US blackened thrash/death outfit, Empty Throne (featuring members/ex-members of influential death metal bands), are getting ready to drop their debut album, Unholy. The new full-length is due out later this year on Downfall Records. The band have already shared the title track as a lyric video. Watch it below and find out more.
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Danzig Books a Rare 2025 Headline Tour with Down, Abbath and Cro-Mags
Danzig will play a brief run of headline tour dates on the U.S. West Coast in late March 2025. Support on the trek, which will include cities Danzig has not played in many years, will come from Down, Abbath and Cro-Mags. Danzig says: “No other shows are planned for 2025.” Aside from focusing on occasional shows with The Misfits, Danzig released the long-in-the making Danzig Sings Elvis record in 2020 with limited shows to support it, and his last solo album was Black Laden Crown, in May 2017 via Evilive Records/Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
Abbath Teams Up with Jeremy Saffer for Print Photo Series
Black metal icon and Immortal founder, Abbath, has partnered with renowned photographer, Jeremy Saffer, for an exclusive print photo series. The limited edition prints were shot by Saffer and signed by Abbath. Keep reading below to find out more.
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King Diamond, Abbath Doom Occulta, Triptykon, I Am Morbid, Destruction, Hellbutcher, Hellripper, and Dark Sonority Booked for Beyond the Gates
Bergen-based festival, Beyond the Gates, has just revealed its first wave of bands for 2025, July 30 – August 2. King Diamond will play in Norway for the first time in 19 years, alongside Abbath Doom Occulta, Triptykon (performing Celtic Frost), I Am Morbid, Destruction (Infernal Overkill 40 years), Hellbutcher, Hellripper, Dark Sonority, and more to be announced. Keep reading for further details.
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Abbath, Cadaver, Kirkebrann, Negative Plane and More Booked for Inferno Festival
Inferno Festival Norway has announced the next set of bands to play at their 2025 edition, April 17-20 in Oslo, NO. The festival now welcomes Abbath Doom Occulta among the headliners – performing a special set from his career with his former band – as well as Cadaver, Kirkebrann, Negative Plane, Udåd, Malum, Feral Nature, and Vingulmork. Keep reading below for more.
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CONCERT REVIEW: Abbath – Imperial Triumphant – Black Anvil – Final Gasp Live at Gramercy Theatre
New York City’s Gramercy Theatre was the epicenter of a black metal storm on a late spring night, with Abbath headlining the night in support of his “Dread Reaver” North American tour. The intimate venue, packed to the brim with die-hard fans, became a cauldron of raw energy and dark atmospheres, punctuated by the thunderous performances of the opening acts: Final Gasp, Imperial Triumphant, and Black Anvil.Continue reading
Blackbraid Shares a Cover of I’s “Warriors” – European Tour Coming Soon
Indigenous black metal project, Blackbraid has shared a cover of the song “Warriors,” originally featured on the 2006 album Between Two Worlds, by I (Abbath, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Immortal). The band also embark on their European headlining tour, On Wings of Sacred Death, kicking off on Friday, October 11th, at Soulcrusher festival in Nijmegen (NL). Making its way through nine countries, the run will see Blackbraid joined by Lamp of Murmuur and Dödsrit. Keep reading below for the new video and live listings.
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Abbath’s European “Return to the Raven Realms” Tour Dates Kick Off
Iconic extreme metal frontman, Abbath, is kicking off his Return to the Raven Realms Tour, June 20th, 2024. Abbath and his band will perform a carefully selected set of old fan favorites and metal anthems he co-wrote and recorded in the period 1992 – 2009. The run starts at the Tivoli Ronda, Utrecht, NL, and takes in 16 dates across the EU and UK, closing at Finland’s HELLsinki festival. Check out the live listings in the article below.
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Abbath Kicks Off North American Tour
Black metal icon, Abbath, is hitting the road in North America from May 09th, starting in Quebec City, QC. With support from Black Anvil, Imperial Triumphant, and Final Gasp, the trek moves through the East Coast with stops at Maryland Death Fest in Baltimore, MD and Dark Lord Day in Munster, IN. Keep reading below for the full itinerary.
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