Absolute Underground TV Magazine – October – November 2024 Derelict , The Aphelion, The Wring, Eternal Drak, Turbo https://absoluteunderground.tv/absolute-underground-magazine-issue-120/
Category: Derelict
0 Absolute Underground TV Magazine – October – November 2024 Derelict , The Aphelion, The Wring, Eternal Drak, Turbo
0 Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love! \m/\m/ !earshot – The National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 #3 Art of Attrition, #8 Atomis
Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love! \m/\m/
!earshot – The National Loud Chart
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
#3 Art of Attrition, #8 Atomis
https://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2024-09-17
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CJSR FM 88.5 – Edmonton – Loud
#6 Art of Attrition
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cjsr.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-09-17
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CJSW Radio 90.9 FM – Calgary – Loud
#1 Atomis, #3 Art of Attrition, #6 Culled.ca, #9 The Aphelion, #10 Valfreya
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cjsw.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-09-17
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CFUR 88.7fm – Prince George – Top 30
#14 Fen
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfur.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-09-17
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CJSF 90.1 FM – Burnaby – Top 30
#3 Drungi, #4 Thirteen Goats Exitus Stratagem Records, #19 Derelict, #23 Art of Attrition
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cjsf.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-09-17
0 Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love \m/\m/ !earshot – The National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 #10 Culled
Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love \m/\m/
!earshot – The National Loud Chart
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
#10 Culled
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2024-08-13
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CJLO – 1690AM – Montreal – Loud
#7 The Aphelion, #10 Turbo
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cjlo.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-08-13
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CJSR FM 88.5 – Edmonton – Loud
#2 Culled
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cjsr.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-08-13
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CJSW Radio 90.9 FM – Calgary – Loud
#4 Supermodel Taxidermy, #8 Valfreya, #10 Derelict
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cjsw.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-08-13
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CFOU 89,1 FM – Trois-Rivieres – Top 30
#30 Supermodel Taxidermy
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfou.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-08-13
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CFRU 93.3 FM – Guelph – Top 30
#30 Thirteen Goats – Exitus Stratagem Records
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfru.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-08-13
0 Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love! For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 CJLO – 1690AM – Montreal – Loud #1 Derelict, #10 Lÿnx
Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love!
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
CJLO – 1690AM – Montreal – Loud
#1 Derelict, #10 Lÿnx
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cjlo.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-08-06
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CJSW Radio 90.9FM – Calgary – Loud
#9 – Derelict
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cjsw.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-08-06
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92.5 FM CFBX “the X” – Kamloops – Loud
#5 Blood Opera
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-08-06
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92.5 FM CFBX “the X” – Kamloops – Top 30
#23 – NATE SILVA
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-08-06
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CFOU 89,1 FM – Trois-Rivieres – Top 30
#30 Supermodel Taxidermy
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfou.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-08-06
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Smithers Community Radio CICK 93.9 – Smithers – Top 30
#15 Ivy Gardens
https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cick.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-08-06
0 DERELICT Posts Drum Playthrough For “The Escapist” Off New Album “Versus Entropy” Out Now!
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 6, 2024
DERELICT Posts Drum Playthrough For “The Escapist” Off New Album “Versus Entropy” Out Now!
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L-R – Eric Burnet – Vocals, Guitar, Max Lussier – Guitar, Vocals, Sébastien Pittet – Bass, Tommy McKinnon – Drums
Returning after a 12-year hiatus with their breakthrough and highly anticipated album “Versus Entropy” unleashed this past June, Montreal, Canada’s Derelict is sharing their next drum playthrough from Tommy McKinnon for the full-length’s closing track “The Escapist”. The song features a combination of classic Derelict elements like the trem picking and odd time signatures but with a cool type of groove and some exotic gypsy scale breaks and leads. The lyrics are about wanting to escape your reality, be it through substances, media, or other avenues.
“We think this one is both brutal and progressive in equal amounts. We think you could describe the album that way as a whole so we thought it was a nice way to wrap it up.” adds the band.
Drummer Tommy McKinnon also adds:
“The Escapist was definitely one of the most challenging tunes I had to nail for the album. The tempo is pretty fast and there are breaks in sextuplets, which are sort of tricky to get into after just giving her at 203 bpm. This was my last day of tracking (I took a week off work) and I was getting kind of pissed off because I was about to run out of time. I had planned to film that song as a play-thru while recording the album because I felt like it was a great song to watch on drums. Anyway, I got it done and this is what you can see here. Worth the trouble in my opinion!”
