VLTIMAS bow to now one and remain undefeated on new single ‘Invictus’

No one can challenge VLTIMAS. The unholy trinity of David Vincent (ex-Morbid Angel), Rune Eriksen (ex-Mayhem) and Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) have ruled the underground with a metallic fist for more than 30 years.

Their new album ascends to truly epic heights. On the album’s third single, VLTIMAS issue a thunderous proclamation that they’ll never bow down to anyone. 

Invictus is nothing short of a grand coronation. Flo comes pounding out of the gate before a string of blast beats unfurls with the impressive ease of a king’s scroll. 

“Once in a blue moon comes a man of great conviction / Making his presence boisterously known”.

David issues that edict with a familiar snarl, but his time blessing the sick has only sharpened his delivery. On EPIC, he’s brandishing a new style of death metal vocals. Heck, you can actually understand what he’s saying, which only proves how VLTIMAS thrive on pushing the boundaries of extreme metal.

Sure, Rune‘s tremolo picking is cleaner, faster and more cold-blooded than ever. But Invictus shows off the truly blasphemous extent of his axe-wielding powers. Led by a headstrong riff, the song furiously charges to the finish line, only to end with pangs of eerie, melodic dissonance.

On EPIC‘s third single, VLTIMAS leave everybody in their wake. 

VLTIMAS have been making grand declarations of war for more than 30 years, but the lead single off EPIC isn’t just another offering at the altar of madness. 

“I spread my misery, biblically evolved”, David Vincent sings on Miserere in a baritone that’s so monstrous it could summon an army of the dead.

Watch the blistering music video: https://youtu.be/AR8LhYBaRfw

Some metal songs prefer to slowly unfold before blowing out your ear drums. But rest assured, the second single off EPIC is not a slow burn. Sure, the guitars lure you in with a smoky seance. Once Rune tightens those chords into icy black tremolo picking though, VLTIMAS take off like a bat out of hell.

“‘Scorcher’ brings to life a fantastic story of the great purge that’s coming our way”, says Vincent. “Humanity has been sleepwalking toward this reckoning for centuries. There will be no refuge, nor mercy granted”.

Watch the hellacious visualizer (made by Aimed & Framed): https://youtu.be/IK8qkAfv2pA

EPIC comes out March 15, 2024.

Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/VLTIMASEPIC
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/vltimasepic

Lineup
David Vincent – Vocals
Rune Blasphemer Eriksen – Guitars
Flo Mounier – Drums
Ype TVS – Bass
João Duarte – Guitars