MISERY INDEX – LAUNCH NEW SINGLE/VIDEO “INFILTRATORS”OFF UPCOMING ALBUM “COMPLETE CONTROL”!
Two decades into their venerable careers, Baltimore Death Metal savants MISERY INDEX are back with their new record, “Complete Control”, to be released worldwide via Century Media Records on May 13th, 2022.
MISERY INDEX are debuting a second single off “Complete Control” with the track “Infiltrators” today. Check it out in a video-clip featuring live-footage from a show at the Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland and directed by Chris Joao HERE.
MISERY INDEX checked in with the following comment about the song: ““Infiltrators” is certainly the most hardcore-tinged song on the album (as well as the shortest). The lyrics target those who spew divisive, dehumanizing ideologies. It’s an outright rejection (and admittedly a strong one) of those who support and apologize for these people and their anti-social, fascistic worldviews.”
Previously, MISERY INDEX have presented the album’s first single “The Eaters and the Eaten” in a video-clip directed, filmed and edited by J.T. Ibanez HERE.
And most recently, the new MISERY INDEX (bonus) track “Strategies of Manipulation” has been unveiled in an alternate mix version via the Decibel Magazine flexi series, to be checked out HERE.
And you can order the Decibel issue and the flexi single HERE.
“Complete Control”, the 7th studio album and Century Media debut for MISERY INDEX, was mixed by Will Putney, mastered by Jens Bogren / Fascination Street studios and features artwork by Matt Lombard. “Complete Control” is a riff-driven assault that captures the tension of the modern condition and channels it into 9 songs of ripping end-times Death Metal. Spewing with Orwellian invective and razor-sharp songwriting, “Complete Control” is a much-needed hammer to the face; a wake-up call for the disaffected and dispossessed. This is the album’s standard track-listing:
MISERY INDEX – “Complete Control” Album:
- Administer the Dagger
- The Eaters and the Eaten
- Complete Control
- Necessary Suffering
- Rites of Cruelty
- Conspiracy of None
- Infiltrators
- Reciprocal Repulsion
- Now Defied!
Next to the Jewelcase CD, LP and Digital versions of the album, “Complete Control” will also be available as limited Deluxe 2CD Box Set (See mock image lower!), containing the studio album as Jewelcase CD, an additional 5-Track Bonus EP entitled “Strategies of Manipulation” in a Slimline Case CD, a black Tote Bag with artwork print, a Button Set with 2 buttons and a double-sided Mini Poster. The exact track-listing for the Bonus EP is as follows:
MISERY INDEX – “Strategies of Manipulation” Bonus EP:
- Strategies of Manipulation
- Supposed to Rot (Entombed Cover)
- Infiltrators (Instrumental Version)
- The Eaters and the Eaten (Demo Version)
- Complete Control (Demo Version)
The album’s LP format will come on 180g vinyl and include a 4page LP-Booklet as well as a Poster in the A2 format. These are the available variants and limitations:
Black LP – Unlimited
Transp. Red LP – 1100x copies via all US outlets & Season Of Mist
Clear-Black Marbled LP – 500x copies via CM Distro and Evil Greed (European Bandshop)
Silver LP – 300x copies via EMP
White LP – 300x copies via Bandshops (IndieMerch / North America & Evil Greed / Europe)
The album’s pre-order is available from HERE.
Here is a list of all currently announced, upcoming MISERY INDEX live-dates (* Latest updates!):
MISERY INDEX. Origin, Wolf King & Wake – “The Space Control” Tour:
05.05.2022 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note (Misery Index & Origin only!) *
06.05.2022 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
07.05.2022 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
08.05.2022 Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
09.05.2022 Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
10.05.2022 Ottawa, ON – The Brass Monkey *
11.05.2022 Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques
12.05.2022 Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière
13.05.2022 Boston, MA – Sonia
14.05.2022 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar
15.05.2022 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
16.05.2022 Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
17.05.2022 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell)
18.05.2022 Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
20.05.2022 Houston, TX – Acadia
21.05.2022 Dallas, TX – Amplified
22.05.2022 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
MISERY INDEX @ Festivals 2022:
17.06.2022 – Oulu (Finland) – Metal Capital Festival
18.06.2022 – Fehrbellin (Germany) – Protzen Open Air *
19.06.2022 – Clisson (France) – Hellfest
30.07.2022 – Steenwijk (The Netherlands) – Stonehenge Festival
07.08.2022 – St Maurice de Gourdans (France) – Sylak Open Air *
10.08.2022 – Jaroměř (Czech Republic) – Brutal Assault Festival
12.08.2022 – Obermehler (Germany) – Party.San Festival Open Air
14.08.2022 – Kortrijk (Belgium) – Alcatraz Metal Festival
18.08.2022 – Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air
And many more dates to follow soon…
Since the early 2000’s, MISERY INDEX have performed over 1400 concerts in 44 countries, sharing stages with the likes of Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse, Fear Factory, Dying Fetus, Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Nile, The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Decapitated or EyeHateGod and making them one of the most intense and merciless live-acts of our time. Look out for many more dates across the globe to be announced soon for MISERY INDEX…
MISERY INDEX – Line-Up:
(From left to right on photo by Ryan Philipps)
Adam Jarvis – Drums
Mark Kloeppel – Guitar and Vocals
Darin Morris – Lead Guitar
Jason Netherton – Bass and Vocals
MISERY INDEX – Selected Discography:
Retaliate – 2003
Dissent EP – 2004
Discordia – 2006
Traitors – 2008
Pulling Out the Nails (Compilation) – 2009
Heirs to Thievery – 2010
Live in Munich – 2013
The Killing Gods – 2014
Rituals of Power – 2019
Coffin Up the Nails (Compilation) – 2021
Complete Control – 2022
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