Hailing from the withering depths of the UK, VACUOUS makes their Relapse Records debut with their new album, In His Blood, out today!
In His Blood is a compelling mix of blazing speeds, chilling atmospherics, and angular riffing that brings the band into their own unique space. “We’ve talked about having different influences, and it felt like a bit of a dare to push things further,” guitarist Michael Brodsky says. “Back in death metal’s formative days, with bands like Autopsy, Obituary, and Incantation, none of those bands sounded like each other: they were just pushing their collective influences together to the extreme. I think we’re still doing the same thing, just from the point of view of people who grew up in the 2000s.”
From the roaring, quick-fire intensity of the title track to the haunting atmospherics of “Hunger” and the cinematic rumbles of “Contraband,” with In His Blood, VACUOUS pushes the limits of what listeners might expect from death metal.
Writes Decibel Magazine of the record, “The quintet calls to death metal’s earliest days in their effort to grow and morph their own unique take on the extreme metal genre. To that effect, their second full-length effort, In His Blood, shows a significant expansion of the band’s range and ferocity in their tone.”
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