The American death metal legends MASSACRE, led by growl pioneer Kam Lee, have announced details of their long-awaited fifth studio album “Necrolution” following a summer festival run.
The album is set to be released on November 8 via Agonia Records.
The album’s first single, “The Colour Out Of Space”, is now available in the form of a lyric video here:
Necrolution is a retrospective, nostalgic album that rewinds time back to the late ’80s and early ’90s of death metal. It recaptures the essence and style of the original death metal formula. The aesthetic feeling of the original style and sound is restored to represent it in the present day. It is intentionally designed to sound outdated, as it represents an era of early death metal music. Rather than imitating the band’s original style, it reflects the style of many earlier bands that have influenced generations of death metal music.
Kam Lee comments: “With Necrolution, the idea was to evolve the band’s sound by devolving it. Unlike many bands in death metal that attempt to modernize and update their style and sound to emulate many of the modern contemporary death metal bands, we wanted to go back to the origin. The original sound and style. We wanted to make an album that sounds like it could have come out of the late 80s. The entire concept was to create something that was a de-evolution of the death metal genre and go back to an early style reminiscent of the past. Going back 40 years into the past to emulate the style of death metal that was predominantly influenced by thrash and heavy metal bands of the era. Lyrically it’s still entrenched in the horror genre and influenced by H.P. Lovecraft stories. We even have three tracks directly dedicated and influenced by the director Stuart Gordon, the filmmaker who was directly responsible for bringing Lovecraft’s works to the horror movies of the 80s. The overall idea was to bring a 1980s aesthetic to the music that’s influenced by 1980s music as well as the horror movie genre at the time. My hope is that fans find a unique experience when listening to Necrolution, one that not only encapsulates the feeling of 80s nostalgia but also makes them appreciate how that era influenced the death metal genre at the time.”
MASSACRE – “Necrolution” Tracklisting:
1. Fear Of The Unknown
2. Xenophobia (Prologue)
3. Ritual Of The Abyss
4. Ensnarers Within
5. Death May Die
6. Chasm (Prologue)
7. The Colour Out Of Space
8. In The Lair Of Legacy Leeches
9. The Things That Were And Shall Be Again
10. Xothic (Prologue)
11. Dead-Life: ReAnimator
12. Shriek Of The Castle Freak
13. Curse Of The Resonator
14. Horrors Of Hidden Truth
15. Shroud Of Shadows
16. Ad Infinitum: The Final Hour
Watch MASSACRE – “The Colour Out Of Space” below:
