MALTHUSIAN Announce New Album The Summoning Bell, Drop Crushing First Single

Dublin’s masters of abyssal death metal, MALTHUSIAN, have returned with a brand new single, “Eroded Into Superstition,” now streaming everywhere. The track is the first glimpse of their upcoming album The Summoning Bell, due out August 8th through Relapse Records.

This long-awaited follow-up sees MALTHUSIAN double down on their signature brand of suffocating, chaotic death metal. From the opening moments of “Red, Waiting” to the final notes, The Summoning Bell pulls no punches—blastbeats rain down through layers of swirling distortion, with riffs that shift between creeping dread and total obliteration. It’s a bleak, forceful listen that refuses to let up.

Lyrically, the band dives headfirst into themes of nihilism, the decay of belief, and a collapsing sense of reality. This isn’t just an album—it’s a descent. The Summoning Bell burns everything down to the core, leaving only smoke, shadow, and a lingering sense of finality.

Keep an eye out for more from MALTHUSIAN in the weeks ahead, and prepare yourself for one of the most devastating releases of the year.