NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – December 4, 2025
Canadian Death Metal HARVESTED Unleashes A Brutal Reckoning w/ New Video “Gathered and Deluded”
New Album “Dysthymia” Out Now!
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Album Line-up: (L-R) – Jacob Collins – Drums, Vitto Oh – Guitars, Mitchi Dimitriadis – Guitars, Adam Semler – Vocals, Eric Forget – Bass
Photographer Credit: Kristen Semler
Ottawa/Gatineau-based death metal band Harvested has premiered their crushing new video “Gathered and Deluded” exclusively through NoCleanSinging. The track is taken from their latest full-length album “Dysthymia,” a record that pushes the band’s sound to new extremes while exploring the brutal realities of mental illness.
Harvested’s sound can be summed up in five words: Heavy, Brutal, Fast, Aggressive, Violent. Drawing influence from death metal titans such as Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, The Zenith Passage, Cattle Decapitation, and Suicide Silence, the band blends old-school death metal ferocity with modern technicality and deathcore intensity.
“Gathered and Deluded” stands out as the album’s slamming death metal centerpiece, weaving in old-school grooves with technical flourishes. Lyrically, the track delves into the darker realities of cults and hive-mind psychology, continuing the band’s thematic focus on mental illness.
Watch the music video premiere of “Gathered and Deluded” now via NoCleanSinging HERE.
Following their 2022 EP debut, “Dysthymia” represents Harvested’s evolution in songwriting, production, and musical prowess. Recorded with Joe Lyko of Dark Moon Productions, who took care of mixing and mastering duties, the album balances relentless aggression with psychological depth. Each track explores facets of mental illness, inspired by horror and thriller influences as well as real-life experiences.
“This album is the level-up for Harvested. It’s more technical, more brutal, and more cohesive. Fans who’ve seen us live already know how intense these songs are, and now we’re excited to share them with the world,” says Dimitriadis.
Harvested was formed in 2019 by vocalist Adam Semler, guitarist Mitchi Dimitriadis, drummer Jacob Collins, bassist Eric Forget, and guitarist Vitto as a side project that quickly grew into a powerful presence within the Canadian extreme metal scene. Each member brought with them a wealth of experience and credibility from their work in other bands, making Harvested a union of seasoned musicians deeply rooted in the community. Semler, co-founder of A Scar For The Wicked and guitarist for Sons of the Nether, joined forces with Dimitriadis, who plays guitar for Thalassophobia and fronts Hatred Reigns. Forget, formerly a co-vocalist for A Scar For The Wicked and now bassist for Sons of the Nether, added further depth to the lineup alongside Collins, drummer for Thalassophobia and formerly of Harmoniaq. Completing the group is Vitto, whose guitar work in Fumigation and Nirthal
“We originally just wanted to have fun and change things up. I’d always played guitar in bands and figured I’d try a shot at vocals,” says Semler.
Their collective experience has earned Harvested recognition in outlets such as MetalSucks, which named them among “10 Modern Canadian Death Metal Bands” to watch.
Known for their tight, athletic performances, Harvested delivers blistering speed, crushing grooves, and uncompromising brutality on stage. With “Dysthymia” now complete, the band looks forward to bringing their new material to audiences across Canada and beyond.
“If the reception is strong, fans can expect a second album on the horizon,” Dimitriadis adds.
Recommended for fans of Cattle Decapitation, Decapitated, and Cannibal Corpse, Harvested‘s “Dysthymia” is available at the following links:
Album Stream – YouTube – https://youtu.be/ni9XelZ6zHE
Spotify – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/harvested1/dysthymia
Album order (released August 1st) – https://harvested.bandcamp.com
Music Video “Harvested” – https://youtu.be/geF_C-Qn_7s
Lyric Video “The Infestation” – https://youtu.be/XwQ1bs7NdZw
Playthrough “Synaptic Confusion” – https://youtu.be/HzvwY-r_NMg
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Track Listing:
1. Harvested (3:28)
2. Repressed Neurosis (3:32)
3. Unending Madness (3:21)
4. Synaptic Confusion (3:30)
5. Designed Dilemma (3:18)
6. Gathered and Deluded (3:00)
7. Voices of the Void (3:16)
8. Unanchored (3:51)
9. The Infestation (4:36)
Album Length: 31:55
Album Credits:
Artwork by: CJ Bertram
All songs written and produced by: Harvested
Mixed and Mastered by: (Joe Lyko) Darkmoon Productions
Album Band Lineup:
Adam Semler – Vocals
Mitchi Dimitriadis – Guitars
Vitto Oh – Guitars
Eric Forget – Bass
Jacob Collins – Drums
Live Band Lineup:
Adam Semler – Vocals
Mitchi Dimitriadis – Guitars
Vitto Oh – Guitars
Eric Forget – Bass
Nick Rodgers – Drums
More info: Facebook.com/harvested666 | Instagram.com/harvestedband
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“Canadian death metal band Harvested announce their new album Dysthymia, out August 1. The record will be their first release since their 2022 demo and blends technical, brutal and old-school death metal into a sound all their own.” – Decibel Magazine
“Your muscles are about to reflexively twitch, your head is about to hammer, your pulse is about to accelerate. Audio worms will slither into your ear canals and take up residence there. Some of your cranial neurons may start spinning, creating visions of fast devils and hulking monsters. Those are our predictions of what will happen when you see and hear the playthrough video we’re premiering for the song “Synaptic Confusion” by the Ottawa-based death metal band Harvested. It’s an excellent way to rev up your own motor as Harvested rev up theirs.” – No Clean Singing
“Dysthymia is an impressive first full-length effort for Harvested. It’s absolutely brutal and groovy in it’s more ’90s death metal approach, but they give it a modern coating of paint that makes it feel more relevant and weaves in some intricacy for the tech-fiends without losing sight that it’s still an aggressive death metal album. There’s something for pretty much anyone who likes extreme music here. A very promising future for these guys.” – Dead Rhetoric
“Lyrically poignant, brutally heavy, and bursting with engagingly twisted, hook-filled instrumentation, Dysthymia is a helluva debut, and one Harvested should be proud of. As poetically as I have waxed, I still believe there’s room for Harvested to grow. God help those who might lay their ears on a sophomore effort from this line-up, should they remain intact. Rest assured, I’ll definitely be watching and waiting. For now, however, I wholeheartedly recommend you spend some long-lasting, quality time with Dysthymia.” – Angry Metal Guy
“If you had the chance to see their video of ‘Harvested’ before the album release, you would be able to see how brutal and technical they sound. Harvested knows how to hit you like a punch in your chest, from their first riffs. By the way, riffs are something that you won’t miss here. Mitchi Dimitriadis and Vitto Oh are responsible machine-gun-like guitar picks. The drum sound also hits you with all blasts, and thankfully it’s not that digitalized soulless recording style that a lot of bands fall into now. It carries good organic production qualities, in good measure. My honourable congratulations also go to all the effort the bassist Eric Forget has made to keep his bass present among all the heaviness of the other instruments, and through the complexity of playing his own parts. The vocalist Adam Semler completes the team with good vocal lines… As always, Heavy Metal Canadian bands never disappoint us! And Harvested is one more band to honour its Heavy Metal scene with this incredible album, “Dysthymia”.8.5/10” – Ever -Metal
“If you’re into relentless death metal in the vein of CANNIBAL CORPSE and DYING FETUS, HARVESTED from Ontario could be your favorite new band. These guys have churned forth a classic of brutality with “Dysthymia”. The sound is just as clear and professional as those bands and HARVESTED deal crushing riffs and transitions with appalling intensity. One of the best things about this album, which separates it from a lot of “brutal” efforts, is that the songs are easily distinguishable and don’t melt together in a faceless mush.” – Wormwood Chronicles
“Following a demo released in 2022, Dysthymia represents a true validation of the potential of this group from Ottawa (Ontario, Canada), which deserves special attention. Combining brutal death metal with ‘old school’ influences, the quartet brilliantly demonstrates that their music will resonate with crowds during their concerts… With titles like ‘Repressed Neurosis’, ‘Unending Madness’, ‘Designed Dilemma’, ‘Gathered And Deluded’, ‘Unanchored’, or ‘The Infestation’, Harvested sets the tone! The album was produced by the band itself with mixing and mastering by Joe Lyko of Darkmoon Productions, achieving a modern sound that remains rooted in the fundamental elements of death metal.” – Metallian
“Harvested Delivers 50 Shades of Vicious on ‘Dysthymia’… Dysthymia is one of the year’s best metal records.”-The Rock Father
“If you like brutal death metal with technical elements, this is a great album.” – ZwareMetalen
“HARVESTED deliver flawless death metal with technical sophistication, powerful riffs, gripping vocals and brutal energy.” – MetalUnderground.at
“Harvested channel the struggles of mental illness within the seedy confines of death metal on their debut album, Dysthymia. The group doesn’t skimp on the gorier details, like the depictions of torture on opener “Harvested,” but much of the lyrical prose isn’t that graphic. It takes the views of mental illness from not only a personal perspective, but globally as well. Their death metal has nods to the classics like Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation, while adding a bit of technical bounce as they do on “Designed Dilemma.” Harvested does well with capturing the genre from every corner. Speed freaks will love “Gathered And Deluded,” those with some head banging in their hearts will get down to “Unending Madness” and “The Infestation” ends Dysthymia with a stark message.” – Heavy Music Headquarters
“After knocking the first three tracks out of the park like a home run into the stratosphere, “Synaptic Confusion” goes harder and faster during an opening onslaught second to none before getting menacing and sinister with a slower churn and burn. A violent delight with a catchy hook and a scream-a-long lyrical narrative in the chorus, its the kind of blunt force trauma that everyone can enjoy without a visit to the hospital. Maintaining the quality levels of both musicianship and song writing throughout the record seems like an impossibility of reason and yet its probably why this record took three years to complete because “Designed Dilemma” is another absolute beast. It’s like the band have taken your favourite Death Groove Thrash cut and adrenalized it by mainlining caffeine until their eyes pop out on stalks. The energy levels are as ridiculous as the poise and precision as the band conjure a Technical Death Metal tune of the highest order.” – Metal Noise
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