Whitechapel announce new album ‘Hymns In Dissonance’
WHITECHAPEL have announced a new album!
Titled Hymns In Dissonance, the upcoming album from the American deathcore band is the follow-up to 2021’s Kin, and is scheduled to be released in March this year, via Metal Blade Records.
“There is nothing nice about Hymns In Dissonance, from the riffs, to the lyrics, to the overall vibe of the album,” says guitarist Alex Wade of the upcoming album. “We attempted to write our heaviest album to date. We wanted to put out something that was shockingly menacing and brutal. The album follows the story of a cultist who is gathering worthy people to join his cult, and there are moments in the storyline where the cult followers are singing an evil hymn to open a portal for the head cultist to enter.”
“Hymns In Dissonance is a mockery of the true nature of what hymns are,” vocalist Phil Bozeman explains. “Hymns are melodious and harmonious. Dissonance is the opposite of melody and harmony. Dissonance represents evil. The tracks on the record are the hymns, which represent the seven deadly sins, beginning from Track three to Track ten. Tracks one and two are the introduction.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, WHITECHAPEL have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; the title track Hymns In Dissonance. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from A Visceral Wretch, which was released back in September.
Speaking about the new song, Bozeman shares, “it’s about [the storyline’s cultist] building his cult of followers: Only the most heinous and vile people on the planet showing their devotion to their lord, committing horrible acts, and the leader showcasing his power and his purpose to commit the seven cardinal sins to resurrect their lord, and to replace divinity with evil.”
Wade shares, “mostly written by Phil on guitar, Hymns In Dissonance has a few riffs and tweaks thrown in by the rest of us. He can churn out some pummeling riffs and it‘s one of the best songs on the album because he had a vision for the whole song with the riffs and vocals. It’s tuned to Drop G which we have been using since the self-titled LP, but the ending breakdown shifts down one whole step to Drop F, which we have never done before. Having the final breakdown shift lower than the rest of the song really helped the end have the crushing feeling it needed.”
Watch the official music video for Hymns In Dissonance here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Prisoner 666
2. Hymns In Dissonance
3. Diabolic Slumber
4. A Visceral Retch
5. Ex Infernis
6. Hate Cult Ritual
7. The Abysmal Gospel
8. Bedlam
9. Mammoth God
10. Nothing Is Coming For Any Of Us
Hymns In Dissonance is set for release on March 7th via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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