Wretched Announce New Album ‘Decay’, Title Track Streaming Now
Eleven years after the release of their previous effort Cannibal, North Carolina-based melodic techincal deathcore outfit Wretched are back with some new tunes and the announcement of their new album Decay.
Set for release on October 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, Decay has been described as a prequel to the band’s 2010 release Beyond The Gate. As such, it’s apparently got a ton of “existential themes, D&D-inspired mythology, and personal loss.” Sounds like a good time.
With so much time between releases, drummer Marshall Wieczorek said the impetus to put out a good record upon the band’s return was important to the band, having spent time growing as individual players.
“We’ve had a lot of time to grow and reflect in the time between our last album and Decay. WRETCHED is doing what WRETCHED always does, and that’s exploring our environment and leaving room for ourselves to try different things. To sum things up, the new album is dynamic. We go here, we go there, we go everywhere. There is no shortage of groove, heaviness, speed, melodicism, prettiness, and sadness.”
As for the story behind the album, vocalist Billy Powers says it shares a thread with Beyond The Gate.
“Decay is 100% a concept album. Beyond The Gate had an element this record shares, the talisman. I always knew there was more story there and was very excited to join up with the guys again to put that in motion. The first track I wrote was ‘The Golden Tide.’ I had no idea where I was going to take the story connection to Beyond The Gate until I typed the first line of the song. ‘They began in the dark.’ After that, the lyrics poured out of my mind and by the end of it I realized that this story takes place many years before the content of Beyond The Gate.”
Decay will be released on October 17, but you can preorder your copy today.
Decay Track Listing:
01. Decay
02. Malus Incarnate
03. The Royal Body
04. The Crimson Sky
05. Radiance
06. Clairvoyance
07. The Mortal Line
08. Behind the Glass
09. Lights
10. The Golden Tide
11. Blackout
12. The Golden Skyway
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