German blackened deathcore group Mental Cruelty‘s new Norse mythology-inspired studio album, “Echoes Of A Forlorn Land“, will be arriving on October 23rd through Century Media. The band have just unveiled the full details for that effort, alongside the debut of music video for its latest single, “Raise The Raven Banner“. Jens Bogren (Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth) assumed the production, mixing and mastering for this new opus.
Speaking on what they’ve concocted for this thematic new effort and its latest single, the band offered:
“Since we’re writing about Odin, Loki, Thor and their kin, we figured we better get some Scandinavians on board. Enter our Swedish friend Jens Bogren, who mixed and mastered the album to great impact. The same goes for the video for ‘Raise the Raven Banner.’ We hold ourselves to the highest standards when it comes to visuals, making sure they match and elevate the music. We travelled to Estonia to work with our boys at Riivata Visuals from Finland, whose impressive portfolio also includes videos for our labelmates Orbit Culture, Humanity’s Last Breath, Allt, and Insomnium.
As part of the Century Media family alongside so many incredible bands, we’re equally grateful for the company we’ll be keeping on the road. Our album release tour and very first headline tour ever features further labelmates, Ov Sulfur on their inaugural European run, alongside Extermination Dismemberment, Acranius, and Sun Eater.
We’ll also be playing Music Forge Festival in just over a week, with more shows to be announced soon. Join our text list to stay up to date and be the first to hear about new tour dates and more!”
“Echoes Of A Forlorn Land” track listing:
01 – “Weltennacht“
02 – “Fenrir“
03 – “Blood For Blood“
04 – “The Serpent Of Midgard“
05 – “Helheim“
06 – “Draugar“
07 – “Raise The Raven Banner“
08 – “Cry Of Batariel“
09 – “Frost“
10 – “Dämmerbruch“
11 – “Ride Of The Valkyries“
Pre-orders can be found at mentalcruelty.lnk.to/EchoesOfAForlornLandID. Outside of their upcoming August 22nd performance at the ‘Music Forge Festival‘ in Germany, Mental Cruelty‘s first European headlining tour will commence this fall with Ov Sulfur and Extermination Dismemberment joining them throughout. Sun Eater and Arcanius will appear on select dates.
With Sun Eater:
11/27 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg
11/28 Koln, GER – Club Volta
11/29 Nijmegen, NET – Doornrosje
11/30 Birmingha, UK – Asylum
12/02 Manchester, UK – Academy 3
12/03 London, UK – Downstairs At The Dome
12/04 Paris, FRA – Glazart
12/05 Antwerp, BEL – Zappa
With Arcanius:
12/06 Hamburg, GER – Bahnhof Pauli
12/07 Copenhagen, DEN – Hotel Cecil
12/08 Stockholm, SWE – Kollektivet Livet
12/10 Jyväskylä, FIN – Luttako
12/11 Helsinki, FIN – Ääniwalli
12/13 Gothenburg, SWE – Monument
12/14 Berlin, GER – Hole 44
12/15 Prague, CZE – Rock Cafe
12/16 Frankfurt, GER – Das Bett
12/17 Munchen, GER – Backstage
12/18 Aarau, SWI – KIFF
12/19 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof
12/20 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
