Devil Master announce new album ‘Bloody Dreams’

Titled Bloody Dreams, the upcoming release from the Philadelphia black metal punk outfit is set for release on September 4th via Relapse Records. The record follows 2022’s Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night and sees the band pushing further into their distinctive blend of black metal, punk, psychedelia, and gothic darkness.

Speaking about the ideas behind the album, guitarist Darkest Prince shares, “the etymology of the word ‘gothic’ is from the Gothic tribes. They were called barbaric. Eventually, that word settled into cathedrals, which people thought looked horrific. Literature took its name from the architecture [of the day]. So, our psychedelic blend of black metal and punk is defiant. Literally the marriage and definition of the whole history of the etymology of the word ‘gothic,’ of the barbarian punk side up to the spiritual, dark, supernatural, gothic evil.”

Expanding further on the band’s influences, he adds, “the only thing I’m inspired by is Greek and Andean folk music, as well as Cumbia. Folk is eternal. I think that resonates with people. It’s been cultivated forever. It’s archetypal, primal. It taps into something across cultures. W. B. Yeats, the Irish poetic/occultist, is my favorite poet, and he described folk music as proud and lonely. That’s always resonated with me. OK, I still listen to a lot of G.I.S.M., BATHORY, and VLAD TEPES—bands I’ve liked for a very long time—but that’s about as metal as I get. So, there’s folk music and punk in us, and there’s also a lot of psychedelic influence, too.”

Alongside the announcement, the band have released the new single, You Worms’ Vain Delusions.

Watch the official music video for You Worms’ Vain Delusions here:

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

Track list:

1. You Worms’ Vain Delusions
2. Trembling At Dusk
3. Sex With Succubus
4. Death Anthem
5. Bloody Dreams
6. Farewell Waltz To Unfortune’s Palace

Bloody Dreams is set for release on September 4th via Relapse Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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