ENSANGUINATE - Slovenian blackened death metallers launch European tour with Italian death/doom act Burial, starting this month

Ensanguinate240208 — Ensanguinate Band Photo

Blackened death metal upstarts Ensanguinate from Slovenia are joining forces with Italy’s death/doom merchants Burial for a string of European dates in February. Ensanguinate are touring in support of their recent LP, Eldritch Anatomy, while Burial are hot off the heels of their split with Night Hag. The trek is set to kick off in Augsburg, Germany on 18 February, and will run for a week, with the full list of dates as follows:

18.2 – Augsburg, Ballonfabrik (DE) [Link]
19.2 – Verona, Fine Di Mondo (IT) [Link]
20.2 – Salzburg, Rockhouse (AT) [Link]
21.2 – Ostrava, Rock Hill (CZ) [Link]
22.2 – Bielsko-Biała, Rudeboy (PL) [Link]
23.2 – Krakow, Rust ‘n’ Roll, Krakow (PL) [Link]
24.2 – Velenje, eMCe (SI) [Link]

STREAM/DOWNLOADEldritch Anatomy on your preferred digital media AT THIS LOCATION.

PURCHASE the album and band merchandise on Bandcamp RIGHT HERE.

WATCH the music video for “Vile Grace” HERE.

Formed in 2020, Ensanguinate is Slovenia’s putrid entry into the death metal grimoire of old. Leaning heavily on the genre’s occult beginnings, the band stands out by distilling Possessed, Morbid Angel, and Grotesque into a searing death/thrash assault that deviates from today’s run-of-the-mill death metal.

Eldritch Anatomy, the debut album, released in October 2022 via Emanzipation Productions, delivers a furious maelstrom of classic 80s extreme metal. Consisting of nine tracks that run the gamut from slow and brooding to fast-paced blasts of energy, Eldritch Anatomy has enough extreme underground metal pedigree to satisfy fans of Possessed, Morbid Angel, and Death, as well as those who are accustomed to the sinister melodic edge of Watain and Dissection.

Bolstered by a hard-hitting production that marries power and definition to old school filth, as well as a striking front cover by Gorgoroth’s very own Atterigner, a.k.a. Khaos Diktator, Ensanguinate show they are out for blood and are poised to stand out by crafting catchy, powerful funeral hymns in the true death metal spirit of old.

Ensanguinate Cover220607 — Cover art: *Eldritch Anatomy*

PRESS on Eldritch Anatomy, the debut Ensanguinate LP:
“have a solid idea of what old-school death metal songwriting, not just riffcraft, sounds like.” — MetalSucks
“impressively tight and menacing” — Metal Hammer
“Completely in the spirit of what makes extreme metal essential” [08/10] — Rock Hard Magazine
“can convince with its own mixture and sophisticated songwriting” [08/10]— Deaf Forever Magazine
“Dark, fiery, evil death metal” — Decibel Magazine
“delivers a powerhouse jolt to the listeners’ nerves and muscle fibers” — No Clean Singing
“Impressive debut album” [08/10] — Metalized Magazine
“An enjoyable slice on this subgenre with justifiable furore, do check it out!” [10/10] — Metal Temple
Rating: 5/6 — Scream Magazine