Pestilence – Will Put Out New Music Output In April

Dutch technical death metal legends Pestilence have announced that they are releasing a new album on April 26th called Levels Of Perception, which is a collection of re-recorded material by the band. Pre-orders are being taken here. Levels Of Perception is to be followed by an album of all-new material, reportedly titled Portals.

Founding member, guitarist and vocalist Patrick Mameli comments: “I’ve always wanted to do a best-of album, because it would mean that I’ve achieved something in the past; something that still has its value today. To be able to choose from songs that I composed in the distant past, transporting them into the now, with the line-up of the recordings that consisted of Michiel van der Plicht (drums), Rutger van Noordenburg (guitar) and Joost van der Graaf (bass) – I found this to be of great value and sheer awesomeness.”

He added: “The album’s title is Levels Of Perception. Why? Because this is what has happened with the songs,” Mameli explains. “Performed by different musicians, with their own views, musical abilities and interpretations, shining a new light on them. So here we are with new Levels Of Perception.”

On the album’s drum tracks, which date back to 2021, Mameli said: “These recorded drum tracks were so awesome that we just had to use them, fine-tuning the guitars and bass … I’ve started to realize, after recording Exitivm, that when you can engineer, mix and master by yourself, the control over your own product is way bigger, through the honesty and passion for your own compositions; rather than hiring an engineer that has no feel for your music.”