SHROUD Announces Canadian Tour Dates w/ HELLRIPPER "Goatkraft & Granite Canada 2026"
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L-R - Justin Cournoyer - Bass, Matteo Conti - Guitar and Vocals, Zack Osiris - Drums, Jordan Barillaro - Guitar
Rising from the shadows of Montreal's extreme‑metal underground, SHROUD proudly announces a run of Canadian tour dates supporting Scotland’s speed‑metal powerhouse HELLRIPPER this November (dates listed below). The announcement follows the release of SHROUD’s debut full‑length album "Pax Nocturna".
A blistering fusion of blackened thrash sharpened by death‑metal aggression and melodic‑metal atmosphere, "Pax Nocturna" marks a defining first chapter for one of Montreal’s most intense and uncompromising new acts. Lyrically, "Pax Nocturna" explores philosophy, anti‑religion, the abyss, and the darkest corners of human existence. Its overarching concept, Satanic Gnosticism, rejects imposed order and corrupt leadership in favour of embracing the chaos from which humanity originates.
“It’s the acknowledgement that we are our own gods and masters. It is peace within the night. It is Pax Nocturna,” says Conti.
The album’s artwork draws from the dark fantasy of Yoshitaka Amano, the surreal horror of Zdzisław Beksiński, and the mythic grandeur of The Lord of the Rings, depicting the four members in ritualistic worship of Murmur, Archduke and Lord of Hell.
SHROUD began when guitarist/vocalist Matteo Conti approached drummer Zack Osiris (Warsenal) during the height of the COVID‑19 lockdowns. With their previous projects stalled and the music scene frozen, the pair began writing in secret, week after week; riffs and ideas evolved into the earliest form of what would become "Pax Nocturna". As the world reopened in 2022, the lineup solidified with Justin Cournoyer on bass and Jordan Barillaro joining after filling in for the band’s first show in November 2022. The chemistry was immediate. SHROUD was born, united, focused, and driven.
On stage, SHROUD delivers intensity, tightness, and emotional ferocity, already earning them slots alongside Exciter, Midnight, Wraith, Goatwhore, Vitriol, Necrofier, Wormwitch, Spiter, Gudsforladt, Tomarumvoid, Angelus Apatrida, Sorguinazia, and more.
Recommended for fans of Watain, Dissection, Hellripper, Skeletonwitch, and Necrophobic, "Pax Nocturna", released on June 4th, 2026, is available now on all digital platforms, CD, and vinyl.
CD / Vinyl - https://shroudmtl.bandcamp.com/album/pax-nocturna
Add to your Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/album/5dfAWpVKaWlsdSBYNZ8L1H
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Tour Dates: Hellripper w/ Shroud
Nov 25 - Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar
Nov 26 - Quebec City, QC - La Source De La Martiniere
Nov 27 - Ottawa, ON - Dominion Tavern (Capital Punishment Festival)
Nov 28 - Toronto, ON - Supermarket Bar & Variety
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Track Listing:
1. Pax Nocturna (0:43)
2. The Eternal Void (5:09)
3. The Zealot (5:15)
4. Merciless Tyrants (5:59)
5. Darkest Night (4:45)
6. Diablivion (5:28)
7. Death Blows Over (4:18)
8. All Creation (5:29)
9. Abaddon (7:55)
Album Length: 45:05
Album and Live Band lineup:
Matteo Conti - Guitar and Vocals
Jordan Barillaro - Guitar
Zack Osiris - Drums
Justin Cournoyer - Bass
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