Abbath reveal new song

PRESS RELEASE

December 10th, 2015

Abbath
unleash second track
from new album

ABBATH are now streaming the next new song taken from their their highly anticipated self-titled debut album. ‘Abbath’ has been slated for worldwide release on January 22nd. The track “Count the Dead” is now exclusively premiered by the official media partners below.

Heavy Magazine (AU)
Spark (CZ)
Rock Hard (DE)
Friedhof Magazine (ES)
Kaaoszine (FI)
Radio Metal (FR)
Rocking (GR)

Kronos Mortus (HU)

Andfari (IS)
Metalitalia (IT)
Ward Records (JP)
Metal Exposure (NL)
Eternal Terror (NO)
Musick Magazine (PL)
Ultraje (PT)
Close-Up (SE)
Terrorizer (UK)

“Count the Dead” will also be released as the album’s first 7″ vinyl single, which will be out on the 11th of December and comes in two versions, which are both limited to 500 copies worldwide and exclusively available for pre-order through the Season of Mist shop:

http://smarturl.it/AbbathSingleShop

The A-side features the track “Count the Dead” and the B-side presents a cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic “Riding on the Wind”.

The artwork for the ‘Count The Dead’ single can be viewed below.

“Count the Dead” will also be featured on ABBATH‘s eponymous debut album, which is already available for pre-order on the Season of Mist shop in various formats including a limited edition box with extras and Gatefold vinyl in various colours:

http://smarturl.it/AbbathAlbumShop

The Norwegians have previously unveiled the artwork and track-list of ‘Abbath’. Both can be viewed below.

01. To War!
02. Winterbane
03. Ashes of the Damned
04. Ocean of Wounds
05. Count the Dead
06. Fenrir Hunts
07. Root of the Mountain
08. Endless
09. Nebular Ravens Winter [bonus]

ABBATH have updated the list of shows for their first European tour in winter 2016 and many additional headliner dates and festival appearances. See below for the band’s current schedule. The Norwegians will be joining BEHEMOTH, while label mates INQUISITION as well as ENTOMBED AD are opening. Winter is coming and along with the cold the hottest extreme metal tour of 2016.

Release Show

23 Jan 16 London (UK) The Forum

Headliner shows

24 Jan 16 Athens (GR) Kytarro
25 Jan 16 Thessaloniki (GR) Eightball

26 Jan 16 Sofia (BG) Mixtape 5

28 Jan 16 Brasov (RO) Club Rockstadt

Tour with Behemoth

+ Inquisition + Entombed AD

29 Jan 16 København (DK) Amager Bio

30 Jan 16 Götenborg (SE) Traedgarn

31 Jan 16 Stockholm (SE) Arenan

02 Feb 16 Hamburg (DE) Markthalle

03 Feb 16 Berlin (DE) Astra

04 Feb 16 Praha (CZ) Meetfactory

05 Feb 16 Essen (DE) Weststadthalle

06 Feb 16 Utrecht (NL) Tivoli

07 Feb 16 Antwerp (BE) Trix

09 Feb 16 Paris (FR) La Cigale

10 Feb 16 Fribourg (CH) Fri-Son

11 Feb 16 Trezzo sull´Adda (IT)

12 Feb 16 Pratteln (CH) Z7

13 Feb 16 München (DE) Backstage

14 Feb 16 Ljubljana (SI) Kino Siska

Headliner shows

15 Feb 16 Wien (AT) Szene

16 Feb 16 Warszawa (PL) Proxima

17 Feb 16 Moscow (RU) Volta

18 Feb 16 St. Petersburg (RU) Zal Ozhidaniya

Festival shows

20 Feb 16 Bergen (NO) Blastfest

17 Mar 16 Baltimore, MD (US) Baltimore Deatfest

18 Jun 16 Clisson (FR) Hellfest (exact date TBA)

19 Jun 16 Dessel (BE) Graspop Open Air (exact date TBA)

08 Jul 16 Viveiro (ES) Resurrection Fest (exact date TBA)

When Abbath announced that he had left IMMORTAL, it sent massive shockwaves through the metal scene. The iconic frontman had long become the “face” of the Norwegian black scene, his image synonymous with this style.

Now the Norwegian giant returns with his new band ABBATH and a crushing debut album of the same name. The opening triplet “To War”, “Winter Bane”, and “Ashes of the Damned” unleashes all the fury of a Nordic blizzard at full force. Yet the following “Ocean of Wounds” proves that his new band is equally at home in writing anthemic mid-tempo hymns. Abbath’s characteristic riffing shines clearly through it all: heavy, harsh, and yet catchy and melodic with a touch of epic BATHORY, MOTÖRHEAD, and even KISS. At the same time there is no danger of repeating the formula of IMMORTAL or the mastermind’s other project under the moniker I, which was shared with King. The bass player from Bergen has again joined Abbath and brought his impressive song-writing skills to the battlefield. GORGOROTH, GOD SEED, and OV HELL bear witness to King’s exceptional talent as a composer, while contributions to AUDREY HORNE and SAHG demonstrate his wide stylistic range. The final keystone to ABBATH lies in the outstanding drumming delivered by the mysterious Creature. The trio has already proved its worth as a live entity at several headlining festival shows as well, where ABBATH were joined by an additional guitarist. ‘Abbath’ impresses from start to finish. This is exactly the album that all fans of this particular Bergen brand of black metal have been hoping for. Hold on tight or get blown away. ABBATH are here now and ready to conquer the world!

Line-up
Abbath: guitar & vocals
King: bass
Creature: drums

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www.abbath.net

Style: Black Metal

Booking: haydn@northernmusic.co.uk

Management: kristineknapskog@gmail.com

Press-kit: http://presskit.season-of-mist.com/PressKits/Abbath/

Pre-sales: http://smarturl.it/AbbathAlbumShop

Formats
Limited CD Box with extras
Digipak CD
Gatefold 12″ vinyl in various colours
Cassette