These unrelenting Texas-based Brutal Death Metal bruisers are out for blood armed with their sophomore beast, serving up a banquet of the band’s inimitable brutality.

Almost six years after the release of their debut offering Cordyceptic Anthropomorph, Houston, Texas-based Brutal Death Metal bruisers Architectural Genocide are finally back in action with their sophomore opus, titled Malignant Cognition. Mixed and mastered at Southwing Audio, and encased in the superb artwork by Rudi Yanto (Devastrosity, E-Force, Perveration) and Den Yudi (Decrepitation, Realm Of Chaos, Rotting Demise), the perfect visual depiction of the soul-eating madness within, the new album by Daniel Brockway on vocals, Tom Savage on the guitar, Matt Day on bass, and Nat Conner on drums serves up a banquet of the band’s inimitable brutality, being therefore perfect for fans of Cannibal Corpse, Skinless, Devourment, and Disentomb, just to name a few.

The band doesn’t waste a single second and begins their putrid fest with the evil intro Precursor To Bloodshed, flowing into the insanely gory Coercion Into Carnality, where Daniel vomits the song’s devilish words with tons of hatred and aggressiveness while Nat delivers those pounding beats we all love in Brutal Death Metal. It’s then pedal to the metal in the slamming tune Leave It To Cleaver, with Tom extracting pure violence from his axe supported by the always ass-kicking drumming by Nat, and there’s no sign of happiness or joy in Trophies For My Murders, an ode to all serial killers led by Daniel’s demented “breeeeeeeeeees” in an overdose of sheer violence.

Malicious Wager is absolutely mental from start to finish, a lesson in brutality by Architectural Genocide where Tom and Matt are savage armed with their stringed axes; and there’s no sign of the band slowing down at all in Decent Deranged, a slab of Brutal Death Metal tailored for admirers of the genre. Zed Requiem features the iconic Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh on vocals, who brings the groove to the band’s trademark sound, and the final result is simply demolishing, evil and absurdly fun; whereas a dark, wicked narration sets the tone in Stuffed Under Floorboards, another song inspired by the darkest corners of the human mind, with Nat stealing the spotlight with his pounding beats.

In a nutshell, Architectural Genocide’s long awaited second album is an even more dangerous, vicious creation that adds an unnerving, skin crawling terror to their trademark elixir of darkness and depravity. You can get more details about those ruthless death dealers on Facebook and on Instagram, stream their demented creations on any platform such as Spotify, and of course grab a copy of the venomous Malignant Cognition from Comatose Music’s BandCamp or webstore. In other words, prepare yourself for the fearsome assault of Malignant Cognition, as the year of 2026 is kicking off on a vile and gory mode with the brand new Brutal Death Metal holocaust by those unrelenting Texans.

Best moments of the album: Coercion Into Carnality, Malicious Wager and Zed Requiem.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2026 Comatose Music

Track listing
1. Precursor To Bloodshed 1:25
2. Coercion Into Carnality 2:56
3. Leave It To Cleaver 2:27
4. Trophies For My Murders 2:39
5. Malicious Wager 2:53
6. Decent Deranged 3:26
7. Zed Requiem 4:01
8. Stuffed Under Floorboards 3:51

Band members
Daniel Brockway – vocals
Tom Savage – guitar
Matt Day – bass
Nat Conner – drums

Guest musician
Damonteal Harris – vocals on “Zed Requiem”