New Jersey death metal stalwarts, KALOPSIA, recently completed recording a brand new EP. Set for launch by winter 2013, the followup to last year’s full-length album, Amongst the Ruins was recorded and mixed by Eliot Geller (LIFE AS A GHOST, MALIGNANCY) and Bobby Torres (HAMMERFIGHT, ABACINATE).
According to Exclaim!, KALOPSIA’s previous effort, Amongst the Ruins was perfect for those looking for“an extra dose of blast-driven, sweaty aggression, stinking and straight from the shore.” While much of that will remain true, vocalist/guitarist, Matt Medeiros notes that the band wasn’t afraid to venture into new territory. “Amongst the Ruins was a thrashing attack with a lot of emphasis on velocity. The new EP is a more of a primal, lumbering beast. It’s still recognizably KALOPSIA, but it’s definitely a different record.”
As for the sound, itself? “The current mix is so goddamn heavy,” says Medeiros. “Execution-wise, we’re on point, delivering razor-sharp attacks across the board. I experimented a bit with the vocals, and I’m really happy with some of the rawer sounds, as well as it being a bit more guttural overall”
KALOPSIA’s new EP will be released independently by winter 2013.
KALOPSIA is a death metal band from New Jersey that dishes out old-school speed and fury with a surgical precision demanded by the modern day scene. Counting current and former members of DEHUMANIZED, HAMMERFIGHT and FUNEBRARUM among its ranks, KALOPSIA is known for doing things on their own terms – taking no prisoners and giving opponents no quarter. Simply put, KALOPSIA is “battle-tested death metal.”
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