The Agonist announce new album ‘Orphans’

THE AGONIST have announced a new album!

Titled Orphans, the upcoming album from the Canadian metallers is their sixth studio album and is scheduled to be released in September this year!

Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist Vicky Psarakis says, “when I heard the first instrumentals for Orphans I was a bit shocked and confused. The music was really dark and heavier than anything we’ve done in previous albums and I wasn’t quite sure how I’d be able to match that emotion. But then you know all it took was writing one full song to get the ball rolling and two-three months later everything was done! With every new album, we love to experiment and dip our toes into new territory, but there’s also a lot of elements here that are reminiscent of the earlier days. You can expect a lot of hard hitting, fast-paced madness and many many blast beats! Vocally, there’s a wide range of styles, some of which I tried out for the first time, and the lyrics are mostly inspired from horror stories and real-life tragedies. Events that I felt a lot of people can relate to.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first taster from the upcoming record, a music video for In Vertigo. Speaking about the song, Psarakis continues, “Orphans is my third album with THE AGONIST and I can’t wait to show the world what we created! We’re excited to finally share the first taste with all of you… Get ready for In Vertigo!”

Watch the official music video for In Vertigo here: 

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

Track List: 

01. In Vertigo
02. As One We Survive
03. The Gift of Silence
04. Blood as My Guide
05. Mr. Cold
06. Dust to Dust
07. A Devil Made Me Do It
08. The Killing I
09. Orphans
10. Burn it All Down

Orphans is set for release on September 20th via Rodeostar Records.

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