Bedsore sign to Season of Mist

Season of Mist is proud to welcome BEDSORE!

Seven years ago, Bedsore appeared from Italy’s underground with a magical potion that stirs together death metal, vintage prog rock and cinematic horror. The band’s first album Hypnagogic Hallucinations was plenty potent, though last year’s follow-up proved truly mesmerizing. Dreaming the Strife for Love was named one of the best metal albums of 2024 by Brooklyn Vegan, Treble, BangerTV and other notable publications.

Now, as the band return to the studio for their upcoming third album and first since fleshing out into a six-piece lineup, Bedsore are pleased to finally reveal that they’ve signed with Season of Mist. Says the band’s founding members Jacopo Gianmaria Pepe and Stefano Allegretti:

“With a long and continued tradition of supporting leading artists who are on the cutting edge, Season of Mist represents the perfect partner for Bedsore’s musical imagery, offering us an open field for creative exploration while also helping us reach listeners who truly care”.

“Being part of this forward-thinking family gives us the freedom to keep developing our aesthetic without any compromise, which is why joining hands with Season of Mist feels like the wisest decision for us at this stage.

“We would firmly like to extend our heartfelt thanks to 20 Buck Spin for their invaluable contributions so far. We would not be here today without their trust and support. We sincerely wish them the very best as we take on a new step of our journey”.

To go along with their new label home, Bedsore are also thrilled to announce that they have joined forces with Swamp Booking.

“We are truly excited to work alongside what is hands down one of the best booking acts around and look forward to bringing our music to stages everywhere”, the band continues. “As good things come in threes, new sensational music is already in the works and marks a transition toward something even more ambitious. We can’t wait to move forward and share it with all of you soon!”

Don’t miss Bedsore when they close out 2025 alongside StarGazer and Drowned.

Bedsore 2025 European Dates:
November 22 – Erba, IT @ Centrale Rock Pub w/StarGazer and Drowned [TICKETS]

From the Eternal City, BEDSORE are like a wounded dream pulsing in darkness, an aural oracle shaping, at times, the Agitation and the Sublime.

Since 2018, the act has quickly emerged from the Italian underground with a distinct synthesis of extreme metal, 1970s progressive rock heritage, and cinematic horror atmospheres, withdrawing a sound at once baroque and primeval, oneiric and violent.

Their debut Hypnagogic Hallucinations (2020, 20 Buck Spin), revealed Bedsore’s fascination with the intersection of such contrasted elements, earning attention for their brave blend, which they further explored on their 2022 split with Mortal Incarnation.

With Dreaming the Strife for Love (2024, 20 Buck Spin), Bedsore elevated their formula into a shape that once and for all defies any definition, suspended between Renaissance mysticism and metal catharsis, where a layered musical masquerade plays amid graceful passages and howls of blood and fever. Inspired by the enigmatic 15th-century book Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, the album merged an everlasting metal foundation with prominent progressive constructions, unfolding as a hero’s journey where love contends with decay, where matter dissolves into dreams, and fears walk beside ecstasy. Bedsore weaved a variegated sonic architecture, shifting from biting riffs and screams to tender soaring melodies and hybrid orchestral-like instrumentation. The sinuous structures of the tracks, their dynamic tempo changes and the aerial acoustic interludes, mirror the dreamlike odyssey of Poliphilo’s voyage by constantly alternating between tension and release, chaos and harmony.

This year, Bedsore proudly joined the prestigious roster of Season of Mist, opening a new phase in their artistic path. This step prepares the ground for their forthcoming album, promising to expand their sound into even richer and more daring territories.

Like so many of their Italian brethren from Goblin and Devil Doll, to Death SS and Black Hole, Bedsore continue to pursue their uncompromising vision, now in a renovated vest, and performing as a six-piece to achieve a more powerful live dynamic and timbrel palette.

Bedsore already have two European tours and appearances at eminent international festivals like Chaos Descends Festival, Incineration Festival, Kill-Town Death Fest, Courts of Chaos Festival, Frantic Festival and Metalitalia Festival under their belts. The band’s live appearances aim to convey their musical kaleidoscopic frame into a unique visual and aural experience that’s all-encompassing for both the audience and the musicians.

So, brace yourself! Bedsore‘s journey is just at its beginning, and the future promises even greater sonic heights.

Lineup:
Jacopo Gianmaria Pepe — Vocals, Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar
Stefano Allegretti — Hammond Organ, Mellotron, String Machine
Ruben Palma — Bass
Luca Tiraterra — Drums
Alessandro De Falco — Electric Guitar
Samuele Cima — Synthesizers