{"id":93645,"date":"2022-06-02T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=93645"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:28:58","slug":"news-massacre-release-mythos-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-massacre-release-mythos-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"MASSACRE To Release \u2018Mythos\u2019 EP In July (June 2nd, 2022) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MASSACRE To Release \u2018Mythos\u2019 EP In July<\/strong><\/span>
\nJune 2nd, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Florida-based death metal band Massacre issue four-song EP Mythos<\/em><\/a> on July 1st, 2022 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

The first single \u2018Behind The Serpent\u2019s Curse\u2019 (featuring a guest vocals from Cadaver\u2019s Anders Odden), that is accompanied by a b-side track \u2018The Dunwich Horror\u2019, was released on June 2nd. An official visualiser video for \u2018Behind The Serpent\u2019s Curse\u2019 can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Speaking about both songs, vocalist Kam Lee said: \u201c\u2018Behind The Serpent\u2019s Curse\u2019 is lyrically inspired by and roughly based on the Lovecraft short story \u2018The Curse Of Yig\u2019, but is also the most metaphorically lyrical based song I\u2019ve written in Massacre, and that is directly inspired by actual real life circumstances. It acts like a warning of sorts and is a foretelling of how it\u2019s been like dealing with certain toxic individuals in my life. It indirectly relates to individuals whom always seem to come in pairs, and how, like serpents these people spread their venomous poison (lies).<\/p>\n

\u201cI also had guest vocalist Anders Odden (Cadaver) join me on this particular track because lyrically it is very similar in theme to the Cadaver track \u2018Feed The Pigs\u2019 that I made a guest appearance on. Having two distinct vocalist on a track that lyrically is based on the concepts of duality of untrusting individuals wasn\u2019t just an after thought either, I always intended this track to be represented by two vocalist.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The Dunwich Horror\u2019 is a more traditional track in both lyrical approach and aesthetics. It\u2019s just basically loosely based upon the Lovecraft story of the same name, but still resonates upon the core theme of twins. Two seemingly evil brother abominations brought into this world by a grotesque and hideous matriarch. I guess one could say I am suggesting that behind every pair of twin lying toxic men is always an equally conniving female antagonist. Yeah, sure, I\u2019m simply reflecting upon my own past experiences, but it seems to be the case in a lot of similar circumstances.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMusically both tracks are laden in the same old school death metal style that can be found on Resurgence<\/em>. It\u2019s a sound and style that carries over and shall continue to be the core essence of Massacre under my helm.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Behind The Serpent\u2019s Curse\u2019
\n02. \u2018The Dunwich Horror\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Mythos That Lovecraft Built\u2019
\n04. \u2018The Thing On The Doorstep\u2019<\/p>\n

Massacre\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Kam Lee (vocals, Akatharta \/ Nattravnen \/ ex-Bone Gnawer)
\nMike Borders (bass)
\nRogga Johansson (guitar, Paganizer \/ Rib Spreader \/ Revolting \/ Johansson & Speckmann \/ Dead Sun)
\nJonny Pettersson (guitar, Ashcloud \/ Gods Forsaken \/ Wombbath \/ Nattravnen \/ Henry Kane)
\nScott Fairfax (guitar, Memoriam \/ As The World Dies)
\nBrynjar Helgeton (drums, Crypticus \/ Johansson & Speckmann \/ Just Before Dawn \/ Gods Forsaken)<\/p>\n

Fourth studio record Resurgence<\/em> was released<\/a> in October 2022 via Nuclear Blast.<\/p>\n