Watch and listen to the drum playthrough for “The Escapist” at https://youtu.be/jUalY70o9H4
Derelict‘s latest album “Versus Entropy” is a testament to the collaborative synergy between Burnet and guitarist Max Lussier. Each song on the album is a joint effort, with contributions from bassist Sébastien Pittet and drummer Tommy McKinnon adding layers of complexity and depth.
Unshackling their brutal melodic technical death metal, this full length has been a long time coming as it unfolds in two distinct chapters, the first four songs can be considered a pure evolution of what they did on 2012’s “Perpetuation”. It is then separated by an instrumental piece “Attunement” that offers a breather and a bridge to the last four tracks that feature probably the band’s most brutal, southern, thrashiest, and old-school prog death songs ever written by them.
Lyrically, the album delves into both global and personal themes, from climate change and social injustice to introspective explorations of identity and emotion. “Versus Entropy” was produced by Burnet and Lussier, mixed and mastered by JF Dagenais (Kataklysm), with the album artwork done by Cate Francis.
Burnet adds about the album:
“Existing fans of Derelict will recognize that it’s us right away. We play technical death metal with lots of melody and vocals that are more on the clear intelligible side (for death metal). That said, we let ourselves experiment and explore with this album. 2012’s ‘Perpetuation’ was full steam ahead. It didn’t have a single clean passage. While we are very proud of that album, we did not want to do that again. We wanted an album that hits hard, breathes, and ends before you get overwhelmed. We were heavily influenced by the structure of Gorguts’ ‘Colored Sands’ album, where they put a long instrumental piece as the fifth track of a nine-song album. We set out to do something similar and wrote our first full-band proggy instrumental song with ‘Attunement’. It serves as a bridge between the two halves of the album. The first four songs probably resemble the Derelict people are most familiar with, but even within that, there are more dynamics and variations. After Attunement, the second half experiments even more. Dans Les Dents is Max’s first song on lead vocals and is probably our most brutal song to date. Spectrum challenges conventions with more of a bluesy/southern metal sound, but the lyrics are about celebrating differences within masculinity by making space for all kinds of identities. The song Derelict is very thrashy and also very cheesy. It’s an ode to the band’s history and I really didn’t hold back on the cheesy and sentimental lyrics. And finally, The Escapist, another sung by Max, is very old school and progressive. You can definitely hear Max’s Death and Atheist influences there.”
Recommended for fans of Decapitated, Death, and Cryptopsy, “Versus Entropy” is available at the following links:
Bandcamp – http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3xNh0U7
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@Derelictmetal
Drum playthrough – Versus Entropy – https://youtu.be/gVoamvx4nng
Vocal playthrough – Infinite Dread – https://youtu.be/yv5tzxkx-oU
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(Album Artwork by Cate Francis)
Track Listing:
1. Versus Entropy – (4:32)
2. Infinite Dread – (4:23)
3. Terminal – (4:02)
4. Workhorse – (3:00)
5. Attunement – (5:05)
6. Dans les Dents – (2:23)
7. Spectrum – (3:59)
8. Derelict – (4:11)
9. The Escapist – (4:15)
Album Length 35:50
More info: Facebook.com/DerelictMetal | Instagram.com/derelictmetal
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“Derelict are back with a brutal, technical track, “Versus Entropy.”… The new record is nine tracks long and takes on many themes about the diverse and complex human experience, all while showcasing how ripping and heavy their riffs can be. This song is a great first foray into the heavy and nuanced layers they will bring with this release.” – Decibel Magazine
“As song beginnings go, the one at the outset of “Spectrum” is especially electrifying, an amalgam of rapidly quivering strings, savage percussive bursts, and feverishly swirling and wailing guitar solos by Max Lussier and Eric Burnet. The turbocharged intensity stays high with the appearance of vicious snarls and rabid howls, coupled with weaponized drum attacks and swarming riffage, but the song reveals a new dimension as singing joins in with the snarling. There’s more of Lussier‘s soloing too, a head-spinning romp, soon followed by a slithering and menacing guitar arpeggio, as well as further episodes of harmonized singing and fang-baring tirades. The soloing and the singing does bring in elements of “Southern metal”, and gives the song a very distinctive personality.” – NoCleanSinging
“Versus Entropy is a great blend of the band’s influences in old school death, thrash, and prog/technical death metal. Combining their life experiences with world issues and industry matters (Re: Trevor Strnad), Derelict’s June 21st self-released album is a testament to the continuation of a major Canadian death metal project that is worthy of note as it really seeks to show the band’s remaining fervour for quality production and expression along with current world matters that strike a chord with the members, having lived a generation of life away from the grind, only to return with new perspectives and tastes.” – Metal Epidemic
“What is in the water in CANADA! I swear they have been putting out some of the sickest bands and albums this year! Derelict has stepped up after twelve years with their latest self- release “Versus Entropy” with 9 tracks of traditional Brutal Tech Shred!! Displaying every bit of refined talent through each track. I personally enjoyed track 5, Titled “Attunement” an instrumental right in the middle of the record, makes perfect sense and helps cleanse your palette for the rest of the album. We get that speedy, yet melodic guitar shed throughout all 9 tracks sure to impress any musician and fan of tech metal. Grab your copy” – Keeper Magazine
“”Versus Entropy” est un beau disque dont les notes méritent de tomber dans des oreilles expertes et ne jamais se disperser dans l’oubli. 4/5″
“”Versus Entropy” is a beautiful record whose notes deserve to fall on expert ears and never disperse into oblivion.4/5″ – Music Waves Fr
“Kind of a deathy thrash. crisp heavy” – 89.9 WORT FM – The Moshpit (Madison, WI)
“An album to seek out for those who tend to enjoy a more technical take on a hard, tight and firm variety of extreme metal.” – The Viking In The Wilderness
“You would think with Canadian Tech death you would know everything that there is to know about the style right… Wrong, Derelict has only put out a few albums but each album is really a Great Masterpiece of the tech death world while still showing off that you don’t need to be Tech death 100% of the time. Every riff serves a purpose, every lead sounds so perfect for the song. Everyone in the band absolutely has technicality and musicianship to an absolute but they know how to write songs at the same time and you match that up with fantastic production and you have one of the standout Tech death albums of 2024. Seriously if you need tech death that is not just pure Tech death give Derelict a chance.” – Heavy Debriefings
“It is speedy, brutal and yet still melodic, inventive in arrangement (especially ‘Attunement’) and well produced. Every instrument is cleanly and clearly discerned and the cymbals are easily listened to without overpowering anything else…. no hesitation in awarding Derelict 9/10… Also, fucking ‘Spectrum’ though. The perfect blend of technical ability and groove. Fucking hell.” – Ever-Metal
“Derelict is back. And how. I really enjoyed it Versus Entropy. I listened to this album with a cautiously optimistic curiosity and after several times I came to appreciate it more and more. The musical experiments on the second part turn out very well, and it is artfully done that you still hear the characteristic sound of the band firmly in it. Cool record and I hope physical copies will be available soon. I’d say give the band a chance if you Revocation, Allegeon, Decapitated, Death, The Black Dahlia Murder and Cryptopsy a warm heart. 84/100” – Zware Metalen
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0 Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love! \m/\m/ !earshot – The National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 #3 Derelict, #9 Turbo
Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love! \m/\m/
!earshot – The National Loud Chart
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
#3 Derelict, #9 Turbo
https://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
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92.5 FM CFBX “the X” – Kamloops – Loud
#5 Blood Opera Inc.
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
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CFUV 101.9 FM – Victoria – Loud
#4 Cell Press
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfuv.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
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CJLO – 1690AM – Montreal – Loud
#2 Turbo, #4 Derelict
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cjlo.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
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CJSW Radio 90.9 FM – Calgary – Loud
#6 Derelict, #10 Supermodel Taxidermy
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cjsw.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
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CFOU 89,1 FM – Trois-Rivieres – Top 30
#30 Supermodel Taxidermy
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfou.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
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Smithers Community Radio CICK 93.9 – Smithers
Top 30
#12 Ivy Gardens
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cick.cfm?dWeekOfID=2024-07-30
0 DERELICT Posts Vocal Playthrough For “Infinite Dread” Off New Album “Versus Entropy” Out Now!
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 17, 2024
DERELICT Posts Vocal Playthrough For For Dread Off New Album “Versus Entropy” Out Now!
