{"id":1698768,"date":"2026-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1698768"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:00:00","slug":"infestuous-the-black-dahlia-murder-etc-announce-debut-album-unfathomable-mutagenic-abominations-share-new-single-palace-of-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1698768","title":{"rendered":"INFESTUOUS (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, Etc.) Announce Debut Album Unfathomable Mutagenic Abominations, Share New Single &#8220;Palace of Rot&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div id=\"5464\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Infestuous<\/strong> took more than a decade to come together, and now the wait is finally over.<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from the American Rust Belt, <strong>Infestuous<\/strong> is the long-gestating collaboration between <strong>Matt Tluchowski<\/strong> (<strong>Doctor Smoke<\/strong>) and <strong>Alan Cassidy<\/strong> (<strong>The Black Dahlia Murder<\/strong>), a project that began quietly back in 2009. Initial tracking took place in 2012, but the recordings were shelved, left dormant as life, bands, and other commitments took priority. It wasn&#8217;t until 2020 through 2024 that the material was revisited.<\/p>\n<p>The result is <em>Unfathomable Mutagenic Abominations<\/em>, a groove-heavy, technical-leaning slab of brutal death metal that finally sees the light of day on April 17, 2026 via Silent Pendulum Records.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the announcement, <strong>Infestuous<\/strong> have unveiled the album&#8217;s first single, &#8220;Palace of Rot&#8221;, a punishing introduction to the band&#8217;s pretty grotesque sound. Across <em>Unfathomable Mutagenic Abominations<\/em>, <strong>Tluchowski<\/strong> and <strong>Cassidy<\/strong> split vocal duties while locking into a dense, muscular songwriting style that bridges classic brutal death metal with a more modern, groove-driven sensibility. Adding another layer of extremity are guitar solos from <strong>Steve Lehocky<\/strong> (ex-<strong>Doctor Smoke<\/strong>, ex-<strong>Necrophagia<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Check it out below and pre-order <em>Unfathomable Mutagenic Abominations<\/em> here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Infestuous - Palace Of Rot (Official Video)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DTiI3oxSeDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? 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