Sludgy metalcore band Mastiff have a new album titled “Deprecipice” slated for a March 22nd release via MNRK Heavy. The group are inviting fans into that next outing with the debut of a track titled “Serrated“. Burner‘s Harry Nott provided guest vocals on that track, while members of XIII also took part. A video for that song can be found below.
Speaking of that, the band offered:
“The track lyrically is about the ‘bullshit machine;’ people blowing smoke up your arse but you trying to stay grounded. It’s too easy to fall foul of the reverse of imposter syndrome. We met Harry and the Burner boys when they came to Hull when they were supporting Employed To Serve and it turned out Burner were fans of us and after about 30 seconds of them playing we all became some of their biggest fans too.”
Nott added:
“‘Serrated‘ is a relentless track and the vibe clicked instantly – went in the studio and smashed it in a couple of takes with some quickly penned lyrics. Mastiff is the epitome of darkness, so I went hard on some apocalyptic imagery.”
As for what to expect from “Deprecipice, Mastiff vocalist Jim Hodge offered:
“We’ve gone quite a lot towards a hardcore sound. Where the last one was more death metal, this one’s a lot more staccato: a lot more defined, riff-wise.”
He continued:
“The album’s called ‘Deprecipice‘, and that pretty much sums up where me and James were when we wrote it. We were both standing back on the edge of a depressive void.”
“Deprecipice” track listing:
01 – “Bite Radius”
02 – “Everything Is Ending”
03 – “Void”
04 – “Cut-Throat” (feat. Ethan Lee McCarthy of Primitive Man)
05 – “Skin Stripper”
06 – “Serrated” (feat. Harry Nott of Burner & XIII)
07 – “Worship” (feat. Yersin)
08 – “Pitiful”
09 – “The Shape”
10 – “Thorn Trauma”
Pre-orders are available through mastiff.ffm.to/deprecipice.OYD.
With Yersin:
03/22 Hull, UK – Polar Bear
03/23 Glasgow, UK – Audio
03/24 Edinburgh, UK – Bannermans
03/27 London, UK – The Black Heart
03/28 Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
03/29 Bristol, UK – Crofters Rights
03/30 Birmingham, UK – Devils Dog
03/31 Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade
