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Enslaved Reveal Single and Announce European Tour Dates

Last month, progressive trailblazers Enslaved officially announced their forthcoming studio album, Mið, set for release on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Throughout their 35-year journey, across 17 albums, the Norwegian vanguard have continually redefined the boundaries of progressive black metal, weaving Old Norse histories and sacred traditions into complex modern soundscapes. With their latest offering, Enslaved turn their gaze toward the fundamental concept of the axis: the middle, the origin, and the infinite reach of the present moment.  

Building on the momentum of their latest tracks ‘Solar Will‘ and ‘Spirit Helper‘ (feat. Kevin Kicking Woman)’, the band have now unveiled the album’s next captivating single, ‘Tales Of Trees‘. The song uses the majesty and fragility of the natural world as a mirror for the human condition. Through a blend of complex progressive structures and searing black metal atmosphere, the band draws a poignant parallel between Mother Nature and the psyche.

Voicalist / bassist Grutle Kjellson states:

“Tales of Trees is indeed tales about trees, but perhaps not first and foremost in a botanical sense. Trees can grow, shine, and flourish, but they can also wither and burn. They need to be tended to and looked after in one way or another, and thus serve as a fitting parallel to the human mind, let alone humanity as a whole. Trees as symbols of something more than mere botanical creatures have appeared throughout history, both in mythological tales and in folklore. So, I think this tale is a fitting accompaniment the the heavy and yet dynamic tunes of this composition”

Guitarist Ivar Bjørnson adds:

“‘Tales of Trees’ can be both a tribute to our wooden relatives on this planet – who have had rather a lot of patience with us; and a metaphor for so much more. The winding time signatures of folk music and the adventurous spirit of classic prog are natural ingredients in my songwriting, and they feel particularly at home here.There is something about our kinship with trees that is both deeply familiar and wonderfully strange: everyday encounters with something we barely understand. That sense of recognition and mystery is at the heart of this song, opening another path into the world of ‘Mið’.”

To celebrate the arrival of Mið, Enslaved will hit the road across the UK and Europe in February 2027 as a co-headline with Iceland’s Sólstafir, with support coming from Norway’s Gaahls Wyrd.

Enslaved commented:

“Europe! In February we are heading out on a co-headlining tour with our good friends in Sólstafir. There is a kinship here that goes beyond a shared enthusiasm for questionable weather: the belief that music should be allowed to find its own path, even when it refuses to explain where it is going. Bringing ‘Mið’ into that company, and into a room with all of you, feels very right. Making a record is one part of the adventure; discovering what happens to it when we meet you out there is another. That exchange still means everything to us. See you in the flesh!”

Tickets will go on-sale on September 25 at 9am BST / 10am CEST from https://enslaved.no/

ENSLAVED & SÓLSTAFIR
CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2027
w/ Gaahls Wyrd

04/02/27 – DE Berlin, Festsaal
05/02/27 – DE Leipzig, Felsenkeller 
06/02/27 – DE Hamburg, Fabrik 
07/02/27 – DK Copenhagen, Amager Bio 
08/02/27 – DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp 
09/02/27 – FR Strasbourg, La Laiterie
11/02/27 – FR Rennes, Antipode 
12/02/27 – FR Clermont-Ferrand, La Cooperative de Mai 
13/02/27 – FR Toulouse, Le Metronum 
14/02/27 – ES Barcelona, Razzmatazz 2 
16/02/27 – FR Paris, Elysee Montmartre 
17/02/27 – UK London, Electric Ballroom 
18/02/27 – BE Liege, OM 
19/02/27 – NL Nijmegen, Doornroosje
20/02/27 – NL Utrecht, Tivoli Pandora 
21/02/27 – DE Cologne, Live Music Hall 
23/02/27 – CH Solothurn, Kofmehl
24/02/27 – IT Milan, Magnolia 
25/02/27 – AT Vienna, SIMM City 
26/02/27 – PL Warsaw, Progresja 
27/02/27 – CZ Brno, Fleda 

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King Buffalo will release Doomsayer, the Rochester-based band’s seventh album, on 4 December 2026 via King Buffalo in North America and Stickman Records in the UK and Europe. The band recently hit Number 15 on MetalTalk’s 50 Essential Stoner and Doom Albums list with Acheron.

A preview of the seven-song album arrives with the release of The Slick And The Dead.

“Doomsayer originated in early 2026 out of many hours of jam sessions in our new studio space, playing around and seeing where it took us,” Guitarist/vocalist Sean Roa, who also produced and mixed the album, said. “We didn’t really have an end goal in mind of what we were going for. We were simply exploring ideas and seeing what ended up speaking to us the most.

“So much has happened, both as a band and in our personal lives since our last record, that ended up becoming the inspiration to many of the lyrics on Doomsayer. I think as a result, this is some of our most upfront, direct and riff-driven work to date. We are incredibly proud of it and can’t wait for it to get out into the world.”

Four years on from Regenerator, King Buffalo return with a record shaped by years of international touring and a deepening confidence in their own sound. Recorded in the new studio the band built themselves, Doomsayer finds the trio continuing to reach into the unknown while bringing a greater sense of focus and intention to their sound.

The experience they have gained on the road is evident throughout the album, both in the poise of the material and the confidence of their delivery. Like the pandemic trilogy that preceded it, Doomsayer was made at home, but the band’s new surroundings gave them the freedom to continue exploring and finding new ground.

Album pre-orders begin Friday, September 25 at 12 noon Eastern via kingbuffalo.com. Fifty test pressings of the 43-plus-minute collection will be available, as well as a Deluxe Edition limited to 750 copies on translucent emerald vinyl, including a hand-numbered insert, download code and polybag. The standard edition, limited to 1,750 copies, arrives on purple opaque vinyl and includes a download code and polybag.

King Buffalo previously announced a North American tour beginning October 29 in Boulder, with support from L.A. Witch from October 29 to November 21 except Los Angeles, Doom Gong on December 3-5 and December 18, and Handsome Jack on December 8-12.

A European tour has also been announced for March 2027, with Spirit Mother opening on all dates. The EU/UK leg goes on sale Friday at 10am local time. Ticket links are available at kingbuffalo.com/tour.

North American tour 2026

October 29 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
October 30 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
October 31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
November 2 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre
November 3 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
November 4 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
November 6 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
November 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
November 9 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
November 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
November 11 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister
November 13 – Dallas, TX – AM/FM
November 14 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
November 17 – Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut
November 19 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
November 20 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
November 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Woodward Theatre
December 3 – Detroit, MI – El Club
December 4 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
December 5 – Cleveland, OH – The Roxy
December 8 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
December 9 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
December 10 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
December 11 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
December 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
December 15 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
December 16 – Durham, NC – Motorco
December 17 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
December 18 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s

European tour 2027

March 2 – Hamburg, DE – Grunspan
March 3 – Antwerp, BE – Trix
March 4 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat
March 6 – London, UK – Scala
March 7 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
March 9 – Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
March 11 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
March 12 – Essen, DE – Zeche Carl
March 13 – Cologne, DE – Kantine
March 14 – Stuttgart, DE – Wizeman
March 15 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle
March 17 – Berlin, DE – Festsaal
March 19 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset
March 20 – Gothenburg, SE – Monument
March 21 – Oslo, NO – John Dee
March 22 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser Nova

Doomsayer tracklisting

1. Battling The Mystagogues
2. The Slick And The Dead
3. Vagabond
4. Hell Or High Water
5. Into The Foundry
6. Ether On The Dark Side
7. Doomsayer

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