The ninth studio long-player from the Tampa-based American death metal veterans, the
Relapse Records
-issued and Kickstarter co-funded
Inked in Blood
finds the feral Floridians parting ways with longtime bass player
Frank Watkins
and bringing bassist
Terry Butler
and lead guitarist
Kenny Andrews
into the fold. Four years in the making, the 12-track collection of all-new material, which dutifully employs the group's signature blend of decibel-crushing, slow-burn intensity and lyrical malevolence, was written, recorded, and mixed at the band's own RedNeck Studio in Gibsonton, Florida. ~ James Christopher Monger