In December, Dutch progressive powerhouse EXIVIOUS launched a guitar contest on their Facebook page. The competition, which saw 100+ incredibly skilled guitar players give their best on YouTube, is now over.
American experimental black metal band MURMUR have released a new track from their forthcoming self-titled album, due January 17th, 2014 (January 21st in North America). “Zeta II Reticuli” is now streaming via the following media partners:
As announced last November, BENIGHTED shot a video for the song “Experience Your Flesh”. The track is taken from forthcoming album ‘Carnivore Sublime’, due February 14th (February 18th in North America). The clip is premiered at those locations:
French black metal band SETH just filmed a video for the song “One Ear to the Earth, One Eye on Heaven”, a track from their latest album ‘The Howling Spirit’. The clip was directed by Henri Angremy and will be premiered early next year.
Satan Claus is organising a big Christmas competition on Season of Mist’s website this year again. This is our last reminder!
As previously announced, BENIGHTED’s forthcoming album is entitled ‘Carnivore Sublime’ and has been set for a February 14th release (February 18th in North America). Here are the cover artwork and track listing of the French brutal death metallers’ seventh full-length:
Last month, Season of Mist announced the signing of MENACE, the brainchild of NAPALM DEATH axeman Mitch Harris. MENACE’s debut album is entitled ‘Impact Velocity’ and will hit the stores on March 14th (March 18th in North America). ‘Impact Velocity’ features contributions from Derek Roddy (drums), Fred Leclercq (bass), Nicola Manzan (violin, cello, viola), Shane Embury (bass), and Russ Russell (producer and navigator of paradoxology).
Australian black thrash battalion DESTRÖYER 666 has had their 2000 full length ‘Phoenix Rising’ regarded as one of the black metal genre’s best records of all time by DECIBEL Magazine. The album appears in DECIBEL’s new special issue focusing on the “Top 100 Black Metal Albums Of All Time”.
Welsh heavy rock power-trio HARK have finished recording their forthcoming Season of Mist debut, entitled ‘Crystalline’. The album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales (BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, JUDAS PRIEST, PORTISHEAD), and mixed by CONVERGE guitarist Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, HIGH ON FIRE, KVELERTAK, YOUNG WIDOWS), and will hit the stores on March 14th (March 18th in North America). The cover artwork for “Crystalline’ illustrated by HARK’s acclaimed graphic artist and guitarist Jimbob Isaac (ex-TAINT) and track listing are below:
British heathens WINTERFYLLETH have released a track from ‘Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates’, the new split EP alongside Ukrainian black metal pioneers DRUDKH. The song, entitled “The Gates”, is streaming now at the following locations:
Season of Mist are proud to announce that Southern heavy rockers WILDLIGHTS have joined the roster! Featuring guitarist/vocalist Jason Shi of ASG and drummer Johnny Collins of THUNDERLIP!, WILDLIGHTS play a unique brand of driving, heavy rock that is catchy, engaging, and the work of experienced, well-honed musicians.
Legendary progressive rock innovators CYNIC’s forthcoming album is entitled ‘Kindly Bent to Free Us’ and has been scheduled for next February 14th (February 18th in North America). The highly-anticipated follow-up to 2008’s ‘Traced in Air’ will be available on several formats. See detailed list below!
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Ukrainian black metal pioneers DRUDKH have released a track from ‘Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates’, their new split EP alongside the UK’s WINTERFYLLETH. The first track, entitled “…W Krainie Drzew” is streaming now at Stereogum.
Satan Claus is organising a big Christmas competition on Season of Mist’s website this year again, and it has already started!
Satan Claus is organising a big Christmas competition on Season of Mist’s website this year again, starting on December 1st!
Season of Mist is proud to welcome MENACE to its ever-expanding roster. MENACE, the brainchild of Mitch Harris (NAPALM DEATH, MEATHOOK SEED), is a project for those who dare to be challenged. It is a journey across genres; neither claiming nor conforming to any particular known style, and a result of all musical history and culture.
Metallic post-hardcore outfit KEN MODE have released a new music video for the track “Romeo Must Never Know” off of their critically-acclaimed new album, ‘Entrench’. The video was directed by Christopher Mills (MODEST MOUSE, INTERPOL, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) and is streaming now at the following locations:
Portland, Oregon’s extreme metal/sludge powerhouse BASTARD FEAST (Taylor Robinson- guitar, Joshua Green- vocals, Nickolis Parks- drums, Justin Yaquinto- guitar, and Jesse Aspy- bass) have completed recording their new full-length. The album, the band’s second will be released on Season of Mist’s Underground Activist Division in 2014.
Brutal grind / death metallers BENIGHTED have named their forthcoming album ‘Carnivore Sublime’. The French lunatics’ seventh full-length will hit the stores on February 14th (February 18th in North America).