WINTERFYLLETH Sign To Napalm Records, Announce New Album The Unyielding Season

Napalm Records has announced the signing of UK black metal legends Winterfylleth, marking a major new chapter for the long-running band. To celebrate the partnership, the group have revealed details of their ninth studio album, The Unyielding Season, set for release on March 27, 2026.

Described as both a reflection and a rebellion, The Unyielding Season is positioned as a bold social commentary, wrapped in Winterfylleth‘s signature blend of meticulously crafted poetry and prose. Where the band’s previous album, The Imperious Horizon, focused on “an ominous, malevolent force, lurking in the distance,” the new record explores what happens when that looming threat becomes reality.

If The Imperious Horizon was calculating and ice-cold, The Unyielding Season is presented as its raging wildfire counterpart — a furious response to the pressures and fears weighing down modern life. The album stands as a cry against “the unsustainable weight of fear and pressure being pushed into the world, by the agents of an unresting, and unyielding force for evil.”

The first glimpse of the new era arrives in the form of “Heroes of a Hundred Fields”, a rousing battle hymn that weaves an epic narrative of unity and resistance. The track frames its message through a wartime lens, depicting individuals joining together against a powerful oppressor in the fight for freedom.

Winterfylleth say of the song: “‘Heroes of a Hundred Fields’ is framed in a wartime, battlefield setting and uses the premise of soldiers coming together, united as brothers, to fight against a foe who are powerful, oppressive, and domineering. It talks about how people should come together and fight for the freedoms they have and not succumb to those who would attack them and try to weaken them (or take them away entirely).”

They continue: “There have been so many ideas and schemes pushed into the world over the last few years that only serve to erode people’s personal freedoms, slowly, little-by-little, until they are gone. This song talks about ‘lighting the beacons of rebellion’ against those who would seek to undermine the way of life and freedom that we all – hopefully – hold dear.”

An official video for “Heroes of a Hundred Fields” accompanies the release, offering the first visual insight into The Unyielding Season‘s infernal world.

Looking at the album as a whole, Winterfylleth frame 2026 as a pivotal moment in their history. “2026 marks a year of big changes for Winterfylleth! A new label, a new member, a new album, and the landmark of 20 years making music together,” the band explain. “We are enthused by what this new chapter will bring, and as a result, we are now able to share our ninth album, The Unyielding Season, with the world.”

They add that the album serves as both warning and source of strength: “In many ways, the new album is a reflection on – and a rebellion against – the turmoil’s and fears that are tearing the lives of many individuals apart. It is a cry against the unsustainable & constant weight of malevolence and pressure being pushed into the world by agents of an un-resting and unyielding force for evil.”

Concluding, the band express their hope for how the record will resonate: “We hope the album resonates with you, stirs your soul, and gives you a source for hope. But, we also hope it makes you ask questions of your own circumstances and gives you pause to consider the unnerving state of the world we all share.”

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