Deeds of Flesh announce new album ‘Nucleus’

DEEDS OF FLESH have announced a new album!

Titled Nucleus, the upcoming album from the technical death metal pioneers marks their return after a seven year hiatus and will be released in December this year, via Unique Leader Records.

first release since the tragic passing of guitarist/vocalist and Unique Leader founder Erik Lindmark, who lost a battle with sclerosis in 2018, Nucleus features guest performances some of the biggest names in extreme metal to celebrate his life and contribution to metal; including Luc Lemay (GORGUTS), John Gallagher (DYING FETUS), George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher (CANNIBAL CORPSE), Frank Mullen (SUFFOCATION), Matti Way (SUBMERGED, ex-DISGORGE), Bill Robinson (DECREPIT BIRTH), Dusty Boisjolie (SEVERED SAVIOR, ILLUMINEGRA), Anthony Trapani (ODIOUS MORTEM, SEVERED SAVIOR), Obie Flett (PATHOLOGY), Robbe Kok (DISAVOWED), Jon Zig (SERPENTIAN).

The music was written by Erik Lindmark (RIP), Craig Peters, Ivan Munguia and Darren Cesca, and had been recorded and partially mixed for almost four years. When Erik Lindmark passed in 2018, vocalist Jacoby Kingston came out of retirement to help finish the album. Alongside long-time drummer Mike Hamilton, they finished the story arc, wrote the lyrics and made the vocal arrangements for the album.

Speaking about the upcoming album, guitarist Craig Peters says, “after we started the writing process for Nucleus about seven years ago, I’m very glad that now fans will be able to hear what we’ve been working on. This album is special to me because I got to work closely with Erik on the material to really craft a cinematic experience for the listener. With the passing of Erik we were all saddened by the news and not sure where things would go with the album and the band. It only seemed right to have Jacoby and Mike come back into the fold to help finish this album. They’re such a huge part of the DEEDS OF FLESH legacy that I couldn’t see the album completed any other way. Nucleus completes this amazing story that Erik started with Of What’s To Come with a fusion of older and newer musical elements of the band with stuff fans have never heard before. Get ready because this album is an intense journey!”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first song from the upcoming album; Alyen Scourge.

Watch the official lyric video for Alyen Scourge here: 

Continuing to talk about the upcoming album, vocalist Jacoby Kingston adds, “after losing Erik, it didn’t feel right to have anyone else do the vocals on this album, so I knew coming out of retirement only made sense. Mike Hamilton and I made a plan to tackle the story and lyrics as a team and it came out better than I could have hoped for. Writing and performing on this album brought me back to the early days of recording Gradually Melted and Trading Pieces, when everything was new and exciting. We put 100% into this album and I think it really shows. The dream team of guest vocalists that laid down tracks on this album is ridiculous and humbling at the same time. We are honored to have them, and I think fans will be excited about it once they learn who is on there. The music is freaking crazy, but it’s definitely a DEEDS OF FLESH album. We’ve managed to mix some of the old and new together to come out with a hybrid form for a new era.”

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

Track List: 

1. Odyssey
2. Alyen Scourge
3. Ascension Vortex (Feat: Decrepit Bill, Obie Flett, Anthony Trapani)
4. Catacombs of the Monolith (Feat: Luc Lemay)
5. Ethereal Ancestors (Feat: George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher)
6. Nucleus (Feat: John Gallagher)
7. Races Conjoined (Feat: Matti Way, Frank Mullen and Jon Zig)
8. Terror (Feat: Dusty Boisjolie, Robbe Kok)
9. Onward

Nucleus is set for release on December 11th (vinyl release January 15th) via Unique Leader Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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