Hour Of Penance reveals lyric video for new track

“Birthright Abolished” is the new single & lyric video from Italy’s brutal tech-death masters, HOUR OF PENANCE. The track foreshadows the band’s ninth studio album “Devotion”, scheduled for release next week on April 5th via Agonia Records. Watch the lyric video, here:

On the new single, HOUR OF PENANCE commented:

“«Birthright Abolished» is a song about taking back what has been stolen by the exploitation, slavery and oppression of the ruling class that has ravaged and polluted entire areas of the world for profit. We chose this song as the second single from «Devotion» because of its relentless speed and technicality, reminiscent of the «The Vile Conception» era, filtered through the influences of subsequent albums.”

The line-up for the new album comprises long-standing members Giulio Moschini (guitars), Paolo Pieri (vocals & guitars) and Marco Mastrobuono (bass), alongside young blood, Giacomo Torti (drums). The recordings took place at Bloom Studio and Kick Studio in Italy, with mixing and mastering handled at Hertz Studio (Vader, Decapitated, Behemoth) in Poland. 

“Devotion is our anthem to the futility of war, with no light at the end of the tunnel,” the band comments. “The main theme of the album is the misguided devotion which we, the people, give to our leaders, who mercilessly send us to our deaths under the pretense of democracy; while being guided only by imperialist ambitions and greed. The faceless crowd of the artwork stands in worship of these deformed statues of false deities. Musically, the album builds on the 20-year-old, fast-paced trademark style of Hour of Penance, and enhances it with more technicality and catchiness, interspersed with epic landscapes.”

HOUR OF PENANCE has been consistent in crafting their sonic identity through a brand of complex, crushing and surgical death metal, which made them stand out as one of the most intense and talented representatives of the genre. Whilst tailored for hyper speeds and untamed brutality, the group doesn’t shy away from perceptive social metaphors in their dark imaginary and lyrics. Their energetic live show has led them to Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia, touring with the likes of Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Devildriver, Deicide, Nile or Behemoth.

Tracklisting:
1. Devotion for Tyranny
2. Parasitic Chain of Command
3. Birthright Abolished
4. Retaliate
5. Breathe the Dust of their Dead
6. The Morality of Warfare
7. Severance
8. The Ravenous Heralds
9. A Desert Called Peace
10. Spiralling into Decline

Pre-orders:
https://hourofpenance.store/

Tour dates:
30/10/2024: Barcelona – Sala Upload, ES
31/10/2024: Zaragoza – Sala Utopia, ES
01/11/2024: Portugalete – Estudios Groove. ES
02/11/2024: Oviedo – Sala Gong Galaxy, ES
03/11/2024: Madrid – Sala Silikona, ES

17/05/2024: Birreria San Giorgio, Costabissara, IT
18/05/2024: Nice To Eat You Deathfest, CZ
01-02/06/2024: Grabbenacht Festival, DE

Line-up:
Giulio Moschini – guitars
Paolo Pieri – guitars and vocals
Marco Mastrobuono  – bass
Giacomo Torti – drums