Hailing from the withering depths of the UK (London based), Vacuous make their Relapse Records debut with their new album, In His Blood, out February 28. Album art photo by Oscar Foster-Kane.

One look at the striking, blood-soaked cover art for Vacuous’ second album ‘In His Blood’, and you know the London-based death metallers aren’t messing around. Examining ideas of violence and voyeurism, the album’s title was inspired by a disturbing image the band came across on social media. Guitarist Michael Brodsky comments: “We put alot of ourselves into this song. Our goal was to pull in our personal influences from different genres of music, blending everything together and pushing it all to the extreme in a very bold way. It’s raw, organic, unhinged and at times very imperfect, but feels like our most personal and honest music to date, which is what death metal is all about ultimately (to us, anyway). We can’t wait for everyone to hear it and couldn’t be more excited for the legendary Relapse Records to be releasing it.” An overdose of death metal, ‘In His Blood’ is a compelling mix of blazing speeds, chilling atmospherics, and angular riffing that bring the band into their own unique space. “We’ve talked about having different influences, and it felt like a bit of a dare to push things further” guitarist Michael Brodsky says. “Back in death metal’s formative days, with bands like Autopsy, Obituary, Incantation, none of those bands sounded like each other: they were just pushing their collective influences together to the extreme. I think we’re still doing the same thing, just from the point of view of people who grew up in the 2000s.”

‘In His Blood’ tracklist:

In His Blood
Stress Positions
Hunger
Flesh Parade
Public Humiliation
Contraband
Immersion
No Longer Human

VACUOUS IS:
Michael Brodsky – Guitar
Jo Chen – Vocals
Max Southall – Drums
Ezra Harkin – Guitar
Zak Mullard – Bass

Photo by Stanley Gravett