DIMMU BORGIR - ANNOUNCE COVER ALBUM INSPIRATIO PROFANUS

October 20, 2023

After their last two successful albums Abrahadabra and Eonian, DIMMU BORGIR herald their 30-year legacy by releasing, together for the first time, a collection of their cover songs. The album Inspiratio Profanus is being announced with the release of the thunderous first single, 'Black Metal' by the extreme metal pioneers VENOM. The album Inspiratio Profanus will be released on December 8th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Silenoz comments about the album Inspiratio Profanus: "We’re pleased to announce the Inspiratio Profanus release! We thought it was about time to finally compile the cover songs we’ve done over the years and give these renditions an updated mastering, all in one package, highlighting some of our many influences!"

Silenoz states about the first song 'Black Metal': "Black Metal, the track, and its origin, features something really primeval, raw and unhinged. There is lawlessness and danger connected to it. We did our best to capture the spirit of the ancient gods’ rock ’n roll 24 years later. Did we do it justice? I think so."

Pre-Order Inspiratio Profanus + listen to 'Black Metal' here:
https://dimmuborgir.bfan.link/inspiratio-profanus.ema

About DIMMU BORGIR:

As they conjure new, dark compositions, DIMMU BORGIR take a retrospective look back, celebrating the band's 30th Anniversary and the seminal artists that left a defining imprint on their sound.

Conceived in the heart of the Norwegian black metal scene in 1993, DIMMU BORGIRquickly broke free from the boundaries of the genre, daring to combine a traditional raven black sound with opulent symphonic orchestration. They became pioneers within their own field, forging groundbreaking albums such as Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997), Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999), & Death Cult Armageddon (2003), invading the entire world with headline tours and eventually turning into the most influential act of their genre after nine full-length studio releases.

After their last two successful albums Abrahadabra and Eonian and the remixed version of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, DIMMU BORGIR herald their 30-year legacy by releasing, together for the first time, a collection of their cover songs. Inspiratio Profanusfeatures a cover of 'Black Metal' (VENOM), the genre-defining 'Perfect Strangers' (DEEP PURPLE), fan favourite 'Burn In Hell' (TWISTED SISTER), and electrifying renditions from the legendary CELTIC FROST, as well as other immensely influential artists!

UNFELLED Announces New Album, Shares First Single

January 10, 2023

Pagan black metal project UNFELLED (ft. members of WOODS OF DESOLATION, DRUDKH) will be releasing its debut full-length, 'Pall of Endless Perdition,' on March 10, 2023 via Season of Mist Underground Activists! The artwork, tracklist, and additional info can be found below! In conjunction, the band is now sharing the vicious first single, "The Opposer," along with an official music video. The song and video can be found below.

UNFELLED comments on the release: "Perhaps the archetype of the album’s focus, 'The Opposer' musically and lyrically fuses fury and valour, whereby through death one may remain Unfelled."

Pre-orders for 'Pall of Endless Perdition' are now available HERE.
Pre-save the album on streaming services HERE.

Emerging Pagan black metal project Unfelled is rising from the underground to release its debut full-length, ‘Pall of Endless Perdition.’ Designed by the same mastermind behind Woods of Desolation, the project serves as a vicious and violent counterpart to its elegant and melodic predecessor, showcasing muti-instrumentalist D.’s impressive musical duality.

Formed in 2016 as a project of D. (Woods of Desolation, Remete), Unfelled first emerged with the solo demo offering ‘Beneath Distant Skies’ at the end of 2017. Expanding the line-up in 2020, fellow veterans Mitch (Austere, Dearthe) and Vlad (Drudkh, Windswept) were enlisted on vocals and drums respectively, completing the vision for the band.

Moving forward as a three-piece, the forthcoming full-length sees Unfelled pursuing heavier, more aggressive territory, yet never entirely eschewing the sense of melody and atmosphere established on the debut demo. “Musically weaving together fury and triumph, aggression and melody, the lyrics predominately center on bloodshed, war & death – the threefold cloak beneath which lies eternal darkness,” says Unfelled about the offering.

Now, upon joining forces with Season of Mist, Unfelled is ready to unleash ‘Pall of Endless Perdition.’ Without question, this record is certain to leave its black mark upon the masses.

Recording Lineup:
D. – Guitars & Bass
Mitch – Vocals
Vlad - Drums

Recording, Mixing, Mastering:
ViTeR Music

Producer:
Unfelled + ViTeR Music

Cover Art:
Yag Mort

Links:
www.facebook.com/unfelled
www.unfelled.bandcamp.com

Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/UnfelledPall
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/unfelledpall

Formats:
Digital
Digipak
Vinyl in various colours
Merch

New York City black metal collective BLACK ANVIL will be embarking on yet another epic North American tour in the spring of 2023 in support of ENSLAVED and INSOMNIUM!

January 8, 2023

BLACK ANVIL is supporting their brand new record, 'Regenesis,' which was released in November 2022. The album was named among the best records of 2022 by Decibel Magazine, Invisible Oranges, Metal Sucks, A&P Reacts, and more!

BLACK ANVIL (w/ ENSLAVED + INSOMNIUM):
04/05: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza [TICKETS] **HOMETOWN SHOW**
04/06: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live [TICKETS]
04/07: Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre [TICKETS]
04/08: Toronto, ON @ The Opera House [TICKETS]
04/10: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall [TICKETS]
04/11: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues [TICKETS]
04/12: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater [TICKETS]
04/14: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre [TICKETS]
04/15: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex [TICKETS]
04/17: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile [TICKETS]
04/18: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [TICKETS]
04/19: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre [TICKETS]
04/21: Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre [TICKETS]
04/22: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre [TICKETS]
04/23: Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater [TICKETS]
04/25: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live [TICKETS]
04/26: Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall [TICKETS]
04/28: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse [TICKETS]
04/29: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre [TICKETS]
04/30: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage [TICKETS]

St. Louis Black Metal Unit STORMRULER Announce New Album, "Sacred Rites & Black Magick"

August 16, 2022

St. Louis Black Metal Frontrunners STORMRULER Announce New Album, Sacred Rites & Black Magick, out October 14, 2022

Pre-Order HERE

Hear Scorching First Single & Title Track "Sacred Rites & Black Magick"

St. Louis, MO black metal duo STORMRULER broke out in 2021 with the avid subterranean support of their debut full-length, Under A Burning Eclipse – subsequently garnering scores of acclaim upon its wide re-release via Napalm Records. The album, which Decibel Magazine called, “one of the best black metal albums of the year”, introduced STORMRULER’s beyond-their-years execution of raw, atmospheric black metal doused in extravagant lyricism.

