Death Metal

Aussie Death Metallers CEMETERY URN premiere new track

Today, Australian death metal barbarians Cemetery Urn premiere the new track “Suffer the Fallen”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated fifth album, Suffer the Fallen, set for international release on October 27th via Hells Headbangers. Hear Cemetery Urn‘s title track “Suffer the Fallen” in its entirety here:

By now, Cemetery Urn require no introduction. Pillars of Australia’s now-legendary extreme metal scene, for nearly 20 years have these barbaric death metallers pursued their strict ‘n’ staunch vision of absolute ultraviolence – and ultraviolence with poise and daresay class. Though lineup shuffles have always been a part of the band’s picture, through it all, erstwhile Abominator founder Andrew Gillon (guitar, sometimes-bass) has steered their turbulent ship and rendered four equally punishing full-length tomes: each one immediately recognizably Cemetery Urn, but each one subtly expanding their sound with no compromise and no quarter. That seven years separated their second and third albums and five years have passed since their fourth matter not; dread deeds are always bubbling within Gillon’s cauldron, and he’s now assembled another deadly lineup, resulting in another deadly LP.

Titled Suffer the Fallen, Cemetery Urn now see the arrival of drum god Brandon Gawith (Eskhaton, Hobbs Angel of Death, Vahrzaw), bassist Joel Westbrook, and fellow Abominator founder Chris Volcano on vocals. Wasting no time, Suffer the Fallen kicks in and proceeds to scorch all and sundry. Once again, Cemetery Urn exude their trademark poise and, yes, CLASS; pulverizing and often operating at unsafe speeds, the quintet still put proper songwriting at the forefront, and color it with a payload of devilish details and deft shifts in tempo and texture. To the uninitiated, Suffer the Fallen will stun and likely sound overwhelming, but those who already drink deeply of the extreme arts will perhaps be surprised at how lithe Cemetery Urn‘s characteristic barbarism has become. Sharpening that attack to an enviable degree is the clear ‘n’ cutting production courtesy of Adam Calaitzis at Toyland Studio, resulting in a fortuitous first partnership. Same goes for the stark cover artwork courtesy of scene legend Mark Riddick – Suffer the Fallen indeed!

Given Cemetery Urn‘s deep roots in the Australian scene and their preceding history, both in Abominator and Gillon’s late-days work in the influential Bestial Warlust, it’s with no small amount of fanfare that original vocalist Damon Bloodstorm – of course, former frontman for both Bestial Warlust and Abominator – is resurrected from the grave on the vinyl-only bonus track “Mass Graves of Blood,” an unreleased track from 2007 which also features original bassist Squiz and thus marks the final time that the original Cemetery Urn lineup was together. Altogether, eight tracks in 35 minutes of pure Australian Barbaric Death Metal: Suffer the Fallen and none survive!

Also hear the previously revealed “Damnation is in the Blood” HERE at Hells Headbangers‘ official YouTube channel. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Cemetery Urn’s Suffer the Fallen
1. Damnation is in the Blood
2. Kill at a Distance
3. Savage Torment
4. Embers of the Burning Dead
5. Room of Depravity
6. Suffer the Fallen
7. Compulsive Degradation
8. It Will End in Death

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/cemeteryurn

www.hellsheadbangers.com

CRUEL FATE set release date for new PERSONAL RECORDS album, reveal first track

On November 17th internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Cruel Fate‘s highly anticipated second album, Destin Cruel, on CD format.

Conjured in 2015 in the frozen landscapes of Canada, Cruel Fate released their first demo soon after their inception, followed by a full-length in 2019 (A Quaternary of Decrepit Night Mares), a split album in 2021 with fellow Canuck death-dealers Expunged, and the Live Necropsy live tape in 2022. As impious apostles of the old vanguard, Cruel Fate worships at the altar of ’90s greats such as Unleashed, Grave, Benediction, and Bolt Thrower, while lacing the chalice’s blood with their own blend of ferocious, stomping death metal. 

