Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For An Autopsy and Malevolence announce new collaborative EP ‘The Aggression Sessions’

March 12, 2023 James Weaver

THY ART IS MURDER, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and MALEVOLENCE have announced a new collaborative EP The Aggression Sessions!

Titled The Aggression Sessions, the upcoming EP from the three bands is the follow-up to 2016’s The Depression Sessions (which saw THY ART IS MURDER, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and THE ACACIA STRAIN team up), and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Nuclear Blast Records.

The upcoming EP features the same six-song mini album format as 2016’s offering, where each band offers an original single and a cover song. For this session, THY ART IS MURDER covers CANNIBAL CORPSE and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY covers AT THE GATES, whereas MALEVOLENCE handles a song by American singer ANASTACIA.

Speaking about the EP, THY ART IS MURDER and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY says, “before we had even completed work on The Depressions Sessions we knew a lifelong friendship had been forged between THY ART IS MURDER and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and that we would have to do another variation of the project. The Aggression Sessions concept was born almost immediately following the completion of the first iteration but has taken many years to finally find the time to record and release it amidst the chaotic touring and music release schedules of both bands. We wanted to take things back to some of our favorite inspirations for writing and performing heavy and aggressive music this time, encapsulating the tone of the EP title. We hope everyone enjoys!

Joining us for round two, please welcome MALEVOLENCE into the series. Much love to THE ACACIA STRAIN, and thank you to them for being a part of this lineage. Check out their new forthcoming record as well! Working with friends and peers and avoiding the pitfalls of competitiveness has always been the most rewarding part of being in a band, so as always thank you for the support and opportunity to have this platform. See you all on the road soon!”

MALEVOLENCE‘s Wilkie Robinson adds, “New Jersey to Australia to Sheffield! it was an absolute pleasure to be involved in this big international metal link-up and a great opportunity for us to have fun creatively outside of the usual expectations. Shout out to Eliran Kantor for killing the artwork and Nuclear Blast for making it all happen.”

Alongside the announcement of the new collaborative EP, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY have released a new song from The Aggression Sessions; Hellions. Speaking about the song, the band says, “Hellions was a fun look back at some of our more brutal and fast-paced roots more akin to our earlier material. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Hellbound, the record which we all collectively feel really started things in motion for the band. It was a blast to channel the energy and excitement we had at that time back into our music in 2023. It’s only natural for bands to evolve and expand their sound over time, but we never forgot where we came from, so this one is for those who were here from day one!”

Listen to Hellions here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming collaborative EP below:

Track List:

1. Hellions – FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
2. Until There Is No Longer – THY ART IS MURDER
3. Waste Of Myself – MALEVOLENCE
4. Under A Serpent Sun (AT THE GATES Cover) – FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
5. Hammer Smashed Face (CANNIBAL CORPSE Cover) – THY ART IS MURDER
6. Left Outside Alone (ANASTACIA Cover) – MALEVOLENCE