North Carolina doom metallers HOUR OF 13 are gearing up for the release of their highly-anticipated new album, 333, which is due to be released on May 28th.

DARKTHRONE's FENRIZ recently featured HOUR OF 13 in his 'Band of the Week' column, stating, "This new Hour of 13 album simply cannot do wrong - it is immersed in utmost respect and understanding of the ways of old". The album was described by HOUR OF 13 guitarist CHAD DAVIS as "A purely dark heavy metal album for the isolationist in all of us".

333 is HOUR OF 13's third album, and was recorded at Epiphonic Studios in Lenoir, North Carolina.

Pre-order the album now in North America at Earache Records US Webstore and in Europe at Earache Records Webstore

A new track from 333, titled "Who's to Blame?", is available to listen to online at http:

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HOUR OF 13 guitarist CHAD DAVIS recently said about the track:

"The fans have waited long enough for the record and any preview we can give them is our offering to them. We hope the album will show our progression and allegiance to true heavy metal, and this one is for the supporters of Ho13!"

Listen to some of HOUR OF 13's influences on a new Spotify playlist at Hour of 13 Influences by Earache RecordsLtd on Spotify.