Heathen announce new album ‘Lifetime in Hell’

HEATHEN have announced a brand new album!

The Bay Area thrash metal veterans have announced their new album, Lifetime in Hell, which is scheduled for release on February 19th, 2027 via Napalm Records. The record marks the band’s first full-length release since Empire of the Blind in 2020 and arrives as the follow-up to a period of extensive global touring in support of that album.

Speaking about the record, vocalist David White says, “after touring extensively around the world in support of Empire of the Blind, we’ve spent the last year or so recording whenever we could make it happen, and we’re finally finished with this new album! We’re very proud to announce Lifetime in Hell. We want to thank Napalm Records for believing in us, Zeuss for producing the album, Jason Bittner for laying down the crushing drum tracks, and our families for their patience and support throughout this process. Most of all, we want to thank all of our fans for your enthusiasm and support over the years. We hope you wear this record out!”

The band have also released a music video for Escapegoat, the first single to be lifted from the upcoming album. Speaking about the new track, White says, “Escapegoat is a song that has been a long time in the making. It takes you on a journey through intense riffing and heart-pounding drum rhythms and is the first piece of the puzzle we wanted you to experience as a glimpse into the intensity and bigger picture that we feel this album will bring. Our goal was to make the greatest HEATHEN album to date, and we can’t wait to hear your response! As we embark on our final tour of 2026 with FORBIDDEN and VOID, we’ll be taking this new music on the road in the USA. Then, in the new year, we’ll begin a European tour as part of a triple revolving headlining tour with EXHORDER and Belgium’s own EVIL INVADERS.”

Continuing about the accompanying video, Kragen Lum adds, “we live in an increasingly superficial and plastic world, surrounded by artificial images, endless distractions, and expectations that can sometimes become too much to handle. We look for every opportunity to escape, to disappear into doom scrolling, binge watching, gaming, drugs, alcohol, and anything else that gives us a momentary release from the weight of reality. We build walls around ourselves. We bury ourselves in distractions. We convince ourselves that we can always escape the consequences. Until we can’t. Just one more distraction. Just one more escape. Just one last mistake. We are the Escapegoat.”

Watch the official music video for Escapegoat here:

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

Track List:

1. One Last Mistake
2. Escapegoat
3. Glass House (Feat. Jeff Loomis)
4. Sanity Charade
5. Lifetime in Hell
6. Goddess of the Light
7. Demons Making Trophies of Men
8. The Bitter End
9. Darkness Bleeds
10. Respite for the Damned
11. Exit Strategy

Lifetime in Hell is set for release on February 19th, 2027 via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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