On October 14, 2022, the band consisting of midwestern scene stalwarts Jason Asberry (vocals/guitars/bass) and Jesse Schobel (drums/vocals) return with the aptly-entitled Sacred Rites & Black Magick – this time blistering with more unrelenting intensity while maintaining a haunting, visceral aura more ancient and foreboding than ever. Produced, mixed and mastered by Gabe Usery at Encapsulated Studios and featuring stunning artwork by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design, Sacred Rites & Black Magick weaves epic tales of war, history, black magick and sorcery beyond the standard confines of black metal, birthing an unforgettable conceptual journey of legend that any metal fan would be remiss to ignore.

Today, fans can get a first taste of the album with its sharp debut single, title track "Sacred Rites & Black Magick". The track sets the supreme lyrical and musical mood of the album itself, depicting just how deftly STORMRULER conjures lucid black metal as they inject energetic, unforgettable grooves and riffs into their scorching delivery. Today's track release also arrives alongside its grim official music video.

STORMRULER says about "Sacred Rites & Black Magick":

"We chose Sacred Rites as our first offering for many reasons. We feel as if from the strike of the very first chord it gives off an apparent energy that can be felt throughout the entire album. Lyrically it encompasses the feeling of this record rather well with lyrics ripe of black magick rituals and ancient orders."

Watch the official video for "Sacred Rites & Black Magick"

As on Under A Burning Eclipse, between each song on Sacred Rites & Black Magick is an intricately positioned interlude building the ambiance and steering the thematic intensity of the album.

Beginning with echoing, clean dual acoustic guitars, introductory interlude “Hymns Of The Slumbering Race” begins the procession of grand ascension and hair raising riffage to come. “Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers” flashes STORMRULER’s brand of Imperial Black Metal Warfare, shining with heavy bass and blastbeats before cascading into icy atmosphere topped by smoke-cloaked vocals. Entrancing guitars match an ebb and flow of carefully paced interludes and merciless, speeding fury, showcasing standout leads and a blazing solo. Similar epic songwriting, lush lyricism and skillful dynamics can be witnessed on tracks such as the brooding “Entranced Within The Moon Presence”, intricate “In The Shaded Vlasian Forest” and introspective, glistening “Along The Appian Way”. “To Bear The Twin Faces Of The Dragon” stages some of the most menacing sonic escapades and memorable leads of the 20-track offering, combining chants of sorcery with searing screams and waves of crushing melody, while tracks such as “Upon Frozen Shores” weave a sonic tale of occult doom atop triumphant soundscapes, breakneck rhythms and ghostly melodic passages. Closing battle opus “A Malice Dead & Cold” wraps the album with some of its most threatening riffs and heroic leads, fittingly drawing the curtain on the band’s sophomore excursion.

STORMRULER says about Sacred Rites & Black Magick:

"This album is on another level in comparison to our previous offering. It falls in the same vein of the melodic second wave black metal worship of Under The Burning Eclipse, but with a more intense and darker touch. It's got the high speed buzzsaw attack we love, crushing grooves, solid leads, ambience within the interludes and acoustic passages, as well as lyrics that tell a story."

Pre-Order Sacred Rites & Black Magick HERE:

Sacred Rites & Black Magick is available for pre-order in the following formats:

-4 page CD Digipak

-2LP Gatefold Black

-2LP Gatefold Marbled White/Black/Blue - Napalm Mailorder only, limited to 300 worldwide

-Digipak & Shirt Bundle - Napalm RoW Mailorder only

-Full Digital Album

[2LP Gatefold Marbled White/Black/Blue - Napalm Mailorder only, limited to 300 worldwide]

STORMRULER is:

Jason Asberry - Vocals, Guitars and Bass

Jesse Schobel - Drums & Vocals

BELPHEGOR - Release Bizarre Video For Title Track Of New Album The Devils!

August 6, 2022

Diabolical black/death metal squadron BELPHEGOR are proud to unveil a bizarre music video for the punishing title track of their recently released new album, The Devils.

YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "THE DEVILS" BELOW

BELPHEGOR's twelfth full-length proves to be one of the strongest and most elaborate records in the group’s career. Mixed & mastered at renowned Fascination Street Studiosby Jens Bogren, The Devils sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights.

Rounded off by impressive artwork created by Seth Siro Anton, The Devils marks the band’s fourth collaboration with one of metal’s most talented and prolific art workers. Ultimately, The Devils is an album that musically builds upon BELPHEGOR’s trademark sound, in essence, a combination of traditional death and black metal deeply rooted in the 90s, yet boasts intricate compositions and detailed arrangements underlining their outstanding position within the international extreme metal circuit.

Blending German, Latin, and English lyrics, the lead single 'Totentanz – Dance Macabre' is as ferocious as it gets with its insane barrage of blast beats, spiteful lyrics, and sinister guitar melodies. 'Glorifizierung des Teufels' (‘Glorification of the Devil’) and 'Virtus Asinaria –Prayer' offer epic, mid-paced grandeur, chanted vocals, and choirs adding new shades of black to their stylistic palette. The title track or 'Damnation – Höllensturz' proves to be a more complex piece, shifting moods and tempos with ease and expanding BELPHEGOR’s blasphemous onslaught with fascinating twists and turns.

BUY OR LISTEN TO THE ALBUM "THE DEVILS": https://belphegor.bfan.link/the-devils

HELMUTH comments:
„Hail! I think the greatest strength of this twelfth BELPHEGOR album is the many new elements incorporated into our unrelenting sound wall, which illuminates the offering shine with an evil ritualistic light. We tried to push the boundaries as musicians and as a band to bring the eight sound collages to a new level of “Diabolical Black Death Metal” extremity. An intense atmosphere was our goal.

