Long-running and influential Norwegian black metal band Mayhem have announced their new album will arrive later this year. While no title has been revealed yet, the record will arrive on October 25 via their new label home of Century Media Records.
This will mark Mayhem's sixth album and follows 2014's Esoteric Warfare.
"Once again Mayhem is writing a new chapter in its 35 year history," Mayhem said in a collective statement. "We are excited to now have joined forces with Century Media and are eager to see what this partnership can do for us both in the future."
Mayhem's current lineup includes core members Necrobutcher, Hellhammer and Attila Csihar, in addition to Teloch and Ghul.
Along with the new album reveal, Mayhem have announced a European tour, the dates of which you can find below.
Of course, Mayhem's violent story was recently told in the film Lords of Chaos.
Tour dates:
10/31 Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
11/01 Leiden, NL - Gebr De Nobel
11/05 Paris, FR - La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
11/06 Rennes, FR - L'etage
11/07 Toulouse, FR - Metronum
11/10 Lyon, FR - CCO
11/12 Milano, IT - Magazzini Generali
11/14 Vienna, AT - Szene
11/15 Prague, CZ - Meet Factory
11/16 Berlin, DE - Astra
11/17 Lille, FR - Tyrant Fest
11/19 Kassel, DE - Musik Theater 130BPM
11/21 Mannheim, DE - MS Connextion Complex
11/22 Vosselaar, BE - Biebob
11/23 Oberhausen, DE - Turbinehalle
11/24 Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset
11/26 Tampere, FI - Pakkahuone
11/27 Helsinki, FI - Tavastia
11/29 Stockholm, SE - Fryshuset Klubben
11/30 Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
This will mark Mayhem's sixth album and follows 2014's Esoteric Warfare.
"Once again Mayhem is writing a new chapter in its 35 year history," Mayhem said in a collective statement. "We are excited to now have joined forces with Century Media and are eager to see what this partnership can do for us both in the future."
Mayhem's current lineup includes core members Necrobutcher, Hellhammer and Attila Csihar, in addition to Teloch and Ghul.
Along with the new album reveal, Mayhem have announced a European tour, the dates of which you can find below.
Of course, Mayhem's violent story was recently told in the film Lords of Chaos.
Tour dates:
10/31 Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
11/01 Leiden, NL - Gebr De Nobel
11/05 Paris, FR - La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
11/06 Rennes, FR - L'etage
11/07 Toulouse, FR - Metronum
11/10 Lyon, FR - CCO
11/12 Milano, IT - Magazzini Generali
11/14 Vienna, AT - Szene
11/15 Prague, CZ - Meet Factory
11/16 Berlin, DE - Astra
11/17 Lille, FR - Tyrant Fest
11/19 Kassel, DE - Musik Theater 130BPM
11/21 Mannheim, DE - MS Connextion Complex
11/22 Vosselaar, BE - Biebob
11/23 Oberhausen, DE - Turbinehalle
11/24 Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset
11/26 Tampere, FI - Pakkahuone
11/27 Helsinki, FI - Tavastia
11/29 Stockholm, SE - Fryshuset Klubben
11/30 Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik