums; Dean Lamb – Guitar; Jaron Evil – Bass & Vocals; Oli Peters – Vocals) have released the third track off their forthcoming new album, ‘The Lucid Collective’. The track, titled “Scream Feeding” is streaming now at Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles.

CANNABIS CORPSE – From Wisdom To Baked – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Death Metal act CANNABIS CORPSE announced ‘From Wisdom to Baked’ as the title of their forthcoming new album. The American powerhouse’s fifth opus will hit the stores on June 20th (June 24th in North America).

FLOOR – Oblation – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Cult rock outfit FLOOR (Steve Brooks (also of TORCHE) – guitar, vocals; Anthony Vialon – guitar; Henry Wilson – drums) have released “Trick Scene”, the fourth track from their highly anticipated new album ‘Oblation’. The song is streaming now at The Onion A/V Club.

MAYHEM – Esoteric Warfare – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

As previously announced, Black Metal legend MAYHEM’s long awaited new album is entitled ‘Esoteric Warfare’. The Norwegian cult act’s fifth full-length will hit the stores on June 6th (June 10th in North America). ‘Esoteric Warfare’ will be released in various formats, including a collector’s LP + CD box set limited to 1000 copies, a deluxe Digipak CD and exclusive coloured LPs for seven select countries. See details below.

SÓLSTAFIR – Í Blóði Og Anda – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014

Icelandic rock heathens SÓLSTAFIR have announced a string of North American tour dates. The band’s first-ever North American trek starts on May 15 in Brooklyn, NY and will continue through the band’s stop at this year’s Maryland Deathfest on May 23. Support on these dates comes from JUNIUS. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.