"THE DEVILS” is the perfect demonstration of how we wanted to sound in the year 2022, every aspect expressing what we seek within BELPHEGOR! In Musick, Helmuth"

BELPHEGOR Release Video For New Single "Virtus Asinaria - Prayer"

May 27, 2022

Diabolical death metal squadron BELPHEGOR have released an atmospheric video for their brand new single, "Virtus Asinaria - Prayer," which is the second single from their upcoming twelfth full-length The Devils, due out on June 24th via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. "Virtus Asinaria - Prayer" is a change of pace with its more sustained yet inherently sinister approach, slowly luring you in with entrancing melodies and ceremonial chants that indicate impending doom. The video for the song was partially shot at the scenic and infamous Neudegg Alm in Abtenau, Austria, and it can be watched below.

HELMUTH states:
"Our new video for the track 'VIRTUS ASINARIA – PRAYER' pairs BELPHEGOR´s bizarre live procession with an intimate ritual of sulfur, passion & blood. For he shall rise, heretic goat of flesh & lust! It stands for what BELPHEGOR has always stood: liberty and the everlasting spiritual & bodily manifestation of carnal sin upon this rotten world!” In Musick, Helmuth

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "VIRTUS ASINARIA - PRAYER" below.
LISTEN TO "VIRTUS ASINARIA - PRAYER": https://belphegor.bfan.link/virtus-asinaria-prayer

PRE-ORDER OR PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM THE DEVILS: https://belphegor.bfan.link/the-devils

BELPHEGOR - THE DEVILS
Release Date: 24 June 2022

AVAILABLE FORMATS:

DIGITAL ALBUM
CD DIGIPAK
CASSETTE
LP
- Black
- White / black / clear splatter (ltd. to 300)
- Blue / white / black marbled (ltd. to 300)
- Transparent red/black marbled (ltd. to 300)
- Transparent orange / brown marbled (ltd. to 300)
- Wine red (ltd. to 1200)
- Bronze (ltd. to 1200)

With The Devils, long-running diabolical death metal titans BELPHEGOR unleash their twelfth studio album upon the masses, which proves to be one of the strongest and most elaborate records in the group’s career. Mixed & mastered at renowned Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, ROTTING CHRIST, AT THE GATES), The Devils sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights.

Blending German and English lyrics, the lead single "Totentanz – Dance Macabre" is as ferocious as it gets with its insane barrage of blast beats, spiteful lyrics, and sinister guitar melodies. "Glorifizierung des Teufels" (‘Glorification of the Devil’) and "Virtus Asinaria – Prayer" offer epic, mid-paced grandeur, chanted vocals, and choirs adding new shades of black to their stylistic palette. The title track or "Damnation – Höllensturz" proves to be a more complex piece, shifting moods and tempos with ease and expanding BELPHEGOR’s blasphemous onslaught with fascinating twists and turns. Rounded off by impressive artwork created by Seth Siro Anton (SEPTICFLESH, NILE, PARADISE LOST), The Devils marks the band’s third collaboration with one of metal’s most prolific designers. Ultimately, The Devils is an album that musically builds upon BELPHEGOR’s trademark sound, in essence, a combination of traditional death and black metal, deeply rooted in the 90s, yet boasts intricate compositions and detailed arrangements underlining their outstanding position within the international extreme metal circuit. Known as a tirelessly touring band, BELPHEGOR currently presents a few of the new songs during a European tour with I AM, MORBID, and HATE, before hitting South America in May/June 2022, and an intense festival season including Wacken Open Air, Bloodstock, Sweden Rock and many more.

Pre-order your copy of The Devils,here: https://belphegor.bfan.link/the-devils

GHOST BATH Release Visualizer For "A Crystal Lattice" + Self Loather Out Now!

October 30, 2021

Today, atmospheric black metallers GHOST BATH have released their fourth full-length album, Self Loather via Nuclear Blast Records. With this album, the band closes out their trilogy—tragedy, ecstasy, and dread/hatred—and hosts their most devastating and dark music to date. Today, the band releases the visualizer for "A Crystal Lattice" which can be seen, below.

Order your copy of Self Loather, here: http://nblast.de/GhostBath-SelfLoather

Self Loather is available in the following formats:

CD Jewel
CD Digipak
Vinyl
- Grey | White Swirl With Black Splatter
- Clear With Red Splatter
- Black | Grey Swirl
- Purple With Black Swirl
Cassette
- White
- Black
CD Jewel + T-Shirt

GHOST BATH’s fourth full-length sets the mood meter to desolation/antipathy—and never quite let's go. Produced by the band with Xander Moser engineering at Tree Speak Recording Studio in Minneapolis and mixed by Jack Shirley (DEAFHEAVEN, BOSSE-DE-NAGE) at The Atomic Garden Recording Studios in Oakland, Self Loather is a sonic exercise in shadow, nuance, and, most of all, power. The band enlisted Zdzisław Beksiński to create the cover artwork which was licensed through the Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku.
GHOST BATH is:
Dennis Mikula | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synths, Lyrics
Tim Church | Guitar
John Olivier | Guitar
Josh Jaye | Bass
Jason Hirt | Drums

Order your copy of Self Loather, here: http://nblast.de/GhostBath-SelfLoather

NECROFIER Shares Official Video for New Song, "Betrayal of the Queen"

October 5, 2021

Texan black metal battalion NECROFIER will be unleashing their debut full-length record, 'Prophecies of Eternal Darkness,' onto the masses on October 22 via Season of Mist Underground Activists! The band is now unveiling the official music video for their new single, "Betrayal of the Queen." The video, which was created by Dwayne Cathey, can be found below.

'Prophecies of Eternal Darkness' is available for pre-orders HERE.

The rise of American black metal is a cult movement whose vast influence and growth cannot be ignored. Houston’s Necrofier carries this torch, embodying the hallmarks of melodic black metal while embracing their Texas roots, delivering what can only be described as total Southern darkness as they bridge the divide between true Norwegian black metal and American gothic.

In the fall of 2018, fate coalesced when vocalist/guitarist Bakka Larson (VENOMOUS MAXIMUS, NIGHT COBRA) saw an open call on social media from drummer Dobber Beverly (OCEANS OF SLUMBER, INSECT WARFARE) who was looking to work on a traditional heavy metal project. Larson had already been working on black metal songs as an outlet to explore the themes of the supernatural and unknown and exploring this darkness, so he jumped on the opportunity and quickly reached out. The two immediately connected over their shared passion to create dark, old school music in which they could inject their Southern flair.

