Swiss extreme metal icons SAMAEL have released their new single ‚Hail To The Sun‘, accompanied by an official music video. The track continues the band’s return to new music, following ‚Black Matter Manifesto‘, their first release in eight years. Raw, powerful and anthemic, it marks another bold step into a new era for one of the genre’s most enduring acts.Swiss extreme metal pioneers SAMAEL have unveiled their latest single, ‚Hail To The Sun‘, alongside an official music video. The track is both forceful and commanding, thematically centred on navigating adversity and seizing the opportunities life presents. With a driving, stomping rhythm at its core, the song extends the luminous trajectory SAMAEL charted earlier in 2025 with ‚Black Matter Manifesto‘, their first new material in eight years — a release that signalled the beginning of a bold new chapter for the band.
Founded in 1987, SAMAEL stand among the most influential names in extreme metal. Landmark records such as Worship Him (1990) and Passage (1996) left an indelible mark on the genre, and the band has continued to push boundaries ever since, forging a singular sound that weaves together black metal, industrial, and symphonic elements with dark precision. ‚Hail To The Sun‘ distils that legacy into something immediate and visceral.
Vorph, vocalist and guitarist, offered context for the new track: ‚In difficult times it is good to come together around something that means something to all of us — and what better than the sun, which is the same for everyone yet perceived differently by each of us. It is about overcoming adversity and seizing the chances life offers.‘
SAMAEL are also set to appear at several major European festivals and venues throughout 2026, including Brutal Assault in the Czech Republic and Kilkim Zaibu in Lithuania, confirming the band’s continued presence on the international live circuit.
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