These ruthless Death Metal veterans will satiate your hunger for thunderous extreme music with their demolishing tenth full-length opus.

Founded in the spring of 1987 in Illertissen, Germany, by Stefan Hanus and Bastian Herzog, the ruthless Death Metal brigade known as Fleshcrawl will satiate your hunger for thunderous Death Metal with their forthcoming full-length opus, entitled Epitome of Carnage, following up on their 2019 offering Into the Catacombs of Flesh. Recorded at Scumlight Studio, produced and mixed by the band itself, and mastered by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid Production, the newborn spawn by Borisz Sarafutgyinov on vocals, Apu Justin Reisch and Christian Kalbrecht on the guitars, Manu Markowski on bass, and Bastian Herzog on drums will please all fans of rotten, old school Death Metal, decimating everything and everyone that crosses the path of a band that has been living and breathing pure extreme music for almost 40 years.

Their level of brutality already goes through the roof in the opening track Blood Dominion, led by the demented blast beats by Bastian while their guitars transpire Death Metal, followed by Chapel Of Guts, as gruesome as it can be thanks to the deep vociferations by Borisz, supported by another round of Stygian riffs by Apu and Christian. They keep shredding their axes in Grave Messiah while Bastian goes full Brutal Death Metal on drums; whereas in Embers Of Wrath the band continues to make everything tremble with their groove-infused Death Metal attack, with Borisz’s guttural reaching a new slab of vileness. Committed To Suffer offers pure 90’s Death Metal magic flowing from all instruments, in special from the devilish riffs by Apu and Christian, while Reign Forever lives up to the legacy of European Death Metal the likes of Vomitory, with Bastian once again stealing the show with his inhumane beats and fills.

The second part of the album kicks off with the Stygian interlude Chronicles Of Bloodshed, warming us up for the demolishing Rebuilt From Flesh, where their slashing riffage will cut our flesh into pieces. It’s absolutely harsh, brutal and heavy, with Borisz barking like a demonic entity until the very end, and there’s no time to breathe to the frantic riffs blasted by the band in Orphan God, again offering an overdose of their deep, visceral sounds. Then get ready to break your neck headbanging with Path Of Thorns, as evil as it can be due to another demonic vocal performance by Borisz, followed by Heralds Of Death, not as exciting as its predecessors albeit still showcasing a solid guitar work by Apu and Christian. Lastly, there’s no better way to end a Death Metal album than with a slamming tune like Of Fire And Flesh, bringing forward the band’s characteristic guttural roars, vile riffs and demented bass and drums.

After listening to each and every track from Epitome of Carnage, you’ll easily realize why Fleshcrawl refuse to die, continuing to spread their Death Metal madness to all four corners of the earth with the same intensity and rage from their early days. And if Death Metal is your business, and business is good, you can find those deadly German creatures on Facebook and on Instagram, including their killer live concerts, stream their visceral tunes on Spotify, and of course grab a copy of their new album from the Reigning Phoenix Music’s webstore in the EU, US or UK, or simply click HERE for all available versions of the album. But you better be warned as once you hit play on the new album by Fleshcrawl, there will be carnage.

Best moments of the album: Chapel of Guts, Grave Messiah, Reign Forever and Of Fire And Flesh.

Worst moments of the album: Heralds Of Death.

Released in 2026 Distortion Music Group (DMG)

Track listing
1. Blood Dominion 3:49
2. Chapel Of Guts 5:44
3. Grave Messiah 4:01
4. Embers Of Wrath 3:26
5. Committed To Suffer 3:55
6. Reign Forever 3:50
7. Chronicles Of Bloodshed 1:08
8. Rebuilt From Flesh 3:54
9. Orphan God 3:51
10. Path Of Thorns 5:22
11. Heralds Of Death 4:08
12. Of Fire And Flesh 4:44

Band members
Borisz Sarafutgyinov – vocals
Apu Justin Reisch – guitars
Christian Kalbrecht – guitars
Manu Markowski – bass
Bastian Herzog – drums, additional vocals