Old school metal veterans MEMORIAM released their new album Requiem For Mankind recently, which hit #20 in the German charts and #7 in the UK Rock Charts. A death metal victory! To celebrate the release of the album and chart success, the band has premiered an official lyric video for the title track ‘Requiem For Mankind’
The band states:
“Lyrically it ties in with the burial as depicted on the artwork of the album itself. It could also be interpreted as a lament for the state of the world we are living in, we have left enough room in the lyrical content to draw your own conclusion! Musically it’s another headbanger ( we seem to have a lot of those on this album) with a nice heavy deep end rumble. It needed to be the title track! It has that old school feel, it’s organic, it’s out now and all you need to do is listen, absorb, and bang your head !
Enjoy.”
The track list for Requiem For Mankind racks up as follows:
01. Shell Shock
02. Undefeated
03. Never The Victim
04. Austerity Kills
05. In The Midst Of Desolation
06. Refuse To Be Led
07. The Veteran
08. Requiem For Mankind
09. Fixed Bayonets
10. Interment
The album’s impressive artwork was created again by Dan Seagrave (BENEDICTION, DISMEMBER,HYPOCRISY, SUFFOCATION,…)
The colossal songwriting and the first-class recordings have been immortalised through the sublime production work of Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS, etc.) at Parlour Studios, giving the record raw production values, whilst providing the perfect scenario to showcase the musicianship so beautifully displayed on the album.