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L-R – Eric Burnet – Vocals, Guitar, Max Lussier – Guitar, Vocals, Sébastien Pittet – Bass, Tommy McKinnon – Drums
Returning after a 12-year hiatus with their breakthrough and highly anticipated album “Versus Entropy” unleashed this past June, Montreal, Canada’s Derelict are sharing their latest vocal playthrough from frontman Eric Burnet for the track “Infinite Dread”:
Burnet comments on the playthrough:
”Infinite Dread is about how social media, the news cycle, and algorithms have taken over and monetized our attention spans, creating massive profit for tech and media companies, and infinite dread for everyone else. I included a little nod to Glen Benton of Deicide at the beginning of the playthrough because while I was preparing to record it, there was a clip in the metal media of Glen essentially saying in an interview that musicians didn’t look very metal anymore and wore black-rimmed glasses and hats. I thought that was funny because that’s what I wear in my everyday life, but I thought it would be additionally funny to promote a song about social media bullshit and chaos by commenting on a casual comment someone made in a video as if it mattered at all. I love Glen, he’s a huge vocal influence of mine, and I figure he’d probably get the joke. I really hope he likes my hat.”
Watch and listen to the vocal playthrough for “Infinite Dread” at https://youtu.be/yv5tzxkx-oU
Derelict‘s latest album “Versus Entropy” is a testament to the collaborative synergy between Burnet and guitarist Max Lussier. Each song on the album is a joint effort, with contributions from bassist Sébastien Pittet and drummer Tommy McKinnon adding layers of complexity and depth.
Unshackling their brutal melodic technical death metal, this full length as been a long time coming as it unfolds in two distinct chapters, the first four songs can be considered a pure evolution of what they did on 2012’s “Perpetuation”. It is then separated by an instrumental piece “Attunement” that offers a breather and a bridge to the last four tracks that feature probably the band’s most brutal, southern, thrashiest, and old-school prog death songs ever written by them.
Lyrically, the album delves into both global and personal themes, from climate change and social injustice to introspective explorations of identity and emotion. “Versus Entropy” was produced by Burnet and Lussier, mixed and mastered by JF Dagenais (Kataklysm), with the album artwork done by Cate Francis.
Burnet adds about the album:
“Existing fans of Derelict will recognize that it’s us right away. We play technical death metal with lots of melody and vocals that are more on the clear intelligible side (for death metal). That said, we let ourselves experiment and explore with this album. 2012’s ‘Perpetuation’ was full steam ahead. It didn’t have a single clean passage. While we are very proud of that album, we did not want to do that again. We wanted an album that hits hard, breathes, and ends before you get overwhelmed. We were heavily influenced by the structure of Gorguts’ ‘Colored Sands’ album, where they put a long instrumental piece as the fifth track of a nine-song album. We set out to do something similar and wrote our first full-band proggy instrumental song with ‘Attunement’. It serves as a bridge between the two halves of the album. The first four songs probably resemble the Derelict people are most familiar with, but even within that, there are more dynamics and variations. After Attunement, the second half experiments even more. Dans Les Dents is Max’s first song on lead vocals and is probably our most brutal song to date. Spectrum challenges conventions with more of a bluesy/southern metal sound, but the lyrics are about celebrating differences within masculinity by making space for all kinds of identities. The song Derelict is very thrashy and also very cheesy. It’s an ode to the band’s history and I really didn’t hold back on the cheesy and sentimental lyrics. And finally, The Escapist, another sung by Max, is very old school and progressive. You can definitely hear Max’s Death and Atheist influences there.”