Now wielding the French language as a bludgeoning battle axe, Cruel Fate unleashes their second full-length, Destin Cruel. Cleanly produced yet cold & crushing, Cruel Fate‘s sophomore album is a tour de force of classic death metal songcraft, comprising rolling-tank grooves, judiciously parceled bouts of speed, slipstreaming breakdowns, and a haunting lead or five. Nothing fancy or flashy, nor does it need to be: simply, Destin Cruel quickly makes its point in a half-hour and gets out, devastating the listener in the process. This release is sure to tighten the quartet’s steel grip on the throat of maniacs worldwide.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new title track “Destin Cruel”

Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Cruel Fate’s Destin Cruel

1. Triomphe de la Mort
2. Vampire Boréal
3. Destin Cruel
4. Transit Sidéral
5. Descente aux Enfers
6. Feu Christique
7. L’Usurpateur

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/cruelfateottawa 

www.personal-records.com
personal-records.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/personalrecords666

BLOOD INCANTATION Release “Luminescent Bridge” (12” Maxi Single)!

BLOOD INCANTATION are back!

After releasing the ambient Timewave Zero record last year to critical acclaim, the cosmic death metal outfit returns with Luminescent Bridge, a 12” maxi single that features a brutal and epic metal track on Side A and an ethereal, cosmic instrumental composition on Side B, with a total running time of nearly 20 minutes.
 
Tracklisting:
Side A – ‘Obliquity of the Ecliptic’ (08:55)
Side B – ‘Luminescent Bridge’ (09:39)
 
Both tracks were recorded at Rocky Mountain Recorders Studio (Denver, Colorado) with Chris McNaughton and mixed as well as mastered by Arthur Rizk (Kreator, Cavalera Conspiracy, Power Trip). The cover artwork was made by Steve R. Dodd.

‘Luminescent Bridge’ (12” maxi single) is out today worldwide and comes in the following format variants:
 

  • BLACK 12” MAXI SINGLE (AVAILABLE AT ALL OUTLETS)
  • TRANSP. LIGHT BLUE 12” MAXI SINGLE (LIMITED TO 500 | AVAILABLE AT UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH CANNIBAL CORPSE/MAYHEM/GORGUTS)
  • SILVER 12” MAXI SINGLE (LIMITED TO 1.200 | AVAILABLE AT WWW.EVILGREED.NET & WWW.HOLYMOUNTAINPRINTING.COM)
  • GOLDEN 12” MAXI SINGLE (LIMITED TO 1.000 | AVAILABLE AT WWW.CMDISTRO.COM & VARIOUS RETAILERS
  • ULTRA CLEAR 12” MAXI SINGLE (LIMITED TO 2.000 | AVAILABLE AT ALL US OUTLETS) 

(All 12” formats contain matrix engraving on both sides)

  • DIGITAL AUDIO BUNDLE

The individual formats can be ordered here: www.bloodincantation.lnk.to/LuminescentBridge

The band is also proud to share the official music video for “Obliquity of the Ecliptic” (Side A) today!

The video was filmed by Mirko Witzki (www.witzki.vision) at legendary Meistersaal at Hansa Studios (Berlin) and completed with visual effects by Miles Skarin (Crystal Spotlight / www.crystalspotlight.com) who is already familiar with Blood Incantation’s video for ‘Inner Paths (to Outer Space)’.
 

BLOOD INCANTATION ill also bring their cosmic fused death metal to North America in September and October along with metal legends CANNIBAL CORPSE, MAYHEM, and GORGUTS!

