Illinois’ death merchants Molder bring you inside their live show with their new video, “Overdue Burial“. The track is taken from their most recent LP on Prosthetic Records “Catastrophic Reconfiguration“.
“We’re absolutely elated to collaborate with Reggies once again, and get this video out for you freaks! the response to the new record has been incredible, and hope you enjoy the video just the same. See you out there on the road.” – Molder
Video by Jesse Havoc and Reggies Rock Club
Experience the carnage in the FLESH at one of these upcoming dates:
US dates: 05.09.2025 w/Power Trip and Gridiron The Metro – Chicago, IL 06.20.2025 w/Deceased, Nunslaughter, & Vincent Crowley No Class – Cleveland, OH 08.30.2025 w/ Cancer, Morta Skuld & more! Blades of Steel Metal Festival The Crucible – Madison, WI
European dates with Kontusion: 8.06.2025 BE Antwerpen De Nor 29.06.2025 BE Bruxelles Witloof / Botanique 30.06.2025 UK London Black Heart 01.07.2025 UK Newcastle Upon Tyne The Lubber Fiend 02.07.2025 UK Glasgow Hug and Pint 03.07.2025 UK Southend-On-Sea The Fickle Pickle 04.07.2025 NL Rotterdam SoundVille 05.07.2025 DE Weimar Gerber 3 06.07.2025 DE Berlin Neue Zukunft 07.07.2025 DE Kassel Goldgrube 08.07.2025 AT Linz Kapu 09.07.2025 SL Bratislava. Zalar 10.07.2025 CZ Trutnov Obscene Extreme Festival / Molder show 11.07.2025 CZ Trutnov Obscene Extreme Festival / Kontusion show release
Joliet, IL death metal quartet MOLDER has shared a new song, titled Frothing, from their upcoming third album, Catastrophic Reconfiguration, due out on Prosthetic Records on November 8. Frothing boasts a guest vocal feature from long-running Chicago, IL death metal band Cianide’s Scott Carroll, making MOLDER‘s latest single a distinctly Illinois affair.
Speaking on the new single, Aaren Pantke (vocals / guitar) comments: “Arguably my favorite song on the record. If someone were to ask “what we’re all about?” This is the one I’d show them. It’s got everything; thrash, death, crust, doom etc. It even has Scott Carroll of Cianide doing guests vocals during the “meltdown”. It’s one of our most rabid tracks, period. For fans of losing your damn mind.”
The writing process for Catastrophic Reconfiguration included guitarist Carlos Santini for the first time, who brought more of a rounded and dynamic sound to the fold. Despite the new addition, finding time to write was the biggest challenge for the band, mainly due to their rigorous rehearsing and touring schedule for Engrossed, which included runs with Exhumed, Enforced, Jungle Rot and Fulci on top of festival appearances including Maryland Death Fest, Milwaukee Metalfest and Volcanic Strike Hawaii in Maui, to name a few. “Respect to those that tour full time, hold down jobs, and still find the time to be inspired enough to get it done!” remarks Pantke. “That said, we did get it done, it just took a little bit longer than we’d have liked! Once the ball got rolling, it stayed rolling”
Part of the refining of the new album meant going back to a more DIY approach to recording, with this time being done mainly at home with recording engineer, Matt Aguilar. Tracking in our basements injected a vigorous feeling back to the band. “Everyone annihilated their tracks in a matter of hours! Which for us is unheard of,” says Pantke. “This was easily the most prepared and comfortable we’ve ever been while cutting a record, and we owe a lot of that comfort to Matt.” The only setback the band faced was when Pantke broke his nose in an unfortunate incident right before he was set to record his vocals. Once completely healed, he nailed his takes and the tracks were sent off to Greg Wilkinson (Autopsy) at Ear Hammer Studios for mixing and mastering. “Greg was incredibly professional and a joy to work with. It was incredible working with someone so prestigious who so understood what it was we wanted to achieve. Total respect and absolute support to him!” exclaimed Pantke.
The resulting 10 tracks don’t stray too far from the band’s oozing, blistering sound. As usual, it’s chock full of Pantke’s riffs and agonized howls, but that’s not all. It still includes nauseating bass runs from Dominic Vaia, pounding drum performance from Kyle Pooley and mind melting leads from Carlos Santini. Proving their dynamics as a band haven’t deteriorated but have just been given more life. “You can still expect this to be a Molder record,” states Pantke. “Just musically and sonically better than the last! We simply wanted a shorter, nastier, and more professional sounding record than what we’ve done before.”
