“Morbidity Triumphant”, the long-awaited full-length return of US Death Metal pioneers, AUTOPSY, is set for release on September 30th via Peaceville Records.
Chris Reifert comments: “The moment has finally arrived for a new full length AUTOPSY album to slither out into the public and people will have to deal with it. Buckle up, it’s a raw, rough and ugly ride!”
Since first bursting onto the death metal scene with the now genre classic “Severed Survival” back in 1989, and following up with the equally revered “Mental Funeral” album, the influential US quartet has carved an unwavering legacy over three decades as masters and purveyors of the vile sides of the Extreme Metal spectrum. And now, AUTOPSY marks their reinvigorated return with “Morbidity Triumphant”, a savage offering of brutal death, showing the US legends still have an unbridled hunger for the sadistic, never reluctant to step beyond the threshold of decency.
The album is truly a dark delight for seasoned and new listeners alike, with a raw organic sound perfectly encapsulating what makes AUTOPSY so distinguishable among its peers, for what could easily be considered one of its strongest offerings to date.
The driving force of AUTOPSY as ever is the virtuoso guitar pairing of Eric Cutler and Danny Coralles, effortlessly trading off their schizophrenic leads and switching from all-out Death Metal madness to Groove-laden Heavy Doom, with unmistakable drum/vocal legend Chris Reifert being master of proceedings, spewing his own infinitely creative maniacal musings. “Morbidity Triumphant” also notably marks the first album to feature new bassist Greg Wilkinson, currently also seen in STATIC ABYSS along with Chris.
“Morbidity Triumphant” was recorded at Opus Studios, with long-associated engineer Adam Munoz at the helm. Mastering was completed by Ken Lee.
The cover artwork appears courtesy of Wes Benscoter (SLAYER, BLOODBATH), with a new work of twisted and sinister genius. Chris explains: “We didn’t give him much to work with as usual. I think, maybe, just a couple of song titles and themes maybe and his imagination did most of the work. The album title came along after the fact. After having our minds blown by Wes’ art we arrived at ‘Morbidity Triumphant’ which seemed to fit the theme of the painting as well as the way we feel about the state of the band in general. We’ve been working hard at our sick craft with zero compromise and it seems we’re still hitting our stride somehow.”
“Morbidity Triumphant” track listing:
- Stab the Brain
- Final Frost
- The Voracious One
- Born in Blood
- Flesh Strewn Temple
- Tapestry of Scars
- Knife Slice, Axe Chop
- Skin By Skin
- Maggots in the Mirror
- Slaughterer of Souls
- Your Eyes Will Turn to Dust
You can watch a trailer for the new album below:
