Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

German black/thrash commando DESASTER has finished recording its new album, "The Arts Of Destruction", for a February 28 release (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records.

A landing page that includes "The Arts Of Destruction" pre-order links as well as the brand new song "Queens Of Sodomy" can be found at this location.

Comments the band: "'The Arts Of Destruction' … 100% Desaster 100% Metal 100% Hell 100% Non-commercial! We still spit on trends, hail the cult of metal and send a big FUCK YOU to all who don't believe in metal music! We don't want to say so much about the album… only… pure metal, full of darkness and blasphemy, no compromise, no innovation… In our eyes our best sounding and most brutal album so far! Check it out and create your own view. Bang or be banged!"

"The Arts Of Destruction" track listing:

01. Intro
02. The Arts Of Destruction
03. Lacerate With Hands OfDoom
04. Splendour Of The Idols
05. Phantom Funeral
06. Queens Of Sodomy
07. At Hell's Horizon
08. Troops Of Heathens – Graves Of Saints
08. Possessed And Defiled
09. Beyond Your Grace
10. Outro

There will be a limited first edition available, including a bonus DVD.

23 years going and still strong, DESASTER has released six studio albums so far.

metalblasphemer a écrit :Faut que je me l'achète... BORDEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ernesthrash a écrit :Bien sympa cette interview ! J'apprécie l'état d'esprit de Desaster

Over'phil a écrit :Sur la version promo que j'ai eu : at hell's horizon est une reprise de cancer "killing fuckin cancer" , erreur d impression ? L album est bon bien underground et esprit 80's a mort

On June 4, Desaster will release their new album, Churches Without Saints, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of Churches Without Saints, a visualizer for the new single, "Learn To Love The Void", can be viewed below.

Since 1989, Germany's Desaster have been churning out their unique and unholy blend of extreme metal, and in 2021 they return with perhaps their most powerful album to-date, the towering Churches Without Saints. "It's a typical Desaster old school black-death-thrash metal album, with a lot of aggression, but also great atmosphere and epic tunes!" enthuses guitarist and founding member Infernal. With a simple remit of making an album full of "neck-breaking songs", the quartet have once again proven themselves leaders in their chosen genres, giving their faithful and newcomers alike plenty to salivate over.

With a five-year gap elapsing since they dropped last album The Oath Of An Iron Ritual, fans have had to be very patient, but will find the results more than worth the wait. This new effort also features Hont taking over behind the kit from previous drummer Tormentor, bringing a welcome change to the way they work. "He's a very skilled drummer and can play really anything. Whereas in the past the songwriting was a lot of 'trial and error' with testing many rhythms, we nowadays can work much more efficiently. Hont knows what rhythms fit to the riffs immediately. He has studied Desaster's music in detail and knows what works best, but he is not just copying Tormentor's style - he brings his own skilled style into the music, and also some new rhythms and figures. That of course brings some fresh wind into the songs."

The record was tracked in the band's rehearsal room and was recorded, mixed and mastered by their live mixer Jan "Janosch" Gensheimer. This led to a very relaxed atmosphere throughout the whole process, having rehearsed a lot prior to recording and also doing a full pre-production demo with their own equipment, meaning they could record very fast and without many mistakes. They did however change things up a little, sonically speaking. "It was a big goal for me to change the sound a bit," says Infernal. "Whereas the last albums had a very harsh sound, where the mid and high frequencies were dominating, I wanted a warmer and smoother sound this time. I always liked the sound of our 'Tyrants of the Netherworld' album from 2000 very much, and the new album is an effort to develop this sound with more details and different instruments. On 'Tyrants', we had the rough mud of deepest hellish caves, now we present you the black lava which is flowing around the throne of Satan himself!" And having achieved everything they set out to, Churches Without Saints definitively starts a new and exciting chapter in one of extreme metal's most consistently thrilling bands.

I always liked the sound of our 'Tyrants of the Netherworld' album from 2000 very much, and the new album is an effort to develop this sound with more details and different instruments.