Two decades into their venerable careers, Baltimore Death Metal savants MISERY INDEX are back with their new record, “Complete Control”, to be released worldwide via Century Media Records on May 13th, 2022.
Check out the new single “Complete Control” in a video-clip directed, filmed and edited by J.T. Ibanez HERE
“Complete Control”, the 7th studio album and Century Media debut for MISERY INDEX, was mixed by Will Putney, mastered by Jens Bogren / Fascination Street studios and features artwork by Matt Lombard. “Complete Control” is a riff-driven assault that captures the tension of the modern condition and channels it into 9 songs of ripping end-times Death Metal. Spewing with Orwellian invective and razor-sharp songwriting, “Complete Control” is a much-needed hammer to the face; a wake-up call for the disaffected and dispossessed.
Two decades into their venerable careers, Baltimore Death Metal savants MISERY INDEX are back with their new record, “Complete Control”, to be released worldwide via Century Media Records on May 13th, 2022.
Today, MISERY INDEX are launching a first single off “Complete Control” with the track “The Eaters and the Eaten”. Check it out in a video-clip directed, filmed and edited by J.T. Ibanez HERE
MISERY INDEX commented about the song as follows: ““The Eaters and the Eaten” is the most straight-forward, blasting track on the album. It’s utterly relentless and hammers home the key themes of exploitation and drudgery that define life for so many on the planet in our current age.”
“Complete Control”, the 7th studio album and Century Media debut for MISERY INDEX, was mixed by Will Putney, mastered by Jens Bogren / Fascination Street studios and features artwork by Matt Lombard. “Complete Control” is a riff-driven assault that captures the tension of the modern condition and channels it into 9 songs of ripping end-times Death Metal. Spewing with Orwellian invective and razor-sharp songwriting, “Complete Control” is a much-needed hammer to the face; a wake-up call for the disaffected and dispossessed. This is the album’s standard track-listing:
1. Administer the Dagger 2. The Eaters and the Eaten 3. Complete Control 4. Necessary Suffering 5. Rites of Cruelty 6. Conspiracy of None 7. Infiltrators 8. Reciprocal Repulsion 9. Now Defied!
Next to the Jewelcase CD, LP and Digital versions of the album, “Complete Control” will also be available as limited Deluxe 2CD Box Set (See mock image lower!), containing the studio album as Jewelcase CD, an additional 5-Track Bonus EP entitled “Strategies of Manipulation” in a Slimline Case CD, a black Tote Bag with artwork print, a Button Set with 2 buttons and a double-sided Mini Poster. The exact track-listing for the Bonus EP is as follows:
1. Strategies of Manipulation 2. Supposed to Rot (Entombed Cover) 3. Infiltrators (Instrumental Version) 4. The Eaters and the Eaten (Demo Version) 5. Complete Control (Demo Version)
The album’s LP format will come on 180g vinyl and include a 4page LP-Booklet as well as a Poster in the A2 format. These are the available variants and limitations: Black LP – Unlimited Transp. Red LP – 1100x copies via all US outlets & Season Of Mist Clear-Black Marbled LP – 500x copies via CM Distro and Evil Greed (European Bandshop) Silver LP – 300x copies via EMP White LP – 300x copies via Bandshops (IndieMerch / North America & Evil Greed / Europe) The album’s pre-order started on friday.
US death/grindcore veterans MISERY INDEX have announced a tour for September 2021! See below for the exact tour dates:
MISERY INDEX Tour 2021 with: PRIMITIVE MAN , ULTHAR, GLOOM
08.09.2021 Eindhoven – Dynamo NLD 09.09.2021 Hamburg – Bambi Galore GER 10.09.2021 Augsburg – Kantine GER 12.09.2021 Paris – Backstage FRA 13.09.2021 London – Boston Music Room GBR 14.09.2021 Manchester – Rebellion GBR 15.09.2021 Brussels – Magasin 4 BEL 16.09.2021 Mörlenbach – Live Music Hall Weiher GER 17.09.2021 Kassel – Goldgrube GER 18.09.2021 Copenhagen – Pumpehuset DNK 19.09.2021 Leipzig – Werk2 GER 20.09.2021 Budapest – Dürer Kert HUN 21.09.2021 Vienna – Escape Metalcorner AUT 22.09.2021 Prague – Nova Chmelnice CZE 23.09.2021 Poznan – U Bazyla POL 24.09.2021 Berlin – BiNuu GER 25.09.2021 Dortmund – JunkYard GER
About MISERY INDEX
When their debut EP “Overthrow” was recorded in 2001 by vocalist and bassist Jason Netherton (ex-DYING FETUS) together with (then) guitarist and vocalist Mike Harrison and drummer Kevin Talley (ex-DYING FETUS), MISERY INDEX immediately charted a course to explore and push the limits of Death Metal and Grindcore, drawing influence from bands like MORBID ANGEL, NAPALM DEATH, TERRORIZER, BOLT THROWER and ENTOMBED. The erstwhile project shifted to a full-time band when guitarist Sparky Voyles (ex-DYING FETUS) joined. In 2003, MISERY INDEX unleashed their first full-length ‘Retaliate’, to exceptional reviews and followed by numerous support tours and festivals in Europe and North America. After several line-up changes, the second album “Discordia” was released in 2006, the first to feature current drummer Adam Jarvis and guitarist/vocalist Mark Kloeppel, with even more touring in its wake. Their third full-length, ‘Traitors’ (2008) reaped raving reactions from both critics and fans and saw the band on the road again until 2009. Then MISERY INDEX dropped ‘Heirs to Thievery’ (2010) like a bomb on the death metal masses, shattering all expectations. The album was both a commercial and critical success, elevating the band to headlining slots. During that year, long time guitarist Sparky Voyles was replaced by Darin Morris. In 2013, the band released its first live album, “Live in Munich”, which perfectly epitomized the rawness and ferocity that MISERY INDEX elevated onto a new level with their fifth full length “The Killing Gods” in 2014.