The duo eventually recruited Beverly’s OCEANS OF SLUMBER counterpart and bassist Mat Valentine and soon wrote and released a debut EP, ‘Visions in Fire,’ which channeled the spirit of late-era DISSECTION, WATAIN, CLOAK, and TRIBULATION while staying true to their own homegrown sensibilities.

Not long after the EP release, the band scored an opening slot with UADA. Needing a second guitarist to fill out the sound, Josh Bokemeyer (CHURCH OF DISGUST) was eventually tapped to fill that role, completing the band’s inception.

The four-piece later released a music video for the EP title track and went on to perform with a vast array of their black metal brethren such as 1349, Goatwhore, and Cloak, including an appearance at a coveted SXSW showcase. Now, the band is emerging from the darkness of 2021, ready to fan the unholy flames and finally release their devastating debut full-length, ‘Prophecies of Eternal Darkness.’ 

Style: Total Southern Darkness

Line-up:
Bakka Larson – Vocals, Guitar
Josh Bokemeyer – Guitars
Dobber Beverly – Drums
Mat Valentine - Bass

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/Necrofier
https://twitter.com/necrofier
https://www.instagram.com/necrofier/
https://necrofier.bandcamp.com

Recording Studio: Crown of Thorns Studio (Houston, TX, USA)

Production, mixing, sound engineer: Dobber Beverly

Mastering: Maor Appelbaum

Cover Art: Burney

Pre-Sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/NecrofierShop

For more onNECROFIER, visit the band's officialBANDCAMP,FACEBOOK,INSTAGRAM, andTWITTER.

GOAT TORMENT Premieres New Song, "Disorder and Disruption"

September 24, 2021

Belgian blackened death metal outfit GOAT TORMENT will be releasing their third full-length, 'Forked Tongues,' on October 29 via Season of Mist Underground Activists! The band is now sharing the ripping second single from the offering, "Disorder and Disruption." Listen at THIS LOCATION.

"Forked Tongues" is available to pre-save across all streaming platforms HERE.

GOAT TORMENT comments on the track: "Here is our second promo track from the new album. 'Disorder and Disruption' is the annihilation of everything while all worlds shake into one. The speaking tongues resonate through the bowels of the earth and through the dwelling eternal fires. The kingdom's key has made its' turn and barriers are torn apart!"

Pre-sales are now live HERE.

The black metal crusaders in GOAT TORMENT return with 'Forked Tongues,' their first new album/release in over 6 years. A blast furnace of primal satanic fury, delivering a savage onslaught!

GOAT TORMENT was formed in 2008 by Kwel and K.J. with the intention to create music as a weapon of mass destruction and to annihilate everything which the so-called society stands for. For a start Kwel was supposed to play bass and K.J. would handle the vocals. But they didn’t find a guitarist who fitted with the ideology on a serious level. Thus Kwel decided to handle all the guitar parts and K.J.. started to play bass. After some months of research, the band recruited drummer Perversor. Then the band released a 4-track demo tape, released in 2009 through Terrorghoul Productions from Austria. The reactions were tremendous and bigger labels contacted the band interested to release the future offerings of GOAT TORMENT.

At this point, the band shared stages all over Europe with bands such as Grave Miasma, Hell Militia, Enthroned, Black Crucifixion, Black Witchery, The Devil’s blood…to name but a few. At the beginning of 2010 GOAT TORMENT had to part ways with drummer Perversor due to musical differences. During the early days of April 2010 a new burning entity was found: S. claimed the throne behind the battery. The Death wielding Trinity of GOAT TORMENT was complete. New songs were written, gigs were played and blood was shed.

Exactly one year later, the band entered the infamous Blackout Studio in Brussels (BE) to record some tracks for two upcoming releases: A 7” split EP with The Beast which was released at the beginning of 2012 and later that year another 7” EP , called “Into The Mouth of the Serpent”. Directly after the split EP was released, Kwel an S. decided to part ways with K.J.. due to different views about their future. In that moment GT decided to go on as a duet recruiting session members for live-shows.

The band returned to Blackout Studio in the fall of 2012 to record their first full-length album ‘Dominande Tenebrae’ ,which was released in February 2013 by Amor Fati Productions from Germany. After a year of a few European shows, the band had their first live appearance on American soil (Maryland Deathfest XII). The band had plans to go on as a four piece, but that didn’t work out because of different views. A South American tour was planned for August 2014 with the Belgian maniacs of ENTHRONED, but the two bands were forced to cancel one month before due to the irresponsible promoter.

In September 2014, S. decided to leave the band, due to other personal priorities and having no time anymore for drumming. It didn’t take long for Kwel to find somebody to take over the hammers. A new era began and Torturer (Mor Dagor, Bethlehem, ex-Belphegor) joined GOAT TORMENT as a new full member, so the duo was complete again. The band returned to Blackout Multimedia Studio in the beginning of 2015 to record their second full-length album.

In the summer of 2015, ‘Sermons To Death’ was released by Amor Fati Productions. The band toured the US West Coast in October 2015, accompanied by Saroth and Vagus Nox as live members. Shortly after, Vagus Nox joined forces to write new material. At the end of 2020, the third studio album ‘Forked Tongues’ had been completed.

The new offering delivers ultraheavy darkening passages that only serve to temper the relentless blasting speed. 'Forked Tongues' is musical punishment writ large, and sounds as if forged in the crucible of hell!

www.goattorment.com
www.facebook.com/Goattorment
www.instagram.com/goattorment
https://goattorment.bandcamp.com

Lineup:
Kwel: Guitars, Bass & Vocals
Torturer: Drums

Recording Studio:
Drums at MMP Studio, Duisburg (DE).
Vocals at Blackout Studio, Brussel (BE).
Guitars and Bass at Goat Torment’s Lair (BE)
Mixing and Mastering: Jérémie Bézier (EMPTINESS) at Blackout Studio, Brussel (BE)

Recording Line-up:
Kwel: Guitars & vocals
Vagus Nox: Guitars & Bass
Torturer: Drums

Guest Musicians:
Guest Vocals on ‘Forked Tongues’ by Thelma Ramon
Lyrics for ‘Charnel Houses’ by Rogier Droog

Cover art: Olivier Lomer (EMPTINESS)

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GoatTorment

Album formats:
CD
Digipak 12” Vinyl
Digital

For more on GOAT TORMENT, visit the band's official WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and BANDCAMP pages.

