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BEYOND GRACE are today premiering their new single, Barmecide Feast, and it's accompanying lyric video via Distorted Sound. Barmecide Feast is the third and final pre-release single to be taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Our Kingdom Undone, due for release via Prosthetic Records on September 3. Alongside the premiere, Distorted Sound caught up with BEYOND GRACE vocalist Andy Walmsley to discuss the Nottingham, UK death metal band's forthcoming album in depth.

Prosthetic Records is proud to welcome death metal four-piece, PHOBOPHILIC to the label roster. Hailing from North Dakota, the band have two demos, an EP and a split already under their belts, and have commenced work on their debut full length which will be released in 2022 under the Prosthetic banner. The band will be playing a short run of dates supporting Gatecreeper later this month - full details are below. Of their signing to the label, the band commented: "Prosthetic has been home to many bands that were the stepping stones for us discovering heavier and more underground music. To now be part of the roster feels like a real full circle moment. The material we’ve been working on for our Prosthetic debut is without a doubt our most extreme and authentic yet – we can’t wait for everyone to hear it!" With lyrics inspired by Lovecraftian horror, PHOBOPHILIC’s abrasive explorations of existentialism and the limits of human consciousness are a welcome feature of the currently thriving US death metal scene. The influence of death metal’s forefathers is evident in PHOBOPHILIC’s full throttle output, but their gaze is fixed firmly on the future - wherever it may take them… Stay tuned for more news on PHOBOPHILIC in the coming months, and catch them with Gatecreeper at the below shows in the meantime.

Prosthetic Records is thrilled to announce the signing of Maryland trio, YATRA. The band has recently been in the studio working on their debut release under the Prosthetic banner, the follow up to 2020’s All Is Lost long player - which took a turn away from doom and dived headlong into an old school death metal vibe. YATRA will hit the road later this week for a run of dates - including a string of shows with High Reeper - full dates are below. Of the signing to Prosthetic the band commented: “We are very happy to be working with Prosthetic Records, and super excited about this new album that we have just recorded. It is our best album yet, and a crucial step for us in the evolution of YATRA as a band, in the darkness of this changing world we are living in. “ Since their inception, just four short years ago, YATRA have released three full length albums; their appetite for quantity may be voracious but they haven’t compromised on quality. Their take on sludgy death metal is served up blackened around the edges. Stay tuned for more YATRA news in the coming months.

Vancouver, Canada's WORMWITCH have today released a new single, Hammer of the Underworld, and an accompanying music video - produced by Chariot of Black Moth. Hammer of the Underworld is the third pre-release single to be taken from the band's upcoming album, Wolf Hex, due for release via Prosthetic Records on August 27. The high contrast black and white visual flickers and writhes alongside WORMWITCH's melting pot of black, death and extreme metal to punishing effect.

Irish thrashers, GAMA BOMB are today premiering their new single, Thunder Over London, and it's accompanying music video via YouTube. Thunder Over London is the title track from their surprise release three-song digital EP, due out tomorrow (August 6), and sees the band pivot back to their more political roots as they rally against nuclear arms. The music video alternates between the band performing, with beloved band mascot Snowy on drums, and key statistics and thought provoking information on nuclear weapons.

COGNIZANCE are today premiering their latest single, Aeon Sickness, and it's accompanying music video via Decibel Magazine. Aeon Sickness is the second track to be taken from the Leeds, UK via Graz, Austria based death metal band's forthcoming sophomore album, Upheaval - due out via Prosthetic Records on September 24. The visual showcases COGNIZANCE's continued sonic embrace of speed and technicality alongside groove and hooks. Aeon Sickness will be available via all streaming services on Friday, August 6.

Rochester, NY's UNDEATH have today announced their contribution to Decibel Magazine's Flexi Series. The blood splattered US death metal act's brand new track, titled Diemented Dissection, is now available via Decibel's subscription service ahead of their September and October US and Canada tour alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, After The Burial, Carnifex and Rivers of Nihil.

Minneapolis, MN based technical death metal trio REAPING ASMODEIA have today announced their new album, Darkened Infinity, due for release via Prosthetic Records on October 15. Darkened Infinity is the group’s third full length release and sees the band weave together rhythmically complex and acerbic songwriting with a conceptual story of transcendence, consciousness and humanity’s ongoing struggle with the psychological self. Alongside the album announcement, REAPING ASMODEIA have also shared lead single False Awakening and its accompanying music video.

Nottingham, UK based death metal act, BEYOND GRACE are today premiering their new single and accompanying horror inspired music video, Factions Speak Louder Than Herds, via New Noise Magazine. Factions Speak Louder Than Herds is the second single to be taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Our Kingdom Undone, due for release via Prosthetic Records on September 3.

FOUR STROKE BARON have announced their band new album, titled Classics, due for release via Prosthetic Records this October. Mixed by Devin Townsend, Classics