Chile’s BLOOD OATH stream CALIGARI / RAISE THE DEAD debut

Today, Chilean tech-death metallers Blood Oath stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Lost in Eternal Silence. Set for international release on September 15th via Caligari Records and Raise the Dead Records – Caligari will handle the CD and cassette tape versions while Raise the Dead will handle the vinyl version – hear Blood Oath‘s Lost in Eternal Silence in its entirety here:

Formed in 2015, Chile’s Blood Oath have been a study in patience and persistence. During their first year of existence, the band released a rehearsal recording as well as a two-song promo EP. A couple more years would follow before Blood Oath would release their official debut, an EP titled The Line Between. Initially, that EP would be released domestically on cassette, but later in the year did Unspeakable Axe pick it up for CD release. Here, the then-quintet displayed a brazen mastery of technical death metal, but the darkest and more barbaric extremes of such. If one could imagine Death’s Human meeting Sextrash’s Sexual Carnage, Blood Oath possessed that potential.

Alas, a hiatus ensued and their lineup pared down to a quartet, but at long last, Blood Oath have arrived with their full-length debut: Lost in an Eternal Silence. Evocatively displayed by its cover artwork courtesy of Daniel Hermosilla / Nox Fragor, Lost in an Eternal Silence is a clandestine plunge into sulfurous, deeply entrenched energies. Upping both the barbarism AND technical wizardry of its EP predecessor, Blood Oath‘s debut album melds mind-melted songwriting – angular, askew, but somehow surprisingly melodic – with a pitch-black atmosphere and utterly gnarly production. That latter element undeniably separates the Chileans from so many squeaky-clean contemporaries, but make no mistake that their attack is superlative in its precision; it’s thankfully/uniquely wrapped in a thick-as-a-brick recording style that suggests an astute understanding of turn-of-the-’90s aesthetics. Cyclonic rhythm work guides the riffing as hauntingly bent leads dot the treacherous landscape, fretless bass eerily often taking center stage, and effects are liberally (and effectively) utilized for further diabolic drama. More than anything, Lost in an Eternal Silence fries synapses with shapeshifting yet always-linear movement, beckoning the listener down into those catacombs…and, if one is of hardy constitution, emerging enlightened.

On evidence of Lost in an Eternal Silence, Blood Oath are a revelation for those into the cultest ends of tech-death. Maniacs of early ’90s Sadus, mid-’90s Cenotaph, or especially the works of The Chasm and Stargazer, meet your new gods!

Preorder info for the CD and tape versions can be found HERE at Caligari‘s Bandcamp. Preorder info for the vinyl version can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Blood Oath (Chile)’s Lost in an Eternal Silence
1. Beyond the Dimensional Gates
2. Sanctuary of Souls
3. Fateful Existence
4. The Sacrifice
5. Singularity
6. Reflections of Darkness
7. The Journey Into the Depths
8. Lost in An Eternal Silence


MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/hallucinatedeath

www.caligarirecords.com
www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
www.caligarirecords.bandcamp.com 

www.raisethedeadrecords.com

MARTYRDOOM set release date for new MEMENTO MORI album, reveal first track

In their endless quest to push and support current underground acts that perpetuate the odor of vintage death metal, on October 23rd, Memento Mori is proud to present Martyrdoom’s highly anticipated second album, As Torment Prevails.

Conceived in Warsaw back in 2010, Poland’s Martyrdoom went through some lineup changes until they established a solid formation in 2014, consisting of Sociak (vocals), Marol (guitar), Młynar (guitar / vocals), Artur (bass), and Wasyl (drums). With this lineup, in 2017 did they release their debut album, Grievous Psychosis, through Memento Mori. Blending complex, blastbeat-driven, darkened death metal with slow doom passages, the band drew their main influences from the likes of Obituary, Immolation, Rippikoulu, Autopsy, Demilich, Triptykon, Cannibal Corpse, Incantation, Hooded Menace, Grave, Disma, and Dead Congregation, but they spewed all those influences out with renewed vigor. As far as non-musical inspirations go, their lyrics mostly revolved around old-school horror/gore movies, personal struggles, and the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

Bloodthirsty and dripping with menace, Martyrdoom are armed with a thorough knowledge of ancient death metal – still! – and they return to create something vile and unearthly with second album As Torment Prevails. Though six years might’ve passed between full-lengths, these Poles pick up exactly where they left off: eschewing all trends, trudging defiantly, and blasting their noxious blend of death metal and doom. If anything, As Torment Prevails dives deeper into the ancient past, sounding like a lost relic from 1992, including the striking cover art courtesy of Ryszard Wojtyński. And while doom no doubt forms a foundation for their sound, never do Martyrdoom sound sluggish here; their guitar sound alone is GUTTED, and the doom is definitely all in the feeling, for there’s plenty of off-the-charts energy here no matter what the tempo is. Those especially enamored with the ’90s works of Asphyx and Benediction will find tons to love here As Torment Prevails, as well as the early (and equally essential) records of Sinister and Hypocrisy. Concluding with a cover of Autopsy’s “In the Grip of Winter,” Martyrdoom don’t so much as turn back the clock as CRUSH it!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Katatonic Ascension of Cirrhosis” here:

. Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Martyrdoom’s As Torment Prevails
1. Voidcreeper
2. 93
3. Katatonic Ascension of Cirrhosis
4. Purtenance
5. Shedding of the Soul
6. Torment
7. Festering Existence
8. Garden of Flesh
9. In the Grip of Winter [Autopsy cover]

MORE INFO:

www.facebook.com/martyrdoomdeath
martyrdoom.bandcamp.com

www.memento-mori.es

The Netherlands’ ECOCIDE set release date for new MEMENTO MORI album, reveal first track

In their endless quest to push and support current underground acts that perpetuate the odor of vintage death metal, on October 23rd, Memento Mori is proud to present the long-awaited second album of The Netherlands’ Ecocide, Metamorphosis.

Ecocide was formed in Haarlem by Sten Govers, Bas Gijzen, and Rick Stikkelorum back in 2012, with Dennis Bikker joining in 2014. Their self-titled 2012 demo was basically thrash metal with a pinch of death metal thrown in for good measure and lyrical themes based on H.P. Lovecraft, ’80s horror, and sci-fi movies. Their 2013 debut album, Eye of Wicked Sight, saw the band shift their initial thrash metal sound into old-school death metal, taking the Floridian brand of Death, Obituary, and Massacre, adding some Swedish inspiration in the vein of Entombed, Grave, and Unleashed, pouring some Bolt Thrower heaviness, some Pestilence greatness, and throwing in an additional touch of thrash metal àla Slayer for a real homage to the golden days of yore, when death metal was memorable and riff-oriented to the hilt. The release of the album quickly attracted a bigger, international following, and the band started playing dozens of shows within and around the Netherlands. During these shows, they shared the stage with bands like Malevolent Creation, Sinister, Gorguts, and the legendary Bolt Thrower. After two lineup changes ,the band called it quits in 2015, returning briefly in 2017 to release a single titled “The Godhand,” and then again in 2020 to release another single, titled “Sleeper.” After releasing those two songs, the band remained dormant until 2023, when they announced their comeback and started working for the second album.

Now, at long last is that comeback already ready, fittingly titled Metamorphosis. Indeed, it’s been a full decade since their debut album, but Ecocide prove that LP#2 could’ve followed swiftly after the first: the band stick to their guns, and totally solidify their transformation into old-school death metal par excellence. While thrash riffs still abound, they’re fully integrated into the whole, supporting an unbelievably era-authentic Tampa style that could’ve come out in 1991. Ecocide‘s songwriting has also gotten stronger, shifting speeds with deftness and care, and placing a premium on earth-shuddering breakdowns. There’s always a linear flow to all that they do here on Metamorphosis, even when the riffing gets busier and the rhythms kick into overdrive; for the latter, the kick drums in particular impart that timeless “tornado” effect that made many a Morrisound recording so classic. Similarly, the production across the album is clear, crunchy, and classy, displaying technical finesse whilst keeping just the right amount of grit. And what to say of vocalist/guitarist Govers…well, an exceptionally CLASSIC death metal throat, powerful in his enunciation and creeping you the fuck out!

