Heathen announce new album ‘Empire Of The Blind’

June 26, 2020 James Weaver

HEATHEN have announced a new album!

Titled Empire Of The Blind, the upcoming album from the Bay Area thrashers is their fourth full-length effort and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Nuclear Blast Records.

The upcoming album was for the most part engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered by Christopher “Zeuss” Harris at Planet Z Studios. Additional details, rhythm guitars etc, were put to digital “tape” by Kragen Lum at SubLevel Studio in Little Rock, AR. The album features guest appearances by Gary Holt [EXODUS, SLAYER], Rick Hunolt [ex-EXODUS] and Doug Piercy [ex-HEATHEN]. The cover artwork for Empire of the Blind was handled by renowned artist Travis Smith [OVERKILL, EXHORDER].

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new song from the upcoming album; titled The Blight. Speaking about the upcoming album and the new song, the band says, “we are very pleased to announce Empire of the Blind! It’s been another 10 years but we are finally back with a new HEATHEN album. Fine wine takes time! Everyone in the band worked their asses off on this record. Zeuss absolutely nailed it and more than realised our vision for the sound. Travis Smith perfectly captured the bleak atmosphere that we imagined for the artwork. It was a year in the making and we couldn’t be more proud of the outcome. The first single The Blight is just the beginning… behold the rising Empire!”

Watch the official lyric video for The Blight here:

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

Track List:

1. This Rotting Sphere
2. The Blight
3. Empire Of The Blind
4. Dead And Gone
5. Sun In My Hand
6. Blood To Be Let
7. In Black
8. Shrine Of Apathy
9. Devour
10. A Fine Red Mist
11. The Gods Divide
12. Monument To Ruin