DEFILED Release New Album Altered State

Altered State spans 43 minutes and 14 tracks, drawing on the dystopian world of George Orwell's 1984 to address surveillance society, doublespeak, and mass control, framed through dark conspiracy theory as speculative fiction. Its compositional approach combines old-school death metal with technical thrash riffing and the rhythmic logic of progressive rock, with a touch of Stravinsky. Lead single "Portal" opens with traditional riffs reshaped into a series of tempo shifts that unlock another plane of existence. Occultists gather around the shapeshifting groove that seizes hold over "Obsession". Defiled aren't afraid to wind through the darkest and most mysterious corners of our collective consciousness; but listen closely and all secrets will be revealed. "Receive the power", the band command on the album's title track with a chaos that only they can control.