The veteran band of around 20 years have unleashed their latest full length album that’s surprisingly their heaviest and most challenging album till date. People are finally taking notice and the reviews have largely been overwhelmingly positive. Please check it out if you haven’t yet. ‘The Corruption of Virtue’ is out now and streaming on all platforms including Bandcamp and YouTube.
PRESS –
– “already my pick for best death metal album of 2022” – The Sleeping Shaman (UK)
– “one of the best death metal albums of 2022” – The Razor’s Edge (UK)
– “the band’s best record to date and a must buy” – Wormwood Chronicles (US) 5/5
– “one of the must-listen British death metal albums of 2022” –Sentinel Daily (UK)
– “one of the most impressive creations of death metal that the year has seen” – Head-Banger Reviews (US)
– “De Profundis are near peerless when it comes to musicianship and songwriting” – Distorted Sound (UK) 9/10
– “most demanding, engrossing and impressive death metal albums of 2022” – Metal Purgatory (US) 9/10
– “one of the top purveyors of UK death metal” – Musipedia of Metal (UK) 9/10
– “an album that every fan of Death Metal needs to experience” –Rock’n’Load (UK) 9/10
– “I can’t recommend this highly enough for anyone that likes timeless death metal” –Wonderbox Metal (UK)
– “it stands in the highest echelon” – No Clean Singing (US)
– “a work with a high technical level” – All Around Metal (Italy) 4/5
– “truly outstanding album” – Dioses del Metal (Spain)
– “a rich album” – Acta Infernalis (France) 85/100
– “breathtaking and jawbreaking musicianship” – Metal Addicts (US)
– “De Profundis are excellent at combining brutality with ingenious melodies” – Metal Division Magazine (Germany) 8/10
– “most engaging and impressive” – Grizzly Butts (US) 8/10
– “an absolute treat for any fan of Death Metal” – The Headbanging Moose (Canada) 3.5/5
– “a must listen” – Extreme Metal Manic (US)
– “tremendously intense” – Broken Tomb (Spain)
– “very well thought out” – Metallerium (Mexico)
De Profundis (UK) – The Corruption of Virtue (Death Metal)
Genre – Death Metal
Release Date – October 7th, 2022
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Death, (early) At The Gates, Carcass, Martyr, Opeth, Sepulchral Curse, Live Burial, Cerebrum
Most bands mellow with age but nearly two decades since their inception, UK’s death metal stalwarts De Profundis have only evolved to become more and more extreme with each album, their latest probably being their most intense, aggressive and challenging release till date. The musicianship too has only grown over the years and the accomplished members are setting new standards for themselves with each one and complementing each other better than ever before. The interplay is absolutely remarkable on this one with the songwriting being way more intricate and engaging. The album almost comes across as a technical death metal one, with various facets revealing themselves upon repeat listens and parts clicking together as a whole. They’ve expanded upon their newly belligerent form of death metal while carefully counterbalancing it with emotive melodies which has been their forte since years, and the result is a terrific and impressive blend of sound that only a few can manage to pull off without overdoing either of it. The album is an absolute treat for any fan of death metal who likes his music to be demanding, engrossing and well thought out.
Line up –
Vocals – Craig Land
Guitars – Shoi Sen (Monument of Misanthropy)
Guitars – Paul Nazarkardeh (Monument of Misanthropy)
Drums – Tom Atherton
Bass – Steve Woodcock
Artwork by Alex Tartsus (Depravity, Sepulchral Curse)
Track list –
1. Ritual Cannibalism
2. Sectarian Warfare
3. Relentless March
4. Weaponised Rape
5. Embrace Dystopia
6. Desecrating Innocence
7. Religious Cancer
8. Scapegoat
9. The Sword Verses