Australia’s extreme metal titans Thy Art Is Murder have revealed turbulent third single Blood Throne, taken from the band’s new album, Godlike, out now via Human Warfare.
Guitarist Andy Marsh offers: “as we started work on Blood Throne we aimed to harness the same visceral energy that drove Death Squad Anthem while pushing our boundaries to craft something unique. Kicking things off with a break beat groove, we wanted to set the tone with a jolt to the system preparing everyone for the chaos ahead. Blood Throne embodies our attempt at creative anthemic power and groove spiraling into a reflection of oppressive organizations and regimes that profit and thrive on the toil and pain of the marginalized. Throughout our career we have confronted these themes head on with the aim of igniting a fire within each listener and inspiring the collective strength to challenge the dominion of those who perpetuate suffering.”
Thy Art Is Murder ascended the ranks of extreme metal’s top-tier bands with a meteoric underground rise as explosive as humankind’s seemingly inevitable descent into doom and death. With their new album, Godlike, Australia’s most harrowingly brutal export since George Miller’s Mad Max franchise invites audiences worldwide to join them in a fresh Armageddon.
The sixth explosive album in the band’s arsenal, Godlike cements Thy Art Is Murder as death metal’s modern torchbearers. A soundtrack to a divisive postmodern dystopia, Godlike sees Thy Art Is Murder explore new depths and dynamics without sacrificing an ounce of intensity or urgency the band have staked their career on.
Recorded with their longtime producer and mixer, Will Putney, across the album’s 10 nihilistic tracks Thy Art are masters of their craft as they deliver sharp stabs, guttural descents and groove with muscular athleticism and confidence.
Thy Art Is Murder’s thinking-person’s blackened death metal has challenged, provoked and inspired audiences around the world. Through relentless hard work, Thy Art have become one of the most successful extreme metal bands Australia has ever produced, making history on their own terms. Backed by an uncompromising discography, the two-time ARIA-Award nominees have smashed chart records in their native country as the first homegrown extreme metal act to debut in the Top 5 with 2017’s Dear Desolation.
Their electrifying and incendiary performances have seen the band do countless laps of the globe, becoming tourmates with genre-titans like Cannibal Corpse, Slayer, Kreator, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive, alongside playing crucial festivals like Summer Breeze, Download, Graspop and Wacken.
Thy Art Is Murder have just embarked on a European/UK. Tickets are on sale HERE. Full dates below:
Tour Dates
Tue 3rd Oct - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway
Wed 4th Oct - Fryshuset Klubben, Stockholm, Sweden
Thu 5th Oct - Restaurang Trädgårn, Göteborg, Sweden
Fri 6th Oct – Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Sat 7th Oct - Felsenkeller Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Sun 8th Oct – Löwensaal, Nuremberg, Germany
Tue 10th Oct – SaSaZu, Praha, Czech Republic
Wed 11th Oct – Arena Wien Wien, Austria
Thu 12th Oct – Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary
Fri 13th Oct – Tonhalle, Munich, Germany
Sat 14th Oct – Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Sun 15th Oct – Z7 Konzertfabrik, Pratteln, Switzerland
Mon 16th Oct – Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, France
Tue 17th Oct – Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
Wed 18th Oct – Sala Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Fri 20th Oct – Thy Art Is Murder, Paris, France
Sat 21st Oct – Zappa, Antwerp, Belgium – SOLD OUT
Sun 22nd Oct - O2 Forum, London, UK
Mon 23rd Oct – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
Tue 24th Oct – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
Wed 23rd Oct – SWG3, Glasgow, UK
Thu 24th Oct – SWX, Bristol, UK – SOLD OUT
Fri 27th Oct – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sat 28th Oct – Carlswerk Victoria, Köln, Germany
Track List
1. Destroyer of Dreams
2. Blood Throne
4. Keres
5. Everything Unwanted
6. Lesson in Pain
7. Godlike
8. Corrosion
9. Anathema
10. Bermuda
