Just two weeks after dropping their acclaimed sixth full-length album, “Survival Of The Sickest”, Death Metal beasts BLOODBATH massively hail towards the annihilating spirit of old-school death metal with a new music video for thrillingly violent “Putrefying Corpse”. This vicious onslaught is driven by explosive Death, Thrash and Black Metal and features a roaring contribution by Barney Greenway (NAPALM DEATH), proving the critically-acclaimed, cult-followed band has no limitations, leaving the scene in shreds.
With “Survival Of The Sickest” the legendary wicked force featuring current and former members of PARADISE LOST, OPETH, KATATONIA and LIK marks an evil comeback, presenting Death Metal at its ugly best: vicious, unrelenting and irrevocably sworn to the black!
Nick Holmes comments on “Putrefying Corpse”: “The process of human life with a soul and humility, to eventual death, as nothing but rotting meat for vermin.”
Formed by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström (both of KATATONIA), Mikael Åkerfeldt (OPETH) and Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY) in 1998, BLOODBATH devoted themselves to resurrecting the increasingly forgotten art of pure Death Metal. In 2014, they unveiled a new frontman – legendary PARADISE LOST vocalist Nick Holmes, now redubbed Old Nick – and yet another macabre musical evolution. With a line-up of Renkse, Nyström, Per ‘Sodomizer’ Eriksson (ex-KATATONIA), Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot (ex-OPETH) and Holmes, “the only way to go was grim.” On “Survival Of The Sickest”, BLOODBATH evoke their most horrifying sonic scenarios to date, from the death-by-munching nightmare of “Malignant Maggot Therapy”, to the murderous nihilism of “Affliction Of Extinction”. A glorious comeback from a legendarily wicked musical force, “Survival Of The Sickest” provides yet more proof that BLOODBATH are the kings of the old school.
“Survival Of The Sickest” track-listing:
- Zombie Inferno
- Putrefying Corpse
- Dead Parade
- Malignant Maggot Therapy
- Carved
- Born Infernal
- To Die
- Affliction of Extinction
- Tales of Melting Flesh
- Environcide
- No God Before Me
You can watch the official video for “Putrefying Corpse” below:
