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1.Incantation – Offerings (The Swarm) IV 2.Incantation – Concordat (The Pact) I 3.Incantation – Chalice (Vessel Consanguineous) VIII 4.Incantation – Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX 5.Incantation – Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X 6.Incantation – Megaron (Sunken Chamber) VI 7.Incantation – Convulse (Words of Power) III 8.Incantation – Altar (Unify in Carnage) V 9.Incantation – Exile (Defy the False) II10.Incantation – Circle (Eye of Ascension) VII
Death metal icons INCANTATION are ready to kick off their North American live assault with Suffocation! The Ancient Unholy Uprising co-headlining tour starts tomorrow, November 7th, in Baltimore, Maryland and runs through December 4th in Greensboro, North Carolina. Support will be provided by Skeletal Remains and Stabbing. See all confirmed dates below.
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1. Incantation – Offerings (The Swarm) IV
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2. Incantation – Concordat (The Pact) I
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3. Incantation – Chalice (Vessel Consanguineous) VIII
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4. Incantation – Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX
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5. Incantation – Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X
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6. Incantation – Megaron (Sunken Chamber) VI
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7. Incantation – Convulse (Words of Power) III
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8. Incantation – Altar (Unify in Carnage) V
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9. Incantation – Exile (Defy the False) II
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10. Incantation – Circle (Eye of Ascension) VII
INCANTATION w/ Suffocation, Skeletal Remains, Stabbing:
11/07/2023 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
11/08/2023 Reverb – Reading, PA
11/09/2023 Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY
11/10/2023 Alchemy – Providence, RI
11/11/2023 Amphithéâtre Cogeco – Trois-Rivières, QC
11/12/2023 Studio TD – Montreal, QC
11/13/2023 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
11/14/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
11/15/2023 Reggies – Chicago, IL
11/16/2023 The Annex – Madison, WI
11/17/2023 The Granada – Lawrence, KS
11/18/2023 HQ – Denver, CO
11/20/2023 Ray’s Golden Lion – Richland, WA
11/21/2023 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/22/2023 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR
11/24/2023 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
11/25/2023 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
11/26/2023 1720- Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2023 Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
11/28/2023 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2023 89th Street Collective – Oklahoma City, OK
11/30/2023 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
12/01/2023 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
12/02/2023 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
12/03/2023 Southport Music Hall – New Orleans, LA
12/04/2023 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
INCANTATION unleashed their latest studio album, Unholy Deification, via Relapse Records on August 25th.
Edified over three-plus decades of experience, Unholy Deification is INCANTATION’s thirteenth full-length album. Validated by peers seasoned and new, INCANTATION is more vital than ever. The lineup, featuring founding guitarist/vocalist John McEntee, drummer Kyle Severn, bassist Chuck Sherwood, and guitarist Luke Shively, displays death metal know-how and the power of determination.
Lyrically, Unholy Deification originates with Sherwood. An avid reader and occult logician, the INCANTATIONbassist wanted to capture a fully realized concept of evolution through enlightenment. Expect thought-provoking, historically derived intellection. The mortal-to-deity narrative interacts with the merciless musical conflagration of hard-hitting tracks such as “Concordat (The Pact) I,” “Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX,” and “Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X”. Make no mistake – the ferocious new album, featuring guests Jeff Beccera (Possessed), Henry Veggian (ex-Revenant), and Dan Vadim Von (Morbid Angel), is pure death metal.
INCANTATION‘s sepulchral pandemonium is visually enhanced by award-winning artist and longstanding collaborator Eliran Kantor (Immolation, Kreator, Cavalera, and more.) The end result is an interpretation of Italian Renaissance masters but thrust into INCANTATION‘s cauldron of chromatic malice.
McEntee comments, “I’m not interested in playing it safe. I think other people feel that there are limits to what we do. However, I don’t see it that way. If it feels right, then it’s INCANTATION. The songs we write are an honest expression of ourselves. When people hear the new album, I hope they think, ‘Why are these guys so pissed off?!’ Rage gives focus, which is why this album turned out the way it did.”
Physical Unholy Deification orders are available via Relapse.com HERE. Digital downloads/streaming are available HERE.
One of the best death metal albums of 2023, easily.” – Metal Injection (10/10)
“Another twisted helping of subterranean old-school doomy death metal.” – Decibel Magazine
“Twelve albums in, INCANTATION continue to lay the groundwork upon which the death metal genre as a whole can build upon. And despite their already stellar reputation, the relevance of this album and this band in 2023 is pretty damn impressive.” – MetalSucks
“Unholy Deification is a spirited, aggressive, angry death metal affair, an offering that shows why this band is rightly hailed as death metal royalty.” – Last Rites
“INCANTATION’s legacy as underground brutal legends has long been solidified, but Unholy Deification proves that they have more than enough creative and musical inspiration and passion to easily run with the bands they’ve influenced. Simply put, if you’re an INCANTATION aficionado, or a fan of any death metal that’s uncompromising, unsettling and with an experimental edge, then you cannot miss Unholy Deification.” – Wall Of Sound
“… a supremely impressive artistic achievement… a dissonant, warped occult death metal album made by fans of such musical fare, for fans of such musical fare… one hell of an experience, but certainly not one to step into lightly. Tread carefully.” – Metal Observer
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