For the art, which has always been arranged by Pooley, he brought Mexican oil painter, Julian Felipe Mora Ibañez to the group, which they all agreed would be perfect. “The art concept for this record sort of follows the same as Engrossed in Decay, but this time rather than a death through decay, it’s a rebirth in it,” remarked Pantke. “We wanted it to pay homage to the works of Mental Funeral or Dark Recollections, amongst other things of course, but those two references definitely shine through on this particular piece. As far as colors go, we really wanted it to by a nice companion piece to the last record, without completely repeating it.”
Catastrophic Reconfiguration tracklist: 1. Catastrophic Reconfiguration 2. Pulped 3. Overdue Burial 4. Frothing 5. Masked in Mold 6. Bursted Innards 7. Rapidly Exsanguinated 8. Corpse Copulation 9. Brain Boil 10. Nothing Left to Ooze
MOLDER is: Aaren Pantke- Vocals/Guitar Carlos Santini- Lead Guitar Dominic Vaia- Bass Kyle Pooley- Drums
MOLDER has shared a new single, titled Bursted Innards, from their forthcoming third album, Catastrophic Reconfiguration. Catastrophic Reconfiguration will be released via Prosthetic Records on November 8, and Bursted Innards follows the Joliet, IL death metal band’s recent Invoking Decay US tour.
Speaking on the new single, Aaren Pantke (vocals / guitar) comments: “Those that have seen us live in the last year should be familiar with this one. This is actually the first song we wrote for the new record and the first new one we started “testing” live. This one is indirectly about my frustrations with being on the road. Balancing “real life” on top of “living the dream”. Being so fed up I could just explode. But what if I did, in a literal sense? Please just excuse the mess…”
The writing process for Catastrophic Reconfiguration included guitarist Carlos Santini for the first time, who brought more of a rounded and dynamic sound to the fold. Despite the new addition, finding time to write was the biggest challenge for the band, mainly due to their rigorous rehearsing and touring schedule for Engrossed, which included runs with Exhumed, Enforced, Jungle Rot and Fulci on top of festival appearances including Maryland Death Fest, Milwaukee Metalfest and Volcanic Strike Hawaii in Maui, to name a few. “Respect to those that tour full time, hold down jobs, and still find the time to be inspired enough to get it done!” remarks Pantke. “That said, we did get it done, it just took a little bit longer than we’d have liked! Once the ball got rolling, it stayed rolling”
Part of the refining of the new album meant going back to a more DIY approach to recording, with this time being done mainly at home with recording engineer, Matt Aguilar. Tracking in our basements injected a vigorous feeling back to the band. “Everyone annihilated their tracks in a matter of hours! Which for us is unheard of,” says Pantke. “This was easily the most prepared and comfortable we’ve ever been while cutting a record, and we owe a lot of that comfort to Matt.” The only setback the band faced was when Pantke broke his nose in an unfortunate incident right before he was set to record his vocals. Once completely healed, he nailed his takes and the tracks were sent off to Greg Wilkinson (Autopsy) at Ear Hammer Studios for mixing and mastering. “Greg was incredibly professional and a joy to work with. It was incredible working with someone so prestigious who so understood what it was we wanted to achieve. Total respect and absolute support to him!” exclaimed Pantke.
The resulting 10 tracks don’t stray too far from the band’s oozing, blistering sound. As usual, it’s chock full of Pantke’s riffs and agonized howls, but that’s not all. It still includes nauseating bass runs from Dominic Vaia, pounding drum performance from Kyle Pooley and mind melting leads from Carlos Santini. Proving their dynamics as a band haven’t deteriorated but have just been given more life. “You can still expect this to be a Molder record,” states Pantke. “Just musically and sonically better than the last! We simply wanted a shorter, nastier, and more professional sounding record than what we’ve done before.”
For the art, which has always been arranged by Pooley, he brought Mexican oil painter, Julian Felipe Mora Ibañez to the group, which they all agreed would be perfect. “The art concept for this record sort of follows the same as Engrossed in Decay, but this time rather than a death through decay, it’s a rebirth in it,” remarked Pantke. “We wanted it to pay homage to the works of Mental Funeral or Dark Recollections, amongst other things of course, but those two references definitely shine through on this particular piece. As far as colors go, we really wanted it to by a nice companion piece to the last record, without completely repeating it.”
Catastrophic Reconfiguration tracklist: 1. Catastrophic Reconfiguration 2. Pulped 3. Overdue Burial 4. Frothing 5. Masked in Mold 6. Bursted Innards 7. Rapidly Exsanguinated 8. Corpse Copulation 9. Brain Boil 10. Nothing Left to Ooze
MOLDER is: Aaren Pantke- Vocals/Guitar Carlos Santini- Lead Guitar Dominic Vaia- Bass Kyle Pooley- Drums
Joilet, IL’s MOLDER has today announced their third album, Catastrophic Reconfiguration, set for release via Prosthetic Records on November 8. Alongside the album announcement, MOLDER has shared the lead single and title track. The fetid death metal band find themselves resuscitated and reinvigorated in 2024, beginning Catastrophic Reconfiguration‘s touring cycle today (August 1) on their Invoking Decay US tour, which culminates on August 10 at the Hacked Up For Barbecue Festival in Cleveland, OH – full details below.
Speaking on the album announcement and title track, Aaren Pantke (vocals / guitar) comments: “This was the first song Carlos (Santini, lead guitar) wrote and contributed to the band. To play on the name, we wanted this to be representative of our “rebirth” as a band. It perfectly encapsulates all things “MOLDER”, yet showcases our new freshly sharpened edge. The song, at it’s core, is really about questioning “where we stand” in a modernized post-covid environment. Has the world gone too far with our own self indulgence? Did we deserve another chance? We learn towards no.”
The writing process for Catastrophic Reconfiguration included guitarist Carlos Santini for the first time, who brought more of a rounded and dynamic sound to the fold. Despite the new addition, finding time to write was the biggest challenge for the band, mainly due to their rigorous rehearsing and touring schedule for Engrossed, which included runs with Exhumed, Enforced, Jungle Rot and Fulci on top of festival appearances including Maryland Death Fest, Milwaukee Metalfest and Volcanic Strike Hawaii in Maui, to name a few. “Respect to those that tour full time, hold down jobs, and still find the time to be inspired enough to get it done!” remarks Pantke. “That said, we did get it done, it just took a little bit longer than we’d have liked! Once the ball got rolling, it stayed rolling”
Part of the refining of the new album meant going back to a more DIY approach to recording, with this time being done mainly at home with recording engineer, Matt Aguilar. Tracking in our basements injected a vigorous feeling back to the band. “Everyone annihilated their tracks in a matter of hours! Which for us is unheard of,” says Pantke. “This was easily the most prepared and comfortable we’ve ever been while cutting a record, and we owe a lot of that comfort to Matt.” The only setback the band faced was when Pantke broke his nose in an unfortunate incident right before he was set to record his vocals. Once completely healed, he nailed his takes and the tracks were sent off to Greg Wilkinson (Autopsy) at Ear Hammer Studios for mixing and mastering. “Greg was incredibly professional and a joy to work with. It was incredible working with someone so prestigious who so understood what it was we wanted to achieve. Total respect and absolute support to him!” exclaimed Pantke.
The resulting 10 tracks don’t stray too far from the band’s oozing, blistering sound. As usual, it’s chock full of Pantke’s riffs and agonized howls, but that’s not all. It still includes nauseating bass runs from Dominic Vaia, pounding drum performance from Kyle Pooley and mind melting leads from Carlos Santini. Proving their dynamics as a band haven’t deteriorated but have just been given more life. “You can still expect this to be a Molder record,” states Pantke. “Just musically and sonically better than the last! We simply wanted a shorter, nastier, and more professional sounding record than what we’ve done before.”
For the art, which has always been arranged by Pooley, he brought Mexican oil painter, Julian Felipe Mora Ibañez to the group, which they all agreed would be perfect. “The art concept for this record sort of follows the same as Engrossed in Decay, but this time rather than a death through decay, it’s a rebirth in it,” remarked Pantke. “We wanted it to pay homage to the works of Mental Funeral or Dark Recollections, amongst other things of course, but those two references definitely shine through on this particular piece. As far as colors go, we really wanted it to by a nice companion piece to the last record, without completely repeating it.”
Catastrophic Reconfiguration tracklist: 1. Catastrophic Reconfiguration 2. Pulped 3. Overdue Burial 4. Frothing 5. Masked in Mold 6. Bursted Innards 7. Rapidly Exsanguinated 8. Corpse Copulation 9. Brain Boil 10. Nothing Left to Ooze
Upcoming MOLDER shows: Invoking Decay tour w/ GOETIA August 1 – Sabbatic – Milwaukee, WI August 2 – Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN August 3 – Westside Bowl – Youngstown, OH August 4 – The Kennel – York, PA August 5 – Apohadion Theater – Portland, ME August 6 – Boiler Room – Providence, R.I August 7 – Kingsland – New York City, NY August 8 – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA August 9 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD August 10 – Hacked Up For Barbecue III – No Class – Cleveland, OH**
**No GOETIA
MOLDER is: Aaren Pantke- Vocals/Guitar Carlos Santini- Lead Guitar Dominic Vaia- Bass Kyle Pooley- Drums
Crawling out of Chicago, IL’s most decrepit corners and boneyards, MOLDER are today premiering their new album, Engrossed in Decay, via Metal Injection. Engrossed in Decay is the sophomore full-length from the death metal trio and first to be released via Prosthetic Records since inking a deal in 2021.
