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 the band’s new album, The Corruption of Virtue,  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 band has expanded upon their newly belligerent form of death metal while carefully counterbalancing it with the emotive melodies which have been their forte for years, and the result is a terrific and impressive blend of sound that only a few can manage to pull off without overdoing either side of the equation. The album is an absolute treat for any fan of death metal who likes their music to be demanding, engrossing and well thought out.

Track listing:
Ritual Cannibalism
Sectarian Warfare
Relentless March
Weaponised Rape
Embrace Dystopia
Desecrating Innocence
Religious Cancer
Scapegoat
The Sword Verses

De Profundis Is:
Vocals – Craig Land
Guitars – Shoi Sen
Guitars – Paul Nazarkardeh
Drums – Tom Atherton
Bass – Steve Woodcock

The Corruption of Virtue releases on October 7th. The album’s super artwork was rendered by Alex Tartsus (Depravity, Sepulchral Curse), and has already been hailed by our own death metal guru Michael Stronge as being ‘the best album sleeve I’ve seen in years’…