Completed by Costin Chioreanu’s horrifically abstract cover art, Ecocide make a grand return with Metamorphosis. Let’s hope it’s not another decade for LP#3!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “On the Shores of Madness” with a lyric video here:

Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Ecocide (The Netherlands)’s Metamorphosis
1. Prologue
2. Metamorphosis
3. Terminus
4. Corrupted Reality
5. On the Shores of Madness 
6. Vortex Singularity
7. Transcendence of the Mind
8. The Flayed 
9. Amongst the Tombs

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/EcocideMetal
ecocide-osdm.bandcamp.com

www.memento-mori.es

EXCARNATED ENTITY premiere new track – features members of ANHEDONIST and TRIUMVIR FOUL

Today, Pacific Northwest death metallers Excarnated Entity premiere the new track “Corridor of Flame” at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Mass Grave Horizon, set for international release on September 8th via Nuclear Winter Records. Hear Excarnated Entity’s “Corridor of Flame” in its entirety here:

Excarnated Entity was stillborn under lifeless skies in the year 2018. Originally hailing from Seattle, the quartet features current and former members of Anhedonist and Triumvir Foul. From the beginning, Excarnated Entity‘s aim has been to deliver desolate-yet-powerful death metal doom. They self-released their Stillborn in Ash demo in May 2019, which quickly caught the attention of various labels. It immediately got reissued on tape by Extremely Rotten Productions, followed by vinyl and CD reissues on Nuclear Winter with new artwork/design and remixed audio. 

In mid-2020, Excarnated Entity relocated to Portland, Oregon and underwent a handful of lineup changes before reaching their current formation. With the new lineup in place, work on their debut album was finally completed. Mass Grave Horizon paints a hopeless vision of the future, drearily dredging death metal’s darkest depths and locating majestically miserable doom among those ominously bubbling landscapes. Following a two-minute instrumental introduction, Excarnated Entity kick in with a classic downtuned death metal surge before gutting its underbelly, revealing the morose melodicism of earliest My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost. As the eight-song/44-minute album plays on, its attendant song titles vividly illustrate said vision – “Carcinogen Shroud,” “Corridor of Flame,” and “The Butcher’s Pulpit” among them – and one can further detect shades of Trouble, Cathedral, Solitude Aeturnus, and even Lycia lurking within those ruins. It’s a massively dense-yet-spacious sound, and the quartet’s songwriting suitably incorporates slow twists of the knife, but always in a deliberate and linear fashion. And, come climactic closer “Gallery of Defeat,” your fate is sealed and your soul spent…and Excarnated Entity stand stoic, unmoved and unmovable. 

Also hear the previously revealed “Irradiated Shadows” HERE at Nuclear Winter‘s Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Excarnated Entity’s Mass Grave Horizon
1. Abjection
2. Carcinogen Shroud
3. Irradiated Shadows
4. Corridor of Flame
5. Paralytic Reverie
6. Mass Grave Horizon
7. The Butcher’s Pulpit
8. Gallery of Defeat

MORE INFO:
www.excarnatedentity.bandcamp.com

www.nuclearwinterrecords.com
www.nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/martyrdoomproductions

Sweden’s ATONEMENT stream DYING VICTIMS debut album

Today, Swedish deathrashers Atonement stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Sadistic Invaders. Set for international release on July 28th via Dying Victims Productions, hear Atonement‘s Sadistic Invaders in its entirety here:

One of the most literally explosive young bands in the nowadays metal underground, Atonement are a trio of Swedes whose average age was 16 years old when they released their debut demo, Merciless Blasphemy, in 2021. Despite such youth, Atonement proved that they are steeped in the ancient essence of thrashing death metal circa 1987. Bubbling forth from their cauldron of nastiness were the likes of early Destruction, Sepultura, Possessed, Death, Sweden’s Morbid, Germany’s Poison, and Chile’s Pentagram, and thus was Merciless Blasphemy aptly titled, for each of the demo’s five songs whipped forth a filth & fury quite unlike anything else around.

