Extreme Metallers VLTIMAS, consisting of former members of major bands such as guitarist Rune Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM), drummer Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY) and vocalist David Vincent (ex-MORBID ANGEL), announced their new album entitled “Epic”, which will be released on March 15, 2024 via Season Of Mist. Along with their announcement, VLTIMAS also released an official video for their new single “Miserere”.
VLTIMAS have been making grand declarations of war for more than 30 years, but “Miserere” isn’t just another offering at the altar of madness. “I spread my misery, biblically evolved”, Vincent sings in a baritone that’s so monstrous it could summon an army of the dead. The drums speed ahead mercilessly, mowing down all onlookers under a barrage of surgical blast beats, as riffs hail from all directions with enough firepower to shatter bulletproof glass.
VTLIMAS comments: “The world throws us all trials and tribulations constantly. We use this angst as a weapon in our art to score the apocalypse.”
“Epic” was recorded by producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (PARADISE LOST, GRAVE MIASMA) with engineer Jonathan Mazzeo (FIRST FRAGMENT, SICKENING) at Arda Recorders in Porto, Portugal. VLTIMAS tracked the album throughout May 2023. Arellano also handled the mix and master. Like everything the band does, the main goal was to be honest. The maxim of no sample replacement or re-amping – “Epic” was captured on outboard gear – was adhered to and enjoyed by the team. The result is a sonic expression that sounds like nothing else.
VLTIMAS brought Italian artist Daniele Valeriani (MAYHEM, UNANIMATED) to visualize “Epic”. The aesthetic, as illuminated by music and message, was iconic boldness. The three-eagle head crest with three different crowns, accompanied by transfigured symbols of the Passion and the “impossible triangle,” projects effortlessly.
“Epic” track listing:
1. Volens Discordant
2. Epic
3. Miserere
4. Exercitus Irae
5. Mephisto Manifesto
6. Scorcher
7. Invictus
8. Nature’s Fangs
9. Spoils of War
You can watch the official video for “Miserere” below:
