Croatian death/black metallers Defiant unveil a new song from their upcoming album, “Mammon Mantra”, about to be released on May 17 via the collaboration of Satanath Records and InsArt Records.
Defiant was formed back in 2015. On the first two albums they play melodic death metal, but after some changes they decided to embrace a new style – pure death black metal. Defiant’s debut album “The End of Beginning” was self-released in autumn 2006. In the period between 2006–2008 Defiant played around 100 shows and had 3 European tours. In 2008 some new promo stuff called “Promo 2008” was recorded for the upcoming album “Without Religion There Is No Fear”, but because of some problems band split-up. After band’s split-up in 2009 while everything was on hold-on, Defiant’s founder Kris worked on some new music, more brutal than previous stuff. 2011 was a new beginning for a band; a new blood was recruited and after few shows with a new line-up, Defiant was ready for recording a new album “Era Of Substitution”, which was more extreme than previous work of the band. In 2012 Defiant signed for Grom Records. In 2015 Defiant recorded their third album ”Morbid Spiritual Illness” with the new line up after a two-year break. New album “Morbid Spiritual Illness” is recorded in Studio Armageddon and Defiant signed the contract with label Miner Recordings. This January, Defiant recorded material for the new album Insurrection Icon in Hellsound Studio in Czech Republic with the new vocalist/lyricist Tomislav Kuternik. A new darker opus “Insurrection Icon” was unleashed on May 25th on Art Gates Records. In the same month the album was promoted on Insurrection in the East tour mainly in Eastern Europe with a new drummer Sead Hadžić from ToxicDeath and Contusio. In 2018 and 2019 the band continues with numerous gigs and festivals promoting Insurrection Icon and retains the title one of the most active metal acts in Croatia and the Balkans. In 2020 the band welcomes Zoran Stjepic on bass. The band releases effort joint effort “Ways ov Damnation” with a Hungarian black/death band Dvvad on Tortured Tree productions. Due to Covid-19 Defiant entirely focuses on writing new material which spawned their first ever EP named Vanguards Of Misrule which will see the darkness of the day on 26/06/2022. It is dedicated to LG Petrov from Entombed. In 2022 Zoran exist the band after the short March of Mirule in northern Europe with Khargash (Terrorhammer, Bane) quickly joining on bass duties performing with the band on Feelgood festival in Sombor, Serbia. Cementing his place in the line-up. 2023 marked Defiants return to local scene with shows in cities like Split, Koprivnica and notably Zagreb which the band was the local support for Massacre. It also marked a change in the bass and drums line-up, as longtime friend and producer Eldar Ibrahimović (War-Head) joined the band behind the drums and Ivan Osrečak (Attitudes towards Human Extinction) behind the bass. After a short stint with Ivan and Eldar, the bands line-up stabilizes with Dominik Blagec (Nether) and Julijana (Nigmar) filling the drums and bass respectively. Also in 2024 the bands prepare the work and recording of the long awaited next full length album “Mammon Mantra”. In 2025 the fifth album “Mammon Mantra” will be released with special guests.
Pre-orders are available via Satanath Records (Georgia) : [email protected], and InsArt Records (United Kingdom): [email protected].
Tracklist:
01. Ipse Venit
02. Dajjal Zyklon
03. Mammon Mantra
04. Ostara’s Eve
05. Damnatio Memoare
06. Malice Striker
07. Lord Of The Opening
08. Night And Fog
09. Anthropoid Eucharist
10. Thirst For Abyss
11. Caesars Messiah
12. Finis Omnium Ignorantiam
Listen to the song “Mammon Mantra”
below:
Line-up:
Kris – guitars
T. Kuternik – vocals
Julijana – bass
Dominik – drums
Guests:
Insanus – additional percussion
Maksymina “Maxi” Kuzianik – vocals (4)
Tony Dolan – vocals (7)
Mother of THE VOID.
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