Ov Sulfur have recruited Mental Cruelty vocalist Lukas Nicolai for a new track called “Hivemind.” You can stream that song below:
Guitarist Chase Wilson commented:
“‘Hivemind’ is Ov Sulfur’s rallying cry against the herd mentality that has turned religion from hopeful to hateful for centuries—to the point where it’s basically part of its ethos. The song takes a cue from its celebration of avoiding the typical, stylistically, by taking a left-hand path: embracing off-kilter swing in its dramatic chorus, contrasted with some of their most technical riffing. Lukas Nicolai of Mental Cruelty really elevated the brutality. It’s an honor to have our Century Media labelmates and fellow blackened deathcore leaders on a song with us ahead of our co-headlining tour across North America.”
Nicolai added:
“I said it before and I’m going to say it again: joining Mental Cruelty has been an awesome journey so far. Furthermore, having two Century Media heavy hitters join forces on a co-headline tour in North America is the biggest highlight of this journey so far. I am so stoked to go on tour with the guys in Ov Sulfur, Ghost Bath and Extermination Dismemberment. And now to have the opportunity to feature on ‘Hivemind’ is a cherry on top. It was really fun to record this one! I can’t wait to go berserk with Ricky live—though I might try to get up there for ‘Stained in Rot’ haha.”
The dates for Ov Sulfur, Mental Cruelty, Ghost Bath, and Extermination Dismemberment’s upcoming tour can be found below:
02/07 Mesa, AZ – Nile Underground
02/08 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
02/09 Dallas, TX – Big Rob’s
02/10 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
02/11 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
02/13 Orlando, FL – Conduit
02/14 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory)
02/15 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
02/16 Baltimore, MD – Metro
02/17 Manchester, NH – Jewel
02/18 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Meadows
02/20 Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre (no Extermination Dismemberment)
02/21 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck(no Extermination Dismemberment)
02/22 Cleveland, OH – The Foundry
02/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving
02/24 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
02/25 Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
02/27 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
02/28 Denver, CO – Roxy Theater
03/01 Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
03/02 Richland, WA – Ray’s
03/03 Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
03/04 Seattle, WA El Corazon
03/05 Portland, OR – Dante’s
03/07 San Francisco, CA – Neck Of The Woods
03/08 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
03/09 Las Vegas, NV – The Usual Place