Exumer announce new album ‘Death Mask Messiah’

Titled Death Mask Messiah, the upcoming release from the long-running German thrash metal outfit is set for release on August 28th via Metal Blade Records. The band’s sixth studio album and first new record in seven years follows 2019’s Hostile Defiance, and was produced by Dominic Paraskevopoulos (KREATOR, CALIBAN) before being mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (SOULFLY, KING DIAMOND). The album also marks the first EXUMER recording to feature drummer Jerome Reil and bassist Alex Voss.

Speaking about the album, co-founding vocalist Mem V. Stein shares, “we are a lot more aggressive than on Hostile Defiance and are returning to a more ‘in your face’ style on Death Mask Messiah. We’re furthering the process that began with our first offering for Metal Blade, 2012’s Fire & Damnation, where we wanted to sound like a contemporary band while maintaining the spirit and our musical heritage of the 1980s.”

On the band’s new rhythm section, he adds, “they have formidably integrated themselves as musicians and friends into the EXUMER tapestry. You can feel their young energy, coupled with our trademark aggression and experience. The band sounds more focused and yet raw, thanks to their addition to the lineup.”

Alongside the announcement, the band have released the album’s title track, Death Mask Messiah. Discussing the single, Stein explains, “we deliberately chose this track as the first single, as the sonic assault of its main riff and the lyrical concept represent the totality of our intentions for this album. It marks a clear step toward elevating the band to the next level of our career, leaving nothing to the imagination and reinforcing our place as one of the most powerful forces in the entire genre.”

Watch the official music video for Death Mask Messiah here:

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

Track list:

1. Death Mask Messiah
2. Blinding Skies
3. Sin Bleeder
4. Eradication
5. Ravishing Waste
6. Allocated Savagery
7. Serpent
8. Fratricide
9. Scorcher
10. Frozen Ground
11. Unchained Angel

Death Mask Messiah is set for release on August 28th via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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