La formación norteamericana de Black / Doom Metal MUTILATION RITES ha confirmado que ya tiene preparado su disco debut. Se titulará "Empyrean" y saldrá al mercado el 22 de Mayo de 2012. Se ha grabado en los estudios Developing Nations en Baltimore. Además el grupo ya tiene preparada una gira de cara al mes de Marzo de 2012 en Estados Unidos con las siguientes fechas.
March 2 - Buffalo, NY - The Funeral Home (w/ Sarcous, Hellcannon, Final Insult, Achillia)
March 3 - Rochester NY - the Bug Jar (w/ Sarcous)
March 4 - Syracuse NY - Ebony Sorrow Band Room (Midler Space) (w/ Ebony Sorrow)
March 5 - Pittsburgh PA - Roboto (w/ Vrolok, Relique, Abysme)
March 6 - Detroit MI - The Corktown Tavern (w/ Reaper, Perversion, Borrowed Time)
March 7 - Madison WI - The Nottingham Co-Op
March 8 - Appleton WI - TBA (w/ Wartorn)
March 9 - Chicago IL - The Orphanage (w/ Welkin Dusk, Shithammer, Luciferium)
March 10 - Columbia MO - The Hairhole (w/ Boreas)
March 11 - Kansas City - The Graveyard (w/ Attention Seeker, Boreas, Fin, Stonehaven, Jowls)
March 12 - Lawrence KS - TBA
March 14 - Austin TX - Pitchfork SXSW Party at ND Studios (w/ Rwake, the Atlas Moth, Black Tusk)
March 15 - Austin TX - The Annex at 1808 (w/ All Pigs Must Die, Clinging to the Tress of a Forest Fire, Early Graves)
March 16 - Austin TX - Prosthetic SXSW Showcase at Valhalla (w/ Scale The Summit, Junius, Holy Grail, Primitive Weapons, Last Chance To Reason)
March 17 - Austin TX - Brooklyn Vegan SXSW Party at Lovejoy's (w/ Speedwolf, Pallbearer, The Atlas Moth, Vestiges)
March 17 - Austin TX - Prosthetic/Scion SXSW "Death Comes Ripping" Party at The Longbranch Inn (w/ Ringworm, Early Graves, Primitive Weapons, Everything Went Black)
March 18 - Denton TX - The Lions Den (w/ Hull)
March 19 - Dallas TX - Queens City Hall (w/ Alcest, Hull)
March 20 - Little Rock AR - Downtown Music (w/ Hull)
March 21 - Nashville TN - Cafe Coco (w/ Hull, Balaclava, Dawn, Yautja)
March 22 - Richmond VA - Wonderland (w/ Triac, Hull)
March 23 - Brooklyn NY - The Acheron (w/ Hull, Batillus, Trenchgrinder)