Ov Sulfur Drop New Single “Hivemind” Featuring Mental Cruelty’s Lukas Nicolai
Blackened deathcore outfit Ov Sulfur are about to head out on tour across North America with Mental Cruelty, so it only seems natural that they’d drop a single that features their tourmate’s vocalist, Lukas Nicolai. At least that’s exactly what they did with today’s release of their single “Hivemind.”
Featuring a blistering take against religious zealotry and the idea of people just following the herd, “Hivemind” is pissed off and defiant. Ov Sulfur guitarist Chase Wilson said the band conveyed that theme musically with a blend of intricate riffs and a unique swing to everything that really seeks to diverge from what most metal fans would expect.
“‘Hivemind’ is Ov Sulfur’s rallying cry against the herd mentality that has turned religion from hopeful to hateful for centuries—to the point where it’s basically part of its ethos. The song takes a cue from its celebration of avoiding the typical, stylistically, by taking a left-hand path: embracing off-kilter swing in its dramatic chorus, contrasted with some of their most technical riffing. Lukas Nicolai of Mental Cruelty really elevated the brutality. It’s an honor to have our Century Media labelmates and fellow blackened deathcore leaders on a song with us ahead of our co-headlining tour across North America.”
For Nicolai, the collaboration was a great way for the two bands to have a connection beyond their shared affiliation with Centrury Media Records.
“I said it before and I’m going to say it again: joining Mental Cruelty has been an awesome journey so far. Furthermore, having two Century Media heavy hitters join forces on a co-headline tour in North America is the biggest highlight of this journey so far. I am so stoked to go on tour with the guys in Ov Sulfur, Ghost Bath and Extermination Dismemberment.
“And now to have the opportunity to feature on ‘Hivemind’ is a cherry on top. It was really fun to record this one! I can’t wait to go berserk with Ricky live—though I might try to get up there for ‘Stained in Rot’ haha.”
As previously mentioned, both Ov Sulfur and Mental Cruelty are heading out on tour together, with Ghost Bath and Extermination Dismemberment rounding out the bill. You can find the full list of dates for that tour below.
Ov Sulfur and Mental Cruelty North American Tour Dates:
02/07 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Underground
02/08 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
02/09 Ft. Worth, TX @ Haltom Theater (Side Stage)
02/10 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
02/11 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
02/13 Orlando, FL @ Conduit
02/14 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory)
02/15 Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
02/16 Baltimore, MD @ Metro
02/17 Manchester, NH @ Jewel
02/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Meadows
02/20 Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theatre *
02/21 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck *
02/22 Cleveland, OH @ The Foundry
02/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving
02/24 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
02/25 Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club
02/27 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
02/28 Denver, CO @ Roxy Theater
03/01 Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon
03/02 Richland, WA @ Ray’s
03/03 Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper
03/04 Seattle, WA El Corazon
03/05 Portland, OR @ Dante’s
03/07 San Francisco, CA @ Neck Of The Woods
03/08 Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
03/09 Las Vegas, NV @ The Usual Place
* No EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT
