BLOODBATH Drop Raging Official Video for “Putrefying Corpse”

“Death metal thoroughbreds keep the infernal flames burning.”

(Metal Hammer, UK)

“Festering, ugly, toxic, rotten death metal with no frills from start to finish.”

(Deaf Forever, DE)

"Real deal death metal, executed by masters of the craft: "Survival of the Sickest" is horribly good."

(Blabbermouth, US)

"Cut them open and they bleed pure death metal – and there’s more than enough in Survival Of The Sickest' to fill the whole bath"

(Distorted Sound, UK)

Just two weeks after dropping their acclaimed sixth full-length album, 'Survival Of The Sickest', death metal beasts BLOODBATH massively hail towards the annihilating spirit of old-school death metal with a new music video for thrillingly violent “Putrefying Corpse”.

This vicious onslaught is driven by explosive death, thrash and black metal and features a roaring contribution by Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), proving the critically-acclaimed, cult-followed band has no limitations, leaving the scene in shreds.

With “Survival Of The Sickest” the legendary wicked force featuring current and former members of Paradise Lost, Opeth, Katatonia and Lik marks an evil comeback, presenting death metal at its ugly best: vicious, unrelenting and irrevocably sworn to the black!

Nick Holmes on “Putrefying Corpse”:

"The process of human life with a soul and humility, to eventual death, as nothing but rotting meat for vermin.”

  Watch the official video for “Putrefying Corpse”

Formed by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström (both of KATATONIA), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity) in 1998, BLOODBATH devoted themselves to resurrecting the increasingly forgotten art of pure death metal.

In 2014, they unveiled a new frontman – legendary Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes, now redubbed Old Nick – and yet another macabre musical evolution. With a line-up of Renkse, Nyström, Per ‘Sodomizer’ Eriksson, Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot and Holmes, the only way to go was grim.

Fueled by new guitarist Tomas ‘Plytet’ Åkvik (Lik), BLOODBATH’s latest and greatest album and Napalm Records debut, 'Survival Of The Sickest', gleefully confronts the slavering ghoul lurking in the shadows, and treats him to ten songs of ripping death metal frenzy.

Alongside BLOODBATH’s official alumni, “Survival Of The Sickest” boasts a smattering of irresistible cameos from the great, good and ghoulish of the metal underground, including Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Luc Lemay (Gorguts) and Marc Grewe (Morgoth).

BLOODBATH add:

"If there was a declaration of goods attached to this album, it would say Florida death metal exported from Sweden."

Make sure to save your copy NOW!

The world is in flames, and 'Survival Of The Sickest' - produced by BLOODBATH and co-produced and mixed by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios - offers no respite from the horrors of reality.

From the thuggish brain-smash of opener “Zombie Inferno” to the bleak, obsidian ooze of closer “No God Before Me”, 'Survival Of The Sickest' is the sound of a great band in blistering form. In contrast with 'The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn', which borrowed heavily from the blackened end of the death metal world, the new BLOODBATH goes straight for the jugular in true old school fashion.

With strong echoes of everything from Morbid Angel and Death to Deicide and Obituary, songs like the disgustingly slow and heavy “Dead Parade” or the deliciously twisted “Tales Of Melting Flesh” breathe fresh fire into an arcane, perpetually rotting formula.

"Survival Of The Sickest" is available in the following formats:      

Digisleeve CD Edition

Digital Full Length Album

1 Tape Edition - Brown Transparent with blue print – limited to 200, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

Wooden Box Edition (incl. Digisleeve, Mouse Trap, Album Cover Flag, Cover Patch) – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP SKY BLUE – limited to 300, Napalm Records Shop exclusive – SOLD OUT!

1LP DARK GREEN – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP PICTURE VINYL – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP GLOW IN THE DARK – Band Shop only

1LP BLACK

[Wooden Box Edition (incl. Digisleeve, Mouse Trap, Album Cover Flag, Cover Patch) – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive ]

Experience BLOODBATH live in 2022:

24.09.22 MX – Monterrey / Mexico Metal Fest

BLOODBATH are:

Nick Holmes – vocals

Anders Nyström – guitar

Tomas Åkvik – guitar

Jonas Renkse – bass

Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot – drums

NYC Event Alert - BLOODBATH & Duff’s Brooklyn Announce Blood Drive & Listening Party Event

BLOODBATH & Duff’s Brooklyn Announce Blood Drive & Listening Party Event on September 7, 2022

Hosted by Napalm Records in Conjunction with the 11th Annual Duff’s Blood Drive, Supporting the New York Blood Center

Taste the Brand New, Special Edition BLOODBATH x Bolero Snort Brewery Beer - “CARVED” Pumpkin Spice Coffee Stout

In partnership with Duff’s Brooklyn and the New York Blood Center, BLOODBATH is thrilled to announce an official upcoming listening party/blood drive event in celebration of the band’s stellar upcoming album, “Survival of the Sickest”, out September 9! Hosted by Napalm Records, the party will take place on September 7, 2022 at Duff’s Brooklyn (168 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211), and is open to the public at 6:30pm. Attendees must be 21+, and there is no cost to enter.

Fans can get a very first listen to the album in full during the party, as well as taste a BLOODBATH branded beer - the brand new, special edition “CARVED” Pumpkin Spice Coffee Stout - brewed in collaboration with premier New Jersey brewery Bolero Snort. Attendees will also experience the chance to win copies of the album in various formats, and other fun surprises!

As mentioned, this listening party will also double as Duff’s 11th annual blood drive! The New York Blood Center will be onsite receiving blood donations from any interested parties in attendance. Those who donate blood will receive a limited edition event shirt (while supplies last)! ***All attendees giving blood will be required to be of age and will not be permitted to donate blood if they have consumed alcohol prior, per safety guidelines.

Don’t miss this chance to experience the new BLOODBATH album two whole days earlier than the world, give to a great cause and attend the “sickest” party of the season!

BLOODBATH says:

"Many thanks to the legendary Duff's in Brooklyn and to everybody involved in putting this event together. Be there on September 7 to hear our new album, “Survival Of The Sickest”, in full, give some blood or enjoy some 'Carved' stout - let's just hope no zombie outbreaks occur or Nick will need to bust out the Super Bee for a sequel!"

Jimmy Duff, owner of the legendary Metal Mecca, Duff’s Brooklyn, says:

“Duff’s is thrilled to be partnering with the legendary Bloodbath, the New York Blood Center, Napalm Records and Bolero Snort Brewery to bring you our 11th annual blood drive party in conjunction with the release of Bloodbath’s killer new album “Survival of the Sickest”! Come on out to donate blood to those in need or try an exclusive beer and join the fun.”

Javier Jiménez, Donor Recruitment representative at the New York Blood Center adds:

“There’s no better way to help hospital patients than donating blood. Not enough people donate. When you do, you will make a difference in the lives of three patients. Support Duff’s Brooklyn Blood Drive on September 7, and thanks to all involved for their partnership in helping save lives here in New York."

Watch the official music video for "Carved"

Pre-order "Survival Of The Sickest" NOW:

The world is in flames, and "Survival Of The Sickest", produced by BLOODBATH and co-produced and mixed by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, offers no respite from the horrors of reality. Instead, with the addition of new guitarist Tomas ‘Plytet’ Åkvik (Lik) onboard, BLOODBATH’s latest and greatest album gleefully confronts the slavering ghoul lurking in the shadows, and treats him to ten songs of ripping death metal frenzy. Alongside BLOODBATH’s official alumni, "Survival Of The Sickest" boasts a smattering of irresistible cameos from the great, good and ghoulish of the metal underground, including Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Luc Lemay (Gorguts) and Marc Grewe (Morgoth).

From the thuggish brain-smash of opener “Zombie Inferno” to the bleak, obsidian ooze of closer “No God Before Me”, "Survival Of The Sickest" is the sound of a great band in blistering form. In contrast with The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn, which borrowed heavily from the blackened end of the death metal world, the new BLOODBATH goes straight for the jugular in true old school fashion. With strong echoes of everything from Morbid Angel and Death to Deicide and Obituary, songs like the rampaging “Putrefying Corpse”, the disgustingly slow and heavy “Dead Parade”, and the deliciously twisted “Tales Of Melting Flesh” breathe fresh fire into an arcane, perpetually rotting formula.

Formed by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström (both of KATATONIA), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity) in 1998, BLOODBATH devoted themselves to resurrecting the increasingly forgotten art of pure death metal. In 2014, they unveiled a new frontman – legendary Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes, now redubbed Old Nick – and yet another macabre musical evolution. With this new line-up, the only way to go was grim. On "Survival Of The Sickest", BLOODBATH evoke their most horrifying sonic scenarios to date, from the death-by-munching nightmare of “Malignant Maggot Therapy”, to the murderous nihilism of “Affliction Of Extinction”. A glorious comeback from a legendarily wicked musical force, "Survival Of The Sickest" provides yet more proof that BLOODBATH are the kings of the old school.

"Survival Of The Sickest" will be available in the following formats:

Digisleeve CD Edition

Digital Full Length Album

1 Tape Edition - Brown Transparent with blue print – ltd to 200, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

Wooden Box Edition (incl. Digisleeve, Mouse Trap, Album Cover Flag, Cover Patch) – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP SKY BLUE – limited to 300, Napalm Records Shop exclusive – SOLD OUT!

