People like arguing about Nachtmystium. (They’re sort of M.I.A. for metal kids.) So far I’ve posted Addicts‘s “No Funeral” — aka “Burzum On The Dance Floor” — and the melancholic Yakuza-assisted 8-minute closer “Every Last Drop.” “Blood Trance Fusion” is one of the more concise blasts on the collection. Like everything on Addicts, though, it offers a few wrinkles (here, sci-fi synth tweaks, gurgles). Take a listen while you read up on their Stereogum/Haunting The Chapel-presented first North American headlining tour.

• Nachtmystium – “Blood Trance Fusion”Download

Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II is out 6/8 via Century Media. A few weeks ago I was asked if Haunting The Chapel would want to sponsor an upcoming North American Nachtmystium tour. I asked for more details: It’s a month-long trek through the States and Canada with crusty, bluesy Georgia doom trio Zoroaster, down-tempo Florida duo Dark Castle, and expansive tri-guitar psych/sludge crew the Atlas Moth — all bands I enjoy — so I said “of course.” Here’s the itinerary as well as additional MP3s to get you ready for when the circus blows through your town.

09/09 – Dekalb, IL @ Otto’s Nightclub
09/10 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
09/11 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
09/12 – Montreal, QB @ La Sala Rose
09/13 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
09/15 – New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall
09/16 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
09/17 – Providence, RI @ Club Hell
09/18 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
09/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
09/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
09/23 – Richmond, VA @ Hat Factory
09/25 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
09/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
09/27 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Café
09/28 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
09/29 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
10/01 – Toledo, OH @ Mickey’s Finn Pub
10/02 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club

• Zoroaster – “Trident”Download

• Dark Castle – “Awake In Sleep”Download

• The Atlas Moth – “One Amongst The Wheat Fields”