
Dark Funeral New Zealand Shows Announced
Swedish masters of black metal Dark Funeral will be unleashing their intense sonic fury in Auckland and Wellington this September. Founded by Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon (1993-1996) and forged in the infernal furnace of Sweden's early 90s extreme metal scene, Dark Funeral's 1994 debut mini-album asserted the band as a sinister force to be reckoned with, spreading their malignant influence across the globe with six studio albums and tours with such icons of the metal pantheon as Dimmu Borgir, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide and Immortal. Lovers of soul-ripping riffage and unholy utterances will be front and centre as Dark Funeral open up a hellmouth at the events below...
Dark Funeral
Monday 9th September - Valhalla, Wellington
Tuesday 10th September - Whammy Bar, Auckland
Tickets available HERE via UTR
Experience the intensity of Dark Funeral's 'Unchain My Soul' from 2016's Where Shadows Forever Reign...
Witness the brutal sonic vision of 'Nail Them To The Cross', also from Where Shadows Forever Reign...
Gaze deep into the abyss of time with vintage 1994 footage of Dark Funeral playing 'My Dark Desires' from their debut mini-album...
Press release:
The Ineffable Kings of Black Metal. 1993 was the year it all began, Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon [1993-1996] founded the infernal war machine we now know as Dark Funeral, one of the most intense Black Metal acts ever! In January 1994 the legendary, self-titled and self-financed debut mini album were recorded at Dan Swanös Uni-Sound Studio. It was released upon the un-expecting masses on May 4th the same year. The band quickly established themselves as a band to watch. Since then a lot of things has happened. The line-up has changed, several amazing albums has been released and Dark Funeral has toured no less than 45 different countries with acts as Dimmu Borgir, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Immortal and many more.
DARK FUNERAL are without a doubt one of the most notorious and highly regarded acts of the Black Metal genre. They epitomize the dark essence that is and always will be at the true heart of the European scene. Lord Ahriman continues to wave the flag of Swedish Black Metal with the Dark Funeral crusade. Where many would have, and do fail, Ahriman and Dark Funeral continue to prevail.
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