GOAT TORMENT Reveals New Album Details, Shares First Single

August 30, 2021

Belgian blackened death metal outfit GOAT TORMENT will be releasing their third full-length, 'Forked Tongues,' on October 29 via Season of Mist Underground Activists! Cover art, tracklist, and other details can be found below! The band is now sharing the pummeling title track, which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

"Forked Tongues" is available to pre-save across all streaming platforms HERE.

GOAT TORMENT comments on the track: "Here is our first single and also the title track from our third upcoming album 'Forked Tongues.' This song is an example of what the album is about and what we are representing. Crushing, straightforward and no nonsense. New portals were opened in every aspect to shape the evolution of the band and together with our sound engineer, Jérémie Bézier, we got what we were aiming for!"

Pre-sales are now live HERE.

https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GoatTorment

MISANTHUR Announces Debut Album, Releases First Single

August 11, 2021

The two prophets collected under the banner of MISANTHUR herald the fall and spiritual putridity of humanity by creating art resonating fully with pain, anxiety and degradation. Founded in Częstochowa, Poland in one night in 2015 by Hellscythe and Draugr, MISANTHUR begun to take form.

Inspired by metal and non-metal genres, MISANTHUR merge trance percussion, earthbreaking bass, crushing guitars and hellish vocals with (post)apocalyptic ambient landscapes and noise to create its own oeuvre and paint the stories and scenery of mundane spiritual wasteland.

The band’s debut record ‘Ephemeris’ was written with the aim of capturing the concept of personal degradation, one’s own journey into the deepest corners of consciousness, one’s own weaknesses, fears, and monsters hidden in ego and identity, in the context of the fragility and evanescence nature of human life.

The only constant thing is change. The only sure thing is entropy.

Style: Black / dark metal

Guest musicians:
Agnieszka Leciak – guest vocals on “Essence”

Line-up:
Hellscythe – Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers, FXs, Drums, Programming
Draugr – Bass Guitar, Drum Programming

Recording studio: Witchshifter Studio

Producer: Albert Paciulan (Hellscythe)

Mix / master:
Czyściec Studio / Michał Kuźniak (premix & reamping)
Witchshifter Studio / Albert Paciulan (Hellscythe)

Cover art: Januz Miralles

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/misanthur-ephemeris

Available formats: CD, Vinyl, digital

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/Misanthur
https://twitter.com/misanthur
https://www.instagram.com/misanthur
https://soundcloud.com/misanthur
https://misanthur.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS5C5_p8yObuujVqZpdRSOA
https://misanthur.com

Polish black metal band MISANTHUR will be releasing their debut record 'Ephemeris' on October 15, via Season of Mist Underground Activists! The album details, artwork, and tracklist can be found below. The duo is now releasing the first single, "Black Clouds & No Silver Linings," which is available at THIS LOCATION.

Pre-sales are live in the Season of Mist shop HERE.

WORMWOOD Release Music Video For New Single "The Gentle Touch of Humanity"

July 18, 2021

Wormwood's New Music Video Won't Leave You Untouched

New Album 'Arkivet' Out August 27th

WORMWOOD's second single and music video for "The Gentle Touch of Humanity", the last grand epos from the upcoming album. 'Arkivet', has arrived.

NINE (Lead Vocals) comments:

"Keeping with the bleak theme of the album, this video is no different. We're all taking part in the destruction machine called Humanity. An unstoppable force uprooting the essence of the earth and planting seeds of disease.

The world watches in apathy as the heart is being ripped out from its core and a continental-wide scar stretches throughout everything we know. The Gentle Touch of Humanity is what our tired and dead eyes watch from the temporary sanctuary we call our home. Nothing can be done, the wound is too deep, let's hope nature goes out with a fight."

The video might not be for everyone, but it will make you feel something. Viewer discretion is advised.

"The Gentle Touch of Humanity" is the closing track on Wormwood's upcoming album, 'Arkivet', which will be released August 27th on CD, vinyl, and digital/streaming format.

The album title 'Arkivet' ("The Archive") is a document you write for your close ones after your passing in which you address all of your funeral arrangements, where important documents are located, last wishes, etc. Wormwood uses this as a metaphor for the whole world. The last words to an already dead planet.

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Finnish Black/Epic Metal Pioneers DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Sign Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records

June 8, 2021

Finnish Black/Epic Metal Pioneers DARKWOODS MY BETROTHEDFeaturing Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish),

Sign Record Deal with Napalm Records!

New Music Coming Soon!

After more than two decades of silence, Finnish cult black/epic metallers and pioneers of the scene DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED carve their long-awaited comeback in stone by signing a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records!

In 2020, the old horde from the original line-up rejoined forces, now augmented by former session keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen as a full member of the band, bringing a significant contribution to the creative process, and Kai Hahto (both Nightwish) as session drummer.

Founded in 1993 in Kitee, Finland, DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED quickly gained a cult status in the black metal underground. In 1995, they released their debut album, Heirs of the Northstar, followed by sophomore album, Autumn Roars Thunder (1996), and Witch-Hunts (1998). Shortly after, the pagan flame of DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED became but a fleeting glimpse in the nocturnal darkness of Eastern Finland. But it never faded away completely.

Be prepared for an onslaught of melodic black metal and epic majesty!

DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED is:

Pasi Kankkunen - vocals, guitar

Jouni Mikkonen - guitar

Teemu Kautonen - bass, backing vocals

Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards

Kai Hahto - drums (session)

St. Louis Black Metal Duo STORMRULER Reveals Scorching New Track, "At The Cliffs Of Azure City" + New Video

May 29, 2021

Black Metal Duo STORMRULER Reveals Scorching New Track, "At The Cliffs Of Azure City" + New Video

Debut Album, Under The Burning Eclipse, out this Friday, May 28

Pre-Order HERE

Stream Virtual Album Release Show HERE via Black Metal Promotion this Friday at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT/9pm CEST!

Fast-rising St. Louis, MO, USA based black metal export STORMRULER will release their infernal, fantasy battle-inspired full-length offering, Under The Burning Eclipse, this Friday, May 28 via Napalm Records, and are gracing fans with a special early surprise - a brand new lyric video for the track "At The Cliffs Of Azure City"!

Combat-ready standout “At The Cliffs Of Azure City” proves exactly why STORMRULER have turned heads in the underground with their grim attack. The track incorporates ruminations of classic heavy metal combined with scorched, war-torn percussion to create a blackened offering for the modern age.

