Photo by: Alen Ljubić
Official press release:
Since the unholy reunion between the two Mystic Circle founders A. Blackwar and Beelzebub in 2021, the Germanic black metal wargods are stronger than ever. What began anew in 2022 with the self-titled Mystic Circle album and was rewarded with a sensational #78 place in the German album charts, was continued the following year with Erzdämon and now completed with Hexenbrand 1486. The band’s forthcoming studio offering has been announced for a release on October 31, 2025 via ROAR, and will be available on CD and Vinyl (both featuring a comic) as well as Digital formats.
Mystic Circle sound unmistakable, their trademarks are manifold and their hunger seems almost insatiable. What the duo has created in recent years is unparalleled and continues the legacy that the band created in the nineties with their classics Drachenblut (1998) and Infernal Satanic Verses (1999). Mystic Circle themselves describe their style as melodic extreme metal, their very own mix of old-school death and black metal, traditional heavy metal of the eighties and horror soundtracks.
“More serious, more respectful and more authentic” is the definition of the tenth Mystic Circle epic Hexenbrand 1486 – a statement that certainly applies to the formation’s attitude. A. Blackwar emphasizes:
“It’s a journey through time in the Mystic Circle universe. The album is very varied and each song has its own dominance. We could release every track as a single and that says a lot about the strength of the longplayer.”
About their new single, “Ghost Of Whitechapel”, frontman Beelzebub adds:
“The classic Jack the Ripper story from the monster’s point of view. We did a lot of research, from the alleged letters written by the original killer to the verses he is said to have spoken to himself. Inspired by the comic From Hell, which is a true masterpiece, we had to make the song.”
Pre-order Hexenbrand 1486 now on https://mysticcircle.rpm.link/hexenbrandPR.
Hexenbrand 1486 track listing:
- “Luciferian”
- “The Scarlet Queen Of Harlots”
- “Boogeyman”
- “In The Sign Of The Goat”
- “Ghost Of Whitechapel”
- “Institoris (Heinrich Kramer)”
- “The Bible Of Witch Chase”
- “Blutschande Unzucht Sodomie”
- “Dance On The Wings Of Black Magic”
- “Zeugnis Der Verachtung (Outro)”