Engrossed in Decay will be available on all streaming platforms this Friday (July 15). Pre-order the album here.
Speaking on the album announcement and track premiere MOLDER comments: “Calling all mutants and freaks!! We’re proud to report Engrossed In Decay is officially available to stream in full. That’s right, creeps! That’s 10 brand new skull-smashing hymns, sure to leave your head scattered all over the floor, and your brains painted on the ceiling. At last, Engrossed In Decay is here in full- to infest your ears, and fester forever. This record is the culmination of two dismal years in isolation, smoking weed, dropping acid and writing sick shit. Hope you enjoy listening to the album as much as we enjoyed writing it.”
Conceptually, Engrossed in Decay collects the sonic aesthetics of in-song samples, death-obsessed lyrics, and colorful mucus and blood themes into a cohesively gross package. This is the type of gift found in medical waste repositories or in the aftermath of a kitchen knife rampage. One look at the cover illustrated by Lucas Korte (Blood Incantation, Tomb Mold), and MOLDER’s sordid intentions are immediately evident. This is blood-curdling, gore-hurling death metal from graves licentiously disturbed.
Recorded at Studio Novy with Cheyenne Brandt (Vanished Cadavers, and Chicago Metal Hell Vol 2), Cianide’s Scott Carroll joined the sessions as steward before the final mix went to Philadelphia-based mastering ace Arthur Rizk (Creeping Death, Temple of Void). The result is an engrossing experience, nasty to the touch yet riveting like a chainsaw battle. Glutinous Remains, Chemically Dissolved, Huff the Stench, and the title track are prime examples of MOLDER’s choicest, meatiest cuts.
The next phase of MOLDER’s depraved death metal domination will commence after Engrossed in Decay is unleashed upon metaldom. Until then, they’ll fester wildly in and around Chicago, with the rest of North America suffering perversely with a full-scale bloodbath later in 2022.
You’ve been warned! MOLDER are coming for you, their stomach-churning, mortifying corpses in full-on attack mode.
Chicago, IL’s most fetid, MOLDER have today shared the third and final pre-release single to be taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Engrossed in Decay, titled Relentless Pestilence. Alongside the release of the track, MOLDER have also shared an accompanying music video that features the band showcasing their bludgeoning chemistry in stark black and grey.
Speaking on the album announcement and track premiere MOLDER comments: “Relentless Pestilence is our ode to living in a plague ridden world. Generally speaking it’s about meeting your demise from an unsuspecting force. Although it was written during the midst of the pandemic, it is not specifically about Covid-19, or any specific event for that matter. It’s just a four-minute ripper about successful world obliteration through the release of contagions. That said, we’re thrilled to drop this video filmed in our rehearsal space. No fancy backdrop, storyline, acting, etc. here… just raw footage of us doing what we do every week in the basement.”
Conceptually, Engrossed in Decay collects the sonic aesthetics of in-song samples, death-obsessed lyrics, and colorful mucus and blood themes into a cohesively gross package. This is the type of gift found in medical waste repositories or in the aftermath of a kitchen knife rampage. One look at the cover illustrated by Lucas Korte (Blood Incantation, Tomb Mold), and MOLDER’s sordid intentions are immediately evident. This is blood-curdling, gore-hurling death metal from graves licentiously disturbed.
Recorded at Studio Novy with Cheyenne Brandt (Vanished Cadavers, and Chicago Metal Hell Vol 2), Cianide’s Scott Carroll joined the sessions as steward before the final mix went to Philadelphia-based mastering ace Arthur Rizk (Creeping Death, Temple of Void). The result is an engrossing experience, nasty to the touch yet riveting like a chainsaw battle. Glutinous Remains, Chemically Dissolved, Huff the Stench, and the title track are prime examples of MOLDER’s choicest, meatiest cuts.
The next phase of MOLDER’s depraved death metal domination will commence after Engrossed in Decay is unleashed upon metaldom. Until then, they’ll fester wildly in and around Chicago, with the rest of North America suffering perversely with a full-scale bloodbath later in 2022.
You’ve been warned! MOLDER are coming for you, their stomach-churning, mortifying corpses in full-on attack mode.
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