Esben and The Witch to release Older Terrors record this autumn

The heavy-hitting trio announced earlier this year that they'd be making a welcome return

“We are delighted to announce that we have signed with Season Of Mist”, the band wrote in July. “It has been quite the journey so far, always learning, always growing and 2016 finds us settled here in Berlin. Now as we embark towards the glowing horizon, we do so in good company. Season Of Mist will help us blaze new pathways and find more like-minded souls as we go”.

Speaking about the new record, Esben and the Witch say: "Our forthcoming album Older Terrors was written and recorded over the course of a year in Berlin, our adopted home. We've spent eight years getting here, sweating on stages, holed up in studios and exploring all that which inspires awe and terror. The album features four tracks. In this digital age of music we wanted to create a collection that worked together but could also be separated, each track standing alone, carving its own path and telling its own tale. This record is dedicated to the sublime. To Edward Young's Night Thoughts, John Martin's apocalyptic visions, Caspar David Friedrich's forays into the forest and to the sparks of light that glimmer in times of utter darkness."

Speaking about "Sylvan", the trio add: "We wanted to paint a picture of a forest in flames. Of wild destruction, spectacular and terrifying. The calm amidst the ancient pines shattered by an insatiable desire, all-consuming, all-devouring and with a raging intensity so fierce it can set anything on fire. Ultimately, as the flames engulf the trees, it is a song about searching for meaning and even beauty in a burning world."

Older Terrors will be released on 4 November - it follows 2014's thundering LP A New Nature.

Check out "Sylvan" below.

Tracklist:

1. Sylvan
2. Marking the Heart of a Serpent
3. The Wolf's Sun
4. The Reverist