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Louisville, Kentucky-based black metal crew ANAGNORISIS announces a Midwest tour of the US in December, supporting their acclaimed fourth LP, Caregriever, which just dropped in October.

Beginning December 8th, the Seasonal Depression Tour will see ANAGNORISIS delivering the material from Caregriever to audiences in Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Davenport, and Indianapolis, ending with the band’s first hometown show in a decade on December 13th. ANAGNORISIS will be joined by Plaguewielder on all dates.

ANAGNORISIS is on the verge of announcing additional tour dates for 2027 including shows surrounding their performance at Northwest Terror Fest with Artificial Brain, Catharsis, Deadguy, Napalm Death, Lair Of The Minotaur, and many others, marking the band’s first shows on the West Coast. Further live announcements will follow in the days ahead.

ANAGNORISIS Tour Dates:
Seasonal Depression Tour w/ Plaguewielder:
12/08/2026 Haven Haus – Memphis, TN
12/09/2026 Cobra – Nashville, TN
12/10/2026 Sinkhole – St. Louis, MO
12/11/2026 Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA
12/12/2026 State St Pub – Indianapolis, IN
12/13/2026 Portal – Louisville, KY
5/06-08/2027 Northwest Terror Fest @ Neumos and Barboza – Seattle, WA [info]

With the arrival of Caregriever, ANAGNORISIS ends a decade-long absence, lineup changes, and more. Caregriever explores the experience of witnessing the gradual decline and eventual death of a loved one over the course of five years. The album examines the emotional complexities that accompany prolonged loss: grief, anger, guilt, depression, isolation, exhaustion, and the conflicting emotions that often remain unspoken. Rather than focusing solely on death itself, Caregriever centers on the difficult process of watching someone slowly disappear long before they are gone. The album’s title reflects both its subject matter and its perspective. Caregriever exists in the space where caregiving and grief become inseparable—where mourning begins years before death, and where devotion, resentment, hope, and despair often coexist. The record confronts these realities, documenting the emotional toll of prolonged responsibility and the complicated aftermath that follows loss.

Musically, Caregriever marks a deliberate shift in ANAGNORISIS’ approach. While continuing the band’s exploration of post-black metal, the material abandons much of the symphonic scope present on previous releases in favor of a darker, more focused, and immediate sound. Elements of industrial music and punk are woven throughout the album, reflecting the tension, urgency, and emotional weight of its subject matter. The result is a record that remains unmistakably ANAGNORISIS while pushing further into new territory.

Caregriever was produced and recorded by the band’s Zak Denham and Zachary Kerr with drums and bass recorded at Top Track Studios, mixed and mastered by Zak Denham, and features backing vocals by Josh Mumford, vocals and lyrics on “Death Of Man” by Niels Riethorst, samples by James E. Kerr, with cover art handled by August Friedrich Schenck and Charles Maurand

Caregriever is out now, the US LP and digital on ANAGNORISIS’ own Negative Reflections, the US CD on Bölverk Collective, the EU CD/LP on Vendetta Records, and the cassette with So Below Productions, all available HERE.

“…devastating circumstances demand devastating music, and the band’s 2026 return with Caregriever fits the bill perfectly. The feral artistry on offer here – from recording techniques to unhinged riffing to wrenching vocals to the various post-production approaches meant to heighten the overall experience – deserves hours of your attention and oceans-worth of emotional energy. After just one trip through the songs, I was personally hooked, and on deeper inspection, the record welded itself high in my list of favorites this year. This is gripping music that matters.” – Decibel Magazine

“Caregriever is a tightly played, carefully crafted, and passionately conceived record that will stand the test of time… Caregriever makes a case for one of the best black metal records of the year.4.5/5” – Angry Metal Guy

“The sounds may be bleak, but it is clear that they are derived from a place of processing grief giving these songs a weight that can only come from the fleeting and failing acts of love and kindness that comes from being human, touching, angry, and cathartic.” – Everything Is Noise

“This album proves this project to be in the top-tier of black metal for 2026 and holds its own against their previous work. It might also prove to be the best black metal album of 2026. Fans of black metal who appreciate wretched agony balanced with guitar melodies should make this one a priority.” – No Clean Singing

…rarely is black metal so self-aware in its scorn. This album is easy to just leave on and let it play for the afternoon, as it packs enough punch to keep your attention, but possesses an atmosphere that engulfs you in its melancholic melodies. This album is in the top-tier black metal for 2026 and holds its own against their previous albums. 9/10” – Ghost Cult Magazine

“Watching a human being fade into nothingness is a torturous experience, and ANAGNORSIS nail the emotion on Caregriever, as genuinely moving a black metal album as you’ll find. This is raw and real, something that digs into your psyche and forces you to face an unforgiving reality the can feel never ending. This album will hit hardest with those who have gone through such a thing, and for anyone who hasn’t, it’s a dark, sobering look into the future.” – Meat Mead Metal

“Black metal purists may take issue with ANAGNORISIS’ melding of disparate musical styles, but if anything, the musical freedom of the record makes the emotional content all the more impactful. Caregriever, unsurprisingly, can be an emotionally exhausting listen, but it’s also a rewarding one, authentic, powerful, intense and compelling. 4.5/5” – New Noise Magazine

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