Recommended for fans of Decapitated, Death, and Cryptopsy, “Versus Entropy” is available at the following links:
Bandcamp – http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3xNh0U7
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@Derelictmetal
Drum playthrough – Versus Entropy – https://youtu.be/gVoamvx4nng
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(Album Artwork by Cate Francis)
Track Listing:
1. Versus Entropy – (4:32)
2. Infinite Dread – (4:23)
3. Terminal – (4:02)
4. Workhorse – (3:00)
5. Attunement – (5:05)
6. Dans les Dents – (2:23)
7. Spectrum – (3:59)
8. Derelict – (4:11)
9. The Escapist – (4:15)
Album Length 35:50
More info: Facebook.com/DerelictMetal | Instagram.com/derelictmetal
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“Derelict are back with a brutal, technical track, “Versus Entropy.”… The new record is nine tracks long and takes on many themes about the diverse and complex human experience, all while showcasing how ripping and heavy their riffs can be. This song is a great first foray into the heavy and nuanced layers they will bring with this release.” – Decibel Magazine
“As song beginnings go, the one at the outset of “Spectrum” is especially electrifying, an amalgam of rapidly quivering strings, savage percussive bursts, and feverishly swirling and wailing guitar solos by Max Lussier and Eric Burnet. The turbocharged intensity stays high with the appearance of vicious snarls and rabid howls, coupled with weaponized drum attacks and swarming riffage, but the song reveals a new dimension as singing joins in with the snarling. There’s more of Lussier‘s soloing too, a head-spinning romp, soon followed by a slithering and menacing guitar arpeggio, as well as further episodes of harmonized singing and fang-baring tirades. The soloing and the singing does bring in elements of “Southern metal”, and gives the song a very distinctive personality.” – NoCleanSinging
“Versus Entropy is a great blend of the band’s influences in old school death, thrash, and prog/technical death metal. Combining their life experiences with world issues and industry matters (Re: Trevor Strnad), Derelict’s June 21st self-released album is a testament to the continuation of a major Canadian death metal project that is worthy of note as it really seeks to show the band’s remaining fervour for quality production and expression along with current world matters that strike a chord with the members, having lived a generation of life away from the grind, only to return with new perspectives and tastes.” – Metal Epidemic
“What is in the water in CANADA! I swear they have been putting out some of the sickest bands and albums this year! Derelict has stepped up after twelve years with their latest self- release “Versus Entropy” with 9 tracks of traditional Brutal Tech Shred!! Displaying every bit of refined talent through each track. I personally enjoyed track 5, Titled “Attunement” an instrumental right in the middle of the record, makes perfect sense and helps cleanse your palette for the rest of the album. We get that speedy, yet melodic guitar shed throughout all 9 tracks sure to impress any musician and fan of tech metal. Grab your copy” – Keeper Magazine
“An album to seek out for those who tend to enjoy a more technical take on a hard, tight and firm variety of extreme metal.” – The Viking In The Wilderness
“You would think with Canadian Tech death you would know everything that there is to know about the style right… Wrong, Derelict has only put out a few albums but each album is really a Great Masterpiece of the tech death world while still showing off that you don’t need to be Tech death 100% of the time. Every riff serves a purpose, every lead sounds so perfect for the song. Everyone in the band absolutely has technicality and musicianship to an absolute but they know how to write songs at the same time and you match that up with fantastic production and you have one of the standout Tech death albums of 2024. Seriously if you need tech death that is not just pure Tech death give Derelict a chance.” – Heavy Debriefings
“It is speedy, brutal and yet still melodic, inventive in arrangement (especially ‘Attunement’) and well produced. Every instrument is cleanly and clearly discerned and the cymbals are easily listened to without overpowering anything else…. no hesitation in awarding Derelict 9/10… Also, fucking ‘Spectrum’ though. The perfect blend of technical ability and groove. Fucking hell.” – Ever-Metal
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0 DERELICT Unleashes Drum Playthrough For Album Title Track “Versus Entropy” via Sick Drummer Magazine
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 4, 2024
DERELICT Unleashes Drum Playthrough For Album Title Track “Versus Entropy” via Sick Drummer Magazine
New Album “Versus Entropy” Out Now!
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L-R – Eric Burnet – Vocals, Guitar, Max Lussier – Guitar, Vocals, Sébastien Pittet – Bass, Tommy McKinnon – Drums
Unleashing their highly anticipated new album “Versus Entropy” this past June after a 12-year hiatus, Montreal, Canada’s Derelict have a new drum playthrough from Tommy McKinnon for the record’s title track via Sick Drummer Magazine‘s Youtube channel at https://youtu.be/gVoamvx4nng
“I decided to choose this track because I thought it represents the album very well as far as style. It mixes groove, melody, and brutality. When I reached out to Ian at SDM, he was very enthusiastic about the song. The drums on the video are recorded in one take, and I left the timing 100% natural. I wanted this to be sort of a “live” version of the song and the sound has no triggers at all.” adds McKinnon.
Known for their brutal melodic technical death metal, “Versus Entropy” is a testament to the collaborative synergy between Burnet and guitarist Max Lussier. Each song on the album is a joint effort, with contributions from bassist Sébastien Pittet and drummer Tommy McKinnon adding layers of complexity and depth.
