HEXVESSEL, the renowned Finnish psych-folk and occult doom band, announce a European tour to present their new album “Nocturne“, a work steeped in pagan and animist spirit, where nature and the unseen converge. For this series of concerts, HEXVESSEL join forces with French pioneers of occult rock, ALUK TODOLO, who have recently released “Lux”, an album on which light and telluric energy intertwine.

HEXVESSEL comment: “I am proud to finally announce a tour to celebrate the release of ‘Nocturne’ and in such a perfect company”, singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney writes. “We are ready to illuminate your night!”

HEXVESSEL EUROPEAN TOUR 2026
02 APR 2026 Paris (FR) Petit Bain  
03 APR 2026 Utrecht (NL) dB’s  
04 APR 2026 Antwerpen (BE) Samhain Festival  
05 APR 2026 Dordrecht (NL) Bibelot  
06 APR 2026 Berlin (DE) Urban Spree  
07 APR 2026 Warszawa (PL) Hydrozagadka  
08 APR 2026 Kraków (PL) Klub Zascianek  
09 APR 2026 Praha (CZ) New Libeň Synagogue  
10 APR 2026 Karlsruhe (DE) Die Stadtmitte

HEXVESSEL commented: “Our journey to the nightside is now open to all travellers”, singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney declared. “The ticket is a sacrifice of time but the rewards are timeless. Take it with you outside or let it take you outside. We are for the dark, not for death, but alive in fire.”

Tracklist
1. Opening
2. Sapphire Zephyrs 
3. Inward Landscapes
4. A Dark & Graceful Wilderness 
5. Spirit Masked Wolf 
6. Nights Tender Reckoning
7. Mother Destroyer 
8. Concealed Descent
9. Unworld
10. Phoebus

With their seventh full-length “Nocturne”, HEXVESSEL explore the liminal spaces between light and darkness, nature and solitude on an epic album. The ever evolving and shifting Finnish band has reawakened their treasured roots in folk music and psychedelic rock as they artfully weave acoustic interludes, cosmic synths, and spectral piano into the frost-spun threads on their black metal loom.

“Nocturne” sounds both familiar and fearlessly progressive as echoes of tradition entwine with a fresh reinvention of their characteristic sound. According to singer and songwriter Mat “Kvohst” McNerney, this work has been created to capture the essence of night, a sombre veil where nature is a path between worlds. It is furthermore revolving around spiritual growth, transcendence through darkness, and enlightenment.

The seed of this masterpiece was sown by the performance of a commissioned work at Roadburn Festival 2024 that was originally entitled: “Music for Gloaming: A Nocturne”. With this album, it arrives fully fleshed in recorded form. This opus magnum blends the raw spirit of Quorthon’s black metal with the intricate minimalism of contemporary composers such as Philip Glass, György Ligeti, and Avro Pärt. Its eclectic nature is elevated and underlined by select guest performances, including the vocals of Saara Nevalainen, as well as the avant-garde black metal luminaries Yusaf Vicotnik Parvez (DHG/DØDHEIMSGARD), and ORANSSI PAZUZU’s Juho Vanhanen.

While HEXVESSEL are based in Tampere, Finland, they were founded by English singer & songwriter Kvohst aka Mat McNerney after he moved to the country in 2009. In many ways, HEXVESSEL reflect their founder. The vocalist and songwriter has instigated and been involved in various bands ranging from UK black metal act CODE, a stint in Norwegian legends DØDHEIMSGARD, and to rock shooting stars BEASTMILK – later ‘continued’ with GRAVE PLEASURES to name but a few of his success stories.

If there is a constant element in McNerney’s work, it is a permanent evolution and ever-lasting search for new forms of expression and artistic development. This also applies to HEXVESSEL – as the band shifted from using more folkish and psychedelic elements to their current incarnation as an atmospheric black metal outfit over the course of time. True to their nature as a musical enigma, none of that was ever exclusive but elements of the above as well as post-punk and other stylistic references have been there before and remain present.

HEXVESSEL continue their free spiritual journey as shamanic shapeshifters. Their music resonates with solitary reflection and themes of personal spiritual transcendence, while staying open to reinvent and explore nature mysticism through sonic means.

With “Nocturne”, HEXVESSEL invite all souls on earth to a transcendental night ritual that is imbued with DARKTHRONE, TANGERINE DREAM, Philip Glass, and sounds unearthed from the dead past, now instilled with new life.

Line-upMat Kvohst McNerney – vocals, guitar
Kimmo Helén – piano, keys, strings, guitar
Jukka Rämänen – drums, percussion 
Ville Hakonen – bass

Guest musiciansAleksi Kiiskilä – lead guitars
Saara Nevalainen – vocals
Yusaf Vicotnik Parvez – lead vocals on ‘Unworld’
Juho Vanhanen – backing screams on ‘Phoebus’

Produced by Mat McNerney & Jaime Gomez Arellano
Recorded by Mat Mcnerney & Jaime Gomez Arellano at Pine Hill Studio, Akaa (FI)
Mixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios, Porto (PT)
Mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios, Porto (PT)

Artwork by Benjamin König
Layout by Mat McNerney & Jari Laurén

Available formats

“Nocturne” is available as a 2CD 36-page artbook, on Digipak CD, as a Gatefold black vinyl 2LP, as a Gatefold Arctic pearl vinyl 2LP, and as a Gatefold marbled black & white vinyl 2LP (only in ltd. bundle incl. artbook & other items).
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