Mantar brand new music video, album pre-order, European tour dates

Monstrous black/doom/punk chimera MANTAR have released the first single off of the band's new album, »The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze«, which is set to be unleashed August 24, 2018 via Nuclear Blast.

Stated singer/guitarist Hanno: "We decided to keep the video simple. Setting up, play, destroy. Pretty much exactly what we do all the time anyways. The song itself is a hard-line in your face kinda thing, so we thought just to show the band playing to point out our strengths. As some people claim that we turn into quite ugly animals while performing we also decided to feature this flattering accusation. Enjoy!"

Watch the intense music video for 'Age Of The Absurd' here: https://youtu.be/nTROA-AkXEE

The album (as well as accompanying merchandise) is now available for pre-order in various formats: http://nblast.de/MantarAblaze

Furthermore the band has announced the first leg of the European tour for November/December 2018.

Commented the band: “After months of writing, working our asses off in the rehearsal room and finally recording our new album we can't wait to hit the road again. Playing new songs, seeing new cities we have never been to and coming back to places we love! Make sure to get tickets asap as we expect some packed venues. This package will be one of the best tours we ever did and we are more than stoked to share the stage every night with three other great bands and friends we bring along.”

MANTAR

SKELETONWITCH

EVIL INVADERS

DEATHRITE

• 17.11.2018 Markthalle – Hamburg, Germany
• 19.11.2018 Musikzentrum – Hannover, Germany
• 20.11.2018 Hirsch – Nürnberg, Germany
• 21.11.2018 Turock – Essen, Germany
• 22.11.2018 Dynamo – Zurich, Switzerland
• 23.11.2018 KJH Hallschlag – Stuttgart, Germany
• 24.11.2018 Rockhouse – Salzburg, Austria
• 26.11.2018 Backstage – Munich, Germany
• 27.11.2018 Arena – Vienna, Austria
• 28.11.2018 Explosiv – Graz, Austria
• 30.11.2018 UT Connewitz – Leipzig, Germany
• 1.12.2018 SO 36 – Berlin, Germany
• 8.12.2018 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, Germany

»The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze« is a title in-keeping with MANTAR's symbolic obsession with fire on albums previous; this time disavowing mankind’s tendency to blindly follow those that would lead us into oblivion. This isn’t necessarily a political statement; more a morbid fascination with current smouldering tensions that threaten to set the minds of the masses on fire.

The band is currently on the road, playing select club shows as well as Europe's biggest festivals. See dates below.

MANTAR

Cold Summer 2018

• 29.06.2018 Tuska Open Air Helsinki Finland
• 01.07.2018 Fusion Festival Lärz Germany
• 11.07.2018 Eistnaflug Neskaupstaður Iceland
• 13.07.2018 Eulenglück Braunschweig Germany
• 14.07.2018 Dong Open Air Neukirchen-Vluyn Germany
• 27.07.2018 Metaldays Tolmin Slovenia
• 03.08.2018 Wacken Open Air Wacken Germany
• 05.08.2018 Sylak Open Air Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans France
• 10.08.2018 Sonic Blast Moledo Moledo Portugal
• 12.08.2018 Bloodstock Derbyshire England
• 24.08.2018 Kulturkombinat Bunker Rostock Germany !!!NEW!!!
• 25.08.2018 Reload Festival Sulingen Germany

More on MANTAR:

• 'The Spell' lyric video: https://youtu.be/faXx3ac9XPQ
• 'Cross The Cross' music video: https://youtu.be/B-KjHGpMxag
• 'Era Borealis' stream video: https://youtu.be/N3UVZfZ51oE
• 'Schwanenstein' stream video: https://youtu.be/nieACdwWsns
• 'Praise The Plague' stream video: https://youtu.be/lFF9m1iU5HQ