We’re happy to say that we’ve finally put a piece of the new album online!
Check out this guitar solo video from the song “Shackles Of Indoctrination”:
The video was produced by Chimera Sky Studios (http://tinyurl.com/6w6fabc)
The pre-orders of “Perpetuation” are now online, so go here and check out the packages we’re offering:
http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/album/perpetuation
- direct link to this post -Hi! Eric here.
Well, we know we said the next show would be the album launch, but our good friends Endast (http://www.endastmusic.com) requested that we play their album fundraiser show this February 11th in Montreal.
It would have been dumb to say no, so come out and hear a few new tunes, and meet our new full lineup.
Here’s the Facebook event for the show:
http://www.facebook.com/events/169417929838887/
Our new album, Perpetuation, is complete and currently being pressed. We’re preparing a ton of good stuff for the launch, so stay tuned, friends! Thanks for your support.
-Eric
- direct link to this post -Hey guys. News release:
Montreal technical death metal band Derelict has emerged from Christian Donaldson’s Studio Le Garage (Cryptopsy, Beneath the Massacre) to provide a final production update and reveal the new album’s track listing.
“This album was a lot of work!”, states vocalist Eric Burnet. “However, I think it’s paying off. We pushed ourselves to deliver the performances we wanted, and we have twelve brutal tunes to show for it.”
The track listing for Perpetuation is as follows:
1. Perpetuation
2. Spoils Of War
3. Expiry
4. Digital Birthright
5. Intricate Decay
6. Olympic
7. Ergogenic
8. Recreated
9. Yours To Surpass
10. Shackles Of Indoctrination
11. The Iridium Layer
12. Emergence
A short video of guitarist Max Lussier working on the intro to “Spoils Of War” can be seen here:
Derelict aims to release Perpetuation in early 2012.
In the meantime, to close off 2011, the band has issued a special holiday merch deal that includes their entire digital discography bundled with various merch items for as low as they can be offered. More info on Bandcamp:
http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/album/discography-holiday-deal
Hello, Eric here. This is another Behind The Lyrics article.
I’ve been moving through the Unspoken Words album with these posts, and up next is Xenocide.
Xenocide is actually the only Derelict song that features lyrical contributions from another member. Our old guitar player Daryl and I used to talk a lot about religion and war, particularly the Israel/Palestine situation. We decided to write a song about what it takes for people to go to war and view their opponents not as people like themselves, but as entities entirely separate and deserving only of death.
Although I knew much less about the conflict than I do now, I tried to make sure the lyrics could be read from the perspective of either side, or in fact from the perspective of any side fighting any war. The last line particularly applies to religious war, in which people view their cause as entirely just and holy, and their opponent’s cause as demonic and fundamentally wrong.
If you’re interested in these kinds of issues, check out this interesting documentary about religious conflict on VICE.com. “The Vice Guide to Belfast”:
Xenocide
Cut the tape, engage them
Perpetuate submission
The Fathers are silent
All wisdom is absent
It’s a lie, another lie, for the millionth time
Criticize inhuman foreign genocides
Devour all other thinking forms of life
Disfigure the idol to dehumanize
Cannibalize our basic human rights
Initialize religious suicides
Preserve our kind through complete isolation
Battle lines are drawn out with impatience
Seen through your eyes, we’re God-damned parasites
And through your guise, we’ll build a scapegoat
Inaugurate divergence
Reciprocate intolerance
Our answer is tested in blood
Our piousness outlasts your martyrdom
Happy Halloween! Eric here.
We had an excellent run of shows, starting with the Decapitated/Decrepit Birth/Fleshgod Apocalypse/Rings of Saturn tour stop on Oct 26th in Montreal. It was amazing to play alongside some of our influences and favorite bands, and the Montreal crowd got there right for the beginning, so we had a great crowd despite it being 6:30pm. Check out this live video of ‘Polarized’:
Next was Brantford on Oct 28th, where we played ShredFest, a charity concert benefiting the Help A Child Smile Foundation. Great to play alongside our brothers in Endast, Misguided Aggression, Exes For Eyes, and Besegra.
On Oct 29th we played in North Bay, alongside The Killing Field and many other great bands. This was a classic small-town show, set up in a awesome and spacious curling rink, with a crowd of absolute diehards. We couldn’t ask for anything more!
As studio dates approach, Collin and Max are finishing off recording lead guitar this week, and we’re rehearsing all together to tighten the drum and vocal performances.
We also got some amazing bass lines from our session man Seb Pittet (also plays in Augury), and we’re very excited to have everyone hear those. The album is coming together!
Thanks for reading!
-Eric and Derelict
Hailing from Montreal, Derelict mixes the brutal and technical elements of the Quebec metal scene with listenable structures and melody, resulting in an unforgiving yet accessible package. The band’s trademark sound has led to comparisons with the likes of Death, Strapping Young Lad, and The Black Dahlia Murder.
In 2009, the release of the Unspoken Words album through Year of the Sun Records marked a kickoff point for Derelict with several national tours, increased media exposure, and greater critical acclaim. The band’s 2011 EP served to preview new material, cement a growing fan base, and set the stage for a new full-length album in 2012: Perpetuation. Mixed and mastered by Chris Donaldson of Cryptopsy, this release contains 12 furious tracks that put forth an upgraded version of what Derelict fans have come to love.
“This album has been long in the making, and saw the band through some intense challenges,” says vocalist Eric Burnet. “We survived our trials and came back much stronger. Perpetuation is streamlined Derelict: it has fast tempos and brutal riffs, but lots of melody and catchiness too. We all pushed ourselves to expand what we could do with our instruments, and we got Sébastien Pittet from Augury playing fretless bass on this thing too!”
With the help of constant touring within Canada, and support for international acts such as Decapitated, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Decrepit Birth, Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel, The Agonist, Revocation and Threat Signal, the band is expanding its fan base exponentially and is making itself known as a force to be reckoned with.
Eric Burnet – Vocals…Facebook | Twitter
Jordan Perry – Drums…Facebook | Youtube
Max Lussier – Guitar…Facebook | Twitter
Sébastien Pittet – Fretless Bass (Studio)… Myspace
Contact/Booking: derelictmetal@gmail.com
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