STORMRULER says about the track:

“'At The Cliffs Of Azure City' is a track that demonstrates a bit of an off-kilter approach, with the first riff in 5/4 and a bridge section that has a traditional heavy metal feel. Lyrically it describes a city under siege by a powerful sorceress and her army of mages."

Watch the brand new lyric video for

“At The Cliffs Of Azure City”

On release day, May 28, at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT/9pm CEST, Black Metal Promotion will stream STORMRULER's very first performance virtually, for free, in celebration of the new album's release! The band is thrilled to announce that fans will be able to experience their sinister mastery in all its glory on the very same day - from their own homes. Watch the stream HERE on May 28!

STORMRULER – featuring the dark lyrical genius and deft skill of guitarist/vocalist Jason Asberry and drummer Jesse Schobel – have built a noteworthy subterranean following since their formation, leading to their recent signing with Napalm Records. Combining unrelenting black metal atmosphere and vision from varying metal genres with a brutal, modernized twist of inspiration, careful listeners may just be able to identify themes from some of their favorite stories, games and more…

Featuring 19 tracks alternating between ominous instrumental ambience and incendiary black metal riffs and fury, the album tells harrowing tales of war, death, victory and defeat, and delivers an unmatched, hellscaped auditory experience. Creeping in like menacing sonic smoke, instrumental ambient intro track “Shine Of Ivory Horns” launches directly into opener “Reign Of The Winged Duke”, instantly careening into a cascade of pummeling drums and charred riffage. Under The Burning Eclipse evenly ebbs and flows between warning mystical atmosphere and ghastly action, evident on the likes of blackened headbobbers “Age Of Steel & Blood”, “Dawn Of The Eternal Fire” and unrelenting 8+ minute title epic “Under The Burning Eclipse”. Standout burner “Of Hollowed Souls & Distant Flame” looks to the north with archaic screams and memorable, colossal progressions, while combat-ready tracks like “At The Cliffs Of Azure City” incorporate ruminations of classic heavy metal combined with scorched, war-torn percussion. The album traverses desolate musical peaks and valleys before closing with the otherworldly brutality of “Fear The Old Blood” – a non-stop onslaught of black metal attack – and ambient, acoustically-driven finisher of olde “Fields Of Mortal Shame”. Under The Burning Eclipse is a solid hour of fantasy-laden, grim fables transfixed in blackened scourge. Fans of extreme metal will not want to miss this debut offering from the mighty STORMRULER!

Pre-Order Under The Burning Eclipse HERE

Under The Burning Eclipse will be available in North America in the following formats:

-CD Digipack

-2LP Gatefold Vinyl Black

-Limited DieHard Edition: 2LP Gatefold Vinyl Orange/Black Splatter + Slipmat & Logo Patch (Napalm Mailorder Only – only 200 copies worldwide)

-2LP Gatefold Transparent Orange (Napalm Mailorder Only – limited to 300 copies worldwide)

-Digital Album

Limited DieHard Edition: 2LP Gatefold Vinyl Orange/Black Splatter + Slipmat & Logo Patch (Napalm Mailorder Only – only 200 copies worldwide)

STORMRULER is:

Jesse Schobel - Drums

Jason Asberry - Vocals & Guitars

SETH Streams New Album 'La Morsure du Christ' in Full 🔥

May 10, 2021

French black metal pioneers SETH are now streaming their new full-length, 'La Morsure du Christ' in its entirety ahead of tomorrow's release! The album, which commemorates the fire of Notre Dame, can be heard in full.

The devastating blaze at Notre-Dame de Paris embodies the very essence of 'La Morsure du Christ.' Twenty-three years after the release of their debut album 'Les Blessures de L’Ame,' the Quintessence of Evil has unfolded in a way that none could have been prophesied. The tribulation that has emerged from the inferno that engulfed our national monument is fraught with mysticism, cabalism, and necromancy, and has taken the world by storm/shaken the world to its core. (use one or the other, but not both).

More than a mere backdrop to our new album, the brazen arson attack occurred in a time of spiritual dislocation and religious collapse, and the resulting became a cornerstone of our inspiration : transforming a mystical experience into the coalescence art of an album written in French Alexandrine lyrics. Thus began the conception of 'La Morsure du Christ.'

The evocative title echoes the debut album's deeper meanings, and symbolizes both the betrayal of a God deserting his own world and the ultimate demise of His reign. These ashes are offered to you as a gift to pay tribute and celebrate the second anniversary of the Fire.

The band's new album 'La Morsure du Christ' is set for release on May 7 via Season of Mist. Pre-sales are available HERE.

The history of black metal formation SETH and Season of Mist spans back to the early days of the French metal scene. The band’s debut ‘Les Blessures de L'Ame’ (1998) was one of the first releases on the label. This album is now regarded as a cornerstone in French black metal, pioneering the usage of their native tongue on a black metal record. SETH has lit up the flame of those early days again with ‘La Morsure du Christ’, which can be seen as sequel to the highly acclaimed debut.

The release of ‘Les Blessures de L'Ame’ quickly gained international attention and SETH built a solid fanbase. The French blasphemers signed a two-release deal with Osmose Productions and participated on the MAYHEM cult tribute album ‘Originators of the Northern Darkness’ alongside IMMORTAL and BEHEMOTH. The second full-length ‘The Excellence’ came out in 2000 and featured a contribution from none other than Fenriz (DARKTHRONE), who wrote the lyrics for the song ‘Let Me Be The Salt In Your Wound’.

Shortly after, the group recorded their third album ‘Divine-X’ (2002) at the Excess Studios in Rotterdam (EPICA, AFTER FOREVER, SINISTER). This record demonstrated the ability of the band to mix gloomy and violent atmospheres and received extensive coverage from the international metal press at the time.

Returning to the Netherlands to record the fourth album ‘Era-Decay’ (2004), two new members joined the ranks of SETH: vocalist Black Messiah and guitarist Cyriex. Afterwards, the band was invited to play at the prestigious Inferno festival in Norway in 2005.

A long hiatus followed, until the band returned in 2011 to play an exclusive show in Germany with the German cult act BETHLEHEM. The band re-joined the ranks of Season of Mist, eventually releasing ‘The Howling Spirit’ (2013) and embarking on a European tour with PESTILENCE. Several appearances at major festivals followed, including Hellfest and Graspop Metal Meeting, concluded by a Canadian headliner tour with new vocalist Saint Vincent (BLACKLODGE).

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Les Blessures de L'Ame’ in 2018, SETHexclusively performed the entire album at festivals in Switzerland, Canada (Messe de Morts) and Belgium (Thronefest). The French label Les Acteurs de l'Ombre productions released a live recording of these shows, called ‘20 ans de Blasphème’. The band’s new line-up featured members of LOUDBLAST, ARKHON INFAUSTUS and MELTED SPACE.

With the flame of SETH burning strong again, the French black metallers started writing new material. On the new record ‘La Morsure du Christ’ (a double meaning title: literally « The Bite of Christ » and phonetically « Christ's death is certain »), they return to their original sound, employ French alexandrine verse in their lyrics and choose a striking image as an album art. The blazing inferno of the Notre-Dame de Paris is depicted on the cover, an event that shuddered the world on April 15, 2019. The release of the record marks the 2nd anniversary of the event.

It's a powerful picture that conveys the very essence of 'La Morsure du Christ.' In a world moving further away from religion and spirituality, the demise of this landmark symbolizes the end of the Christian reign and the ultimate betrayal of God. From the ashes of the cathedral, a godless world will come into being.

Line-up:
Guitar - Heimoth (Sinsaenum)
Drums - Alsvid (ex-Enthroned, AdPatres)
Vocals - Saint Vincent (BlackLodge, Vorkreist)
Bass - Esx Vnr (Arkhon Infaustus, ex-Merrimack, ex-Glorior Belli)
Guitar - Drakhian (ex-Loudblast, Griffar)
Keys - Pierre Le Pape (Melted Space)

Genre: Black Metal

Artwork: Leoncio Harmr (www.harmr.com )

Recording studio: Studio Sainte Marthe, Paris (Regarde les Hommes Tomber, Sinsaenum, Loudblast, Hangman's Chair)

Producer / sound engineer, mixing and mastering: Studio Sainte Marthe, Francis Caste

Links:
http://www.innomineseth.fr
http://instagram.com/sethblackmetal/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTXE9Iko1vpm33RWIO0Xbg
https://twitter.com/SETHblackmetal
http://instagram.com/sethblackmetal/
https://www.facebook.com/innomineseth

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/morsure-du-seth

KHANDRA Reveals New Album Details, Shares First Track

March 25, 2021

Belarusian black metal entity KHANDRA will be releasing its new full-length, 'All Occupied by Sole Death,' via Season of Mist Underground Activists on May 28! The cover artwork, tracklist, and details can be found below. Listen to the band's demolishing first single "Irrigating Lethal Acres with Blood"
'All Occupied by Sole Death' is available for pre-orders at the Season of Mist shop HERE.

"The only horrible thing in the world is ennui… That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness." – Oscar Wilde

Shrouded in a veil of mystery and death, Belarussian black metal act KHANDRA will soon unleash their new offering, ‘All occupied by sole Death,’ upon mankind. Characterized by aggressiveness, dissonance and by creating a strong sense of atmosphere, the band’s third assault seamlessly fits in with the wave of black metal fronted by MGŁA and BLAZE OF PERDITION.

KHANDRA’s first revelations were perpetrated in October 2017 under the banner ‘All is of no avail,’ which subsequently merged with its successor ‘There’s no division outside existence’ in October 2018. These seeds sprouted even more fatal progression of metastases which transformed into ‘All occupied by sole Death.’

"Khandra" [xɐnˈdra] is a term that describes the feeling of crippling listlessness or melancholy that takes one over when in a state of boredom. However, the band's overarching concept challenges this notion of ennui, attempting to exceed the limits of the imagination, utilizing music as a vessel of expression that has no emotional or logical confines.

Genre: Black metal

Artwork: Chris Kiesling (Misantropic Art)

Recording studio: Cavum Atrum Studio

Producer / sound engineer: Dmitry Romanovsky

Mixing and mastering: Studio Forz, Dmitry Haladko

Line-up:
Uladzimir B: vocals
Dmitry R: guitars
Pavel V: drums
Anton S: bass

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/khandraofficial/
https://khandra.bandcamp.com/

Pre-orders: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/khandra-sole-death

For more on KHANDRA, visit the band's FACEBOOK and BANDCAMP.

NECROFIER Signs to Season of Mist

March 11, 2021

Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of Texas black metal battalion NECROFIER! Formed in 2018, the band will be releasing their debut full-length later this year via the Underground Activists imprint. Stay tuned!

The band comments on the unholy union: "It is time to reveal that we have entered a pact with Season of Mist. We are truly proud of our first album and could not imagine a better label to unveil it to the world. It is an honor to be a part of such a legendary label."

For a glimpse of what's to come, check out the band's EP 'Visions in Fire" HERE.

FEUERSCHWANZ Releases Black Metal Version of “Schubsetanz” + Official Video

February 11, 2021

Limited 7" Picture Vinyl out April 22, 2021 via Napalm Records

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FEUERSCHWANZ goes Black Metal!

German medieval rock masters FEUERSCHWANZ have released a black metal version of their own tremendous hit “Schubsetanz” together with an official video. The song will be available as a strictly limited 7'' picture vinyl, out April 22, 2021 via Napalm Records, which also includes a live version of "Kampfzwerg" (Fighting Dwarf) from the band’s latest chart-breaking studio album, Das Elfte Gebot (GER #3).

FEUERSCHWANZ premiered this diabolic offering for the first time at a recently-celebrated concert live stream, Die Letzte Schlacht. "Schubsetanz (Black Metal Version)" showcases a whole new facet of the six-piece in the most trve and evil way.

FEUERSCHWANZ about the song:

"'Schubsetanz ist Rittersport' (Schubsetanz is a sport made for knights) - for years this song from the album Methämmer is a fan favourite at our concerts! We love the moment when hordes of metal-clad heavy metal warriors unite for the most beautiful of all dance styles, full of grace and violence: The 'Schubsetanz'! That's why the song made it onto the setlist of our legendary 11:0:A gig and was celebrated there in a special, corona-compliant way - packed into airtight rubber balls and to the sound of a specially created black metal version, we celebrated the moshpit - 2020 corona style!

