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NITE brings Cult of the Serpent Sun to the Black Circle

by | Aug 8, 2025 | Artist Showcase, News, Photo Gallery

Hailing from San Francisco, NITE haunted the Black Circle on a stop on the Cult of the Serpent Sun tour. Check out these photos and videos from the show be sure to visit the included links to support the band!

The San Francisco Bay Area has a history steeped in forward-thinking, technically dazzling metal, and NITE carries that torch with pride.

Founded in 2018, their blackened heavy metal barrels towards the peril of an unknown future, while looking to the days when blistering leads once ruled the land. Guitarists Van Labrakis (Satan’s Wrath, Mencea) and Scott Hoffman (Dawnbringer, High Spirits) let loose galloping riffs and harmonies that evoke the classic sounds of the N.W.O.B.H.M., with Labrakis’ grizzled voice driving their dark, melodic metal into the modern era. Drummer Patrick Crawford (Older Sun, Mustard Gas & Roses) and bassist Avinash Mittur (Vorlust, Wretched Stench) make up a rhythm section that’s fierce yet breathlessly precise: a freewheel pounding reminiscent of heavy metal’s earliest days.

On their third full-length release Cult of the Serpent Sun, NITE takes its sight off the stars and stares deep into the underground. Their latest salvo with Season of Mist explores a sinister world where fire-breathing demigods reign, and whose acolytes unite where they were once divided. Labrakis and Hoffman’s dueling guitars, venomous in their sting, lead the charge for the disciples of the serpent sun and continue to define NITE’s blackened heavy metal bite. Even after three albums, NITE’s everlasting flame will continue to burn bright in our dark-skied future.

(Band bio courtesy of www.nitemetal.com)

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By Alex Stone, Senior Metal Journalist

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