photos by Marcin Studzinski
“From start to finish, DEIVOS set out on a mission of brutality, and they deliver.” – MetalSucks
MetalSucks is hosting the exclusive premiere of Apophenia, the merciless seventh studio full-length from Poland’s long-running death metal technicians DEIVOS, ahead of its release this Friday on Selfmadegod Records.
A hypnotically demolishing listening experience, DEIVOS’ Apophenia ruptures forth with nine new tracks. The album is void of filler, stacked end-to-end with breakneck transitions and bulldozing passages of technical but not overthought death metal that dismantles everything in its path.
Apophenia was captured across Poland throughout 2023, the drums engineered/recorded by Krzysztof Godycki at Roslyn Studio, the bass recorded at Kamil Home Studio, and the guitars and vocals recorded at Zed Studio where the album was mixed and mastered by Tomek Zalewski at Zed Studio in early 2024. The album’s intros and outros were created by Mścisław except the “Feretory” outro by Head.One.Beatz. The record features cover art by the late Mariusz Lewandowski (Mizmor, Bell Witch, Fuming Mouth), design and layout by Michał Kaczkowski, and photography by Marcin Studziński.
DEIVOS vocalist Hubert Banach states, “Our new album delivers a piece of solid death metal with a modern yet gritty sound, reminiscent of the genre’s classics. If you’re looking for strong, technical metal with memorable tracks, grab this album!”
MetalSucks writes, “Featuring nine new, brutal tracks, Apophenia gives a modern definition to the concept of ‘all killer, no filler,’ as each track is lean and visceral. There’s no bullshit to pull out of it. From start to finish, DEIVOS set out on a mission of brutality, and they deliver. Songs like ‘My Sacrifice’ and ‘The Great Day of His Wrath’ leave very little room to breathe. Honestly, that could be said about the whole damn record.”
Stream DEIVOS’ Apophenia first only at MetalSucks RIGHT HERE.
Apophenia will be released on CD and digital platforms this Friday, October 18th. Find preorders at Selfmadegod Records’ Bandcamp HERE and at the label’s newly relaunched webshop HERE.
DEIVOS formed in 1997, and in 1999 released their first demo, Praised By Generations. After a few years of silence, in 2003 they released the Hostile Blood EP via Butchery Music, which was enthusiastically received by the underground death metal community. In 2004 the band started writing new songs for their first album, which was eventually recorded in early 2006 at the famous Hertz Studio (Decapitated, Vader); Emanation From Below was released in Poland in November 2006 by Empire Records. Thanks to Metal Mind Productions, the album was released in Europe in January 2008, and then in the USA.
In late 2008, DEIVOS entered the Hertz studio again to record their second album, Gospel Of Maggots. This record gained the attention of the American label Unique Leader Records, who released it in February 2010. Following some lineup changes, the band returned to Hertz Studio in February 2011 to record their third album, Demiurge Of The Void, which was also released by Unique Leader in September 2011.
After a four-year hiatus, DEIVOS signed to Selfmadegod Records to release their devastating album, Theodicy, in February 2015. The band’s next album, Endemic Divine, came two years later, and their sixth album, Casus Belli, was released in November 2019, both also through Selfmadegod Records.
In 2021, DEIVOS and Selfmadegod reissued the band’s oldest releases, and so the Emanation From Below, Hostile Blood, and Praised By Generations were reissued together as a double-disc set. Since then, the band has been devoted to creating the seventh DEIVOS album, Apophenia.
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