{"id":99647,"date":"2023-04-28T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=99647"},"modified":"2023-05-17T12:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:05:14","slug":"news-defiled-release-seventh-studio-album-the-highest-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-defiled-release-seventh-studio-album-the-highest-level\/","title":{"rendered":"DEFILED Release Seventh Studio Album \u2018The Highest Level\u2019 (April 28th, 2023) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFILED Release Seventh Studio Album \u2018The Highest Level\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 28th, 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tokyo, Japan-based death metal band Defiled issue seventh full-length studio album The Highest Level<\/em> on April 28th, 2023 through Season Of Mist.<\/p>\n

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.<\/p>\n

The Highest Level<\/em> was recorded at Blackroom Studio Naha in Okinawa, Japan. Mixing and mastering was handled by Kenji Kikuchi at Studio Nest in Chiba, Japan.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was designed by Wes Benscoter.<\/p>\n

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

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01. \u2018Off-Limits\u2019
\n02. \u2018Stealth\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Highest Level\u2019
\n04. \u2018Entrapped\u2019
\n05. \u2018The Status Quo\u2019
\n06. \u2018Warmonger\u2019
\n07. \u2018Demonization\u2019
\n08. \u2018Inquisition\u2019
\n09. \u2018Madness Accelerated\u2019
\n10. \u2018Only The Strongest Survive\u2019
\n11. \u2018Delusion\u2019
\n12. \u2018The Last Straw\u2019
\n13. \u2018Red World\u2019
\n14. \u2018The Requiem\u2019
\n15. \u2018The Speech\u2019<\/p>\n

Defiled’s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Shinichiro Hamada (vocals and guitars)
\nYusuke Sumita (guitars)
\nTakachika Nakajima (bass)
\nKeisuke Hamada (drums)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the track \u2018Off-Limits\u2019. \u201cIt’s the first track from the album and it’s a very straightforward tune for headbanging,\u201d frontman Yusuke Hamada commented. \u201cIf you like it, stay tuned for our new album. We think it won’t disappoint you. Thank you very much!\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, a music video was filmed for the track \u2018Red World\u2019. \u201cThe small, claustrophobic room in this video may remind you of Room 101 in the movie 1984<\/em>,\u201d Defiled said. \u201cIf so, you are right. Haven’t you ever felt that since Covid, the world has become more and more surveillance oriented and peer pressure driven? We made this song to capture the update in the world. However, it is not a specific condemnation of any particular country or group. We deliberately try to construct a perspective that is abstract and metaphorical. The themes we deal with are heavy and dark, and they are filled with our own irony. But we hope the world will become a better place. We hope you enjoy the video.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Sixth studio record Infinite Regress<\/em> was released<\/a> in January 2020 via Season Of Mist.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Shigenori Ishikawa.<\/em><\/p>\n