UK metal powerhouse VISCERA have announced the release of their highly anticipated new album Carcinogenesis, out 3rd March via Unique Leader Records. They have also unveiled their powerful new single / video ‘Rats with Wings’.

Pre-order Carcinogenesis here: orcd.co/carcinogenesis

Watch ‘Rats with Wings’ here:

Vocalist Jamie Graham comments on the album: “Carcinogenesis has been a long time coming! There’s been a ton of changes since the release of [debut album] Obsidian in terms of both the band’s plans and how we’ve approached writing. Musically we’ve tried a few new things in terms of tempos and key.”

“We’ve had Charlie Michael join on guitar who has brought a few new additions to the Viscera sound on this record. He’s a massive shredder so there’s some insane lead guitar between him and Adam.

“We’ve gone a little more over the top with use of melody and atmosphere. There was also a decision to bring it as heavy as we could on a couple of songs to balance that dynamic out. ‘Demon Queen’ is almost completely clean singing!”

On the album’s concept, he continues: “Lyrically/thematically, this album continues on from Obsidian with Delilah’s soul reaping cover. This time the energy she has gathered feeds her tyrannical partner, who in turn uses the newly absorbed life force to corrupt all around him. Metaphorically it’s a statement of how humanity tends to feed of others only then to tear itself apart.”

On the new single ‘Rats with Wings’ he concludes: “This one was the first song we wrote for the record. The title refers to a term used for disease-spreading birds – just like people using power to corrupt others. We wanted a rapid-fire song to introduce the album as it sets the pace for the rest. There’s a nice mix of speed, heaviness and melody.”

Track listing:

1. Carcinogenesis
2. Rats with Wings
3. Layers of Skin
4. Resolver
5. Omnipotence
8. Sungazer
7. Lex Talionis
8. Demon Queen
9. On Earth as it is in Hell

Featuring former members of Heart of a Coward, Abhorrent Decimation, Nervecell and Surfaces – Viscera formed in 2019.

Inspired by Pantera, Meshuggah, At The Gates, The Black Dahlia Murder and Killswitch Engage, Viscera combine these influences with modern tech death and deathcore flavours. Combined with a potent blend of watertight syncopation, Viscera undoubtedly a powerful emerging force to be reckoned with.

Already with touring miles under their belts, the band featured on the FACES OF DEATH TOUR with Decapitated, Beyond Creation, Ingested and Lorna Shore, across the UK and Europe in March 2020, which was cut short by COVID. The band returned post-pandemic with a UK headline tour, and then a full EU tour supporting Decapitated and Despised Icon.

The band next head out on their debut US run on the Unique Legion tour in 2023.

Viscera are: 

Vocals – Jamie Graham
Guitar – Charlie Michael
Guitar – Adam Bell
Drums – Alex Micklewright

British riff machine VISCERA are back with their blasting new single ’Sungazer’.

The band comment of ‘Sungazer’: “We’re surrounded by this smoke screen lifestyle, where people base their comparisons of others through a diamond lens that leaves all the sh*t in the shadows…’Sungazer’ touches on that. Lyrically, it’s about becoming fixated on pursuits or people that ultimately have a negative impact on your mental state, to the point where you become cut off and disassociated with everyone around you. The distraction tactics we take on to escape from that, only to find yourself losing sight of the things that truly matter in your life and by then all the time has passed. We thought having the song set on another planet would be a cool way to symbolise that feeling of being cut off and alone.”

The song was produced by the band and mixed by Simone Pietroforte (Distant), with artwork by Jason Peppiatt (Psycroptic).

Stream here: http://orcd.co/sungazer

Viscera will be touring the UK in May, with support from Osiah. Dates:

19.05.22 UK Milton Keynes @ The Crauford Arms
20.05.22 UK London @ Boston Music Room
21.05.22 UK Brighton @ The Green Door Store
22.05.22 UK Bournemouth @ The Anvil
23.05.22 UK Bristol @ Rough Trade
24.05.22 UK Birmingham @ Dead Wax
25.05.22 UK Manchester @ The Star and Garter
26.05.22 UK Glasgow @ The Garage Attic
27.05.22 UK Leeds @ The Key Club
28.05.22 UK Nottingham @ Percy Picklebackers

Tickets from: http://lnk.to/VISCERA-UK2022

Featuring former members of Heart of a Coward, Abhorrent Decimation, Martyr Defiled, Nervecell and Surfaces, Viscera formed in 2019.

Inspired by the seminal 90s & 00s bands – notably Pantera, Meshuggah, At The Gates, The Black Dahlia Murder and Killswitch Engage –Viscera combine these influences with modern tech death and deathcore flavours. Combined with a potent blend of watertight syncopation, Viscera are undoubtedly a powerful emerging force to be reckoned with.

In their time the band have toured with Decapitated, Ingested, and Lorna Shore.