With expectations understandably high, Atonement took their time crafting the penultimate debut album, and two years later it arrives in the form of Sadistic Invaders. Yet another aptly titled recording, Sadistic Invaders carries forward that filth & fury of its short-length predecessor and amazingly ups the nastiness to hellish levels. Again, even with the band not yet in their 20s, Atonement are dead-ringers for juiced-up and jackhammering deathrash of a most mid-‘80s vintage, and the ten songs they devilishly dole out across the 37-minute album are somehow more crazed and compact than on said demo. And whereas that demo’s ultra-rawness emitted an air of the otherworldly, here on Sadistic Invaders do the trio impart a thicker and fuller-bodied aspect, retaining a respectable rawness but not at the expense of their superlative chops; while it’s always full speed ahead for Atonement, they manage to twist the ceremonial knife in different and sometimes-impossible ways, elevating the album above the masses still searching for Endless Pain. Dizzying yet addicting, Sadistic Invaders hits with the power and precision of a nuclear strike.

And yet, it’s still early days for Atonement, so who knows how far they’ll venture into the lungs of Hell? Sadistic Invaders provides the first full-length clues, and is highly recommended for maniacs of Deathhammer, Division Speed, and Norway’s late/great Condor.
 
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Atonement (Sweden)’s Sadistic Invaders
1. Hellish Delight
2. Await The Command
3. Fatal Militia
4. Axe Of Death
5. Evil Disaster
6. Lust For Sin
7. Unholy Sorcery
8. Death Merchant
9. Evil Minds
10. Sadistic Invader
MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/atonementband

www.dying-victims.de 

ETERNAL ROT stream new MEMENTO MORI / GODZ OV WAR album

Today, pan-international death metallers Eternal Rot stream the entirety of their highly anticipated third album, Moribound. Set for international release on July 24th – Memento Mori will handle the CD version while Godz Ov War Productions will handle the vinyl, cassette tape, and digital formats – hear Eternal Rot‘s Moribound in its entirety here:

Eternal Rot crawled out of a musty dungeon in London in 2012, born out of a passion for death metal by Mayer and Grindak. Their 2013 Promo Tape demo (released as Grave Grooves on 7″ EP through Fallen Temple Productions a year after), featured two swampy and deadly tracks that attracted vigilant zombies who began to spread the word about a new sonic disease. A few years of disgusting excavations later, they joined forces with Godz Ov War Productions and spewed out the debut album Cadaverine, which was adorned with the artwork of Mark Riddick, who would ultimately become the band’s artist of choice from then on. Shortly after, the duo were joined by Radek Pierściński (Meat Spreader, Neuropathia, The Dead Goats) on drums, and the result was the band’s second album, Putridarium, which featured an improved formula of their already trademark purulent and über-crushing death metal. The band’s latest chapter of filth up to date was the 2021 split with death/doom metal powerhouse Coffins, on Behind the Mountain Records.

Now, at long last, Eternal Rot will release their third album, Moribound. Aptly titled in a perverse way and again graced with another unforgettable Mark Riddick cover, Moribound proves that the power-trio’s death metal is as undead as ever – “rottenly fresh,” as it were, or perhaps “freshly rotten”! No compromise made and no quarter given, Eternal Rot stick to their grimy guns and unleash another slab of organ-crushing, mind-blowing, and sickening DEATH METAL. That it’s stripped to the fucking bone is one thing (and indeed it is); that it’s insanely CATCHY is another! Someone once said that it takes a truly smart man to know when to be dumb, and Eternal Rot just might be the smartest men around with the ignorant, knuckle-dragging stomp of Moribound. There’s just no resisting these anthems-in-the-making, especially as the gut-wrenching crunch devours you whole and then sucks the very marrow from both bone and soul. Of course, a horror-drenched atmosphere still pervades all that Eternal Rot do, but the modus operandi here is undeniably the absolute CRUSH of the listener – in the catchiest way possible!

