AntropomorphiA is back with a new album and a first single

AntropomorphiA are back! Six years after their acclaimed studio full-length “Merciless Savagery” (2019), the Dutch death metal veterans return with their most brutal and dark record so far that is aptly entitled “Devoid of Light”.

The album will be released via the band’s new label home Testimony Records on May 16th 2025 on CD, LP and in digital formats. It was recorded and mixed by Marco Stubbe at Aftermath Studio / Kaatsheuvel (NL), accompanied by Daan Janzing at Pitchfork Studio / Tilburg (NL), and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound, Osterby (DE). The cover artwork was created by Richard Schouten. 

When AntropomorphiA created “Devoid of Light” over a period of two and a half years, the recording process was spread out through a much longer process due to a variety of reasons. During the whole time, the band never lost sight of their vision: to combine a wide variety of harsh musical textures including fanatical, white-eyed aggression, misanthropic and nihilistic lyrics, and dark emotions such as anger, despair, and pain among many others into dark and oppressive soundscapes.

A video clip for the the first single, “Cancerous Bane”, can be checked out here: https://youtu.be/8kiIdZ5GFSY

“A suitable presentation of our upcoming album ‘Devoid of Light’, yet it’s just one of the many faces that hide within ‘Devoid Of Light’. It opens with a ruthless maelstrom of riffs accompanied by violent wailing screams to set the tone. ‘Cancerous Bane’ refers to the path of spreading blackness, the waging war against the betrayal of earthly flesh and its futile struggle against the timeless slumber”, says frontman Ferry Damen.

AntropomorphiA were originally spawned from the foul stench of death in the Dutch city of Tilburg in 1990. At the time, they were pioneers, which soon turned them into a corner stone of the brutal music scene in the Netherlands. After releasing their first official demo “Bowel Mutilation” (1992) the band immediately captured a record deal and recorded the EP “Necromantic Love Songs” (1993) only a few months later, which became a cult classic. Despite the occasional hiatus, AntropomorphiA continuously cemented their status as underground icons with a string of acclaimed releases. The debut full-length “Pure” (1998) was followed by the albums “Evangelivm Nekromantia” (2012), “Rites ov Perversion “(2014), “Sermon ov Wrath” (2017), and “Merciless Savagery” (2019).

Their uncompromising approach and ever expanding vortex of musical textures that included a growing influx of black metal elements into AntropomorphiA‘s musical and visual DNA, the Dutch have accepted invitations by the most relevant festivals and performed at Brutal Assault, In Flammen Open Air, Summer Breeze, Motocultor, Netherlands Deathfest, Roadburn Festival, and Eindhoven Metal Meeting among many more live events.

Now AntropomorphiA are returning with “Devoid of Light” to show the world that they are still hungry to push the limits of both their own band and the death metal scene to new frontiers. Crank the volume up to 10 and let this album rip!

Tracklist:

1. The Withering Stench of Hope
2. Devoid of Light
3. Funeral Throne
4. In Writhing Rapture
5. Cancerous Bane
6. Unending Hunt
7. Ash Drapes the Earth
8. In the Shade of the Devil’s Horns
9. Triumphant Death

Line-up
Ferry Damen – Vocals, Guitar
Jeroen Pleunis – Bass
Marco Stubbe – Drums
Jos van den Brand – Guitar