MDF might be on hiatus this year, but fret not! Hell In The Harbor Festival is coming to Baltimore, MD over Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-28) with this absolutely stacked lineup, which includes performances from CLOAK and Necrofier, both of who will be performing brand new music from their respective upcoming albums, for which more information will be revealed soon!
Blackened heavy metal outfit NITE will be embarking on headlining tour of California this February with support from Persekutor! The trek kicks off in Oakland, CA on February 16 and will work its way downstate, concluding in San Diego, CA on February 19.
Greek blackened death metal masters NIGHTFALL are now premiering a new lyric video for the track ‘Mean Machine’ which was originally recorded by THE CRAMPS in 1994. The track was recorded by NIGHTFALL in December 1996 in Tico Tico studios, Finland and served as a bonus track to the “Lesbian Show” album. You can now find the video HERE.
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist SYLVAINE is proud to announce a brand new headlining tour across Europe together with E-L-R. The ‘Nova Iberian tour 2023’ will start at the Bad Bonn venue in Düdingen (CH) on March 03 and sees the band traveling throughout France, Spain and Portugal until a final curtain at the Hard Club venue in Porto (PT) on March 12. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.
Blackened death doom outfit Strigoi, the brainchild of Greg Mackintosh (PARADISE LOST, VALLENFYRE) and Chris Casket (VALLENFYRE), have teamed up with Decibel Magazine for the exclusive release of their brand new song, “The Construct of Misery,” via the Decibel flexi series!
ROTTEN SOUND come crushing down, right on time to grind away that jolly Christmas mood of yours. The Finns are proud to announce the ‘Apocalypse’, a brand new album containing eighteen short sharp chops that hit home perfectly in these deeply troubled times .
It’s time to for a brand new track of U.K. post punk band NAUT! Their haunting new song ‘Dissent’ is accompanied by a new lyric video which can be found on the official Season of Mist channel HERE.
No rest for the wicked! New York City black metal collective Black Anvil will be embarking on a North American tour in the spring of 2023 in support of ENSLAVED and INSOMNIUM! The trek will kick off on April 5 in the band’s hometown of New York City and will conclude on April 30 in Baltimore, MD. The full itinerary is as follows:
The stars align today! Void Metal outfit OMEGA INFINITY, the project of Xenoyr (NE OBLIVISCARIS) and Tentakel P. (TODTGELICHTER), are now releasing their first single ‘Iron Age’. The track is taken from their upcoming album “The Anticurrent” which will set foot on this planet via Season of Mist on the 24th of February, 2023. A special guest vocalist appeared in collaboration for ‘Iron Age’, which is none other than Adrienne Cowan, who’s also known as the vocalist from SEVEN SPIRES.
Catalan atmospheric metal band FOSCOR is now sharing a beautiful new cover for the song ‘This Twilight Garden’, originally created by THE CURE for their 1992’s 9th album “Wish”, as B-side for its first single published ‘High’.
Progressive metal outfit NE OBLIVISCARIS and tech death masters BEYOND CREATION will be embarking on a North American tour together with PERSEFONE in the autumn of 2023! The monstrous trek will kick off on October 5 in Baltimore, MD and will conclude on November 13 in New York City. The full itinerary can be found below!
Symphonic black metal formation …AND OCEANS are now unleashing another brand new track from the upcoming album “As in Gardens, so in Tombs”. The new offering will be released on January 27, 2023 via Season of Mist.
Death metal legends GORGUTS will perform for the first time in nearly six years at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 14, 2023 at the Fillmore. To celebrate the end of this extended break, the band will perform a special set exclusively of material from 1998’s landmark ‘Obscura’ album and 1991’s old-school classic ‘Considered Dead.’
Solo black metal project Bizarrekult is now sharing a brand new single, “Midt I Stormen,” along with a thought-provoking music video! The track is taken from the project’s upcoming sophomore full-length, ‘Den Tapte Krigen,’ which will be released via Season of Mist on January 27, 2023, making it BIZARREKULT’s debut to the label! The song and video can now be found via MetalSucks.net here: https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/12/08/bizarrekult-are-trapped-in-the-middle-of-the-storm-on-midt-i-stormen/
Portuguese death / doom duo OAK, (with members of GAEREA) are proud to present the first single ‘Disintegrate I’ of their second full-length album “Disintegrate”. The album will set foot on this rocky world on the 10th of February 2023. ‘Disintegrate I’ is an extraction taken from the full album.
Atmospheric black metal project Woods of Desolation – Official will be releasing its new full-length, ‘The Falling Tide,’ this Friday, December 9, via Season of Mist, making its debut to the label! The record can now be heard in its entirety ahead of Friday’s release via Black Metal Promotion! Listen here: https://youtu.be/GtAtrD_RGUs
Progressive metal outfit Ne Obliviscaris will be releasing their long-awaited new full-length, ‘Exul,’ on March 24, 2023! The band is now sharing the haunting new single, “Equus,” along with a music video! The video was directed and produced by NE OBLIVISCARIS vocalist Xenoyr and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Bftqq_BqQHI
Symphonic black metal formation …And Oceans will be guest hosting a very special two-hour radio program via Gimme Metal this Wednesday, December 7 @ 11:00 A.M. EST // 17:00 CET! In addition to curating a unique playlist of music, members of the band will also be present in the live chat! Sign up and listen for FREE here: https://gimmemetal.com/
DESTRÖYER 666 are now releasing a brand new music video for the title track of their freshly released album ‘Never Surrender’. The album is out now and can still be ordered in various formats HERE.
Canadian Tech Death outfit ARCHSPIRE are now announcing new European tour dates together with BENIGHTED, PSYCROPTIC and ENTHEOS in March 2023! The ‘European Tech Trek’ will be blasting through 15 countries at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets will be on sale on Monday December 05.