Sacramento based tech death shredders ALTERBEAST have released another track off of their highly anticipated sophomore album Feast today via Metal Injection. The song, entitled “The Maggots Ascension”, showcases both the band’s technical prowess and melodic sensibilities with incredible performances from guitarist Andrew Lamb, vocalist Michael Alvarez, and drummer Alex Bent (also of Trivium).
Stream ALTERBEAST’s new song “The Maggots Ascension” HERE.
Guitarist and ALTERBEAST founding member Andrew Lamb said, “We are stoked to give you another advance track from Feast! “The Maggots Ascension” is a part 2 to the song “Throne of Maggots” from our first record ‘Immortal’. Lyrics cover the maggots’ metamorphosis into flies and from slave to reign. Music is in the same vein as ToM: Fucking. Brutal. We hope you dig it and can’t wait for you to hear everything else we did on Feast! Be on the lookout for more tunes and we’ll see you on the road this February and March w/ Grindmother, Inferi, The Kennedy Veil and Aethere!”
Feast will be available worldwide February 23rd. Physical pre-order bundles are available our IndieMerch store. Digital pre-order bundles are available on our Bandcamp page.
Catch ALTERBEAST on the Feast Winter Tour from February 17 – March 16 w/ The Grindmother, Inferi, The Kennedy Veil, and Aethere!
ALTERBEAST w/ The Grindmother, The Kennedy Veil, and Aethere
2/17 Petaluma, CA @ The Phoenix Theater
2/18 Santa Ana, CA @ Malones
2/19 Las Vegas, NV @ The Church
2/20 Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
ALTERBEAST w/ The Grindmother and Aethere
2/21 El Paso, TX @ Rock House Kitchen
ALTERBEAST w/ The Grindmother, Inferi, and Aethere
2/22 Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar
2/23 Corpus Christi, TX @ Boozerz Rock Bar
2/24 Big Spring, TX @ Desert Flower Art Bar
2/25 Ft. Worth, TX @ Tomcats West
2/27 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
2/28 Nashville, TN @ The East Room
3/01 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar Lounge
3/02 Barrington, IL @ Penny Road Pub
3/03 Madiwson, WI @ The Annex
3/04 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
3/06 Denver,CO @ Roxy Theater
3/08 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock
3/09 Boise, ID @ The Shredder
3/10 Spokane, WA @ The Pin
3/11 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
3/13 Portland, OR @ Analog Theater
3/14 Grants Pass, OR @The Sound Lounge
3/15 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
3/16 Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
“Comprehensive in its approach to deliver aggression in all forms, Feast is just that—a true smorgasbord for the ears—and the perfect way to kick in 2018’s doors.” – New Transcendence
“Alterbeast cement themselves as one of the perfect technical death metal bands. Displaying unsurpassable technical ability and face-melting shred in an accessible, enjoyable and supremely catchy package, Feast is an early favorite for many end-of-year lists.” – Metal Wani
“Feast lives up to its name, delivering a sumptuous banquet of death metal that’s sure to satisfy fans of contemporary brutality. With elements of technical, melodic, and modern death metal all wrapped up in a pristine production and with performances that can’t be faulted, this is an album that’s flawlessly executed.” – Wonderbox Metal
“With their distinctive mix of old school melodic shred and blistering, modern death metal the band has unleashed an album that will keep fans headbanging from start to finish.” – Mayhem Music Magazine
Sacramento, Ca death metal shredders ALTERBEAST will release their sophomore album Feast via Unique Leader Records on February 23rd. The nine track effort, featuring founding guitarist Andrew Lamb, new vocalist Michael Alvarez, and drummer Alex Bent (of Trivium) showcases the band’s most technical and exciting material to date.
In advance of the album’s release, Metalsucks has premiered a lyric video for the song “Apex Night Eclipse” saying “The track showcases an amalgam of modern death metal hallmarks; dazzling technical wizardry, unstoppable groove, and giant-sized hooks (both vocal and guitar)…”
Check out ALTERBEAST’s lyric video for “Apex Night Eclipse” over at MetalSucks.net.
Pre-order bundles for Feast are available in our IndieMerch store.
Guitarist Andrew Lamb says of the track, “”We are excited to give you our first single off our new album FEAST! We wanted to recreate that magic of growing up and having to hide certain records under your bed. And with songs like Apex Night Eclipse, we think we achieved that goal. Hard hitting, relentless riffing, and vocals that will leave every church in flames. Alterbeast denies Christ with every note of Apex Night Eclipse. Toss your Ouija Boards in the garbage, because this blasphemous hymn is guaranteed to summon the Devil! Get your first glimpse of Michael Alvarez’s brute vocals as well as Alex Bent’s crushing drums! End piano piece written and performed by our good friend Ryan McNatt of the very talented Enigma! We hope you dig it!”
Feast was recorded by Zach Ohren (Immolation, Carnifex) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, Ca and mastered by John Scrip at Massive Mastering. Cover art by Megan Mushi.
Drummer Alex Bent says of Feast, “This album is a force to be reckoned with! It gets directly to the point and crushes from front to back! This was an extremely fun and challenging record to make and I know that when people hear it, they
will feel the passion we put into it!”
FEAST Tracklisting:
1. Welcome to Your Doom
2. The Maggots Ascension
3. Black Flame Illumination
4. Feast
5. Vile Skin Posession
6. Apex Night Eclipse
7. Coffin Crescendo
8. Where Dead Angels Lie (Dissection Cover)
9. Upon the Face of the Deep
Formed in 2011 and hailing from Sacramento California, Alterbeast released their first record, Immortal in 2014 on Unique Leader Records. After numerous face melting shows they are back with their sophomore effort and best album to date, Feast! Blending new and old, brutal and melodic, Alterbeast have managed to craft a genuine record that grabs the listener from beginning to end. With vocals by Michael Alvarez, guitars and bass by Andrew Lamb, and drums performed by Alex Bent (Trivium). It’s easy to see hear why Feast will be on everyones Album of the Year List for 2018.
