Norwegian metal icons, Abbath, are joining forces with Swedish black metal outfit, Watain, for a co-headlining European tour, launching in September.

The Chariots Of Fire tour will kick off at the Elysee Montmartre in Paris, France, and will wreak havoc in 13 more countries before a final curtain at the Vanha venue in Helsinki, Finland. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.

Special guests will be Tribulation and Bølzer for all shows. Tickets will be on sale starting Wednesday February 16 at 10 AM, CET.

Tour dates:

September
15 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
16 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
17 - Munich, Germany - Backstage  
18 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
20 - Toulouse, France - Le Bikini  
22 - Lisbon, Portugal - Lisboa Ao Vivo
23 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
24 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo  
25 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur  
27 - Zurich, Switzerland - Komplex 457
28 - Filderstadt, Germany - Filharmonie
29 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013  
30 - London, England - Earth

October
2 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
4 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle  
5 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
6 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fallan
9 - Helsinki, Finland - Vanha

Abbath will release their new album, Dread Reaver, on March 25 via Season Of Mist. The album can be pre-ordered in various formats here. Pre-save the album here.

Riff-maestro Abbath Doom Occulta cements his place among the metal hierarchy with Dread Reaver, his third album with eponymous project Abbath. His signature blend of blistering speed metal, traditional metal influences, and touch of ice cold black metal creates a sound and style that is distinctly his. Its spirited, balls-to-the-walls energy certifies Dread Reaver as the quintessential anthem for total metal mayhem.

Album artwork by Francisco Munoz (photo) and Bjørn Stian Bjoarvik & Agata Kasprowicz (layout).

Tracklisting:

"Acid Haze"
"Scarred Core"
"Dream Cull"
"Myrmidon"
"The Deep Unbound"
"Septentrion"
"Trapped Under Ice"
"The Book Of Breath"
"Dread Reaver"

"Dread Reaver" visualizer:

"Dream Cull" video:

Watain's new studio album, The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain, will be released on April 29.

Available album formats:

- Ltd. Deluxe Gatefold LP in Slipcase (incl. the album on CD)
* Grey Marbled (667, NB mailorder excl.)
* Dark Red Marbled (666, Band excl.)

- LP
* Black
* Green w/ Rainbow Splatter (2000, EU retail)
* Solid Red (300, via EMP)
* Pink (300, NB mailorder)
* Blue Marbled (300, UK)
* Solid Green (300, Seasons Of Mist)
* Transp. Blue (300, Levykauppa Äx & Sound Polluution)
* Solid Grey (300, Sweden Rock)
* Dark Purple (300, Napalm)
* White (300, US Retail)
* Red w/ Rainbow Splatter (1800, US retail & NB US mailorder)
* Green Marbled (300, NB US mailorder)

- CD Digipak

- Digital Album

Pre-order The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain album here.

Tracklisting:

"Ecstasies In Night Infinite"
"The Howling"
"Serimosa"
"Black Cunt"
"Leper's Grace"
"Not Sun Nor Man Nor God"
"Before The Cataclysm"
"We Remain"
"Funeral Winter"
"Septentrion"

"The Howling" video:

Watain will join forces with equally infamous Norwegian black metal legends, Mayhem, for a tour through North America, aptly labeled The Sanguine Sodomy Of North America, starting on March 7. They will be supported by US blackened speed metal punks, Midnight.

Watain and Mayhem issued the following statement: "Mayhem and Watain are delighted to announce that what is to become known in history as the sanguine sodomy of North America is set to take place in the spring of 2022, with both our bands at the helm and with the infamous Midnight joining us as special guests. We hereby invite all of our North American friends and foes to celebrate the return of Darkness and Evil to your lands, and to join us in what is destined to become one legendary Hell of a tour!"

Tour dates:

March
7 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
9 - Phoenix, AZ - The Nile Theater
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
12 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
14 - Dallas, TX - Amplified Live
15 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
16 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
18 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
19 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
20 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
22 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda                
23 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
26 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
27 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
29 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Roxian
31 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic

April
1 - Chicago, IL - The Vic
2 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
3 - Joliet, IL - The Forge