MASSACRE Announces New Album 'Necrolution'

Death metal veterans MASSACRE, have announced details of their long-awaited fifth studio album, "Necrolution", set for release on November 8 via Agonia Records.

Commented Kam Lee: "With 'Necrolution' the idea was to evolve the band's sound by devolving it. Unlike many bands in death metal that attempt to modernize and update their style and sound to emulate many of the modern contemporary death metal bands, we wanted to go back to the origin. The original sound and style. We wanted to make an album that sounds like it could have come out of the late '80s.

The entire concept was to create something that was a de-evolution of the death metal genre and go back to an early style reminiscent of the past. Going back 40 years into the past to immolate the style of death metal that was predominantly influenced by thrash and and heavy metal bands of the era. Lyrically it's still entrenched in the horror genre and influenced by H.P. Lovecraft stories. We even have three tracks directly dedicated and influenced by the director Stewart Gordon, the filmmaker who was directly responsible for bringing Lovecraft films to horror movies in the '80s.

The overall idea was to bring a 1980s aesthetic to the music that's influenced by 1980s music as well as horror movie genre at the time. My hope is that fans find a unique experience when listening to 'Necrolution' that not only encapsulates the feeling of '80s nostalgia but makes them appreciate the way the era influenced the death metal genre at the time."

Watch the band's lyric video for first single, "The Colour Out Of Space" here: