RESURRECTED release new album “Perpetual“

German death metal veterans RESURRECTED are turning loose their highly anticipated, crushing eighth full-length “Perpetual” on April 24, 2026.

RESURRECTED comment: “With our new album, ‘Perpetual’, we have deliberately set out to expand our boundaries, and to push both the high and low ends of our sound”, guitarist Thomas Granzow writes. “On one hand, our new tracks feature the crushing, guttural groove of bands like Cannibal Corpse, and on the other, they incorporate the high-speed, technical elements of scene heavyweights such as Cattle Decapitation. While some might take this as a mere progression from our last record, we actually overhauled our entire working process and fundamentally changed many core elements of our sound during the last years. This intensive period of reinvention has paid off. The new additions, Christoph Zeller and Marius Baron, have also turned out to be a game-changer for us. Their contributions have not only expanded our songwriting with vital new elements, but they will both add significant presence and ferocity to our live performances. Enjoy ‘Perpetual’ and see you on the road!”

Tracklist
1. Unholy Intercession
2. Human Wrath
3. Forever Damned
4. Into Mighty Death
5. Sanity Is Lost
6. Decomposed
7. Immaculate Deception
8. Echoes of Creation
9. Perpetual
10. Infernal Desire (Malevolent Creation Cover)

The famous Ruhr Area, or the Pott as it is called, was Germany’s industrial heart that beat to the sound of steelworks and miners were risking their health and lives deep down in the eternal night of the coal seams. There, the legendary Krupps cannons were built and the population went on a prolonged strike against the French and Belgian military during the ‘Occupation of the Ruhr’.

The Ruhr Area is also the place where RESURRECTED hail from, both mentally and physically, and its history has served as an important part of the inspiration that is driving the brutal death veterans’ eighth full-length “Perpetual”. Ash, soot, and the ringing noise of steel hammers seem particularly fertile ground for metal. Classic metal as well as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal were born in the industrial city of Birmingham with Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, while the instigators of German thrash metal, Kreator and Sodom originate from the Ruhr area as well.

On “Perpetual”, RESURRECTED keep a steady course, which remains firmly on an old school death metal trajectory. This is completely befitting for a band that ranks among the earliest pioneers of the brutal style in their country. What makes the difference are the many years of experience, both in songwriting and on stage, which are reflected in the technical proficiency as well as the powerful and absolutely crushing tracks that are a tribute to their craft on this album.

When guitarist Thomas Granzow went all in with death metal by co-founding RESURRECTED in 1993, the band’s musical direction was clearly advertised with the first demo “Darkside of Reality” (1994) that already combined unbridled aggression and technical precision as trademarks of the style and gained them traction in the underground scene even beyond the local radius. RESURRECTED‘s 1998 debut full-length “Raping Whores” gained them international recognition for the sheer brutality of riffs, pounding blast beats, and resonant growls.

With widely acclaimed albums such as “Butchered in Excrement” (2001) and “Endless Sea of Loss” (2006), RESURRECTED solidified their status as death metal staple in Europe and built a loyal following. Although the Germans have been compared to the genre’s greats such as CANNIBAL CORPSE, SUFFOCATION, and MORBID ANGEL, they have always had an unmistakable sound of their own. This was marked by their audible openness to subtly incorporate elements from other directions of extreme music.

Energetic and relentless live performances have opened the doors for RESURRECTED to tour across Europe and to enter stages of many renowned international festivals that include among many others the Party.San Open Air and Deathfeast Open Air (DE), Milwaukee Metal Fest (US), Obscene Extreme (CZ), and Inferno Festival (NO).

RESURRECTED spent a large part of 2025 channelling their decades of experience, talent, and unwavering passion for death metal into “Perpetual”: RESURRECTED did not grow old, they got even better!

Band: Resurrected
Album title: Perpetual
Style: Death Metal
Release date: April 24, 2026
Label: Testimony Records
Distribution: SPKR
Review impact date: March 23, 2026

Line-up
Chris Mieves – vocals
Thomas Granzow – rhythm guitars
Christoph Zeller – lead guitars
Dennis Thiele – drums
Marius Baron – bass

Guest musicians
Konstantin “Konni” Lühring (DESPONDENCY) – vocals on ‘Decomposed’

Recording, mix & mastering
Jörg Uken at Soundlodge, Rhauderfehn (DE)
Cover artwork by Ivan S. Bragin (Bragin Design)
Layout by Thomas Granzow & Janina Kaap

Shop
https://spkr.store/collections/resurrected

Format

“Perpetual” is available as ltd. green & white splatter vinyl LP, black vinyl LP, music cassette, and as Jewelcase CD.
Links
www.resurrected.net
www.facebook.com/resurrected.brutaldeath
www.instagram.com/resurrected.brutaldeathmetal