Maniacs for Autopsy, Undergang, Hooded Menace, Rippikoulu, Anatomia, Disma, Coffins, Grave, Incantation, and Funebrarum, prepare to permanently add Eternal Rot to that list with Moribound!

Aforementioned cover art and trackisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Eternal Rot’s Moribound
1. Summoned from Moribund Delusions
2. Reflected in Perpetual Waves of Despair
3. Swollen Corpse Adoration
4. Desecrated Guts
5. Gestures Never Recalled
6. Lurker in the Morgue

 

MORE INFO:

www.facebook.com/EternalRot
www.eternalrot.bandcamp.com

www.memento-mori.es
www.facebook.com/memento.mori.label

www.godzofwar.com

Sweden’s ATONEMENT reveal third track from upcoming DYING VICTIMS debut album

Today, Swedish deathrashers Atonement reveal the new track “Death Merchant.” The track is the third to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Sadistic Invaders, set for international release on July 28th via Dying Victims Productions. Hear Atonement‘s “Death Merchants” in its entirety here:

One of the most literally explosive young bands in the nowadays metal underground, Atonement are a trio of Swedes whose average age was 16 years old when they released their debut demo, Merciless Blasphemy, in 2021. Despite such youth, Atonement proved that they are steeped in the ancient essence of thrashing death metal circa 1987. Bubbling forth from their cauldron of nastiness were the likes of early Destruction, Sepultura, Possessed, Death, Sweden’s Morbid, Germany’s Poison, and Chile’s Pentagram, and thus was Merciless Blasphemy aptly titled, for each of the demo’s five songs whipped forth a filth & fury quite unlike anything else around.

With expectations understandably high, Atonement took their time crafting the penultimate debut album, and two years later it arrives in the form of Sadistic Invaders. Yet another aptly titled recording, Sadistic Invaders carries forward that filth & fury of its short-length predecessor and amazingly ups the nastiness to hellish levels. Again, even with the band not yet in their 20s, Atonement are dead-ringers for juiced-up and jackhammering deathrash of a most mid-‘80s vintage, and the ten songs they devilishly dole out across the 37-minute album are somehow more crazed and compact than on said demo. And whereas that demo’s ultra-rawness emitted an air of the otherworldly, here on Sadistic Invaders do the trio impart a thicker and fuller-bodied aspect, retaining a respectable rawness but not at the expense of their superlative chops; while it’s always full speed ahead for Atonement, they manage to twist the ceremonial knife in different and sometimes-impossible ways, elevating the album above the masses still searching for Endless Pain. Dizzying yet addicting, Sadistic Invaders hits with the power and precision of a nuclear strike.

And yet, it’s still early days for Atonement, so who knows how far they’ll venture into the lungs of Hell? Sadistic Invaders provides the first full-length clues, and is highly recommended for maniacs of Deathhammer, Division Speed, and Norway’s late/great Condor.
 
Hear the previously revealed “Await the Command” exclusively HERE, courtesy of MetalBite.com, as well as the previously revealed “Hellish Delight” exclusively HERE, courtesy of Deaf Forever magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Atonement (Sweden)’s Sadistic Invaders
1. Hellish Delight
2. Await The Command
3. Fatal Militia
4. Axe Of Death
5. Evil Disaster
6. Lust For Sin
7. Unholy Sorcery
8. Death Merchant
9. Evil Minds
10. Sadistic Invader

MORE INFO:
www.facebook.com/atonementband

www.dying-victims.de