Fleshgod Apocalypse talk classical music

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have released a new video!

Since 2007, the Italian death metal horde have forged a ferociously wonderful sound; one in which blends the brutality of death metal with the majesty of classical music. Three years have passed since the band’s last effort, King, and this Friday sees their return with Veleno and now, the band have released a new video!

In the video, which is available to watch exclusively below, the band detail their love for classical music.

Watch FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE talk about their love for classical music exclusively here: 

Speaking about the new album, frontman Francesco Paoli tells us, “Veleno is the Italian word for poisoning, for venom. This word was perfect to connect all the songs, because every subject we were writing about in each song, every time we were writing lyrics we noticed that this poisoning theme was always popping up, it was always there. It’s the perfect metaphor for the self-destruction that men operate with, the self-sabotage that we that we do. Sometimes [it is related to] what surrounds us, for example, the way we exploit natural resources without thinking about the consequences of what we’re doing. Or when we face who we are, for example, we have to face our fragility, and we try to escape to this and we try to fix that using drugs or alcohol. Some other lyrics are even more philosophical, [relating to] when we don’t understand what’s going on and we try to create structures like religions, or philosophies. It’s a pretty freaky and cool concept we developed into the songs. That’s why we called it Veleno, because it has metaphorical and non-metaphorical meaning, and multiple meanings. It was a nice word to define the topics of the album. It’s pretty nerdy, I know!”

Veleno is set for release on May 24th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE like their official page on Facebook.