SCALDING
EXORDIUM - CD
UPC: 620953715822
Label: HYPAETHRAL RECORDS
Format: CD
Release Date: October 23, 2026
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Founded in 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Scalding emerged with a singular purpose: to push black metal’s second-wave tradition toward harsher, heavier, and more expansive territory. Rooted in classic Scandinavian black metal but drawing equally from death metal, crust, and traditional heavy metal, the band has quickly established itself as one of Western Canada’s most compelling extreme metal acts.
Scalding’s sound thrives in contrast: violent without becoming one-dimensional, atmospheric without sacrificing immediacy, and melodic without losing its bite. Furious passages of blackened aggression break open into moments of towering harmony and anthemic release, creating music that honours black metal’s foundations while refusing to remain bound by them.
That approach has earned the band opportunities to share the stage with many acclaimed heavy acts including Uada, Rotting Christ, Antichrist Siege Machine, Abbath, and Pig Destroyer, steadily building a reputation for delivering the same intensity live that defines their recordings.
Originally released in 2022, Scalding’s debut full-length Exordium introduced the band’s vision in full: an uncompromising statement of intent that fused second-wave ferocity with a broader palette of aggression, atmosphere, and melody. Now returning on LP and CD through Hypaethral Records, Exordium stands as both the foundation of the band’s identity and the opening chapter of a rapidly evolving trajectory.
That trajectory accelerated with the release of sophomore album Nuclear Winter Spell in October 2025. Recorded with Mike Kraushaar (Wormwitch, Black Wizard, Ritual Dictates) at Little Red Sounds in New Westminster, BC, the record marked another step forward in scope and ambition. In January 2026, Scalding took that momentum on the road across Canada as direct support for Wormwitch, further cementing their status as one of the country’s fastest-rising black metal bands.
With new material already underway and touring ambitions continuing to grow, Scalding is forging its place among the next generation of essential North American black metal.
TRACK LIST:
1. Exordium
2. As Darkness Descends to Chaos
3. The Gate
4. Baku’s Realm
5. Exhaustion
6. Asunder
7. The Great Unknown
8. Back to the Grave
9. Skull Collapse
10. Exordium (acoustic)
