Listen to Vitriol!

You may have been seeing the name Vitriol around the metalsphere quite a bit lately. The Portland, OR-based death metal act scored a deal with Century Media, a tour with Cattle Decapitation and have landed favorable press with some high-profile outlets of late.

How did they accomplish all that before even releasing their very first album? I can’t definitively answer that question other than to point out that having some key industry players in your corner is usually a huge boon to getting a new band off the ground. But this I can say with certainty: they deserve it. Their blend of highly aggressive, anxious, breakneck death metal — ala the aforementioned Cattle Decapitation or Hate Eternal (with whom they’re touring Europe!) — is some seriously ear-catching stuff. It’s the kind of shit that’ll have you unsure of whether to fuck shit up in the pit, stand still and headbang, or just watch, arms crossed, with your jaw on the ground.

Check out “Crowned in Retaliation” and “I Drown Nightly” below, both from the band’s debut (!) album, To Bathe From The Throat Of Cowardice, out September 6 via Century Media; pre-order here.