I AM Shares a New Music Video “Surrender To The Blade” - New Album Incoming

Texan Thrashy Death Metalers I AM have shared a new music video for the track “Surrender To The Blade!” The track comes from their upcoming new album, their third, Eternal Steel, due out on September 9th, 2022 via MNRK Heavy. We recently caught this incredible band live, opening for Nile! Read that review here. Watch the clip now!

Eternal Steel will be released on CD, LP, cassette, and digitally. Pre-order the album here:

https://iam-eternalsteel.com/

Bio:

Across three full-length slabs of bludgeoning intensity and snarling rage, I AM puts a Southern stamp and revitalized swagger into deathcore, a subgenre rarely as raw, energized, and diverse as this band. In the spirit of fellow Southern icons Pantera and newer Texan heroes Power Trip, the band channels discontent and anger into empowering anthems, as likely to inspire a grueling workout as to incite the pit. Reminiscent of the combination of death metal heaviness and thrash metal speed found in the early catalog of Sepultura, I AM mines the heaviness of Morbid Angel and the dexterity of the Big 4 to create something groundbreaking of their own.

Comments guitarist Tom Reyes of the band’s latest single, “Surrender To The Blade,” “When I sat down and that first riff came out, immediately the idea was to just make a metal head banging anthem. Nothing flashy or complex, we just wanted it to sound huge and capture a good groove. [First single] ‘The Iron Gate’ was a newer direction for us, so with each step in that direction, we wanted to compliment a twist on our heavy roots. Actually, the verse riff was meant for a song on Hard 2 Kill — hats off to anyone who can guess which one — but it ended up being a much better fit for this song. Then [founding vocalist] Andrew [Hileman]’s lyrical concept fit perfectly with the instrumental. You hear the first riff and it’s a no brainer; it’s a raising-your-sword-for-battle-type of anthem.”

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Randy Leboeuf (Kublai Khan, Sentinels, The Acacia Strain), Eternal Steel combines the onslaught of the band’s well-received Hard 2 Kill (2018) full-length with the primal bite of Life Through Torment (2017) into a singular statement of intent.

I AM is:

Andrew Hileman – vocals

Tom Reyes – guitar

Chris Burgess – guitar

Erik Rodriguez – bass

Brandon Busa – drums

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