HIEROPHANT are kicking off their European tour in support of their brand-new full-length ‘Mass Grave’ with a headlining show at the MK Bar in Luxemburg tonight
The Italian death fanatics will continue alongside RINGWORM and NOISEM through seven countries until the final show at the Schlachthof in Wiesbaden, Germany on December 4th.
All currently announced dates can be seen below. For face to face interview requests concerning HIEROPHANT during their tour, please contact Season of Mist.
HIEROPHANT Headlining Show
18 Nov 16 Luxemburg (LU) MK Bar HIEROPHANT Tour +RINGWORM +NOISEM 19 Nov 16 Roeselare (BE) De verlichte Geest 20 Nov 16 Lille (FR) El Diablo 21 Nov 16 Nantes (FR) Scene Michelet 22 Nov 16 Montpelier (FR) Secret Place 23 Nov 16 Milano (IT) Lo-Fi Club 24 Nov 16 Zürich (CH) Werk21 25 Nov 16 Liege (BE) Reflektor Club 26 Nov 16 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 27 Nov 16 Drachten (NL) Iduna 28 Nov 16 Hannover (DE) Chez Heinz 29 Nov 16 Berlin (DE) Cassiopeia 30 Nov 16 Bydgoszcz (PL) Estrada 01 Dec 16 Jena (DE) Rosenkeller 02 Dec 16 Hamburg (DE) Indra 03 Dec 16 Münster (DE) Sputnik Cafe 04 Dec 16 Wiesbaden (DE) Schlachthof HIEROPHANT Festival Show 17 Dec 16 Montefiore (IT) Unholy Rites Fest
HIEROPHANT will be touring in support of their current album ‘Mass Grave’, which was released on November 4th.
‘Mass Grave’ is streaming in full via BandCamp at the link below.
HIEROPHANT commented: “Our new album, ‘Mass Grave’ is the result of two years spent collecting disgust and constant disappointment towards humanity and transforming this feeling into music. We are more than proud of that. Check this full record stream now.”
The artwork of‘Mass Grave’ has been created by the renowned Italian painter Paolo Girardi (INQUISITION, THE LION’S DAUGHTER) and can be viewed together with the track-list below.
Track-list 01. Hymn of Perdition 02. Execution of Mankind 03. Forever Crucified 04. Mass Grave 05. Crematorium 06. In Decay 07. Sentenced to Death 08. The Great Hoax 09. Trauma 10. Eternal Void
Darkness comes crushing down like an avalanche of despair, misery, and pain. While an undercurrent of harsh brutality is tangible within each note, there is also a black void clawing at sanity and trying to drag all emotion into the lurking abyss. HIEROPHANT conjure a bleak sonic landscape on their fourth full-length ‘Mass Grave’.
HIEROPHANT were conceived in the classic Adriatic city of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna in 2010.
The band quickly left a mark as one of the leading exponents of extreme Italian music. A first self-titled full-length was released in the same year as their founding and the band started to constantly play all over Europe. HIEROPHANT were also picked up on the other side of the pond. Following the EP ‘Son of the Carcinoma’ (2013), their sophomore album ‘Great Mother: Holy Monster’ (2013) was also released in North America.
Several tours and festival performances later, the Italians showed no sign of relenting. Their third full-length ‘Peste’ (2014) rather increased the band’s massive sonic impact, amalgamating sludge, black and death metal as well as a manifest punk attitude.
Now HIEROPHANT take their extreme brand of hard music a step further with the ominously titled ‘Mass Grave’. No pink unicorns here.
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