The album unfolds in two distinct chapters, the first four songs can be considered a pure evolution of what they did on 2012’s “Perpetuation”. It is then separated by an instrumental piece “Attunement” that offers a breather and a bridge to the last four tracks that feature probably the band’s most brutal, southern, thrashiest, and old-school prog death songs ever written by them.
Lyrically, the album delves into both global and personal themes, from climate change and social injustice to introspective explorations of identity and emotion. “Versus Entropy” was produced by Burnet and Lussier, mixed and mastered by JF Dagenais (Kataklysm), with the album artwork done by Cate Francis.
“We think our existing fans will be surprised and happy to hear new music from us. It’s been 12 years since our last full-length, although we teased our return with the Clear Cut single in 2022. I think fans will find that we matured while keeping our core sound. There’s more diversity in what we’ve done here than on older material.” adds the band.
Recommended for fans of Decapitated, Death, and Cryptopsy, “Versus Entropy” is available at the following links:
Bandcamp – http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3xNh0U7
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@Derelictmetal
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(Album Artwork by Cate Francis)
Track Listing:
1. Versus Entropy – (4:32)
2. Infinite Dread – (4:23)
3. Terminal – (4:02)
4. Workhorse – (3:00)
5. Attunement – (5:05)
6. Dans les Dents – (2:23)
7. Spectrum – (3:59)
8. Derelict – (4:11)
9. The Escapist – (4:15)
Album Length 35:50
More info: Facebook.com/DerelictMetal | Instagram.com/derelictmetal
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“Derelict are back with a brutal, technical track, “Versus Entropy.”… The new record is nine tracks long and takes on many themes about the diverse and complex human experience, all while showcasing how ripping and heavy their riffs can be. This song is a great first foray into the heavy and nuanced layers they will bring with this release.” – Decibel Magazine
“As song beginnings go, the one at the outset of “Spectrum” is especially electrifying, an amalgam of rapidly quivering strings, savage percussive bursts, and feverishly swirling and wailing guitar solos by Max Lussier and Eric Burnet. The turbocharged intensity stays high with the appearance of vicious snarls and rabid howls, coupled with weaponized drum attacks and swarming riffage, but the song reveals a new dimension as singing joins in with the snarling. There’s more of Lussier‘s soloing too, a head-spinning romp, soon followed by a slithering and menacing guitar arpeggio, as well as further episodes of harmonized singing and fang-baring tirades. The soloing and the singing does bring in elements of “Southern metal”, and gives the song a very distinctive personality.” – NoCleanSinging
“Versus Entropy is a great blend of the band’s influences in old school death, thrash, and prog/technical death metal. Combining their life experiences with world issues and industry matters (Re: Trevor Strnad), Derelict’s June 21st self-released album is a testament to the continuation of a major Canadian death metal project that is worthy of note as it really seeks to show the band’s remaining fervour for quality production and expression along with current world matters that strike a chord with the members, having lived a generation of life away from the grind, only to return with new perspectives and tastes.” – Metal Epidemic
“What is in the water in CANADA! I swear they have been putting out some of the sickest bands and albums this year! Derelict has stepped up after twelve years with their latest self- release “Versus Entropy” with 9 tracks of traditional Brutal Tech Shred!! Displaying every bit of refined talent through each track. I personally enjoyed track 5, Titled “Attunement” an instrumental right in the middle of the record, makes perfect sense and helps cleanse your palette for the rest of the album. We get that speedy, yet melodic guitar shed throughout all 9 tracks sure to impress any musician and fan of tech metal. Grab your copy” – Keeper Magazine
“An album to seek out for those who tend to enjoy a more technical take on a hard, tight and firm variety of extreme metal.” – The Viking In The Wilderness
“You would think with Canadian Tech death you would know everything that there is to know about the style right… Wrong, Derelict has only put out a few albums but each album is really a Great Masterpiece of the tech death world while still showing off that you don’t need to be Tech death 100% of the time. Every riff serves a purpose, every lead sounds so perfect for the song. Everyone in the band absolutely has technicality and musicianship to an absolute but they know how to write songs at the same time and you match that up with fantastic production and you have one of the standout Tech death albums of 2024. Seriously if you need tech death that is not just pure Tech death give Derelict a chance.” – Heavy Debriefings
“It is speedy, brutal and yet still melodic, inventive in arrangement (especially ‘Attunement’) and well produced. Every instrument is cleanly and clearly discerned and the cymbals are easily listened to without overpowering anything else…. no hesitation in awarding Derelict 9/10… Also, fucking ‘Spectrum’ though. The perfect blend of technical ability and groove. Fucking hell.” – Ever-Metal
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0 Canada’s DERELICT To Host Bandcamp Album Stream and Band Chat Party June 19th For Long-Awaited Brutal Melodic Tech Death Metal Record “Versus Entropy”
