Immolation - Majesty and Decay

[Hrafn]

New York based disharmonic-blackend-death-metal legends IMMOLATION, have chosen Majesty and Decay as the title of their 8th full length album.

Majesty and Decay will be released on March 9th in North America and TBA (Europe) via Nuclear Blast Records. Cover art will be revealed on December 25th on the bands Myspace page.

Track listing:
1. Intro
2. The Purge
3. A Token Of Malice
4. Majesty And Decay
5. Divine Code
6. In Human Form
7. A Glorious Epoch
8. Intro
9. A Thunderous Consequence
10. The Rapture of Ghosts
11. Power And Shame
12. The Comfort of Cowards

Read the bands online blog chronicling their recording sessions at DecibelMagazine.com. All the previous installments can be read at the before mentioned link as well.
Footage of IMMOLATION drummer Steve Shalaty recording several new tracks for the bands upcoming album has been uploaded to SickDrummerMagazine.com.

Taken from the official Myspace Blog: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=58218722&blogId=521665560

Something to look forward to.

[Heydrich]

Fantastic!

[Hrafn]

Studio Sneak Preview with drummer Steve Shalaty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Nkj6xeUEs&feature=player_embedded

[QuintusMauser]

Can't wait. Quite possibly my favorite Metal band.

On a side note, does anyone know what Alex Hernandez is up to these days?

[Helmholtz]

Studio Sneak Preview with drummer Steve Shalaty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Nkj6xeUEs&feature=player_embedded

I hear traces of Close to a World Below!

[41|>5]

Front cover.

[Humanicide]

That artwork is wonderful. Quite epic!

[Consvming Impvlse]

Anticipation is high for this. Immolation came back into focus with "Shadows in the Light" and it seems like signing with Nuclear Blast is really pushing them to do something especially strong. Can't wait!

[Conservationist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Nkj6xeUEs

Drum preview ^^^

[ASFXE8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Nkj6xeUEs

Drum preview ^^^

Immolation seems to know no wrong. Glad I got my ticket for their show the 17th, hopefully they'll be playing their new material for everyone to gush over.

[wood]

Nothing good concert wise ever comes to the city I am in now, I'm glad I'm getting out of this place soon.

I'll be looking forward to this, it feels good to be excited about a new album!!  It's been awhile.

[Cynical]

http://www.myspace.com/immolation

New song up on the Immolation myspace.  The music is good; stylistically, the Behemoth/Nile influence is not appreciated.

[Heydrich]

I like it. Not sure I hear the Behemoth reference - definitely a little Nile though. Still, I think letting the riffs breathe a little is a bit refreshing as some of Vigna's more interesting work has just gotten buried in the din on past albums.

[wEEman33]

Not a fan of this track at all.

As was mentioned, it reminds me more of Cannibal Corpse/Behemoth than Immolation.

I'll take "Shadows in the Light" or "Hope and Horror" over this track any day.

[pearsonjps]

I have just been listening to 'Shadows In The Light' today and if it that was meant to indicate a reversal of direction from 'Harnessing Ruin' (which I havent heard, though i'll take people's words for it) then I look forward to hearing this one.