Italian symphonic death metal act FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will return in August with their new epic masterpiece, entitled Labyrinth, to be released on August 16th in Europe and August 20th in North America, via Nuclear Blast.

Francesco Paoli comments: “Labyrinth is going to be THE album for Fleshgod Apocalypse. It's the perfect combination of all our strong points with the best production we've ever had. It's definitely the most Fleshgod thing we've ever thought with the most Fleshgod riffs, lyrics, melodies, drumparts, solos, etc... We went deep inside the core of this music, we broke it, and we finally unleashed these eleven songs. I want to be honest, it needed so much work and time to come up with this but now I'm like: 'OK, next time will be tough to reach this point!'. Honesty and quality pay, always, and all of you guys supporting the band DESERVE THE BEST. You might think that i'm overrating it just because it's our "child" but, trust me, this album is fuckin' dangerous. Just take your time, listen to it and get lost into the Labyrinth.”

Tommaso Riccardi added: "The concept of this album is based on the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos and every character related to it. We focused on the philological aspect in order to represent all the elements of the classic world and, through a manic and meticolous research, we managed to create a metaphor with our times, as the maze can be associated with the endless search for what we really are. We're sure you will be stunned by this as much as we are.”

Labyrinth tracklisting:

'Kingborn'

'Minotaur (The Wrath Of Poseidon)'

'Elegy'

'Towards The Sun'

'Warpledge'

'Pathfinder'

'The Fall Of Asterion'

'Prologue'

'Epilogue'

'Under Black Sails'

'Labyrinth'

North American tour dates with WINTERSUN, ARSIS, STARKILL:

August

6 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
7 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
8 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
9 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
13 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
14 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
15 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
16 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
17 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
18 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
19 - Regina, SK - Riddell Center @ UoR
20 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
21 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
23 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
24 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
25 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
26 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
27 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
28 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
29 - Tempe, AZ - Joe's Grotto
31 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues

September

1 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
3 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
4 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
5 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
6 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

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