However, fans noticed that this unpolished rough diamond in all its raw violence deserved its own version and immediately started an online petition demanding a full-length version.

We, as humble servants of our fans, spared no expense and effort and descended through the nine circles of hell, broke the seventh seal and snatched the tape from the incarnate himself, where those sounds were banned, that should have been hidden."

FEUERSCHWANZ in corpse paint with blast beats and double bass - what sounds like an incompatible mix turns out to be a perfect symbiosis on "Schubsetanz (Black Metal Version)". Hauptmann Feuerschwanz and his comrades-in-arms show us their dark and evil side in incomparable FEUERSCHWANZ style on this exquisite cover of their own hit single. As a bonus track, the vinyl’s B-side will feature a live version of "Kampfzwerg" (Fighting Dwarf), recorded at the live stream event Die Letzte Schlacht. Both tracks will be available digitally as well.

Schubsetanz (Black Metal Version) will be available in the following formats:

-7" Picture Vinyl (limited to 500 copies)

Pre-order your copy Straight out of Hell NOW:

FEUERSCHWANZ are:

Hauptmann Feuerschwanz - vocals, guitar

Johanna von der Vögelweide - violin, hurdy-gurdy

Sir Lanzeflott - drums

Jarne Hodinsson - bass

Prinz Hodenherz - flutes, bagpipe, vocals, guitar

Hans der Aufrechte - guitar

Decibel Books Announces USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal!

October 17, 2020

Pre-Orders Available NOW!

“USBM is an important and truly revealing adventure into U.S. black metal's inner-workings, for better or worse.” —Invisible Oranges

Over three years in the making, Decibel Books is proud to finally announce the publication of USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal. In parallel with the blazing European scene of the 1990s, the American wasteland birthed its own wayward souls who found their own uses for blast beats, tremolo picking, ghoulish shrieks and satanic leanings. Over the span of 30 years, Americans have clung to black metal’s core tenets and cast them off in equal measure, always in search of a sound that could give voice to our uniquely predatory demons.

This new 544-page hardcover book chronicles the stateside movement via first-hand accounts from genre progenitors Von, Profanatica and Absu through revolutionary acts like Leviathan, Weakling and Xasthur to present day progressives Panopticon, Deafheaven and Wolves in the Throne Room along with dozens more black metal musicians. Including hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photos and a special foreword from extreme metal godfather Tom Gabriel Warrior (Hellhammer/Celtic Frost), USBM is a thorough and definitive tome from longtime Decibel contributor Daniel Lake and is available for pre-order exclusively through Decibel NOW.

Watermarked digital review copies and interview opportunities with author Daniel Lake are available upon request.

AUÐN Unveils New Album Details, Shares First Single

August 26, 2020

With their new album 'Vökudraumsins fangi', AUÐN explore new soundscapes and push their music to new heights, thereby setting themselves further apart from t...

Icelandic black metal formation AUÐN will be releasing the studio album 'Vökudraumsins fangi' on October 30 via Season of Mist! The album art and tracklist can be found below. In conjunction with the announcement, the band has shared "Eldborg," the first new single from the record. The song and accompanying music video, which was created by AUÐN's own Andri Björn Birgisson.

AUÐN commenst: "It is with great pleasure that we unveil the first track from 'Vökudraumsins fangi,' a track that embodies Iceland's furious awe and fear inducing pits of fire. These ever looming harbingers of destruction have countless faces, this is 'Eldborg.'"

Pre-orders are now live in the Season of Mist shop HERE.

As the country's vibrant black metal scene has proven, Iceland can be a beautiful and sinister place where furious elements rage teaching fear but also inspiring human creativity. Emphasizing melodies rather than dissonance and approaching their music from a dramatic, classical black metal angle, AUÐNdeliver another mesmerizing piece of art with ‘Vökudraumsins fangi’.

Hailing from the village of Hveragerði in the south of Iceland, AUÐN deliver haunting melodies and beautifully frozen atmospheres – as opposed to the jarring and caustic blunt force trauma that has brought this remote place in the Northern Atlantic to the black metal forefront.

Founded in 2010, AUÐN's talent was quick to be recognized. After the release of the self-titled debut, the band got invited to Iceland’s main metal event, the Eistnaflug Festival. They participated and won the local Wacken Metal Battle contest in 2016, while making it to the top three during the infamous Wacken Open Air festival itself. Shows at the prestigious Inferno and Roadburn festivals followed in 2017.

The second full-length, 'Farvegir Fyrndar' was released in November 2017, continuing the band’s fast ascent. Highly praised by the international metal press, the sophomore record reached back to a more classic second-generation black metal approach combined with a sense of elegance and melancholy that one can feel while dwelling among the bleak, extraordinary landscapes of the island.

The Icelanders embarked on European tours with label mates GAAHL’S WYRD in 2017 and THE GREAT OLD ONES (2017 and 2018) and captivated festival audiences at the biggest European fests, such as Copenhell, Summer Breeze Open Air, Eurosonic Noorderslag, Roskilde, Eindhoven Metal Meeting and more.

Returning with ‘Vökudraumsins fangi’, AUÐN explore new soundscapes and push their music to new heights, thereby setting themselves further apart from their Icelandic contemporaries. The six piece draws inspirations from their natural surroundings, but also chart the territory of the mind. The album title literally translates to ‘prisoner of the daydream’, but rather refers to a perpetual state of delusion of a life that never took place.

Join AUÐN while traversing the blurred lines between reality and the supernatural and the otherworldly sceneries of their native Iceland.

Style: Atmospheric black metal

Recording studio: Sundlaugin Studio

Producer / sound engineer: Stephen Lockhart of Studio Emissary

Mixed and mastered: Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

Recording line-up:
Andri Björn Birgisson - Guitars
Aðalsteinn Magnússon - Guitars and vocals
Hjalti Sveinsson - Vocals
Hjálmar Gylfason - Guitars
Matthías Hlifar Mogensen - Bass and guitars
Sigurður Kjartan Pálsson – Drums

Guest musicians:
Arnaldur Ingi Jónsson - Hammond organ on “Næðir um “and “Horfin mér”
Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson - Grand piano & Mellotron on “Næðir um” and “Vökudraumsins fangi”

Cover artwork: Mýrmann

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/audn-vokudraumsins-fangi

For more on AUÐN, visit the band's FACEBOOK, BANDCAMP, and INSTAGRAM.