Tennessee death metallers, Whitechapel, today have released the sixth full-length album “Mark Of The Blade” via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the new record “remains true to the band’s roots while venturing into previously unexplored territory, both sonically and lyrically.”
The official video for the song “Elitist Ones” can be seen below.
The clip was directed and produced by Jim Foster, who states:
As fans of Whitechapel, my entire team and I were stoked when Mike Faley (Metal Blade Records) asked me to write a treatment and direct for the band. As a director, my job is always easier when the band is rippin’… And holy shit are these guys RIPPIN’!
Reunited with producer Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse), Whitechapel has redefined who they are and what they are capable of with “Mark Of The Blade”. Kicking off with “The Void” – which has a Slayer-esque ferocity that is perfectly suited to the band’s three-guitar attack – the songs that follow all leave a distinct impression, and by the time the rich, dark melodies on “Decennium” bring the record to a close, it’s impossible to deny the emotional weight brought to bear.
Wade asserts:
It’s the most dynamic record we’ve done, in the sense that one song can be very aggressive while the next one will be softer and sentimental. At this point in our career and as we grow older, we are taking a more open-minded approach to creating our music, allowing what we think sounds good to evolve naturally, rather than to just write what is expected of us.
Whitechapel – Mark Of The Blade
1. The Void
2. Mark of the Blade
3. Elitist Ones
4. Bring Me Home
5. Tremors
6. A Killing Industry
7. Tormented
8. Brotherhood
9. Dwell in the Shadows
10. Venomous
11. Decennium
Whitechapel will join Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Every Time I Die, Motionless In White, and many more on this year’s Vans Warped Tour.
