It is time! Norwegian Metal titans ABBATH, have streamed their brand-new album “Dread Reaver” in advance of the release date. The new offering is going to be released worldwide on Friday the 25th of March 2022, but can already be listened below.
Powered by ABBATH’s creative musical imagination, “Dread Reaver” runs riotously out of the gate. The album’s edifice affords tracks like “Acid Haze,” “Scarred Core,” “The Deep Unbound,” and the album’s closing title track ample room to champion the extremes of Black Metal, Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. While there are nods to NWOBHM greats, Thrash Metal’s luminaries, and Black Metal icons, “Dread Reaver” is unmistakably ABBATH. There is no other fingerprint. Paired with thought-provoking lyrics based on the historical figure of Othryades, ABBATH’s third album not only shouts exultant but reads like an ancient pyrrhic tale steeped in violence, sorrow, and grit. The idea of a :Dread Reaver” – a fearless duelist – can also be read as a metaphor for life’s actions and subsequent struggles.
ABBATH previously announced a European Tour with WATAIN, TRIBULATION and BØLZER in September and October 2022. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
ABBATH Live:
01 Jun 22 Moscow (RU) Izvestiya Hall
02 Jun 22 St. Petersburg (RU) Aurora
09 Aug 22 Josefov (CZ) Brutal Assault (Exact date TBA )
13 Aug 22 Kortrijk (BE) Alcatraz Festival 2022 (Exact date TBA)
ABBATH – WATAIN – TRIBULATION – BØLZER
15 Sep 22 Paris (FR) Elysee Montmartre
16 Sep 22 Oberhausen (DE) Turbinenhalle
17 Sep 22 Munich (DE) Backstage
18 Sep 22 Milan (IT) Live Club
20 Sep 22 Toulouse (FR) Le Bikini
22 Sep 22 Lisbon (PT) Lisboa Ao Vivo
23 Sep 22 Madrid (ES) La Riviera
24 Sep 22 Barcelona (ES) Apolo
25 Sep 22 Lyon (FR) Transbordeur
27 Sep 22 Zurich (CH) Komplex 457
28 Sep 22 Filderstadt (DE) Filharmonie
29 Sep 22 Tilburg (NL) 013
30 Sep 22 London (UK) Earth
02 Oct 22 Antwerp (BE) Trix
04 Oct 22 Hamburg (DE) Markthalle
05 Oct 22 Copenhagen (DK) Amager Bio
06 Oct 22 Oslo (NO) Rockefeller
07 Oct 22 Stockholm (SE) Fallan
09 Oct 22 Helsinki (FI) Vanha
