Unearth announce new album ‘The Wretched; The Ruinous’

UNEARTH have announced a new album!

Titled The Wretched; The Ruinous, the upcoming album from the American metalcore band is the follow-up to 2018’s Extinction(s), and is scheduled to be released in May this year, via Century Media Records.

Teaming again with Extinction(s) producer, Will Putney [BODY COUNT, THY ART IS MURDER], the goal was simple: create the definitive UNEARTH record. “Coming out of the pandemic I found myself struggling to find my zone of creativity with writing, but I pushed through, and once I found it things caught fire,” says vocalist Trevor Phipps. “Lyrically, it‘s a warning shot record. I‘ve spoken about the decline of our environment by Mankind‘s hand dating back to our first record in 2001, and I’ve continued to write about the environmental crisis throughout our entire career. We are now at a tipping point with Mother Nature and our place on this planet, and I had to devote the entirety of this album to what is happening around us. This album is a collection of stories of what is happening, and what is to come, if we do not make monstrous changes to how we treat our only home.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming new album; Mother Betrayal. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming new album, following on from the title track which was released back in January.

Speaking about the new song, Phipps says, “Mother Betrayal is an ominous banger heavily laden with the melodic death metal, thrash and metallic hardcore combination that has signified our sound since the beginning. It kicks up the aggression and ferocity beyond previous recordings while also veering into new territories musically, vocally and structurally. Mother Betrayal is a warning that we are smashing past multiple ecological tipping points caused by our dependence on fossil fuels that will forever alter life on our planet.”

Watch the official music video for Mother Betrayal here:

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

Track List: 

1. The Wretched; The Ruinous
2. Cremation Of The Living
3. Eradicator
4. Mother Betrayal
5. Invictus
6. Call Of Existence
7. Dawn Of The Militant
8. Aniara
9. Into The Abyss
10. Broken Arrow
11. Theaters Of War

The Wretched; The Ruinous is set for release on May 5th via Century Media Records. Pre-orders aer available now and can be purchased here.