The veil between life and death is torn once again as coffin lids rattle at the return of Italy’s MIASMIC SERUM, rising from the grave this fall with their H. P. Lovecraft–inspired EP, ‘Better Left Dead’, arriving October 24th via Iron Fortress Records on digital, CD, and cassette. Stream the single, ‘Serum of Life’, now and witness the horrors of reanimation as the dead rise!
Drawing directly from H. P. Lovecraft’s ‘Herbert West–Reanimator’ and its 1985 cult film adaptation ‘Re-Animator’, ‘Better Left Dead’ traces the tale’s grim narrative across three tracks. Opener ‘Serum of Life’ gives voice to the deranged scientist himself, detailing his obsession with defeating death through a grotesque chemical serum. The title track, ‘Better Left Dead’, shifts perspective to the reanimated corpse, while closer ‘Verdict’ delivers the tale’s tragic conclusion as the dead exact brutal revenge on their creator. The final horror comes in the form of a bonus track, ‘Witches – A Tribute to Dario Argento’s Suspiria’, conceived, developed, and recorded alongside Il Becchino of TENEBRO and originally exhumed in September as part of Iron Fortress Records’ ‘Tortuous Horrors Await – Volume 3’ mixtape.
Miasmic Serum fuse Lovecraftian horror with merciless old-school death metal, blending death metal savagery with a distinctly Italian flair for horror and cinematic decay, capable of feeding the flesh-hungry appetites of fans of Malevolent Creation, Obituary, and Morbid Angel.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Giovanni Pezzato at Alter Recording Studio in Treviso, ‘Better Left Dead’ is brought to life with haunting artwork by Simone Faggian (thegarbagekid), a chilling logo by View From The Coffin, and atmospheric photography by Giorgio Silvestri.
Better Left Dead Track Listing:
- Serum Of Life
- Verdict
- Better Left Dead
- Witches – A Tribute to Dario Argento’s Suspiria (feat. Tenebro) (Bonus Track)
Stream ‘Serum of Life’ HERE.
‘Better Left Dead’ is available for pre-order on CD via Iron Fortress Records HERE.
Better Left Dead’ is also available for pre-order on MC via Iron Fortress Records HERE.
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