{"product_id":"822603017854","title":"DEFILED – ALTERED STATE (LTD) - CD •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 822603017854 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: SEASON OF MIST \u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: June 12, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile an active member of its golden era, DEFILED are neither relics nor custodians for old-school death metal. Like the Japanese salamander, the Tokyo legends have evolved in isolation away from scenes or trends. The band’s ninth album continues their mastery of the form, but ‘Altered State’ bears only a passing resemblance to the genre’s past or present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter hearing them pound out three albums in four years, metalheads would be forgiven for assuming DEFILED had reached the highest level, that there were no horrors left for them to reveal. ‘Altered State’ quickly quiets any leftover suspicions. Lead single “Portal” opens with a reminder that the band can sharpen even traditional riffs before breaking into a series of tempo shifts that unlock another plane of existence. Though still influenced by sounds that came out of the underground during the ‘80s and ‘90s, the album delves even deeper into their psychic perception of our warped reality. Occultists gather around the shapeshifting groove that seizes hold over “Obsession”. ‘Altered State’ isn’t afraid to wind through the darkest and most mysterious corners of our collective consciousness. But listen closely to DEFILED and all secrets will be revealed. “Receive the power”, the band command on the album’s title track with a chaos that only they can control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn ‘Altered State’, DEFILED unleash a dizzying blast of death metal straight from the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecording Line-Up:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShinichiro Hamada (Vocal, Guitar)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYusuke Sumita (Guitar)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakachika Nakajima (Bass)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeisuke Hamada (Drums)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDazed in Blindness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltered State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObsession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNecro-Force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Degradation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenocidal Stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetamorphosis of Evil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ultra Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZombified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLunatics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProphecies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemolition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApocalyptic End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"SEASON OF MIST","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44252344877155,"sku":"822603017854","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_f38c66ed-1f9b-4fbf-969a-44cf6705a274.jpg?v=1781268837","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/822603017854","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}