Nearly three decades into their career, Seattle’s Drawn and Quartered remain one of the most stubbornly excellent and consistently underrated bands in American death metal. Founded in 1992 as Plague Bearer by the core duo of Kelly Kuciemba and Herb Burke — both of whom remain the band’s creative heart — Drawn and Quartered have spent thirty years refining a particular strain of cavernous, blasphemous death metal that sits at the unholy intersection of Immolation, Incantation, and Morbid Angel, filtered through a distinctly Pacific Northwest grimness. Congregation Pestilence is their eighth full-length, released through France’s Krucyator Productions in June 2021, and it may well be their most atmospheric and compositionally focused record to date. Nine tracks across 38 precise, suffocating minutes — several re-recorded from the Proliferation of Disease demo alongside new material — built around a philosophy of mesmerizing, deceptive simplicity: central riffs driven through tempo variations, melodic leads, and rhythmic shifts rather than constant riff-hopping, creating a dense sense of ordered chaos that rewards deep listening. Simon Dorfman’s drumwork anchors everything with surgical efficiency. Visuals by Gabriel T. Byrne. Mixed and mastered at Krucyator Studio, drums recorded at Die Burning Studio. For fans of Incantation, Immolation, Dead Congregation, and death metal that carries genuine spiritual dread.

Cerca de tres décadas en carrera, los Seattle’s Drawn and Quartered siguen siendo una de las bandas más tercamente excelentes y consistentemente subestimadas del death metal americano. Fundados en 1992 como Plague Bearer por el dúo central de Kelly Kuciemba y Herb Burke — ambos siguen siendo el corazón creativo de la banda — Drawn and Quartered ha pasado treinta años refinando una veta particular de death metal cavernoso y blasfemo que se asienta en la intersección maldita de Immolation, Incantation y Morbid Angel, filtrado a través de una particular oscuridad del noroeste del Pacífico. Congregation Pestilence es su octavo álbum de larga duración, publicado por la francesa Krucyator Productions en junio de 2021, y bien podría ser su disco más atmosférico y compositivamente enfocado hasta la fecha. Nueve temas en 38 precisos y sofocantes minutos — varios re-grabados del demo Proliferation of Disease junto a material nuevo — construidos alrededor de una filosofía de simplicidad engañosa y hipnótica: riffs centrales conducidos a través de variaciones de tempo, leads melódicos y cambios rítmicos en lugar de saltar de riff en riff constantemente, creando un sentido denso de caos ordenado que recompensa la escucha profunda. La batería de Simon Dorfman ancla todo con eficiencia quirúrgica. Visuales de Gabriel T. Byrne. Mezclado y masterizado en Krucyator Studio, batería grabada en Die Burning Studio. Para fans de Incantation, Immolation, Dead Congregation y el death metal que carga genuino pavor espiritual .

1. Death’s Disciple 04:49
2. Age of Ignorance 03:27
3. Oblivion Pilgrimage 02:58
4. Proliferation of Disease 05:10
5. Dispensation (Rise of the Antichrist) 03:51
6. Six Devils (Trepanation) 03:31
7. Carnage Atrocity 03:51
8. Rotting Abomination (The Cleansing) 05:25
9. Congregation Pestilence 05:14