Straight out of the heart of America and signed with Metal Blade Records, Virulence of the Pestilential are an up-and-coming five-piece whose goal is to bring a whole new level of brutality to the modern death metal scene. Whereas some bands tone down aggression and atonality in favour of mainstream appeal, their sound is one of unadulterated technical savagery complete with a musical proficiency rivalling even the greats of the genre. Elements of Decapitated, Behemoth and Necrophagist swim throughout their songs, melding in a fusion of concentrated, white-hot riffs and a well-channelled sense of political abrasiveness to grant an edge to their lyricism- in short, a melting pot of new ideas alongside traditional sensibilities. Coming from under-privileged backgrounds, inclusive of drug addict parents and hostile gang environments, there is nothing pretentious or false about these guys- theirs is a rare, unadultered purity, so lacking in our world of music, that simply desires to write from the churning heart. They won't produce any easy listens, they won't produce any subdued songwriting- expect the harsh reality of what death metal should (and will) be. I have had the pleasure of working with these guys and can definitively say: they will make you bang your freakin' heads off. Watch this space. And keep those horns flying.
Rufus Matthews, Band Manager
UPCOMING RELEASES
- 'Shadows of the Apostasy' EP
- 'Incineration of Ideals' Studio Album
LYRICS TEASER- 'HYMNAL FOR THE DESECRATED'
A genocidal plague eviscerates a nation, unleashed of human hand,
This is a disease of not blood but mind, corrupting, subverting, controlling,
Life fades away as it takes unholy root.
The harsh reality bereft of our desires, formulated in this land,
The irrefutable fact is we have consigned, withdrawn, apathetic, weakening,
Freedom is a concept awaiting our refute.
What is there left for us now that our materialistic hunger has crushed it all to dust?
What can we salvage from a world left in yieldless shadows of our own creation?
Who is left unblackened by the numberless sins for us to withhold in our trust?
There is nothing that goes free from mental chains and escapes its incineration!
This is a hymnal for the desecrated, a prayer for the dying,
A call to arms!
We strive to awaken our souls, awaken the remnants of heart,
This is killing us!
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Virulence of the Pestilential 2012
