Portland, Oregon’s violent trinity,fronted by the dual vocal assaultgiven from guitarist KyleRasmussen and bassist AdamRoethlisberger, driven by theinhuman drummer Scott Walker,proved to make a successfulstrike at the genre’s heart withtheir 2017 EP, “Pain Will DefineTheir Death”. Released via Italy’sEverlasting Spew, it alreadyprovided a shockingly intenseglimpse at the whirlwind thatwas to be unfurled on the group’smuch anticipated debut record,”To Bathe from the Throat ofCowardice”.Supported by fellow underground icons such as Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder) and justrecently confirmed for their first European tour with Nile and Hate Eternal, VITRIOL are poised toattack extreme metal with will, technical proficiency, and the determination to push boundaries,for visual proof just watch Rasmussen/Roethlisberger play through tracks like ‘The Parting of a Neck'(https://youtu.be/OpkerWvcb5Q).”The spirit of VITRIOL is to take the uncompromising, thrashy,punky, spirit of the late 90s extreme death and bring it to a world that has been numbed byrecords that have abandoned all life in favor of shrink wrapped, candy coatedarticulation,”Rasmussen proclaims and transforms into 44 minutesof utmost sincere and viciousmusic embodying a radicalness and personality akinto the essence of black metal.

Joe Petagno (Motörhead, Krisiun, Angelcorpse) visualized this approach perfectly on the album’sgloomy and intimidating artwork: VITRIOL are the blade at the throat of Death Metal’s comfortzone, the literally razorsharp cutting-edge stabbing at the fabrics of a genre too complacentlyregurgitating the same sonic formulas over and overagain. SweDeath-replicas, Morrisound-worships,TechDeath-polish – be gone!”The only noble future for Death Metal is one of strenuous personal responsibility. Intolerance formediocrity, and reverence without novelty.”With VITRIOL, Century Media Records are proud to present a band willing and self-confident enoughto take risks, sonically with its raw, suffocatingyet natural production, musically with its sheerabundance of stellar riffs and unworldly rhythm section, lyrically by its deeply personal and grippinginvocations of triumph and tragedy. Each note is human talent, each beat sheer force, each line oftext a pouring of blood. “To Bathe from the Throat of Cowardice” neglects mainstream conformismin favor of a heartfelt interpretation of Death Metal amalgamating influences from Immolation toBlut Aus Nord, from Hate Eternal to DSO.It is a bold and truly demanding opus yet immenselyrewards those who dare travelling beyond