Description
With ‘Decay’, the decade-long wait for new Wretched music is finally over, the dozen songs worth every moment of anticipation. The first LP since 2014s ‘Cannibal’, ‘Decay’ sees the boundary-pushing line up breaking past defined walls of their four previous releases. Weve had a lot of time to grow and reflect in the time between our last album our ‘Decay’, says drummer Marshall Wieczorek. Wretched is doing what Wretched always does, and thats exploring our environment and leaving room for ourselves to try different things. To sum things up, the new album is DYNAMIC. We go here, we go there, we go everywhere. There is no shortage of groove, heaviness, speed, melodicism, prettiness, and sadness.
For the last two years, Charlotte, North Carolinas lauded metal monsters worked on the songs that would populate ‘Decay’. The result is a conceptual masterpiece that blends haunting melodies with progressive complexity. This fifth album, which is a prequel to 2010s ‘Beyond the Gate’, delves into existential themes, D&D-inspired mythology, and personal loss.
When ‘Wretched’ emerged from North Carolina, in 2005 as a formidable force on the metal scene, their blending of melodic, death, technical and progressive metal captured ears immediately. With their 2025 debut album on Metal Blade, the band is officially back in full force with a tidal wave of music to lift up both old and new fans. The world is such a wild place that can be hard to navigate. Many people have so many hardships in life. I wanted to create an escape for the listener with the hopes that they will be entertained, get lost in the music/lyrics and forget about everything else going on, if just for a little while.
CD jewel case version.
Tracklisting:
1. Decay
2. Malus Incarnate
3. The Royal Body
4. The Crimson Sky
5. Radiance
6. Clairvoyance
7. Lights
8. The Golden Tide
9. Blackout
10. The Golden Skyway
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