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HEATHEN Issue Official Lyric Video For ‘Blood To Be Let’ Track
May 26th, 2022

San Francisco, California-based thrash metal band Heathen have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Blood To Be Let’, which can be viewed below.

Heathen issued fourth full-length studio album Empire Of The Blind on September 18th, 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Empire Of the Blind was for the most part engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered by Christopher “Zeuss” Harris at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts. Additional details – rhythm guitars, etc. – were put to digital “tape” by Heathen guitarist Kragen Lum at SubLevel Studio in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The album features guest contributions from guitarists Gary Holt (Exodus / Slayer), Rick Hunolt (ex-Exodus) and Doug Piercy (ex-Heathen).

Cover artwork was created by Travis Smith.

The band commented: “We are very pleased to announce Empire Of the Blind! It’s been another ten years but we are finally back with a new Heathen album. Fine wine takes time! Everyone in the band worked their asses off on this record. Zeuss absolutely nailed it and more than realized our vision for the sound. Travis Smith perfectly captured the bleak atmosphere that we imagined for the artwork. It was a year in the making and we couldn’t be more proud of the outcome. The first single ‘The Blight’ is just the beginning… behold the rising Empire!”

A video trailer for the album – featuring opening track ‘The Rotting Sphere’ – can also be seen below.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘The Rotting Sphere’
02. ‘The Blight’
03. ‘Empire Of The Blind’
04. ‘Dead And Gone’
05. ‘Sun In My Hand’
06. ‘Blood To Be Let’
07. ‘In Black’
08. ‘Shrine Of Apathy’
09. ‘Devour’
10. ‘A Fine Red Mist’
11. ‘The Gods Divide’
12. ‘Monument To Ruin’

Heathen’s line-up is as follows:

David White (vocals)
Lee Altus (guitar)
Kragen Lum (guitar)
Jason Mirza (bass)
Jim DeMaria (drums)

Official lyric videos were created for the title track and the songs ‘The Blight’ and ‘In Black’. In addition, an animated music video was released for the track ‘Sun In My Hand’. All four clips can also be viewed below.

Third studio record The Evolution Of Chaos was released in January 2010 via Mascot Records.