On Friday, October 11th, death metal act Vomit Forth released their new album “Terrified Of God” out through Century Media Records. To mark the occasion, the band shared an unsettling video for pulverizing focus track “Salt”.
Vomit Forth is currently on a North American tour supporting The Black Dahlia Murder and Dying Fetus.
While writing “Terrified Of God”, Vomit Forth had only one goal in mind: “To make the most unsettling, brutal, and scary death metal record of all time,” shares vocalist Kane Gelaznik. “We absolutely did that.”
In the deep winter of early 2024, the band headed into a cabin in the woods of New Jersey with Randy Leboeuf who recorded, mixed, mastered and produced the album. The month-long recording process led to twelve panic-stricken tracks where every riff, drum fill, and lyric leaves a footprint.
The album opens with “Victim Impact Statement,” a two-minute long frenzy that immediately pinpoints Terrified Of God as an outlet for aggression. Early single “Blood Soaked Death Dream” is a relentless masterclass in darkness as the song hits hard with churning riffs and a guttural vocal that is as anguished as it is angry. The dynamic vocal delivery continues on “Negative Penance” as Gelaznik displays his ability to easily shift between throaty vocals, curdling squeals, and a more direct delivery. Vomit Forth opted out of making title track “Terrified Of God” the centerpiece, taking a bold move in having it as a 43 second interlude and it works. Things instantly pick back up with the one-two punch of “Fear of Retaliation” and “Rotting Wool,” both a masterclass in sonic brutality. The album ends with “Salt”, focused on “how we will do anything to try and stop our inner pain, but it will really only end in death.” The last lines of the powerful track recite “If I turn my back on it all, am I the one who’s Terrified Of God?”, leaving a fitting conclusion to the introspective album.
As for the goal to create the most unsettling, brutal and scary death metal record of all time? Vomit Forth surpasses it with “Terrified Of God”.
And for what’s next? Gelaznik simply states: “We want to change the game as far as metal is concerned and set the new standard.”
Vomit Forth is Kane (vocals), Jett (bass), Bailey (guitar) and Luke (drums).
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1. Victim Impact Statement 2. Sacred Apple 3. Blood Soaked Death Dream 4. Negative Penance 5. Blood Lead Index 6. Poison Child 7. Fixation on the Narrative 8. Non Responsive 9. Terrified of God 10. Fear of Retaliation 11. Rotting Wool 12. Salt |
Photo Credit: Fin Geiger
