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Ireland’s MALTHUSIAN unearths their deathly opus, The Summoning Bell, today via Relapse Records!

On The Summoning Bell, MALTHUSIAN‘s fetid hallmarks are ever present: truly unforgiving, unrelenting death metal. Swirling chords and ominous cymbal swells give way to the band’s opener “Red, Waiting.” What follows is a flurry of murk and madness – blastbeats pummel against churns of distortion. The sonic atmosphere cultivated by MALTHUSIAN‘s palpable fury is suffocating; each riff carefully crafted to push and pull on the momentum behind their music. The Summoning Bell is undeniably a pitch-black take on the genre.

The Summoning Bell is a lighting of the pyre – each of the album’s tracks explore themes of true nothingness, condemnations of superstition, and a profound descent into darkness and time. The end result is a record that seemingly reconciles with a dimming internal and external, a true end of everything.

Stream MALTHUSIAN’s The Summoning Bell HERE.

Watch MALTHUSIAN’s video for “The Summoning Bell,” directed by Ray K Media, HERE.

The Summoning Bell is available on 2xLP, CD, and digital formats. Find orders at Relapse.com HERE and listen on all streaming services HERE.

MALTHUSIAN Live:

November 7, 2025 – Lost Lane – Dublin, IE

November 13 & 15 2025 – Ascension Festival – Hlégarður, IS

MALTHUSIAN:
MB – guitar, vocals
TMK – guitar
FB – bass
JK – drums

https://malthusian.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/malthusianDM

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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