New York death metal legends Suffocation will unleash their ninth full-length album “Hymns From The Apocrypha” on November 3rd via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to “…of the Dark Light” (2017) and the first release featuring the new vocalist Ricky Myers, pushes the band to the very edges of extremity and is arguably the group’s strongest-sounding, most sonically punishing album yet.
The band has shared the second single from the album entitled, ‘Perpetual Deception’. The track revisits the Son of Man (Jesus) and his continuous deceit, a nod to the classic Suffocation track, ‘Jesus Wept.’
The band took about a month and a half to record “Hymns From The Apocrypha”. They holed up at Hobbs and Boyer‘s InLine Studio in Long Island. The duo engineered and co-produced with Christian Donaldson (Beneath the Massacre, Ingested), who was also re-enlisted to mix and master, with Dominic Grimard (Cryptopsy, Shadow of Intent) assisting. With stunning cover art by Greek illustrator Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design (Vomitory, The Crown), the album is characteristically Suffocation. It’s uncompromisingly brutal, artistically gutsy, and aurally heavy. Clearly, as Suffocation head into their 35th Anniversary, are at the peak of their potential. Death metal or die!
The album is available for pre-order HERE. It will be available digitally and in the following formats:
- CD Jewel
- Vinyl
- Brown w/ White Splatter
- White w/ Brown Corona (Mailorder exclusive, limited to 600), and
- Cassette
- Smoky Tint (Band exclusive, limited to 200)
- Gold (Mailorder exclusive, limited to 500)
Suffocation is staying busy this fall with their 6-date ‘Darkness Within Mexico Tour 2023’ followed by their ‘Ancient Unholy Rising Tour 2023’ with co-headliners legendary death metal band Incantation. The 26-date trek will kick off on November 7th in Baltimore and makes its way across North America with performances in Montreal, Seattle, and Houston before its conclusion in Greensboro on December 4th. Joining the bands as openers are Skeletal Remains and Stabbing.
Check the dates below and get your tickets HERE.
‘Ancient Unholy Uprising’ Tour 2023 with co-headliners Incantation and support Skeletal Remains and Stabbing
11.07.2023 US Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
11.08.2023 US Reading, PA – Reverb
11.09.2023 US Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11.10.2023 US Providence, RI – Alchemy
11.11.2023 CA Trois-Rivières, QC – Amphithéâtre Cogeco
11.12.2023 CA Montreal, QC – Studio TO
11.13.2023 CA Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
11.14.2023 US Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
11.15.2023 US Chicago, IL – Reggies
11.16.2023 US Madison, WI – The Annex
11.17.2023 US Lawrence, KS – The Granada
11.18.2023 US Denver, CO – HQ
11.20.2023 US Richland, WA – Ray’s Golden Lion
11.21.2023 US Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11.22.2023 US Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
11.24.2023 US San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
11.25.2023 US San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
11.26.2023 US Los Angeles, CA – 1720
11.27.2023 US Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
11.28.2023 US Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
11.29.2023 US Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
11.30.2023 US Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
12.01.2023 US Houston, TX – Scout Bar
12.02.2023 US San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
12.03.2023 US New Orleans, LA – Southport Music Hall
12.04.2023 US Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
