Featuring players from Arsis, The Final Sleep, and Illucinus, new blackened death metal project, Fleshspoil, have announced their debut album. Titled The Beginning of the End, the new full-length is due out in digital format on March 28th. Keep reading below to find out more.
Pre-order The Beginning of the End here:
https://fleshspoilofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-beginning-of-the-end
Fans of classic death, black, and doom metal take note! Fleshspoil delivers a haunting and aggressive soundscape, and features a lineup of seasoned musicians: Jeff Andrews (guitar/vocals), a veteran of New York’s metal scene, known for his work with The Final Sleep, Armor Column, Hush, Ironweed, Scavengers, and Held Under. Mike Van Dyne (drums), known for his role in Arsis, where he played on acclaimed releases such as A Celebration of Guilt and A Diamond for Disease, and toured globally alongside heavyweights like Behemoth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Cynic, Dying Fetus, Grave, Necrophagist, Napalm Death, and Six Feet Under. Dan Saltzman (bass), hailing from the Bay Area, whose impressive work has been showcased in Illucinus and The Hunt, as well as recent demonstration videos for ESP bass guitars.
Produced and mixed by Brett Portzer (Skinless, Author & Punisher, Arsis), The Beginning of the End consists of six tracks clocking in at 37 minutes. It is the creative vision of Andrews and Van Dyne, who recorded two albums and performed together alongside such notable bands as At The Gates, Wolves In The Throne Room, Sanctuary, Rivers of Nihil, Fates Warning, All That Remains, and many others with their previous band, The Final Sleep. The Beginning of the End additionally includes guest appearances by Kyle Chapman (Aethereus, Blighted Eye), John Judson (Rwake, Scott Kelly), and Petr Oplatka (Illucinus).
The Beginning of the End tracklisting:
01 Bleed Through This Life
02 Skies Turn To Graves
03 Fleshspoil
04 Walking Dead
05 A Frail Demise
06 Born Into Despair
Credits:
Guitar solo and additional chaos on “Bleed Through This Life” by Kyle Chapman of Aethereus and Blighted Eye.
Guitar solo on “Walking Dead” by Petr Oplatka of Illucinus.
Lap steel guitar on “Bleed Through This Life” and “Skies Turn To Graves” by John Judkins of Rwake.
Drum tracking engineered by Brett Portzer at White Lake Music & Post.
Guitar and vocal tracking engineered by Van Dyne/Andrews.
Produced, mixed and mastered by Brett Portzer.
Music and arrangements by Andrews/Van Dyne. Lyrics by Andrews.
Cover art: “L’Umana Fragilità” by Salvator Rosa (1656)
Line-Up:
Mike Van Dyne – Drums
Jeff Andrews – Guitar/Vocals
Dan Saltzman – Bass