ONE OF NINE will emerge from the shadowed vales of Brethil to embark on their very first European quest in support of their brethren, LAMP OF MURMUUR. The journey will start on April 24 in Utrecht (NL) and will come to an epic conclusion in Berlin (DE) on May 1. The full itinerary can be found below. Tickets will be made available HERE.

Moreover, ONE OF NINE will also perform an album release show in Columbia, SC on December 13 and have been confirmed to appear at a number of festivals in 2026, including Hell’s Heroes, Heart of Winter Fest, and Incineration Festival, with more TBD.

ONE OF NINE is supporting their sophomore opus, ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow,’ which was recently released on October 31 via Profound Lore Records and can be ordered HERE.

One of Nine U.S. Tour Dates:

12/13: Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern (Album Release Show)
01/09: Richmond, VA @ Heart of Winter Fest
03/19: Houston, TX @ Hell’s Heroes

EU Tour Dates (Supporting Lamp of Murmuur):

04/24: Utrecht (NL) @ Ekko
04/25: Bochum (DE) @ Die Trompete
04/26: Hamburg (DE) @ Bambi Galore
04/27: Kassel (DE) @ Goldgrube
04/28: Prague (CZ) @ Subzero
04/29: Kracow (PL) @ Zascianek
04/30: Warsaw (PL) @ Hydrozagadka
05/01: Berlin (DE) @ Walpurgisnacht
05/02: London (UK) @ Incineration Fest

The cover artwork (below) was carefully wrought by the hand of Ted Nasmith, a craftsman of no small renown who is the illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s works ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Unfinished Tales,’ and ‘The Silmarillion.’

DAWN OF THE IRON SHADOW track listing:

1. Parley at the Gates
2. Age of Chains
3. Dreadful Leap (feat. Hulder) [LISTEN]
4. Of Desperate Valor
5. Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts (feat. M. of Lamp of Murmuur)
6. Bauglir
7. Quest of the Silmaril [LISTEN]
8. Death Wing Black Flame

Long have I listened to the songs of the Southron tongues, and low have I seen flung the banners of empires now unmoored in the tide of history. 

I have traced the bloodlines of kings to the very marrow, weighed every rune that once lit the high towers.

And yet, this I cannot name.

They are the Nine. Shrouded, innominate, but ever present, 

they descend across these lands like grave mist over the battle strewn dead. 

Their song is the unmaking of the world. All hear the black melody dimly in the silence of Night’s shadow, as if faint voices behind the heavy door were singing to thee, beckoning to thee…

They are as crawling thunder before the Iron Shadow, Warlords and Heralds of the Hungering King.

A piercing chorus of rusted shrieking, a cloying dread of which none can find refuge, they carry not banners but the grim auspices of Doom.

Do not seek them. Do not name them. The Nine have risen. Their song is heard through the door.

ONE OF NINE Lineup:
Fellrider of Northern Unlight – Guitars, vocals
Pharazon the Golden – Drums
Gurthang the Black Sword – Guitars
Urmaiar the Rope – Bass
Langon – Keyboards

Guest Musicians:
Hulder as The Tear Maiden (on “Dreadful Leap”)
M. of Lamp of Murmuur as Morgoth (on “Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts”)

Cover artist: ​Ted Nasmith

RIYL: Dimmu Borgir, Summoning, Gehenna, Emperor, Old Man’s Child

Links: Bandcamp – Instagram – Apple Music – Spotify

From the shadowed vales of Brethil, ONE OF NINE is now honored to share their new epic, ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow,’ in its entirety, released today! The full offering of Pure Tolkienen Sorrow can now be heard at THIS LOCATION.

One of Nine says,

“The Dawn has spoken

And the Iron Shadow now falls across the face of Beleriand, for Anar is bound in chains of gloom.

All that was high and fair has fallen to ruin; so was it long foretold in the Doom of Arda Marred. If any mending shall yet be wrought, and the Marring undone, it lies only in the secret counsels of Manwë and Varda. But no whisper comes from the Holy Mountain, and the voice of Mandos in veiled silence remains.

