Defiled

Death metal crushers DEFILED are now announcing the release of their new full length “The Highest Level”! The album will drop worldwide on the 28th of April, 2023 via Season of Mist. The band proudly share the cover artwork, title track and track list down below.

In celebration of this news, DEFILED is treating us with the release of their track ‘Off-Limits’, together with a fitting music video, which can be viewed here:

The band comments: “Hello everyone, what’s up! This is Yusuke from Defiled. We’re very happy to unveil an announcement of our upcoming album “The Highest Level”. First of all, please take a look at our PV “”Off-Limits”” It’s the first track of the album and it’s a very straightforward tune for headbanging. If you like it, stay tuned for our new album. We think it won’t disappoint you. Thank you very much.”

Pre-order here: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Defiled_THL
Pre-save here: https://orcd.co/defiled-thl

Track-list:
1. Off-limits (02:35) WATCH HERE
2. Stealth (03:11)
3. The Highest Level (03:17)
4. Entrapped (03:16)
5. The Status Quo (02:32)
6. Warmonger (02:37)
7. Demonization (03:29)
8. Inquisition (03:39)
9. Madness Accelerated (02:11)
10. Delusion (02:54)
11. Only the Strongest Survive (02:54)
12. Red World (04:06)
13. The Last Straw (03:25)
14. Requiem (02:43)
15. The Speech (00:36)
Total (43:17)

When it comes to straight-forward, bone-crushing death metal, Tokyo’s DEFILED delivers! ‘The Highest Level’ stays true to the traditional death metal formula, while the band’s gritty songwriting approach lends to its authenticity. DEFILED attempts to make no frills with this new full-length, instead speaking directly to the sensibility of old school death metal fanatics who are simply looking for some face-melting violence!

The early 90s was a crucial and formative time for death metal, a genre that started to predominantly emerge in the west with bands like Decide, Cannibal Corpse, Autopsy, Obituary, and Morbid Angel having a stronghold on America while Entombed, Cadaver, Carcass, and many others started to make waves in Europe and the U.K. But across the vast Pacific Ocean, DEFILED was taking a cue from its peers and became one of Asia’s leading purveyors during the genre’s early inception.

Upon releasing a series of demos and EPs during the mid-90s, the Japanese powerhouse finally released its first full-length, ‘Erupted Wrath,’ via Nightfall Records. Upon its release, the band broke out of Asia and started to make its debut in America across the extreme metal fest circuit – performing twice at Milwaukee Metal Fest as well as appearing at November to Dismember in Texas.

The band kept busy during the turn of the century while continuing to build their profile and dominate metal audiences around the globe and by 2003, they formed a union with Season of Mist, where the band has become one of the label’s most consistent death metal mainstays. Since then, the band has released six full-length albums, the majority of which are under the Season of Mist banner.

As the band celebrates thirty years since its legacy was formed, they are ready to unleash another pummelling offering onto the masses. ‘The Highest Level’ still carries the same time-tested formula that Defiled established three decades ago, remaining true to their identity, and still carrying the torch as one of the genre’s founding fathers.


Links:
https://www.facebook.com/defiled
https://www.instagram.com/defiledjapan    
https://defiledjapan.bandcamp.com    
https://soundcloud.com/defiled
https://www.defiled.info

Line-up
Shinichiro Hamada: vocals, guitar
Yusuke Sumita: guitar
Takachika Nakajima: bass
Keisuke Hamada: drums

Recording studio: Blackroom Studio Naha, Okinawa (JP)
Mixing & Master: Studio Nest @ China, Japan / Kenji Kikuchi

Cover art: Wes Benscoter

DEFILED live
28 Apr 23 Yokohama (JP) El Puente
29 Apr 23 Tokyo (JP) Earthdom
30 Apr 23 Sendai (JP) Solfa
01 May 23 Koriyama (JP) Peak Action
02 May 23 Niigata (JP) Flower Pop
03 May 23 Nagano (JP) The Venue
04 May 23 Nagoya (JP) Daytrive
05 May 23 Kyoto (JP) Trust
06 May 23 Osaka (JP) Hokage
07 May 23 Takamatsu (JP) Toonice
08 May 23 Syunan (JP) Rise 
09 May 23 Fukuoka (JP) Reflex
10 May 23 Okayama (JP) Ark
09 Jun 23 Tokyo (JP) WWW (Vader + Hate)
10 Jun 23 Nagoya (JP) Holiday Next (Vader + Hate)
11 Jun 23 Osaka (JP) Zeela (Vader + Hate)

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Death metal maniacs DEFILED are about to kick off their previously announced European tour dates in support of VADER. The death metal rampage will kick off at the Bastard venue in Osnabrück (DE) tomorrow and continues throughout 8 more counries before a final curtain at the Colloseum in Košice (SK) on March 22. A full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below.  DEFILED comment on the tour: “We’re thrilled to announce our next European tour with the mighty Vader! We actually opened for Vader back in 1998, on their first show ever in Tokyo; so not only is it a great honor for us to be a part of their anniversary tour and have the chance to share the stage with them again, but it also brings back so many souvenirs and good memories… Saying that we’re excited would be a strong contender for the understatement of the year!! Now about the tour itself, you guys should expect a lot of new songs from our upcoming album ‘Infinite Regress’. Looking forward seeing you all on the road. Thanks!”

