Following their recent announcement of joining Nuclear Blast Records, Southern Californian melodic death mongers EXMORTUS also revealed plans to release their massively anticipated 6th studio album, “Necrophony,” on August 25th. Available for pre-order now, the record 4 years in the making finds the shredders at a new creative peak, re-born in the isolation of the pandemic and wielding a master craft of metallic savagery.
Pre-order “Necrophony” HERE
The band has now released the second single and lyric video from the album, “Beyond The Grave”. The face-melting new track is a sonic fist-to-the-face, replete with thrashing guitar riffs, blistering solos and monstrous vocals that attest to why the band remains one of the fiercest bands in underground metal.
Guitarist/vocalist Conan said of the song: “We’re excited to show off yet another intense song from the new album with awesome visuals by Wayne Joyner. Heavily inspired by the Evil Dead movies, this piece interprets the madness of possession with fast rhythms and licks on each instrument. We’re sure to have fun performing this one on tours to come.”
Commenting on the impending record, guitarist/vocalist Conan says: “‘Necrophony’ was an album title idea for as long as I can remember. This Symphony of the Dead couldn’t be realized for a collection of songs until now. Finally, we have our darkest and most Classically inspired work yet, with artwork by the great Toha Mashudi to match perfectly. We returned to Sharkbite Studios to have the mighty wizard that is Zack Ohren aid us again in forging our metal, and resulted in the finest steel we’re all proud to wield on the battlefield.”
“Necrophony” Album Artwork
“Necrophony” Tracklist:
1. Masquerade
2. Mask of Red Death
3. Oathbreaker
4. Mind of Metal
5. Storm of Strings
6. Test of Time
7. Darkest of Knights
8. Prophecy
9. Children of the Night
10. Beyond the Grave
11. Overture
12. Necrophony
13. Moonchild
EXMORTUS will take their shred show on a West Coast tour this month with PALADIN and GRAVESHADOW, starting tonight in Santa Cruz, CA. Tickets are on sale now!
EXMORTUs Tour Dates:
April 12 – Santa Cruz, CA – Blue Lagoon
April 13 – Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
April 14 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
April 15 – Vancouver, BC – Hyperspace Festival
April 17 – Eureka, CA – Savage henry Comedy Club
April 18 – Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides
April 19 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
