Official: Metal Blade RecordsOut 12/02/2027
The Atlanta black metal band’s fourth album is built around liminality, and ‘Nigredo – Initium’ is out now.
The story
Cloak will release Above, Below, & Through, their fourth album and first for Metal Blade Records, on 12/02/2027. The first single and video, ‘Nigredo – Initium’, is out now and pre-orders are open.
The Atlanta band, together since 2013, say the record takes everything that worked on their last LP, Black Flame Eternal, and amplifies it, while standing on its own. They gave it a deliberate conceptual frame, with lyrics built around liminality.
Photo: Geoff Mitchell / Metal Blade Records
Get it: Metal Blade Records
- Pre-order through Metal Blade’s webstore.
- Release date: 12/02/2027.
- Watch or stream ‘Nigredo – Initium’ on Metal Blade’s YouTube channel.
Our take
Cloak have been one of the more melodic, rock-aware bands in US black metal, and moving to Metal Blade puts them in front of a much bigger audience. A conceptual record is a natural step after Black Flame Eternal, which built their reputation.
Metal Blade is also signing aggressively in black metal this month, with Imperial Triumphant joining a day later. That points to a label betting on the style’s wider appeal.
Bottom line
For fans of melodic black metal, Tribulation and Dissection. Stream the single now; pre-order before February if you want the bundles.
Release sheet
| Band | Cloak (Atlanta, USA) |
| Album | Above, Below, & Through (4th) |
| Label | Metal Blade Records |
| Out | 12/02/2027 |
| Single | ‘Nigredo – Initium’ |
| Formed | 2013 |
The original
CLOAK: Atlanta Black Metallers To Release Above, Below, & Through Full-Length February 12th, 2027
Issued by Earsplit Compound for Metal Blade Records
