MORS PRINCIPIUM EST to release 9th studio album, “Darkness Invisible,” on September 26, 2025, through PERCEPTION

Finnish melodic death stalwarts MORS PRINCIPIUM EST announce their long-awaited ninth studio album “Darkness Invisible.” Officially signed to PERCEPTION, the latest imprint of fast-growing label Reigning Phoenix Music, the band will once again embrace listeners with razor-sharp riffing, sweeping orchestration, melancholic harmonies, and relentless rhythmic precision – topped by Ville Viljanen’s unmistakable vocals.

Viljanen comments: “Joining PERCEPTION marks a powerful new chapter for us. We’re proud to be part of a label family that houses so many legendary titans. With their support, we’re ready to unleash our most furious, blistering, and ambitious work yet. The future burns bright, shrouded in ‘Darkness Invisible.’”

“Throughout their career, MORS PRINCIPIUM EST have kept impressing me and the rest of the metal world with solid melodic death of the faster kind. Although they’ve never been the most active live band, they succeed in growing their following with each of their releases, which underlines the masterfulness of their craft additionally… and in this case, ‘[Of] Death’ is really just the beginning. Welcome to PERCEPTION!” states label strategist Nils Wasko.

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST are also not stingy with details above all: “Darkness Invisible” will finally be unleashed upon the world on September 26, 2025, and was once again self-recorded at Ansa Studio (Ulvila, Finland); Jens Bogren mixed and Tony Lindgren mastered the ten new tracks (plus CD / digital bonus song) at Örebro, Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios (AMORPHIS, SEPULTURA, KREATOR etc.). Alvaro Valverde Fernandez was hired to create artwork and layout.

Pre-order your copy: https://mpe.rpm.link/darknessinvisiblePR

“Darkness Invisible” – Track Listing:

  • 01. Of Death
  • 02. Venator
  • 03. Monuments
  • 04. Tenebrae Latebra
  • 05. Summoning The Dark
  • 06. Beyond The Horizon
  • 07. The Rivers Of Avernus
  • 08. In Sleep There Is Peace
  • 09. An Aria Of The Damned
  • 10. All Life Is Evil

Bonus Track (digipak / digital only):

11. Makso Mitä Makso [ISAC ELLIOT Cover]

Formats:

  • – digipak-CD
  • – “Venator” turquoise 1LP vinyl
  • – jewel case-CD
  • – digital

Despite delivering MORS PRINCIPIUM EST’s much-loved trademark elements, “Darkness Invisible” is not content to simply revisit old formulas, but it expands upon them: the arrangements are more cinematic than ever, layered with subtle electronic textures, ambient passages, and dynamic shifts that mirror the emotional weight carried within the lyrics – and the result is a work that feels both cathartic and devastating.

First single “Of Death,” also the opening track of their new record, a bone-shattering yet enormously melodic piece with a darkly majestic chorus, can be streamed here: https://mpe.rpm.link/ofdeathPR

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST live:

  • 22. – 24.08.2025 PT Pindelo dos Milagres – Milagre Metaleiro
  • 05.10.2025 TR Istanbul – IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST are:

  • Ville Viljanen | vocals
  • Jori Haukio | guitars, programming
  • Jarkko Kokko | guitars
  • Teemu Heinola | bass
  • Marko Tommila | drums

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L-R: Jori Haukio (guitars, programming), Marko Tommila (drums), Ville Viljanen (vocals), Jarkko Kokko (guitars), Teemu Heinola (bass)
Photo credit: Sami Teeri