TERMINAL NATION have released a brand new song!
The new song, titled Merchants Of Bloodshed, is taken from the American death metal/hardcore band’s upcoming new album, Echoes Of The Devil’s Den, which is scheduled to be released in May this year. The new song features a guest appearance from Jesse Leach of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE.
Speaking about the new song, vocalist Stan Liszewski states, “Merchants Of Bloodshed is very much a sign of the times that we are living in now. It’s a song about the business and profitability of war. Either through proxy wars, through being the largest arms dealer in the entire world, or whatever non-defensive foreign intervention that the US can find itself meddling in, as the song states, the international face of death is a grim reaper cloaked in an American flag. While innocent people dying is never good, profiting from it is simply incomprehensible.
A few years ago, Jesse Leach sent us a message telling us that he was a fan of the band, which was wild to wrap our heads around, as KILLSWITCH ENGAGE is a band that helped introduce some of us to heavier music. While writing the album, we knew this song was special. Lyrically, it’s some of my best work, and structurally, it is very verse/chorus/bridge style, which is rare for us, and it ends in a grandiose ballad-like ending. While, outside of our comfort zone, it fits the lyrics, and I felt that it really needed a quality singer. Knowing Jesse was into our music, we approached him, and he was into the song and my lyrics. He recorded his lyrics, bouncing off mine, and I couldn’t have imagined it coming out better. This song is still very much TERMINAL NATION, but it’s a little bit of a different flavor than many are used to.”
Listen to Merchants Of Bloodshed here:
Echoes Of The Devil’s Den is set for release on May 3rd via 20 Buck Spin. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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