Hexvessel have revealed a nocturnal visualizer for “Nights Tender Reckoning” as the melancholic next advance single taken from the forthcoming new full-length Nocturne. The seventh album of the enigmatic Finnish black metal shapeshifters has been slated for release on June 13, 2025.
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“(de)Composed using the Diurnal Scale of Putrefaction, a 24-note digression mirroring each hour after death, ‘Nights Tender Reckoning’ explores the brain’s night-time alchemy,” singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney explains. “Through night’s rebirth, we attune to threshold experiences, ritual memory, and the pagan instinct to find meaning in the dark. I was inspired by My Dying Bride’s ‘Towards The Sinister’ demo from 1991 and early Tiamat. I didn’t want to spoil the performance of Saara Nevalainen who sung the live version of the song at Roadburn, so those who buy the deluxe edition of the album will get two different but unique versions of the song.”
With their seventh full-length Nocturne, Hexvessel explore the liminal spaces between light and darkness, nature and solitude on an epic album. The ever evolving and shifting Finnish band has reawakened their treasured roots in folk music and psychedelic rock as they artfully weave acoustic interludes, cosmic synths, and spectral piano into the frost-spun threads on their black metal loom.
Nocturne sounds both familiar and fearlessly progressive as echoes of tradition entwine with a fresh reinvention of their characteristic sound. According to singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney, this work has been created to capture the essence of night, a sombre veil where nature is a path between worlds. It is furthermore revolving around spiritual growth, transcendence through darkness, and enlightenment.
Tracklisting:
“Opening”
“Sapphire Zephyrs”
“Inward Landscapes”
“A Dark & Graceful Wilderness”
“Spirit Masked Wolf”
“Nights Tender Reckoning”
“Mother Destroyer”
“Concealed Descent”
“Unworld”
“Phoebus”
“Nights Tender Reckoning”:
“A Dark & Graceful Wilderness”:
Live dates:
July
17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
20 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
21 – Oakland, CA – Stork Club
23 – Portland, OR – The High Water Mark
25-27 – Blackfeet Nation, MT – Fire In The Mountains Festival
30 – Bergen, Norway – Beyond The Gates Festival
August
14-16 – Francavilla al Mare, Italy – Frantic Fest
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Preorder here.
“(de)Composed using the Diurnal Scale of Putrefaction, a 24-note digression mirroring each hour after death, ‘Nights Tender Reckoning’ explores the brain’s night-time alchemy,” singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney explains. “Through night’s rebirth, we attune to threshold experiences, ritual memory, and the pagan instinct to find meaning in the dark. I was inspired by My Dying Bride’s ‘Towards The Sinister’ demo from 1991 and early Tiamat. I didn’t want to spoil the performance of Saara Nevalainen who sung the live version of the song at Roadburn, so those who buy the deluxe edition of the album will get two different but unique versions of the song.”
With their seventh full-length Nocturne, Hexvessel explore the liminal spaces between light and darkness, nature and solitude on an epic album. The ever evolving and shifting Finnish band has reawakened their treasured roots in folk music and psychedelic rock as they artfully weave acoustic interludes, cosmic synths, and spectral piano into the frost-spun threads on their black metal loom.
Nocturne sounds both familiar and fearlessly progressive as echoes of tradition entwine with a fresh reinvention of their characteristic sound. According to singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney, this work has been created to capture the essence of night, a sombre veil where nature is a path between worlds. It is furthermore revolving around spiritual growth, transcendence through darkness, and enlightenment.
Tracklisting:
“Opening”
“Sapphire Zephyrs”
“Inward Landscapes”
“A Dark & Graceful Wilderness”
“Spirit Masked Wolf”
“Nights Tender Reckoning”
“Mother Destroyer”
“Concealed Descent”
“Unworld”
“Phoebus”
“Nights Tender Reckoning”:
“A Dark & Graceful Wilderness”:
Live dates:
July
17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
20 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
21 – Oakland, CA – Stork Club
23 – Portland, OR – The High Water Mark
25-27 – Blackfeet Nation, MT – Fire In The Mountains Festival
30 – Bergen, Norway – Beyond The Gates Festival
August
14-16 – Francavilla al Mare, Italy – Frantic Fest
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