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Montreal, QC – June 17, 2024
Canada’s DERELICT To Host Bandcamp Album Stream and Band Chat Party June 19th For Long-Awaited Brutal Melodic Technical Death Metal Record “Versus Entropy”
“Versus Entropy” Out June 21st
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L-R – Eric Burnet – Vocals, Guitar, Max Lussier – Guitar, Vocals, Sébastien Pittet – Bass, Tommy McKinnon – Drums
After a 12-year hiatus, Montreal, Canada’s Derelict returns with their highly anticipated new album “Versus Entropy” being released on June 21st. Before it’s officially unleashed, the band is hosting a pre-release stream on Bandcamp where they’ll be live in the chat to talk about the full-length and answer any questions fans may have.
The stream and chat will go live on Wednesday, June 19th, 7:30 pm Eastern Time at the following link – https://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/merch/versus-entropy-listening-party
Known for their brutal melodic technical death metal, Derelict‘s latest offering promises to deliver both the intensity fans expect and broader musical diversity. Vocalist/guitarist Eric Burnet shares his thoughts on the release:
“It’s a unique feeling to be releasing an album after twelve years. I think our growth as people and our added wisdom shine through on this. I think we sound way less concerned with streamlining ourselves into one style and way more comfortable with playing the music that comes up for us. To me, regular life in our society lacks the freer, rawer, and more ritualistic ways of expressing emotion that playing music allows. There’s a side of myself that only comes out through this, and I hadn’t realized how much I needed it.”
“Versus Entropy” is a testament to the collaborative synergy between Burnet and guitarist Max Lussier. Each song on the album is a joint effort, with contributions from bassist Sébastien Pittet and drummer Tommy McKinnon adding layers of complexity and depth. The album unfolds in two distinct chapters, separated by an instrumental piece “Attunement” that offers a breather and a bridge to more experimental tracks.
Lyrically, the album delves into both global and personal themes, from climate change and social injustice to introspective explorations of identity and emotion. “Versus Entropy” was produced by Burnet and Lussier, mixed and mastered by JF Dagenais (Kataklysm), and the album artwork was done by Cate Francis. It is recommended for fans of Decapitated, Death, and Cryptopsy.
Due out on June 21st, 2024, the album “Versus Entropy” is available for pre-order – http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/
Singles:
“Versus Entropy” – https://youtu.be/R-nItMFWiaU
“Spectrum” – https://youtu.be/9B8BvbsVXfc
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(Album Artwork by Cate Francis)
Track Listing:
1. Versus Entropy – (4:32)
2. Infinite Dread – (4:23)
3. Terminal – (4:02)
4. Workhorse – (3:00)
5. Attunement – (5:05)
6. Dans les Dents – (2:23)
7. Spectrum – (3:59)
8. Derelict – (4:11)
9. The Escapist – (4:15)
Album Length 35:50
More info: Facebook.com/DerelictMetal | Instagram.com/derelictmetal | Youtube.com/derelictmetal | Spotify
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“Derelict are back with a brutal, technical track, “Versus Entropy.”… The new record is nine tracks long and takes on many themes about the diverse and complex human experience, all while showcasing how ripping and heavy their riffs can be. This song is a great first foray into the heavy and nuanced layers they will bring with this release.” – Decibel Magazine
“As song beginnings go, the one at the outset of “Spectrum” is especially electrifying, an amalgam of rapidly quivering strings, savage percussive bursts, and feverishly swirling and wailing guitar solos by Max Lussier and Eric Burnet. The turbocharged intensity stays high with the appearance of vicious snarls and rabid howls, coupled with weaponized drum attacks and swarming riffage, but the song reveals a new dimension as singing joins in with the snarling. There’s more of Lussier‘s soloing too, a head-spinning romp, soon followed by a slithering and menacing guitar arpeggio, as well as further episodes of harmonized singing and fang-baring tirades. The soloing and the singing does bring in elements of “Southern metal”, and gives the song a very distinctive personality.” – NoCleanSinging
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0 Montreal’s DERELICT Embrace Inclusivity With Single For “Spectrum” Off New Album “Versus Entropy” Out End of June 2024
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Montreal, QC – June 4, 2024
DERELICT Embrace Inclusivity With Single For “Spectrum” Off New Album “Versus Entropy” Out End of June 2024
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L-R – Eric Burnet – Vocals, Guitar, Max Lussier – Guitar, Vocals, Sébastien Pittet – Bass, Tommy McKinnon – Drums
Montreal, Canada’s Derelict, the brutal melodic technical death metal band known for their intense musicality and thought-provoking themes, is back with their next single “Spectrum” off their upcoming album “Versus Entropy”. This track marks a significant stylistic departure for the band, blending their signature death metal sound with southern metal and blues influences. The band shares their thoughts on the track:
“This is a call of allegiance to anyone who has been made to feel lesser than because of the expression of their identity, gender, sexuality, or personality in general. Nobody gets to tell you how to be, and we’ll stand for that. How you treat others is the determination of your worth.”