1LP DARK GREEN – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP PICTURE VINYL – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP BLACK

BLOODBATH are:

Nick Holmes – vocals

Anders Nyström – guitar

Tomas Åkvik – guitar

Jonas Renkse – bass

Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot – drums

Death Metal Icons BLOODBATH Announce New Album, "Survival Of The Sickest"

Pre-Order Starts NOW!

First Single “Zombie Inferno” + Bloody Music Video Released

Time for another BLOODBATH!

It’s time for another deep dive into the horrors of mortality and the foul side of the supernatural – It’s time for "Survival Of The Sickest"! The sixth full-length album from BLOODBATH, Sweden’s undisputed masters of old school death metal, will be unleashed on September 9, 2022 via Napalm Records. This is death metal at its ugly best: vicious, unrelenting and irrevocably sworn to the black.

The world is in flames, and "Survival Of The Sickest", produced by BLOODBATH and co-produced and mixed by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, offers no respite from the horrors of reality. Instead, with the addition of new guitarist Tomas ‘Plytet’ Åkvik (Lik) onboard, BLOODBATH’s latest and greatest album gleefully confronts the slavering ghoul lurking in the shadows, and treats him to ten songs of ripping death metal frenzy. Alongside BLOODBATH’s official alumni, "Survival Of The Sickest" boasts a smattering of irresistible cameos from the great, good and ghoulish of the metal underground, including Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Luc Lemay (Gorguts) and Marc Grewe (Morgoth).

Alongside its pre-order kickoff, BLOODBATH have released the crushing new single and album opener, “Zombie Inferno”, a thrashing death metal assault set to draw the listener into a lunatic outburst of ferocity. The song breaks in with anxiety-inducing riffs and the insanely killer vocals of Nick Holmes, and is visually highlighted via a fast-paced, gory music video, acting as a tribute to the glory days of 80s splatter flicks.

BLOODBATH on “Zombie Inferno“:

"One man's struggle to rid the World of Zombie Infestation that seems to have inconveniently taken over the planet. Particularly, as he's just refueled his 1969 Dodge Super Bee 440."

Watch the official music video below.

Video Directed by Ash Pears

Produced by Ash Pears for AshTV / www.ashtv.co.uk

"That's how death metal should sound like."

(Sweden Rock, SE)

"Rough, brutal and without any compromises - even without masquerade

BLOODBATH remains a blast!"

(Metal Hammer, GER)

"BLOODBATH is synonymous to high quality death metal and

“Survival of the Sickest” will not let you down."

(Inferno, FI)

"Rarely have raw violence and musical ambition been staged as skillfully

as on "Survival Of The Sickest".”

(Legacy, GER)

From the thuggish brain-smash of opener “Zombie Inferno” to the bleak, obsidian ooze of closer “No God Before Me”, "Survival Of The Sickest" is the sound of a great band in blistering form. In contrast with The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn, which borrowed heavily from the blackened end of the death metal world, the new BLOODBATH goes straight for the jugular in true old school fashion. With strong echoes of everything from Morbid Angel and Death to Deicide and Obituary, songs like the rampaging “Putrefying Corpse”, the disgustingly slow and heavy “Dead Parade”, and the deliciously twisted “Tales Of Melting Flesh” breathe fresh fire into an arcane, perpetually rotting formula.

Formed by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström (both of KATATONIA), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity) in 1998, BLOODBATH devoted themselves to resurrecting the increasingly forgotten art of pure death metal. In 2014, they unveiled a new frontman – legendary Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes, now redubbed Old Nick – and yet another macabre musical evolution. With this new line-up, the only way to go was grim. On"Survival Of The Sickest", BLOODBATH evoke their most horrifying sonic scenarios to date, from the death-by-munching nightmare of “Malignant Maggot Therapy”, to the murderous nihilism of “Affliction Of Extinction”. A glorious comeback from a legendarily wicked musical force, "Survival Of The Sickest" provides yet more proof that BLOODBATHare the kings of the old school.

BLOODBATH add:

"If there was a declaration of goods attached to this album, it would say Florida death metal exported from Sweden."

Pre-order "Survival Of The Sickest" NOW:

"Survival Of The Sickest" will be available in the following formats:      

Digisleeve CD Edition

Digital Full Length Album

1 Tape Edition - Brown Transparent with blue print – limited to 200, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

Wooden Box Edition (incl. Digisleeve, Mouse Trap, Album Cover Flag, Cover Patch) – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP SKY BLUE – limited to 300, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP DARK GREEN – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP PICTURE VINYL – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP BLACK

BLOODBATH are:

Nick Holmes – vocals

Anders Nyström – guitar

Tomas Åkvik – guitar

Jonas Renkse – bass

Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot – drums