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Black vinyl with bonus track

German thrash titans Exumers 2026 album, Death Mask Messiah, is a pulverizing album. Comments co-founding vocalist Mem V. Stein, Driven by a relentless barrage of riffs, the song’s lyrical content highlights the consequences of political overreach and the influence of the military-industrial complex – pushing society into prolonged conflict that benefits a few at the expense of many. It’s a perspective we feel is important to highlight, given the platform we have and the current climate. Death Mask Messiah is a logical and compelling progression from the German legend’s three previous albums, the 11 ferocious songs take a more brutal and direct musical approach. The record is inspired conceptually by US politics of the last decade, the pandemic, the use of misinformation to stir up cultural divides, and the like. Mem also mused on the 30-year anniversary of Waco, Texas and the standoff with the Branch Davidians. David Koresh was a false prophet and wore a death mask, manipulating and leading his followers to certain death, Mem notes. Each song picks up an individual theme of these two strains of thought. As an added bonus, the record includes a guest and a cover song: Nasty Ronnie Galletti from American metal legends Nasty Savage sings on Exumer’s version of his band’s track Unchained Angel. Exumer supported the band in 1988 on their first European tour.

Track list:
1. Death Mask Messiah
2. Blinding Skies
3. Sin Bleeder
4. Eradication
5. Ravishing Waste
6. Allocated Savagery
7. Serpent
8. Fratricide
9. Scorcher
10. Frozen Ground
11. Unchained Angel-Nasty Savage cover-featuring Nasty Ronnie