Swiss icons SAMAEL, one of the most enduring and influential bands in the industrial/black metal scene, reveal their new single. “Hail To The Sun” is an equally heavy and grand track dealing with life’s hardships and taking chances instead. The rousing song full of stomping rhythm continues SAMAEL’s shining path into the new era, started in 2025 with “Black Matter Manifesto”, the band’s first piece of new music in eight years. Formed in 1987, with nearly 40 years of continuous activity, SAMAEL are among the most influential forces in extreme metal. Classics like Worship Him (1990) and Passage (1996) reshaped the dark genres through their unique blend of black, industrial, and symphonic metal. With that signature sound, SAMAEL continues to push boundaries with dark precision and apocalyptic grandeur, remaining as relevant as ever. “Hail To The Sun” is raw, forceful, and imposing as ever! SAMAEL about “Hail To The Sun”:
“In troubled times, it is good to come together around something that is meaningful to us all… and what better thing than the sun, which is one but experienced differently by each of us? ‘Hail To The Sun’ is an anthem that will see you through the summer and keep you warm when winter comes. The song is about overcoming adversity and seizing life’s opportunities.” | 
