De Profundis - The Gospel Of Rot

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  DE PROFUNDIS – THE GOSPEL OF ROT EP

  LABEL: INDEPENDENT RELEASE

  RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 1st 2025

  How we have fallen, how our empire has crumbled…our values and learning trampled into the dust as we kneel before altars to idiocy and greed. We offer prayers to the war machine, no longer abhorring the taking of life, but raging in our ignorance we fervently debate which lives are suitable for sacrifice and which children deserve no future. Truth has become a malleable property, no longer a definable absolute and manipulation is now an applauded art form. Our gods cradle missiles while we twitch in nervous anxiety, awaiting the latest incarnation of the hand held devices that consume our identity, our reason and our morality. We are naught but rot…

  “The Gospel Of Rot is both a warning and a weapon – a sonic rebellion against the forces that seek to silence and subjugate. De Profundis offers not salvation but a wake-up call…”
  - De Profundis

  Celebrating 20 years of death dealing and devastation, De Profundis have returned with a rejuvenated line-up and a brand new EP of stunning power and intensity. The Gospel Of Rot brings together four tracks of furious death metal and masterful musicianship into a manifesto of resistance against the empty vessels that rule us, dragging our civilisation into a mire of degradation. Beginning with ‘I: Corruption’ we are hit by a torrent of classic death metal that makes incursions into the realms of thrash and black metal, thriving in the fluid boundaries between the genres. New vocalist Stefano Bassi immediately makes his mark with deep, guttural tones of depth and substance and second new addition to the ranks, bassist Simon McAuliffe, is immediately noticeable too, punching through the mix, an intrinsic part of this new chapter for De Profundis. Despite the remarkable work this band have produced over the years, by the midpoint of second song, ‘II: Deception’ it’s a struggle not to immediately embrace The Gospel Of Rot as their finest work to date. On one level it’s direct, hard-hitting and straight between the eyes – on another there are so many subtle shifts, touches and nuances that set it apart from the rest of the field. The vocal delivery in ‘III: Indoctrination’ is imperious, the drumming overwhelming, the lead playing simply brilliant. Every progression, every passage, every scuttling spider-legged scale and formidable blast on this EP is just right, crafted to perfection. The Gospel Of Rot concludes with a raging cover of Sepultura’s classic ‘Subtraction’ and De Profundis have made it their own; sublimely executed it slots into place as an integral part of a magnificently engineered death metal machine. With incredible performances and incredible songs, De Profundis are back at the very top of their game.

  Mixed and mastered by Matt Jones at Capsaarx Studios (Fury, Vanitas, Dakesis etc) The Gospel Of Rot sounds magnificent, with exquisite tones and a perfect balance between clarity and power. The final hallmarks of quality have been applied with the wonderful artwork of Pierre-Alain D. of 3mmi Design (Necrodeath, Scar Symmetry, The Crawling etc) and it’s hard to see how The Gospel Of Rot could have been any better. The fight back begins on October 1st!

  “…the rot is everywhere — and it’s time to tear it down.” - De Profundis

  Genre: Death Metal
  For Fans Of: Death | Morbid Angel | Immolation | Nocturnus

  Line-up:
  Stefano Bassi - Vocals
  Shoi Sen - Guitars
  Paul Nazarkardeh - Guitars
  Simon McAuliffe - Bass
  Tom Atherton - Drums

  

  De Profundis - I: Corruption

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