On April 5th, AntropomorphiA will release their new album, Merciless Savagery, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Merciless Savagery, a video for the new single, "Womb ov Thorns", can be viewed below:
Check also the album's title track below:
And the record can be pre-ordered here in the following formats:
digipak-CD
180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
grey marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
dead gold marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
black/white splatter vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 120 copies)
brown marbled vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
In the year marking the 30th anniversary, AntropomorphiA has delivered an extreme metal opus that more than maintains the high standards upheld over the course of their storied career. Further building on the monstrous sounds of 2017's Sermon Ov Wrath, Merciless Savagery lives up to its name, attacking with unrepentant ferocity and holding nothing back. Vocalist/guitarist Ferry Damen comments: "'Sermon Ov Wrath' was our most raw and honest statement and an album where we transcended certain genre limitations, capturing the essence of AntropomorphiA, and I would say the new record's atmosphere is darker, heavier and more punishing, but still has hooky riffs and grooves. I think it's the logical step forward. It's a different chapter, even more diverse while being very cohesive, but you can immediately hear it's AntropomorphiA."
Merciless Savagery track-listing
1. Merciless Savagery
2. Requiem Diabolica
3. Womb ov Thorns
4. Cathedral ov Tombs
5. Apocalyptic Scourge
6. Wailing Chorus ov the Damned
7. Luciferian Tempest
8. The Darkest Light
9. Unsettling Voices
ONLINE
LINEUP
Ferry Damen - vocals, guitar
Jos van den Brand - guitar
Jeroen Pleunis - bass
Marco Stubbe - drums
BIOGRAPHY
It’s been more than two decades since AntropomorphiA‘s EP debut, Necromantic Love Songs (1993), emerged from the depths of the Dutch death metal scene. A sonic relentless force filled with crushing grooves, Necromantic Love Songs became an underground cult classic, and was followed by the Metal Blade Records releases Evanglivm Nekromantia (2012), Rites ov Perversion (2014) and the re-release of Necromantic Love Songs (2016). Today AntropomorphiA‘s uncompromising vision, unapologetic attitude and ambition has taken them down a path within their malicious darkness, resulting in a third full-length, entitled Sermon ov Wrath.
Featuring artwork by 13 Candles Tattoo/Madeleine Hoogkamer, Sermon ov Wrath was once again recorded at drummer Marco Stubbe’s Aftermath Studio, and then mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio, giving the album a savage, crushing sound. As their most diverse record to-date, Sermon ov Wrath contains a bewitching atmosphere, furious groovy riffs, and merciless brutality – proving that the band is not afraid to experiment within the genre.
“I honestly believe this is by far our most diverse and strongest album to-date,” comments vocalist/guitarist Ferry Damen. “‘Sermon ov Wrath‘ has a veil of our poisonous roots breathing throughout the whole album while never compromising when it comes to expanding our sound or musical horizon. I think the song ‘Crown ov the Dead’ is an excellent example of that. We turned into a different beast and I think people will hear that.”
DISCOGRAPHY
Pure - 1998
Evangelivm Nekromantia - 2012
Rites ov Perversion - 2014
Sermon ov Wrath - 2017
Merciless Savagery - 2019