Infernal Devastation Records are proud to present the sophomore album "Of Despair" from UK'S Horrified on vinyl. 8 tracks of uniquely sculptured death metal flourished with alluring melodies. Limited to 300 vinyl (200 on black wax and 100 on purple wax.) For fans of Dissection, Edge of Sanity, Dismember and Horrendous. Pre-orders and release date will be announced soon for a mid 2016 release.
Horrified started as a studio project largely handled by Dan Alderson, who enlisted the talents of Sam Butterfield for vocal duties and Lee Higgins as co producer for the three track demo "Carcinogenic Feasting" which was released by local DIY label Tombs in the Valley Productions in February 2013.
The release was also digitally distributed by Torn Flesh Records.
In the dying months of 2013, Horrified burst onto the live circuit at Byker Grave Festival, the band's first live offering. Dan Alderson stepping up to vocal duties and other musicians from other established acts from the North East completing the bands first full line up.
In 2014 the band recorded their debut full length album "Descent Into Putridity" through the months of February to April. During this time the band caught the attention of Memento Mori records, securing a deal for the album to be released via the label in October 2014.
Descent Into Putridity, only the band's debut album. Secured a vast amount of positive press with its set of passionate and well crafted songs of traditional death metal. From the start of 2015, Horrified have further cemented their reputation as a serious name in the underground with intense live performances up and down the UK and on an international scale. Horrified are currently hard at work recording a follow up to 'Descent Into Putridity' taking their sound forward into new melodic and epic heights, striving to create a more unique and adventurous sound.
Reviews-
"Sure Horrified use every trick in the bloodstained death metal book, but the material is executed so well, and with great songwriting comes great songs, which Horrified do in spades." - The Killchain Blog
"All in all a huge leap foreward from their debut and for me the surprise of the month! Excellent record that deserves to be heard by a broad audience within the extreme metal boundaries" 86/100 - Lords Of Metal
"‘Of Despair’ is also gushing with melody and atmosphere; something that’s all too often lost in translation when the death metal bands of today look to the past for inspiration" - The Sludgelord
"The old school phantoms are resurrected in vivid form. If you like the early nineties death metal era, then this album is a must for your collection"
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"Good Heavy Metal defies genre and Horrified have come up with some good Heavy Metal on this second album" - The Metal Crypt
" It results in Of Despair feeling exciting and arresting, a prime example of how a classic sound can be made to feel fresh and relevant simply by writing good songs and playing them with passion" -The Sound Not The Word
" In my opinion Horrified are a very great sounding melodic mixture of black and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band" - ADIFFERENTSHADEOFBLACKMETALZINE
"The production on this is really excellent as everything is in balance, and the musicianship includes enough rise and fall, blast and twiddly bits and lead riffing to keep a guy like me interested." - Inhale The Heavy
"Of Despair is a very enjoyable and compelling piece of work" - Wonderbox Metal
releases May 2, 2016