Australian extreme metal monoliths Thy Art Is Murder have announced their long-awaited new album, Godlike. Set to drop on September 15th via their own label Human Warfare, the 100% independently released record is the follow-up to the acclaimed to the world conquering Human Target. The band have shared the video for the lead single Join Me In Armageddon to celebrate the announcement.
Guitarist Andy Marsh shared some insight into the tune, which begins with a foreboding riff that feels like you're being marched into the arms of evil, heed the warning of Thy Art when they advise to "dress warm for nuclear winter".
"Join Me In Armageddon is a song that started off with one idea, self destruction. I suppose throughout this record we have ended up touching on a lot of themes that came to the fore these last few years, for us, and maybe you as well. Loss, distance, doubt, pressure and tension have made their way through our lives and now are intertwined and immortalized in this record, Godlike."
Watch the Third Eye Visuals-directed video for Join Me In Armageddon below.
Godlike is available for pre-order here.
The sixth explosive album in the band’s arsenal, Godlike looks to cement Thy Art Is Murder as death metal’s modern torchbearers. A soundtrack to a divisive postmodern dystopia, Godlike sees Thy Art Is Murder explore new depths and dynamics without sacrificing an ounce of intensity or urgency the band have staked their career on.
Recorded with their longtime producer and mixer, Will Putney, across the album’s 10 nihilistic tracks Thy Art are masters of their craft as they deliver sharp stabs, guttural descents and grooves with muscular athleticism and confidence. Frontman CJ McMahon gives his strongest performance ever as he belts through lyrics that thematically confront how cycles of violence continue over time and feelings of separation in a hyper-polarized world.
Thy Art Is Murder’s thinking persons blackened death metal has challenged, provoked and inspired audiences around the world. Through relentless hard work, Thy Art has become one of the most successful extreme metal bands Australia has ever produced, making history on their own terms.
The announcement of Godlike comes hot on the heels of The Aggression Sessions, the spiritual successor to The Depression Sessions The Aggression Sessions is home to a punishing new original and a cover from each of Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For An Autopsy and Malevolence.
Thy Art Is Murder - Godlike
1. Destroyer of Dreams
2. Blood Throne
3. Join Me In Armageddon
4. Keres
5. Everything Unwanted
6. Lesson in Pain
7. Godlike
8. Corrosion
9. Anathema
10. Bermuda
The band will be hitting the road this month for a regional tour with Justice For The Damned and To The Grave.
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