200 Stab Wounds‘ third studio album has been christened “Lowest Form“. The Cleveland, OH death metal outfit will have that new effort out on February 19th through Metal Blade. Recording sessions for this 8-song offering took place with Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Soulfly), who handled the production, mixing and mastering for it. The artwork for the album was overseen by James Bousema.
For now, the band have just peeled off the opening track “Pangs Of Conscience” as the lead single. They stated of it:
“This song is about entering a point in your life where you find yourself sometimes making mistakes that go against who you really are as a human, and having to find yourself again. This song is one of the most dynamic musically and lyrically that we’ve done, and we’re really proud of it.”
A press release notes some experimentation is present on this album. including ‘atmospheric synth interludes’ and a spoken-word passage. Speaking of the record as a whole, the group shared:
“We are very excited to finally release ‘Lowest Form‘ to the world. We’ve worked harder on this record than anything else in our lives. We’re really proud of this one, and we hope you guys enjoy it as much as we do. See you somewhere in the world. Here’s to a new chapter.”
“Lowest Form” track listing:
01 – “Pangs Of Conscience“
02 – “Wicked Butchery“
03 – “Sweet Suicide“
04 – “Methodically Slaughtered“
05 – “Symbolic In Glory“
06 – “Psychopomp“
07 – “Taste of Betrayal…The Ultimate Consequence“
08 – “Punishment Eternal“
Various pre-orders are available now, including a lengthy assortment of different colored vinyl pressings, which range from ‘bong water bile’ to ‘demon semen,’ and more. You can dig into that via metalblade.com/200stabwounds.
200 Stab Wounds are just about to head out on their next round of U.S. touring, with this new leg to feature Tribal Gaze & Maul:
09/17 Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache (no Tribal Gaze)
09/18 Toledo, OH – Frankies (no Tribal Gaze)
09/19 Nashville, NT – The ’58 at Eastside Bowl
09/20 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
09/21 Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome
09/22 Huntsville, AL – Mad Matls Brewing
09/23 Panama City, FL – Mosey’s Downtown
09/24 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory)
09/26 Daytona, FL – Iron Horse Saloon
09/27 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
09/28 Greenville, SC – The Radio Room
09/29 Asheville, NC – Revival
09/30 Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
