Eight long years after the release of their latest full-length album, Hegemony (2017), the Swiss eccentrics finally return in grand splendour. The new single, "Black Matter Manifesto", mixed by Sky van Hoff (Till Lindemann, Sleep Token), is a journey through the different facets of Samael's music, from explosive rhythms to ultra-heavy passages, and it aims to become a benchmark in dark extreme music.
Showcasing their blend of black metal and industrial sounds, "Black Matter Manifesto" is an orgy of riffs and urgent, emphasising the extreme metal icons' unique position even in the most sinister of musical realms...
Formed in 1987, Samael are among the most influential forces in extreme metal, having reshaped the genre with classics such as Worship Him (1990) and Passage (1996). Blending black, industrial and symphonic metal into their own signature sound, the band continues to push boundaries with dark precision and apocalyptic grandeur, remaining as relevant as ever almost 40 years since their founding. "Black Matter Manifesto" is raw, commanding, and unmistakably Samael.
Vorph on "Black Matter Manifesto": "Opposites in life have long been a recurring theme in the band's lyrics, which finally find resolution in the song 'Black Matter Manifesto'. The quest for harmony ends where darkness reigns". Link
* Samael live:
07.11.25 GR – Athens / Gazarte
08.11.25 GR – Thessaloniki / Eightball Club
28.03.26 DE – Hirschaid / Braincrusher Fest
04.04.26 NO – Oslo / Inferno Festival
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"We paused our work as I was grieving heavily, but once we returned to it, things took on a whole new meaning." - LV Darkling
"We were kind of exploring dark subject matters and darker sounds. I really like that, and this is the direction we are going right now." - Larissa Vale
"Sometimes an album just falls into place, and Rapture is one of those albums. From the beginning, I felt that things were lining up and everything was flowing." - Ashley Dayour
"It's a dark album. According to me, it's the darkest yet in our discography. It's also very suggestive, very introverted, less direct, and might be less friendly..." - Daniel Moilanen
