Cabal – Everything Rots
Nuclear Blast Records/Shinigami Records
9,0/10,0
Brief:
CABAL has through the years proved themselves as one of the heaviest and most uncompromising metal acts hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark.
The bands sound is visceral and destructive and aims to bring forth absolute chaos by drawing inspiration from everything from crushing death metal, contemporary metallic hardcore and metalcore to unnerving soundscapes and dark electronic music.
All of the above combined with features from some of the modern metal scenes most prominent names like; Matt Heafy from Trivium, Jamie Hails from Polaris and Joe Bad from Fit For An Autopsy, the band has shown the world that Denmark has something to offer when it comes to bone crushing heaviness.
The band are now gearing up for the release of their 4th studio album; Everything Rots. Everything Rots is the most focused and ferocious CABAL has ever sounded, while still expanding on the sound that fans expect from the band. Ear piercing electronic parts and unsettling soundscapes fuse together with bone-rattling riffs and uncompromising breakdowns to create a sonic attack on the senses that’s sure to please and surprise any fan of extreme heaviness.
Just like instrumentals the lyrics are dark and direct as they detail the cyclical nature of depression, addiction and trauma, as they work through and detail deeply scarring life experiences and invite the listernes inside a dark world were everything rots and falls apart again and again and again.
Tracks like ’Still Cursed’ dives into the struggle of dealing with depression and feeling eternally cursed, while the title track is an anthem for the generations born into a world of crushing uncertainty, that feels like it could collapse around them at any time. ’No Peace’ describes the harrowing real life ordeal of finding a dying suicide victim in the streets of Copenhagen, and powerlessly watching the life drains from their eyes. ‘Unveiled’ and ‘Forever Marked’ deals with two sides of the same experience of having an abuser close to you. One describes the intense anger and feeling of betrayal, that comes from finding out that someone you considered family could commit such acts, while the other the feeling of guilt in knowing that this happened so close to you without you catching on to it.
[Edited Press Release]
Tracklist:
- Become Nothing
- Redemption Denied
- Everything Rots
- No Peace (ft. Viscera)
- Hell Hounds
- Still Cursed (feat. Ten56)
- Unveiled (feat. Nasty)
- Forever Marked
- End Times
- Snake Toungues
- Stuck (feat. Aviana)
- Beneath Blackend Skies (feat. Distant)
Main Focus Tracks:
- Redemption Denied
- Still Cursed (feat. Ten56)
- Unveiled (feat. Nasty)
- End Times
Other Recommended Tracks:
- Everything Rots
- No Peace (ft. Viscera)
- Hell Hounds
- Forever Marked
- Beneath Blackend Skies (feat. Distant)
Line-Up:
Andreas Paarup – Vocal
Arsalan Sahki – Guitar
Chris Kreutzfeldt – Guitar
Malthe Sorensen – Bass
Nikolaj Kaae Kirk – Drums
Comments:
Everything Rots is a masterful work that will appeal not only to fans of metalcore, but also to those seeking a band that frequently breaks away from its genre conventions.
Contact:
COMPRAR AGORA: Shinigami Records [Lançamento para o Brasil e América Latina]
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Selected Discography:
Mark of Rot (2018)
Drag Me Down (2020)
Magno Interitus (2022)
Everything Rots (2025)
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