Thus do we march beneath His darkened visage, not in memory of what was, nor in hope of what may be, but in the certainty of dominion. 

The West has fallen. Their thrones lie vacant, their promises naught but dust upon the wind. Let the peoples of Arda behold their end for we are the bearers of the last will of Melkor, and in our coming all life shall be unmade and all light shall be unshone.

Hail the Eye. Hail the Chain. Hail the Sword. Hail the Nine”

‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow’ is released today, on October 31 through Profound Lore Records and can be ordered HERE.

The cover artwork (below) was carefully wrought by the hand of Ted Nasmith, a craftsman of no small renown who is the illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s works ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Unfinished Tales,’ and ‘The Silmarillion.’

DAWN OF THE IRON SHADOW track listing:

1. Parley at the Gates
2. Age of Chains
3. Dreadful Leap (feat. Hulder) [LISTEN]
4. Of Desperate Valor
5. Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts (feat. M. of Lamp of Murmuur)
6. Bauglir
7. Quest of the Silmaril [LISTEN]
8. Death Wing Black Flame

Long have I listened to the songs of the Southron tongues, and low have I seen flung the banners of empires now unmoored in the tide of history. 

I have traced the bloodlines of kings to the very marrow, weighed every rune that once lit the high towers.

And yet, this I cannot name.

They are the Nine. Shrouded, innominate, but ever present, 

they descend across these lands like grave mist over the battle strewn dead. 

Their song is the unmaking of the world. All hear the black melody dimly in the silence of Night’s shadow, as if faint voices behind the heavy door were singing to thee, beckoning to thee…

They are as crawling thunder before the Iron Shadow, Warlords and Heralds of the Hungering King.

A piercing chorus of rusted shrieking, a cloying dread of which none can find refuge, they carry not banners but the grim auspices of Doom.

Do not seek them. Do not name them.  The Nine have risen. Their song is heard through the door.

ONE OF NINE Lineup:
Fellrider of Northern Unlight – Guitars, vocals
Pharazon the Golden – Drums
Gurthang the Black Sword – Guitars
Urmaiar the Rope – Bass
Langon – Keyboards

Guest Musicians:
Hulder as The Tear Maiden (on “Dreadful Leap”)
M. of Lamp of Murmuur as Morgoth (on “Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts”)

Cover artist: ​Ted Nasmith

RIYL: Dimmu Borgir, Summoning, Gehenna, Emperor, Old Man’s Child

Links: Bandcamp – Instagram – Apple Music – Spotify

From the shadowed vales of Brethil, ONE OF NINE traverses through Beleriand with an epic new lament, “Quest of the Silmaril.” Listen to the bards play their tune HERE.

The song a glimpse into their forthcoming epic, ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow,’ to be released on October 31 through Profound Lore Records.

One of Nine says, “Another page from the Book of the Iron Shadow is unfurled.

“The tale of Lúthien the witch and her thrall Beren, of their willful misdeeds, their callow plotting, their promised demise. For in setting against the absolute dominion of Angband, they received nought but a stray ember from our Lord’s radiant pyre, and were everafter hunted and driven to the shores of mortal ruin.

“The tale of the Silmaril’s Quest is one of grave admonition, that none may offend the might of Melkor.”

‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow’ can be pre-ordered HERE.

The cover artwork (below) was carefully wrought by the hand of Ted Nasmith, a craftsman of no small renown who is the illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s works ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Unfinished Tales,’ and ‘The Silmarillion.’

DAWN OF THE IRON SHADOW track listing:

1. Parley at the Gates
2. Age of Chains
3. Dreadful Leap (feat. Hulder) [LISTEN]
4. Of Desperate Valor
5. Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts (feat. M. of Lamp of Murmuur)
6. Bauglir
7. Quest of the Silmaril [LISTEN]
8. Death Wing Black Flame

Long have I listened to the songs of the Southron tongues, and low have I seen flung the banners of empires now unmoored in the tide of history. 

