Black death metal force BELPHEGOR has finished work on its 13th studio album, scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2027 via Reigning Phoenix Music.
The forthcoming record will mark the next chapter in BELPHEGOR’s uncompromising legacy, continuing the band’s relentless exploration of black death metal and its distinctive fusion of brutality, darkness and ceremonial intensity.
As work on the album progresses, BELPHEGOR reminds their supporters to revisit the first two singles from the upcoming release:
"Scarlet Beast – Leviathan"
Released February 2026
Watch below:
"Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus"
Released August 2025
https://youtu.be/yCORFvKY6J0
BELPHEGOR will also unleash its magickal processions across Europe in autumn 2026 with the “Praise The Beast” European Tour 2026.
The trek kicks off September 29 at Turock in Essen, Germany, and will storm through Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Central Europe, Poland, and the UK before reaching its final ritual on October 18 at The Underworld in London.
Joining BELPHEGOR as special guests are death metal legends KRISIUN and black metal coven ASAGRAUM. A fourth band will be announced soon. Stay tuned.
BELPHEGOR "Praise The Beast" European Tour 2026:
29.09. - GER - Essen, Turock
30.09. - BEL - Kortrijk, DVG
01.10. - NLD - Dordrecht, Bibelot
02.10. - NLD - Hengelo, Metropool
03.10. - DEN- Copenhagen, Richter
04.10. - SWE - Gothenburg, Monument
06.10. - FIN - Helsinki, On The Rocks
07.10. - SWE - Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet
08.10. - SWE - Malmö, Plan B
09.10. - GER - Berlin, Musikbrauerei
10.10. - CZE - Uherske Hradiste, Klub Mir
11.10. - CZE - Plzen, Serikovka
13.10. - POL - Krakow, Hype Park
14.10. - POL - Gdańsk, Drizzly Grizzly
15.10. - GER - Osnabrück, Bastard Club
16.10. - UK - Sheffield, Corporation
17.10. - UK - Torquay, Arena
18.10. - UK - London, The Underworld
Tickets and additional information will be available through local venues and promoters.
Now, as the band approaches its thirteenth studio album, a deeper and more arcane force begins to stir. The number thirteen bears ancient meaning: endings, thresholds, and the passage into the unknown. Rooted in primordial doctrine, the thirteenth seal is said to bind the final veil between worlds, the last barrier between order and chaos.
With this upcoming release, BELPHEGOR prepares to break that seal, not to follow, but to lead. To summon what lies beyond even their own previous creations: something more primal, more ritualistic, more devastating.
Early glimpses of new material point to a continuation of the dark artistic path begun with The Devils, now delving even deeper. The upcoming album takes shape as a focused ritual: precise, uncompromising, and rooted in the band’s unmistakable vision, the glorification of the Devil.
Prepare. The next chapter is imminent.
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