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Undeath Releases Disputatious Malignancy TODAY

Undeath Releases Disputatious Malignancy TODAY
 

Today, Undeath has released a new single and accompanying claymation video, "Disputatious Malignancy" (which debuted yesterday - Sept. 4th - exclusively via Matt Heafy's Sirius XM Chaos Hour!). This is the second single to be taken from the Rochester, NY death metal band's forthcoming third album, More Insane, which is set for release via Prosthetic Records on October 4th. Stream "Disputatious Malignancy" now here; watch the video (directed and animated by Hayden Hall // @sick_slice) here: https://youtu.be/bP61e_WHcZk

 

Speaking on the single, Undeath vocalist Alexander Jones comments: "This was actually one of the last songs written for the album. Kyle (guitars) had an extremely rough demo of it on his phone that I overheard him listening to when we were at Mark's studio doing pre-production, and just from hearing that I knew it had to be on the record no matter what. Thematically it's got kind of a 'Pierced From Within'-era Suffocation meets Bloodborne lore vibe and it's definitely the closest thing we have lyrically to a 'fuck god/religion' song, which is kind of new territory for us. It's fast as shit, bouncy and has a killer duelling squeal-y solo part that I absolutely love."

 

Pre-order More Insane via: https://lnk.to/MoreInsane - where the record is available in various vinyl variants as well as on cassette and CD. The previously released single, "Brandish The Blade", can also be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPvbdbGNjAk

Album artwork by: Matt Browning

 

Previous album It's Time...To Rise from the Grave caught a wave of acclaim on TheNeedleDrop's YouTube channel, earned "Best New Music" from Pitchfork, and, most impressively, rocketed to the top of Decibel Magazine's Top 40 Albums of 2022, along with a coveted cover feature. On More InsaneUndeath—featuring Kyle Beam (guitars), Alexander Jones (vocals), Tommy Wall (bass), Jared Welch (guitars), and Matt Browning (drums)—feast on the rotten flesh of brutality, complexity, and depravity.

 

If the gross-out teenage hallucinations of It's Time... rattled death metal's caved-in cranium, More Insane explodes with even sicker vistas. Lyrically, Undeath pick up, in part, where "Necrobionics" and "Enhancing the Dead" left off. Indeed, the undead armies (from space) cause more carnage in "Sutured for War" and "Dead from Beyond". Elsewhere, the New Yorkers summon nightmares from video games (Bloodborne, etc.) on "Cramped Caskets (Necrology)", turn to high fantasy on "Brandish the Blade", and man-eating laboratory demons on "Disattachment of a Prophylactic in the Brain". Unifying themes of murder, weirdos, psychotic people (who kill others), and more lunacy prevail on More Insane. Browning's eye-catching cover art of a splayed head atop an optic white background engulfs all in graphic, blood-soaked glory.

 

The recording of More Insane was hearsed over to American studio wizard Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder) at Mark Lewis Audio in Nashville, TN. Undeath and Lewis met after a gig in Alabama. They became fast friends. With the basics out of the way, the group set up a month-long residency at Lewis's studio to nail down More InsaneUndeath and Lewis co-produced, while Lewis handled engineering, mixing, and mastering. "Brandish the Blade", "Disputatious Malignancy", "Dead from Beyond", and the title track are pure, unyielding death brought to horrifying reality by a kick-ass production.

 

Expect Undeath to take More Insane to their diehard fans around the world. Expect more bloodshed, crazier merch, and a ton of fun. In life, there's only Undeath. Only this time, it's More Insane!

 

More Insane track-listing:

1. Dead From Beyond

2. More Insane

3. Brandish the Blade

4. Disputatious Malignancy

5. Sutured For War

6. Cramped Caskets (Necrology)

7. Bounty Hunter

8. Wailing Cadavers

9. Disattachment of a Prophylactic in the Brain

10. Bones Clattering in the Cave

 

Undeath will hit the road this fall for their first ever North American headlining tour, featuring Kruelty, Gates To Hell, plus rotating openers (Tribal Gaze and Torture) as support. See below for all dates; tickets can be purchased via moreinsane.com.

 

Undeath tour dates

w/ Kruelty, Gates To Hell

Sept. 25, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *

Sept. 26, 2024 - Mesa, AZ - Underground *

Sept. 27, 2024 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room *

Sept. 28, 2024 - Santa Cruz, CA - Vets Hall *

Sept. 30, 2024 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater *

Oct. 1, 2024 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre *

Oct. 2, 2024 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon *

Oct. 3, 2024 - Boise, ID - The Shredder *     

Oct. 6, 2024 - Denver, CO - Marquis *         

Oct. 8, 2024 - Dallas, TX - Trees *

Oct. 9, 2024 - Austin, TX - Parish *

Oct. 10, 2024 - Houston, TX - The End - Outside *

Oct. 12, 2024 - Orlando, FL - Abbey *

Oct. 13, 2024 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar *

Oct. 15, 2024 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Purgatory) **

Oct. 16, 2024 - Greensboro, NC - Hangar 1819

Oct. 17, 2024 - Bensalem, PA - Broken Goblet

Oct. 19, 2024 - Hartford, CT - Webster Underground **

Oct. 20, 2024 - Brooklyn, NY - Meadows **

Oct. 21, 2024 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes **

Oct. 22, 2024 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground **

Oct. 24, 2024 - Lakewood, OH - Mahall's

Oct. 25, 2024 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean **

Oct. 26, 2024 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary **

Oct. 27, 2024 - Rochester, NY - Photo City (More Insane record release)

*=w/ openers Tribal Gaze

**=w/ openers Torture

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