Lately, Caligari Information publicizes February twenty eighth because the global free up date for Act of Impalement’s extremely expected 3rd album, Profane Altar, on CD and cassette tape codecs.
Shaped in 2012, Nashville’s Act of Impalement have staunchly remained a power-trio for the reason that starting. Over time, they have got sharpened their sound and slowly eschewed the stylistic selection that culminated of their debut album, 2018’s Perdition Cult. Whilst their 2nd album, Infernal Ordinance, noticed a three-year gestation from its genesis to its eventual free up in early 2023, it put forth a stridently targeted sound that was once comparable to a morbid melting pot of Cianide, Bolt Thrower, Prophecy of Doom, and Archgoat: GUTTED certainly, a brand new same old for songwriting.
That lattermost part continues on Act of Impalement’s 3rd full-length, Profane Altar. That includes the revitalized lineup that is been in position previous to the discharge of that 2nd album – founding guitarist Ethan Rock’s longtime collaborators Aaron Hortman (drums) and Jerry Garner (bass) – Profane Altar fittingly sees the trio including a lot darker and extra competitive components to their still-surprising sound. Even though nonetheless drawing from the likes of Post-mortem, Incantation, and naturally Cianide, Act of Impalement’s 3rd album is a dirty & finely honed attack of bestial loss of life steel, drawing extra inspiration from the likes of Belgium’s Ownership, Finland’s Belial, and ever extra Archgoat. What effects is a monolithic, captivating plunge into foul, fetid depths, with a fairly extra atmospheric or a minimum of “airier” recording that sacrifices now not one ounce of molten muscle. As such, Profane Altar’s lyrics come with historic issues right through, however the overarch(goat)ing theme is occultic ritual violence with intensified vitriol against bearers of the go. March to Golgotha to scorn the deceiver or be trampled below cloven hoof by way of Act of Impalement!
Within the period in-between, listen the brand-new monitor “Deities of the Susceptible” HERE at Caligari’s Bandcamp, the place the album will also be preordered.
