Carrion Vael releases new album ‘Slay Utterly’

Carrion Vael releases new album, ‘Slay Utterly’; drops new video for “Truth Or Consequences”; kicks off tour dates with Summoning The Lich, Demon King today

Cover artwork by Justin Abraham @artofjustinabraham

Today (January 16th), technical melodic death metal outfit Carrion Vael have released their fifth full-length, Slay Utterly, via Unique Leader Records. For a preview of the record, the new video for the album track “Truth Or Consequences” can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7QBcpQCBik

Carrion Vael comments: “Certain horrors can resonate for years after the fact, leaving a psychological footprint that transcends time, echoing in the minds of each new generation. David Parker Ray’s toy box defines this sort of horror, and when writing ‘Truth or Consequences’, we hoped to merge these unimaginable horrors, with a form of musical brutality that resonates the concept. Leaving the listener with a chilling reminder of what can lurk in the depths of human depravity.”

Purchase and stream Slay Utterly in its entirety now via: https://orcd.co/slayutterly, and read on for some early reviews from media worldwide:

“Guttural death metal vocals contrasted with clean parts, layered with heavy riffage, big breakdowns and hellfire percussion…” – Knotfest

“…tailor-made for causing chaos in the pit!” – Sea of Tranquility

“The musicianship is once again impeccable as the band demonstrate their dedication to craft with a handful of majestic moments of nuance that rise from the whirlwind of percussive battery breakneck riffs with each repeated listen.” – Metal Noise

“‘Slay Utterly’ is a tornado that allows no downtime, crashing into our ears and mixing its influences to our great delight!” – Acta Infernalis

“The music on this album is as relentless to hear as it is rewarding to listen to – recommended.” – Flying Fiddlesticks

Photo credit: Danny Tilson (@dannyytilsonn)

Formed in 2008, Richmond, Indiana’s Carrion Vael return with their most ambitious and punishing release to date: Slay Utterly was recorded and mixed by Jack Daniels and Elisha Mullins at The Armory Studios, then mastered by Jeff Dunne (Alluvial, Veil of Maya, Chelsea Grin, etc) — the resulting 8 tracks are a relentless display of precision, violence, and razor-edged melodic craft. A sharpened step forward from one of the USA’s fastest-rising extreme metal acts, Carrion Vael’s new record solidifies their place among the technical melodic death metal elite.

Carrion Vael comments: “‘Slay Utterly’ is our 3rd release on Unique Leader Records, and it’s our best work to date. The stories told within these songs mimic the chaos that is each individual song. It’s brutal, it’s fast, and its moments of reprieve are relatively short lived, before the barbarism starts all over again.”

Slay Utterly track-listing

1. 19(fucking)78

2. Truth or Consequences

3. 1912

4. 30 on 9

5. 40 Echoes Upon the Parlor

6. Lord of 74

7. Bisection 47

8. Black Chariot

Starting today, Carrion Vael will hit the road with the mighty Summoning The Lich and Demon King for a stacked 4-show run. See below for all dates!

Carrion Vael tour dates

w/ Summoning The Lich, Demon King