Having been active practitioners since 1992, Defiled are masters of the vile art known as death metal. The Tokyo legends have shared the stage with Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Cannibal Corpse and Incantation. However, these grizzled veterans are neither relics nor custodians for the old-school. Their upcoming new album, Altered State, unleashes a dizzying blast of death metal straight from the future.
Today, Defiled are announcing their new album Altered State with a music video for its lead single. By continuing to take the genre in unexpected directions, on âPortalâ, the band unlock a head-banging new dimension.
âAltered State is an expansion of our last two albums, The Highest Level and Horror Beyond Horrorâ, Defiled founding member and guitarist Yusuke Sumita says. âLike many other bands, our musical roots are heavily influenced by early â90s death metal and â80s thrash and hardcore, however our interpretation is different and has branched off from the current scene. On Altered State, there are many catchy hooks, but tricky progressive rhythms and song structures can be found as well. The album may not be understandable after a few listens but it taps into a blind spot that many bands have missedâ.
Watch the music video for âPortalâ on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/EIiQ4IV_AD8?si=yatV0su-zAKsnkDi
Altered State comes out June 12, 2026 on Season of Mist.
Pre-order & Pre-save
https://orcd.co/defiledalteredstate
Available formats
CD Digipack
12â Vinyl Gatefold (Black)
12â Vinyl Gatefold (Transparent Yellowish-Green)
After hearing them pound out three albums in four years, metalheads would be forgiven for assuming Defiled had reached the highest level, that there were no horrors left for them to reveal. Altered State quickly quiets any further foolish suspicions. âPortalâ opens with Sumita and fellow axesmith Shinichiro Hamada shredding through a traditional assortment of dirty and demonic riffs, only for the rhythm section of bassist Takachika Nakajima and drummer Keisuke Hamada to break into a series of tempo shifts that prove more elusive than the truth. While the band are still guided by the underground spirit, the new single from their upcoming album delves deeper into their psychic perception of our warped reality.
âPerpetual hell awaitsâ, Shinichiro Hamada growls. With one last sharp twist, he and his bandmates ascend to a higher plane of death metal existence.
Hear âPortalâ and other songs from Altered State during Defiledâs Japanese summer tour, as well as their upcoming shows with Mayhem and Incantation.
Defiled 2026 Spring Shows
April 8 – Osaka, Japan @ Big Cat with Mayhem
April 26 – Tokyo, Japan @ Classix
Defiled 2026 Altered State Japanese Tour
June 9 – Tokyo @ Holiday with Incantation
June 10 – Yokohama @ El Puente
June 11 – Fussa @ Chicken Shack
June 12 – Tokyo @ Earthdom
June 13 – Fukushima @ Sora
June 13 – Sendai @ Solfa
June 14 – Aizuwakamatsu @ Karando
June 14 – Niigata @ Rocka
June 15 – Nagano @ Rosebery Cafe
June 16 – Kofu @ Bodega
June 17 – Iida @ Space Tama
June 18 – Nagoya @ Studio 246
June 19 – Osaka @ Hokage
June 20 – Okayama @ Dogvult
June 20 – Hiroshima @ Agit
June 21 – Fukuoka @ Reflex
June 21 – Sasebo @ Distortion
June 22 – Mabi @ Branch
The video for Portal was created by Seaside99works.
More praise for Defiled
âNobody sounds like these guys: they make art out of riffs, snares, and deathâ – New Noise
âDefiled boasts a pompous, unrelenting cavalcade of punishment and decimationâ – Ghost Cult
âBlending the influence of extreme metal and gutter punk, Defiled are straight to the point and itâs relentlessâ – Distorted Sound
âDefiled donât stick around long for their songwriting to risk losing its audience but, at the same time, the band do a striking amount of work within any individual track as they keep evolving the riff or sequence of songwriting so youâre always wondering what will happen nextâ – The Razors Edge
 |
|
