Italian-based black/death metal purveyors HIEROPHANT have signed a record deal with Agonia Records for the release of the band’s sixth studio album and successor to “Death Siege” (2022). The as-yet-untitled album is currently in the works and is expected to surface next year.
“We enter a new path into the abyss. A pact has been sealed with Agonia Records,” HIEROPHANT comments. “The next offering is already taking shape, set to emerge in 2026. This marks another step towards the infinite darkness. There is no light ahead. Only the coming ruin. Hail to Chaos.”
Since their last two albums, “Mass Grave” (2016) and “Death Siege” (2022) – both released on Season of Mist – HIEROPHANT have carved their path into the extreme metal underground with a relentless and furious approach. Following the conquest of the most prestigious stages (Hellfest, Party.San, MetalDays), the “Death Siege” ranks pushed the limit to the extreme and ultimately forged the first live album in the band’s career. Recorded at Hellfest in 2023, “Gateway to the Abyss” (released via Dusktone) is the feral representation of what HIEROPHANT‘s music is about: hatred, blood, nihility.
“Now, with eyes set upon our new offering, the path descends even deeper,” the band wraps up.
Upcoming shows: 28.03.2025 @ Witch’s Hollow Festival – Coeuve, Switzerland 05.07.2025 @ Sick Midsummer Festival – Scharnstein, Austria
Italy’s death-black metal force HIEROPHANT unleash their live album, “Gateway to the Abyss”, out on March 29th 2024 via Dusktone Records.
Today, No Clean Singing is hosting the official premiere of the album in the form of a professionally filmed live video of the Hellfest performance from which “Gateway to the Abyss” is based. Watch it HERE.
Recorded during their acclaimed concert at France’s Hellfest in 2023, “Gateway to the Abyss” offers a fresh take on the band’s latest album, “Death Siege” (Season Of Mist). To HIEROPHANT, Hellfest was a monumental occasion, where these musicians and an enormous production came together to forge a frantic and vigorous spectacle.
The songs remain the same, but captured in the urgency of a live environment, they appear even rawer and heavier than they were originally, and the maturation of the last couple of years spent on the road, following the conquest of several prestigious stages (MetalDays, Party.San and many others), makes them more savage.
“Gateway to the Abyss” is the most feral representation of what HIEROPHANT is about: hatred, blood, nihility. FIRE WILL RISE!
Pre-orders and the first single “Death Siege” are now available at THIS LOCATION.
Tracklist:
01. Mortem Aeternam (Intro) 02. Seeds of Vengeance 03. Devil Incarnate 04. In Chaos, In Death 05. Death Siege 06. Nemesis of thy Mortals
HIEROPHANT upcoming shows:
05.04 Dissonant Rites Fest 2024 (Austria) 26.04 The Tower Music Meeting 2024 (Italy) 27.04 Swr Barroselas Metalfest 24 (Portugal) 07.06 Black Metal Invasion Vol. XII (Austria) 22.06 Boarstream Open Air 2024 (Germany) 13.07 Eresia Metalfest 2024 (Italy) 29.09 Metal Gates Festival 2024 (Romania) 04.10 Scumm Pescara (Italy) 05.10 Rome Carnage Extreme Fest (Italy) 26.10 Turbina Budapest (Hungary)
Italy’s death-black metal force HIEROPHANT unleash their live album, “Gateway to the Abyss”, out on March 29th 2024 via Dusktone Records.
Recorded during their acclaimed concert at France’s Hellfest in 2023, “Gateway to the Abyss” offers a fresh take on the band’s latest album, “Death Siege” (Season Of Mist). To HIEROPHANT, Hellfest was a monumental occasion, where these musicians and an enormous production came together to forge a frantic and vigorous spectacle.
The songs remain the same, but captured in the urgency of a live environment, they appear even rawer and heavier than they were originally, and the maturation of the last couple of years spent on the road, following the conquest of several prestigious stages (MetalDays, Party.San and many others), makes them more savage.
“Gateway to the Abyss” is the most feral representation of what HIEROPHANT is about: hatred, blood, nihility. FIRE WILL RISE!
Pre-orders and the first single “Death Siege” are now available at THIS LOCATION.
