Wanderer announce debut album ‘Liberation From A Brutalist Existence’

WANDERER have announced their debut album!

Titled Liberation From A Brutalist Existence, the upcoming album from the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hardcore/grindcore band is their debut full-length effort and is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Entelodon Records on LP & on cassette via Bad Mouth Recordings.

The upcoming debut record saw many delays due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Delivering ten caustic tracks in just over twenty-three minutes, the lyrics discuss topics such as escapism, suicide, self-reflection, the concept of beauty, and existential trauma. Liberation From A Brutalist Existence was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Adam Tucker at Signaturetone Recording [SUNLESS, BLUE OX, VOID OMNIA] with additional vocal tracking by Jeff Nicholas.

The front cover artwork was created by Azeta Azadpour and the back cover art by Caleb Butcher, and the layout/design was handled by Morgan Carpenter. The record also features guest vocals from Sanjeev Mishra on Marionette, Mollie Piatetsky on Simone, and former vocalist Brandon Carrigan on Contented, as well as producer Adam Tucker providing auxiliary percussion on Simone.

Alongside the announcement of the debut album, the band have released a new video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Contented. Speaking about the song, the band says, “we chose this song as the first single as a way to not only showcase the changes to our sound and the addition of Dan on vocals, but also figuratively ‘passing the torch’ from Brandon to Dan, as Brandon has a guest vocal spot on this song. The lyrics deal with forcing yourself to accept abuse to keep alive a relationship that was doomed from the beginning.”

Watch the official music video for Contented here: 

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

Track List: 

1. Marionette
2. Mind Leash
3. Abrasion
4. Bloom
5. Decay
6. Hellhole
7. Simone
8. Frost Cage
9. Bourn
10. Contented

Liberation From A Brutalist Existence is set for release on June 18th via Entelodon Records on LP & on cassette via Bad Mouth Recordings. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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