Finland’s death metal trio Tormentor Tyrant is set to escalate the cruelty with their debut full-length album, Excessive Escalation of Cruelty, arriving January 24 on Everlasting Spew. Following the success of their ferocious self-titled EP in 2022, this album marks a significant evolution for the band, amplifying their raw, old-school death metal approach to new levels of unrelenting brutality.
Today, we’re thrilled to premiere the album’s third track, “Torture Divine,” a blistering assault that exemplifies everything Tormentor Tyrant stands for: no extreme down-tuning, no mysticality—just sheer, unrelenting death metal violence. Packed with razor-sharp riffs courtesy of S. Envenom (guitars/vocals), a crushing low end from M. Malignant (bass/solos/vocals), and J. Carnage’s (drums) relentless percussive barrage, “Torture Divine“ captures the raw energy and visceral chaos of death metal’s formative years.
The band offers this ominous introduction to the track: “Welcome to the year 2025. The year when Escalation will be excessive. Cruelty will be unimaginable. In ‘Torture Divine’ The True Suffer Lord, Tormentor Tyrant, will torment the false god itself. Mankind never had a chance.”
Formed in late 2020 by seasoned veterans of the Finnish underground, Tormentor Tyrant began as a passion project fueled by a love for early Deicide. Featuring members of Corpsessed, Solothus, Tyranny, Profetus, and Cataleptic, the band quickly transitioned from covering classics to crafting their own malevolent soundscapes. Drawing from the late ’80s and early ’90s death metal scene and the savage underground movements of South America and Europe, Tormentor Tyrant channels feral intensity with uncompromising execution.
Excessive Escalation of Cruelty was recorded at Furnace 5034 and Rehearsalucifer Studios and produced entirely by the band. With influences like Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, and Malevolent Creation, this debut promises to deliver death metal in its purest, most savage form.
If their 2022 EP hinted at their potential, Excessive Escalation of Cruelty makes it undeniably clear—Tormentor Tyrant has arrived, and they’re here to destroy. Get a taste of the carnage by streaming “Torture Divine“ below. Pre-order the album here and stream their 2022 EP on Bandcamp.
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