Defiled Upend Convention on New Single "Altered State"
- Jason Hesley
- May 26
- 1 min read
While masters of the vile art known as death metal since the early ‘90s, Defiled aren’t relics or custodians for the old-school. The Japanese legends have shared stages with Morbid Angel, Mayhem and Cannibal Corpse, but, historically, they’ve carved their own singular path through metal’s hallowed crypts. Their upcoming ninth album continues to alter the genre in unthinkable ways. On Altered State, they deliver a dizzying blast of death metal straight from the future.
“While rooted in death metal’s formative years, the record pushes far beyond genre orthodoxy”, Metal Injection wrote upon the announcement of Altered State. Distorted Sound noted how the album is “continuing to expand on the band’s long-established blend of old-school death metal, technical thrash riffing and progressive rock compositional logic”.
Today, Defiled are releasing a music video for the third and final advanced single from Altered State. While upholding death metal’s raw speed, the title track from the band’s new album upends all conventions at every twist and turn.
“This song showcases our core identity”, Defiled guitarist and founding member Yusuke Sumita says. “The tempo shifts lean more toward progressive or fusion methodologies than traditional death metal, creating a dramatic, thrilling atmosphere that defies monotony”.
Watch the music video for “Altered State” on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Altered State comes out June 12, 2026 on Season of Mist.
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