Tracklist:
01. Mortem Aeternam (Intro) 02. Seeds of Vengeance 03. Devil Incarnate 04. In Chaos, In Death 05. Death Siege 06. Nemesis of thy Mortals
HIEROPHANT upcoming shows:
05.04 Dissonant Rites Fest 2024 (Austria) 26.04 The Tower Music Meeting 2024 (Italy) 27.04 Swr Barroselas Metalfest 24 (Portugal) 07.06 Black Metal Invasion Vol. XII (Austria) 22.06 Boarstream Open Air 2024 (Germany) 13.07 Eresia Metalfest 2024 (Italy) 29.09 Metal Gates Festival 2024 (Romania) 04.10 Scumm Pescara (Italy) 05.10 Rome Carnage Extreme Fest (Italy) 26.10 Turbina Budapest (Hungary)
HIEROPHANT are annihilating Europe all summer long. The down-and-dirty Italian death metal band have already stormed festival stages in Austria, Germany and France. Today, they’re releasing a live video from Hellfest. Watch the controlled chaos of “Death Seige” over on our YouTube channel HERE.
“We fiercely brought the Death Siege flag over the Hellfest ranks”, says Hierophant. “Forever cursed, into the abyss”.
“Death Siege” is the title track off the band’s latest album. Order it from the Season of Mist shop HERE.
Hierophant aren’t done terrorizing Europe. They’re sieging the stage at festivals well into the fall, including three shows in their home country of Italy.
HIEROPHANT 08/03 Velenje, SI @ Metal Days 2023 [TICKETS] 08/04 Budapest, HU @ Analog Music Hall [TICKETS] 08/05 Transylvania, RO @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest [TICKETS] 08/17 Pescara, IT @ Frantic Fest 2023 [TICKETS] 09/09 Bologna, IT @ Arcanum Fest [TICKETS] 09/22 Weimar, DE @ Party.San Herbstoffensive [TICKETS] 09/24 Torino, IT @ Burning Tower Feast [TICKETS] 10/28 Prague, CZ @ Prague Death Mass [TICKETS]
Track-list 1. Mortem Aeternam (1:20) 2. Seeds of Vengeance (4:26) 3. Devil Incarnate (4:23) [WATCH] 4. Bloodbath Compendium (4:04) 5. Crypt of Existence (4:08) [WATCH] 6. Interlude (1:09) 7. In Chaos, In Death (3:54) 8. Abysmal Annihilation (4:21) 9. Death Siege (5:43) [WATCH] 10. Nemesis of Thy Mortals (6:29) Total: 39:57
HIEROPHANT are now sharing a drum cam video for the track ‘Devil Incarnate’ live at Bronson Club – Revanna (IT). The track is taken from the band’s latest offering ‘Death Siege’, which was released via Season of Mist Underground Activists on August 26, 2022. Watch the drum cam video HERE.
The band recently updated their previously announced European run for this summer and added the mighty HELLFEST to their summer run!
HIEROPHANT comments: “While we are beyond stoked and ready to start the ‘Summer Terror Annihilation’ tour playing amazing festival throughout Europe, nothing feels like playing hometown shows. Hear the deafening screams of “Devil Incarnate” (live at Bronson Club, Ravenna – Italy) and join now the Death Siege.”
HIEROPHANT will be playing in support of their recently released offering ‘Death Siege’. The album can still be ordered from the Season of Mist shop HERE.
A full list of confirmed dates and festival appearances can be found below.
HIEROPHANT 15 Apr 23 Milano (IT) Black Winter Fest XIV 22 Apr 23 Ravenna (IT) Bronson Club 03 Jun 23 Helfenberg (AT) Teifljagd Metal Open Air 2023 17 Jun 23 Hellfest (FR) Clisson 2023 13 Jul 23 Torgau (DE) In Flammen Open Air 2023 03 Aug 23 Velenje (SI) Metal Days 2023 05 Aug 23 Transylvania (RO) Rockstadt Extreme Fest 17 Aug 23 Pescara (IT) Frantic Fest 2023 09 Sep 23 Bologna (IT) Arcanum Fest 22 Sep 23 Thüringen (DE) Part.San Herbstoffensive 28 Oct 23 Prague (CZ) Prague Death Mass
Track-list 1. Mortem Aeternam (1:20) 2. Seeds of Vengeance (4:26) 3. Devil Incarnate (4:23) [WATCH] 4. Bloodbath Compendium (4:04) 5. Crypt of Existence (4:08) [WATCH] 6. Interlude (1:09) 7. In Chaos, In Death (3:54) 8. Abysmal Annihilation (4:21) 9. Death Siege (5:43) [WATCH] 10. Nemesis of Thy Mortals (6:29) Total: 39:57
“Controlled chaos?” Lorenzo pauses for a song before finally looking right through you with his piercing eyes and slowly answering: “yes, I like the sound of that, it sums up pretty much what they stand for. Chaos with a sense if you will.”
The guitarist and vocalist of the Ravena-based band HIEROPHANT isn’t one to bury you under bigmouth statements and empty words. But when he says he thinks Death Siege is “the best thing we ever did and the one album when HIEROPHANT really comes on its own”, you know he means it.