In 2019, MISERY INDEX released “Rituals of Power” and proved once again that the group is as furious as ever. Featuring the singles “New Salem”, “Naysayer, “The Choir Invisible” and “Hammering the Nails” the album was the band’s highest charting and best-selling release to date. Last year, the band did an EU headlining tour with support from Wormrot and then a US tour with Nails in the summer. At this time, they also released the single “Zombie Prescription” (Snapcase cover) via New Noise magazine’s flexi series. In February 2020, the band hit the EU again on the month long “Campaign for Musical Destruction” in support of Napalm Death, along with Eyehategod, Rotten Sound and Bat.
Due to the obvious complications from the continuing COVID pandemic, DARKEST HOUR is saddened to announce the cancelation of their December USA tour with MISERY SIGNALS. Refunds can be obtained from your point of purchase. In the same breath, the bands are excited to present to a live stream event to include full sets from both acts.
On December 5th, DARKEST HOUR will be streaming an encore presentation of their Live At The Black Cat 2020 Benefit Concert while Misery Signals will be streaming a never before seen set recorded especially for this online event. Band members from both bands will be available in the live chat during the streaming event and on the live Zoom after party directly after the show, all of which will be free to all ticket holders.
Writes DARKEST HOUR‘s Mike Schleibaum, “Both DARKEST HOUR and Misery Signals have built our careers on live music, and we will continue to do our best to give back and use this digital connection to help ensure our future physical one. Portions of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to benefit clubs all over the world who were either affected by our tour cancelations or have hosted a DARKEST HOUR or Misery Signals Concert in the past. DARKEST HOUR‘s first digital event raised over $6000.00 for our favorite live venue in DC, The Black Cat. Let’s do it again this December and continue to spread that love across the globe!”
The show will take place on Saturday, December 5th at 6:30 PM Pacific/9:30 PM Eastern. Bundles include a ticket to stream both sets live and watch on-demand for 24 hours, as well as an official event t-shirt.
Tune in and find ticket bundles for the December 5th event at Veeps RIGHT HERE.
Century Media Records are proud to welcome US death metal/grindcore veterans MISERY INDEX to its worldwide family! Active since the early 2000s, MISERY INDEX have established themselves as a stronghold for outspoken, politically charged lyrics and savage yet surgically precise metal, releasing six studio albums, several EPs and performing well over 1.000 concerts in 44 countries to date.
Now, the band has teamed up with a reliable new partner for the years to come.
“We are very excited to spew forth our next batch of vitriol with our good friends at Century Media. It is a massive pairing for a new chapter! Respect!” – MISERY INDEX
“When I started working at Century Media, MISERY INDEX was the first band I suggested to sign right after the release of the “Overthrow” MCD on the band’s own Anarchos Records. Now, many years later, the plan finally worked out. We are excited and very happy to welcome them to Century Media Records!” – Philipp Schulte, Director Century Media
MISERY INDEX are currently working hard on their seventh studio album, expected to be released in 2021 right on time with the group’s 20th anniversary!
Death Metal outfit MISERY INDEX have just released a brand new video of their complete live show in Nantes, which was shot during their tour with Napalm Death, Eyehategod and Rotten Sound last February. You can watch the show in full via their YouTube channel HERE!
MISERY INDEX latest album ‘Rituals of Power’ has been release on March 8th, 2019 and can listened to in full HERE.
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