Vltimas, (pronounced ‘uhl-tuh-mas’), is the multinational quintet featuring Norwegian guitarist Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen (ex-Mayhem, Aura Noir), American vocalist David Vincent (ex-Morbid Angel), and Canadian drummer Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy), has released the official music video for the song “Mephisto Manifesto”.
The track is taken from Vltimas‘s second album, Epic, which came out in March 2024 via Season Of Mist.
After three decades on the throne, even the most Satanic rulers are guilty of sitting back and admiring their dirty work. But Vltimas are still doing the devil’s work. “Mephisto Manifesto” declares their unholy dominion over extreme metal. “I’m righting all their wrongs”, Vincent growls with righteous disdain at his lesser demons. His captors may put a stop to his grand plan in the song’s devious video, but the closing solo from Eriksen seals the band’s oath to extreme excellence in blood.
Vltimas will join forces with SepticFlesh and Ex Deo for the “Modern Primitive In North America” tour in February.
Vincent says: “We are teaming up with our metal brothers SepticFlesh and Ex Deo for Vltimas‘s first-ever North American tour next month. We look forward to sharing our strength and misery with our friends and fans. This indeed will be EPIC!”
“We wrote every bit of Epic together at my ranch in Dime Box, Texas,” offered Vincent. “The writing sessions were as organic as they could be. There were times when, at the end of the night, Rune would take his guitar and play something ridiculous. Flo would play something even more ridiculous on top of it. I’d say to the guys, ‘I need to capture this.’ So, the magic of Vltimas is being in the same room together, discussing, playing, and recording music and everything else we’re doing together. We have unbelievable camaraderie.”
“The main goal is to be real,” Eriksen revealed. “To channel the very moment, to let true inspiration out. I don’t believe I ever set myself a goal on what an album should or needs to sound like before I or we write it because that means I have to compromise during the process. For Epic, we focused on more direct songs, trimming the fat, as opposed to Something Wicked Marches In, which had a progressive and ‘playful’ flair.”
“Everything we’re doing and messaging is about strength and honor,” said Vincent. “These are the fundamentals that I incorporate into my life, which I believe in. I want to share with others, hoping they’ll incorporate strength and honor into their lives. I wouldn’t say I like spelling lyrics out. I use a lot of double meanings on purpose because I want to inspire the listener to think. I’m not a short attention span guy, and I don’t appreciate it. Epic is holistic and meant to be experienced that way.”
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