Since their previous album, and first for SEASON OF MIST, Mass Grave in 2016 – originally described as a “vicious” mix of black sludge and death metal – many things have happened. It started with the release two years later of a two-track EP called Spawned Abortions “a good indication of where we were going but still not quite there”.
The band’s fourth full-length Death Siege was written during the first months of the pandemic, from March 2020 until May 2021, a dark period described by Lorenzo as a “long fucking long process but it was worth it. Until then, we were maybe missing a bit proper song structures and arrangements. In retrospect, Mass Grave is more grind-ish whereas the new is far more metal and riff-oriented. The songs are longer and have more things happening in them, the album is overall far more ambitious and more, well, musical
He concedes that HIEROPHANT started out more or less as “some kind of hardcore band, but with metal influences”, especially since Lorenzo has been also playing bass for THE SECRET since 2011, even if they haven’t been “very active” for a couple of years. “With HIEROPHANT, we actually signed our first contract originally with a hardcore/punk focused label called BRIDGE NINE. Originally, we had another line-up with a fulltime singer and we sounded like a very pissed off D-beat/crust band. But already in the back of my head, I had other plans. And when our frontman left in 2015, I took over the microphone as well and that’s when we started to evolve. To me, Mass Grave was a transitional record, it caught us midway if you will. But now with Death Siege we’ve finally reached our destination. And while we made a name of ourselves in the scene, I believe it’s truly the album that will take us a step further.”
Death Siege is full of war metaphors, lyrics about complete annihilation (‘Seeds Of Vengeance’, ‘Devils Incarnate’, Bloodbath Compendium’ etc.) and “fire, hatred and endless void. The sub-title for it could have been ‘impending doom’, it’s like you know something awful it’s going to happen and sweep the plate clean but no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to stop it. That’s how I want the listeners to feel when they listen to this record.” He pauses before adding with his iron will look, “one could say that the album general state-of-mind is ‘no mercy, kill everybody’. Yep, that sums it up about right.” Are you ready?
Recording Line-up: Lorenzo Gulminelli: Rythm guitars, vocals Fabio Carretti: Lead guitars Gianmaria Mustillo: Bass Alessandro Vagnoni: Drums
Line-up: Lorenzo Gulminelli: Rythm guitars, vocals Fabio Carretti: Lead guitars Gianmaria Mustillo: Bass Ben Tellarini: Drums
Recording Studio: ‘Death Siege’ has been recorded in Italy between June and July 2021. Drums at Duna Studio, Russi (RA). Guitars, Bass and Vocals at SNK Studio, Ferrara (FE).
Produced by: Hierophant & Alex Conti + Recorded by Alex Conti Mixed by: Alex Conti
HIEROPHANT are now updating their previously announced European run for this Summer! A full list of confirmed dates and festival appearances can be found below.
HIEROPHANT will be playing in support of their recently released offering ‘Death Siege’. The album can still be ordered from the Season of Mist shop HERE.
HIEROPHANT 15 Apr 23 Milano (IT) Black Winter Fest XIV 22 Apr 23 Ravenna (IT) Bronson Club 03 Jun 23 Helfenberg (AT) Teifljagd Metal Open Air 2023 13 Jul 23 Torgau (DE) In Flammen Open Air 2023 03 Aug 23 Velenje (SI) Metal Days 2023 05 Aug 23 Transylvania (RO) Rockstadt Extreme Fest 17 Aug 23 Pescara (IT) Frantic Fest 2023 09 Sep 23 Bologna (IT) Arcanum Fest 22 Sep 23 Thüringen (DE) Part.San Herbstoffensive 28 Oct 23 Prague (CZ) Prague Death Mass
Track-list 1. Mortem Aeternam (1:20) 2. Seeds of Vengeance (4:26) 3. Devil Incarnate (4:23) [WATCH] 4. Bloodbath Compendium (4:04) 5. Crypt of Existence (4:08) [WATCH] 6. Interlude (1:09) 7. In Chaos, In Death (3:54) 8. Abysmal Annihilation (4:21) 9. Death Siege (5:43) [WATCH] 10. Nemesis of Thy Mortals (6:29) Total: 39:57
Recording Line-up: Lorenzo Gulminelli: Rythm guitars, vocals Fabio Carretti: Lead guitars Gianmaria Mustillo: Bass Alessandro Vagnoni: Drums
Line-up: Lorenzo Gulminelli: Rythm guitars, vocals Fabio Carretti: Lead guitars Gianmaria Mustillo: Bass Ben Tellarini: Drums
Album Artwork was created by Abomination Hammer.
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