Allegaeon announce new album ‘Apoptosis’

ALLEGAEON have announced a new album!

Titled Apoptosis, the upcoming album is the fifth studio album from the American death metal band and is scheduled to be released in April this year!

The upcoming album was tracked at Flatline Audio in Denver with long-serving producer Dave Otero (CATTLE DECAPITATION, CEPHALIC CARNAGE) and is the first to feature bassist Brandon Michael. Speaking about the record and Michael‘s contributions, vocalist Riley McShane says, “musically, Brandon brings a huge new dimension. He has this wide breadth of music knowledge and stylistic proficiency that he draws from with excellent taste, and this makes a lot of the songs on Apoptosis come to life. Thematically, this record is all about contrast, and the music reflects that perfectly. The vocals are heavier than ever, but there are also more clean sections. The drums are faster than ever but also more dynamic, and the guitar playing is lower and slower than on most previous albums, but also provides long, melodic and beautiful sections throughout.

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a brand new music video for first single Stellar Tidal Disruption.

Watch the official music video for Stellar Tidal Disruption here: 

Continuing to speak about the new album, guitarist Michael Stancel says. “on this record, I was more open to new ideas that we might not have used in past. Rather than deleting something because ‘it’s not ALLEGAEON-y enough’, I would take a step back and see if that idea fit the song and decide if it was worth keeping. With that mentality came some of my favorite songs, because I was less worried about if it fit into our old sound.” 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming record. Both of which are available to view below:

Track List: 

1. Parthenogenesis
2. Interphase // Meiosis
3. Extremophiles (B)
4. The Secular Age
5. Exothermic Chemical Combustion
6. Extremophiles (A)
7. Metaphobia
8. Tsunami and Submergence
9. Colors of the Currents
10. Stellar Tidal Disruption
11. Apoptosis

Apoptosis is set for release on April 19th via Metal Blade Records.

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