DEFILED  +Vader +Chronosphere +Fallcie 07 Mar 20 Osnabruck (DE) Bastard 08 Mar 20 Arlon (BE) l’Entrepot 09 Mar 20 London (UK) Underworld 10 Mar 20 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 11 Mar 20 Lokeren (BE) Sport & Jeugdcomplex 12 Mar 20 Amersfoort (NL) Fluor 13 Mar 20 Leipzig (DE) Stadtbad  14 Mar 20 Marsberg (DE) Metal Diver Festival 15 Mar 20 Mannheim (DE) MS Connexion Complex 16 Mar 20 Martigny (CH) Sunset 17 Mar 20 Martigny (CH) Sunset 18 Mar 20 Milano (IT) Slaughter House 19 Mar 20 San Dova di Piave (IT) Revolver 20 Mar 20 Zagrzeb (HR) Mochvara 21 Mar 20 Wien (AT) Viper Room 22 Mar 20 Kosice (SK) Colloseum DEFILED will be touring in support of their freshly released album ‘Infinite Regress’. and can be heard in full HERE. The artwork, which has been created by Wes Benscoter, can be viewed together with the album details below.

Track-list 1. Intro (00:23) 2. Divide and Conquer (02:30) 3. Tragedy (05:21) 4. Systematic Decomposition (02:33) 5. So Blind (02:48) 6. Legacy (01:58) 7. Masses in Chaos (02:01) 8. Centuries (04:17) 9. Aftermath (03:02) 10. Invisible War (01:45) 11. Ignorant (02:28) 12. Slaverobot (02:57) 13. Infinite Regress (02:48) 14. Outro (00:33) Total playing time: 35:24

DEFILED come yet again, barging in like some crusty Godzilla made out of the stuff polished tech death nightmares are made from. The revered Samurai of death metal crush through the spiral ganglion with a sound rawer than shark sushi that still bites.  This time it took the Japanese three years to deliver a follow-up to the critically acclaimed ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’ (2016) which was not pretty, nor pretending to be. Instead, they reduced death metal to the bare bones and with this, showing its naked brutality. ‘In Crisis’ (2011), which came out eight years after ‘Divination’ (2003) shook the world awake to the band from the Land of the Rising Sun. DEFILED climbed to the top of Asia’s death metal scene with the release of their self-financed EP ‘Defeat of Sanity’ (1994) two years after their inception. Founded in Tokyo, they quickly combined the brutal and technical aspects of this mad metropolis into their own unique sound. Their first album ‘Erupted Wrath’ (1999) was mixed by genre legend Jim Morris in Tampa, Florida, who returned to work on sophomore opus ‘Ugliness Revealed’ (2001) as well as third full-length ‘Divination’. The Japanese opened for extreme metal legends such as CANNIBAL CORPSE, MORBID ANGEL and toured with INCANTATION and MAYHEM to name but a few. DEFILED are back with a bang. ‘Infinite Regress’ is not for the faint of heart or intended for easy listening, but when giving the new monster some spins, the apparent fragments start to drift together once more– starting from a catchy fill, riff or grating grunt that morph into a strange hook relentlessly driving its spike into the brain. www.defiled.info www.facebook.com/defiled Line-up Shinichiro Hamada: vocals, guitar Yusuke Sumita: guitar Takachika Nakajima: bass Keisuke Hamada: drums

Death metal maniacs DEFILED are now unveiling the first brand new track taken from their forthcoming new masterpiece, ‘Infinite Regress’. The album is scheduled for release on January 24th, 2020 via Season of Mist The Japanese  cult death metal act are now streaming “Tragedy”

DEFILED comment: “The day has finally come! We are so incredibly proud to announce our new record “Infinite Regress”. The album will be out on 24th Jan 2020 via our home Season of Mist. Please give a listen to our first official  premier song “Tragedy” and we hope you guys enjoy it. Cheers!“

DEFILED are furthermore releasing the artwork of ‘Infinite Regress’, which has been created by Wes Benscoter, and can be viewed together with the album details below.

Track-list 1. Intro (00:23) 2. Divide and Conquer (02:30) 3. Tragedy (05:21) 4. Systematic Decomposition (02:33) 5. So Blind (02:48) 6. Legacy (01:58) 7. Masses in Chaos (02:01) 8. Centuries (04:17) 9. Aftermath (03:02) 10. Invisible War (01:45) 11. Ignorant (02:28) 12. Slaverobot (02:57) 13. Infinite Regress (02:48) 14. Outro (00:33) Total playing time: 35:24

DEFILED come yet again, barging in like some crusty Godzilla made out of the stuff polished tech death nightmares are made from. The revered Samurai of death metal crush through the spiral ganglion with a sound rawer than shark sushi that still bites.  This time it took the Japanese three years to deliver a follow-up to the critically acclaimed ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’ (2016) which was not pretty, nor pretending to be. Instead, they reduced death metal to the bare bones and with this, showing its naked brutality. ‘In Crisis’ (2011), which came out eight years after ‘Divination’ (2003) shook the world awake to the band from the Land of the Rising Sun. DEFILED climbed to the top of Asia’s death metal scene with the release of their self-financed EP ‘Defeat of Sanity’ (1994) two years after their inception. Founded in Tokyo, they quickly combined the brutal and technical aspects of this mad metropolis into their own unique sound. Their first album ‘Erupted Wrath’ (1999) was mixed by genre legend Jim Morris in Tampa, Florida, who returned to work on sophomore opus ‘Ugliness Revealed’ (2001) as well as third full-length ‘Divination’. The Japanese opened for extreme metal legends such as CANNIBAL CORPSE, MORBID ANGEL and toured with INCANTATION and MAYHEM to name but a few. DEFILED are back with a bang. ‘Infinite Regress’ is not for the faint of heart or intended for easy listening, but when giving the new monster some spins, the apparent fragments start to drift together once more– starting from a catchy fill, riff or grating grunt that morph into a strange hook relentlessly driving its spike into the brain. www.defiled.info www.facebook.com/defiled Line-up Shinichiro Hamada: vocals, guitar Yusuke Sumita: guitar Takachika Nakajima: bass Keisuke Hamada: drums