The band continues to explain that Southern metal often has this tough guy vibe about it, and although they enjoy a lot of that stuff, that’s not the kind of feeling or message they have ever wanted to convey themselves as artists. So they came up with the idea of writing a song about the acceptance of alternative masculinities, essentially a celebration of the different kinds of men that exist and how it’s OK to just be who you are.
The track showcases the collaborative songwriting approach of Eric Burnet and guitarist Max Lussier, who together created a song that merges southern swagger with Derelict‘s trademark brutality. It is recommended for fans of Allegeon, Decapitated, and Death.
Listen to “Spectrum” via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.
Due out on June 21st, 2024, the album “Versus Entropy” is available for pre-order – http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/
Previous Single / Title Track – “Versus Entropy” – https://youtu.be/R-nItMFWiaU
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(Album Artwork by Cate Francis)
Track Listing:
1. Versus Entropy – (4:32)
2. Infinite Dread – (4:23)
3. Terminal – (4:02)
4. Workhorse – (3:00)
5. Attunement – (5:05)
6. Dans les Dents – (2:23)
7. Spectrum – (3:59)
8. Derelict – (4:11)
9. The Escapist – (4:15)
Album Length 35:50
More info: Facebook.com/DerelictMetal | Instagram.com/derelictmetal | Youtube.com/derelictmetal | Spotify
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“The new record is nine tracks long and takes on many themes about the diverse and complex human experience, all while showcasing how ripping and heavy their riffs can be. This song (Verus Entorpy_ is a great first foray into the heavy and nuanced layers they will bring with this release.” – Decibel Magazine
“the band signals their return with the launch of “Clear Cut”. Mixing lightning-quick technical death metal with progressive death metal, impressive audible bass playing, numerous heavy nasty groove excursions, and thrashy gallop-centric sounding riffs all of which coalesce together smoothly into a concise song often bordering on damn near catchy. It’s a bit hard for me to compare the band’s sound to anyone else specifically but suffice to say Derelict has always had a diverse take on technical death metal. In particular, I’m still a huge fan of their second album, Unspoken Words from 2009 as well as their third album, Perpetuation which dropped in 2012.” – Metal Injection – 2022 single Clear Cut
“Perpetuation is the band’s third full-length, and it shows Derelict with an impressive degree of confidence, their LAMB OF GOD-meets-technical-death-metal sound coming through loud and clear, the production bashing and crashing and bringing all the sounds home just right.” – Bravewords – 2012 – Perpetuation
‘Words like “blistering” and “unstoppable” get banded about in press releases for albums all the time, but for Derelict they actually apply, as these twelve tracks are relentless in their dedication to being aggressively heavy at breakneck speeds.’ – Metal Underground, reviewing Perpetuation (2012)
‘In their newest work, DERELICT proves their capabilities as musical masters while maintaining the sheer brutality that is the epitome of all things Death Metal.’ – Metal Temple, reviewing Perpetuation (2012)
‘Perpetuation is a damn solid release and this band is showing they are only getting better.’ – Sea of Tranquility, reviewing Perpetuation (2012)
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