Unearthly Rites announce debut album ‘Ecdysis’

UNEARTHLY RITES have announced their debut album!

Titled Ecdysis, the upcoming album from the Finnish death metal band is their debut full-length album, and is scheduled to be released in May this year, via their new home at  =Prosthetic Records.

As with their preceding release, 2021’s self-titled EP, Ecdysis once again saw the band record to tape with drummer Tapio Lepistö at the helm of the sessions at Black Floyds Analog Studio between May and September 2022.

Speaking about the debut album, guitarist Simo Perkiömäki says, “we’re thrilled to announce our signing with Prosthetic Records for our absolutely mind snaring debut album Ecydsis, coming out on May 3.” Vocalist Sisli Piisilä adds, “Ecdysis is a dystopian journey in defense of nature, from the filthy bunkers where old school death metal and DIY punk attitude shake hands.”

Alongside the announcement of the debut album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming debut album; the title track Ecdysis.

Speaking about the new song, Sisli says, “the title song came from a scene I walked by in the wilderness, a deer that had been ripped up in pieces by wolves. Its fur covered the ground everywhere, leaving only bare bones in sight as the carcass had already offered a feast for the animals of the forest. Ecdysis is about disappointment with modern humanity, wishing to shed one’s skin to join something earthier instead.”

Watch the official music video for Ecdysis here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming debut album below:

Track List: 

1. Hellscape
2. Deep Drilling the Earth’s Crust
3. The Master’s Tools
4. Ecdysis
5. Capitalocenic Nightmare
6. New Venus
7. Fuck Ecofascism
8. Sacrifice Zones
9. Doomed

Ecdysis is set for release on May 3rd via Prosthetic Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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