I have traced the bloodlines of kings to the very marrow, weighed every rune that once lit the high towers.

And yet, this I cannot name.

They are the Nine. Shrouded, innominate, but ever present, 

they descend across these lands like grave mist over the battle strewn dead. 

Their song is the unmaking of the world. All hear the black melody dimly in the silence of Night’s shadow, as if faint voices behind the heavy door were singing to thee, beckoning to thee…

They are as crawling thunder before the Iron Shadow, Warlords and Heralds of the Hungering King.

A piercing chorus of rusted shrieking, a cloying dread of which none can find refuge, they carry not banners but the grim auspices of Doom.

Do not seek them. Do not name them. The Nine have risen. Their song is heard through the door.

ONE OF NINE Lineup:
Fellrider of Northern Unlight – Guitars, vocals
Pharazon the Golden – Drums
Gurthang the Black Sword – Guitars
Urmaiar the Rope – Bass
Langon – Keyboards

Guest Musicians:
Hulder as The Tear Maiden (on “Dreadful Leap”)
M. of Lamp of Murmuur as Morgoth (on “Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts”)

Cover artist: ​Ted Nasmith

Links: Bandcamp – Instagram – Apple Music – Spotify

From the shadowed vales of Brethil, ONE OF NINE unveils their hymn “Dreadful Leap,” a glimpse into their forthcoming epic, ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow,’ to be released on October 31 through Profound Lore Records. Rooted in the tale of Túrin son of Húrin and the bitter fate of Nienor, the song rises as a lament of doom and grief, its sorrowful voice joined with the presence of HULDER as the Tear Maiden. Listen to the bards play their tune HERE.

One of Nine says,
“The page turns, and old sorceries die. Túrin, son of Húrin, has struck dead Glaurung, the dread worm!
And in such bitter triumph the doom of his house is revealed as the golden veil upon Nienor’s mind is forever lifted. Thus do we, the Nine, lift our voices in the retelling, to proffer a glimpse upon the ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow.’ ‘Dreadful Leap’ is unveiled, and its echo now resounds in every hall.”

‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow’ can be pre-ordered HERE.

The cover artwork (below) was carefully wrought by the hand of Ted Nasmith, a craftsman of no small renown who is the illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s works ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Unfinished Tales,’ and ‘The Silmarillion.’

DAWN OF THE IRON SHADOW track listing:

1. Parley at the Gates
2. Age of Chains
3. Dreadful Leap (feat. Hulder) [LISTEN]
4. Of Desperate Valor
5. Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts (feat. M. of Lamp of Murmuur)
6. Bauglir
7. Quest of the Silmaril
8. Death Wing Black Flame

Long have I listened to the songs of the Southron tongues, and low have I seen flung the banners of empires now unmoored in the tide of history.
I have traced the bloodlines of kings to the very marrow, weighed every rune that once lit the high towers.
And yet, this I cannot name.

They are the Nine. Shrouded, innominate, but ever present,
they descend across these lands like grave mist over the battle strewn dead.
Their song is the unmaking of the world. All hear the black melody dimly in the silence of Night’s shadow, as if faint voices behind the heavy door were singing to thee, beckoning to thee…
They are as crawling thunder before the Iron Shadow, Warlords and Heralds of the Hungering King.

A piercing chorus of rusted shrieking, a cloying dread of which none can find refuge, they carry not banners but the grim auspices of Doom.
Do not seek them.
Do not name them.
The Nine have risen.
Their song is heard through the door.

ONE OF NINE Lineup:
Fellrider of Northern Unlight – Guitars, vocals
Pharazon the Golden – Drums
Gurthang the Black Sword – Guitars
Urmaiar the Rope – Bass
Langon – Keyboards

Guest Musicians:
Hulder as The Tear Maiden (on “Dreadful Leap”)
M. of Lamp of Murmuur as Morgoth (on “Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts”)

Cover artist: ​Ted Nasmith

More info: Bandcamp – Instagram – Apple Music – Spotify