Umbrae Vitae Share Video for “Belief Is Obsolete,” Announce Album

Supergroup Umbrae Vitae have shared a video for the song “Belief Is Obsolete” and announced their new album, Light Of Death, will be out June 7.

The band features Jason Bannon of Converge, Sean Martin of Twitching Tongues and formerly of Hatebreed, Mike McKenzie of The Red Chord, Jon Rice of Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and The Red Chord, and Greg Weeks of The Red Chord.

Light Of Death was recorded by Kurt Ballou and Zach Weeks at God City Studios and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

“This song came from a demo I recorded at ye olde home studio although, as with all of the songs on this record, we managed to make it sound even more disgusting in the best possible way!” Martin says about the song. “I like Swedish death metal and thrash; can you tell? Big, mean, hairy-end riff to carry you out.”

Bannon explains:

“Musically, ‘Belief Is Obsolete’ is signature Sean Martin Bay Area thrash worship. The performances from all of us on this one are completely redlined from beginning to end. Lyrically I explore the idea that ‘belief’ in the traditional sense is obsolete in the modern age we live in. It is abused as a shield and weapon socially, politically, and spiritually, ultimately becoming a burden for all.”

Weeks adds:

“One of the great perks of being in this band is that at any moment, there could be a crushing song written by Sean Martin in a google drive that you have access to that very few people do. This is an example of such a song. Hard hitting and riff heavy ‘Belief is Obsolete’ gets me juiced!”

McKenzie says that the song “… has a pretty meaty ending with an over the top lead in to a big riff that is incredibly fun to play. I can’t wait to play this song live.”

Preorders the album  here, and check out their limited run of tour dates below. Tickets can be bought here.

6/7 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
6/8 Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
6/9 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church