From the depths of the underground, Chicago's Ditheist strike back. Following videos for "Evil To Live," "Kill The Priest," and "Nyarlathotep," released previously, the band returns with their new full-length album, Cosmic Liar, and MetalBite is proud to host an exclusive early stream of the album in its entirety ahead of its official independent release. Cosmic Liar marks a long-awaited comeback after more than a decade of silence. Channeling dark, old-school death metal, the band unleashes relentless riffs, blistering drumming, and commanding vocals steeped in blasphemous and sometimes Lovecraftian themes. The album premieres below, three full days before its official Bandcamp release on March 27th.

So let's get down to brass tacks with the record at hand, which is entitled "Cosmic Liar". Right out of the gate, you can hear vocalist Chester Matthews bellowing about the disciples of satan over furious riffage and blasting, and you know you're in the right spot. Indeed, I would recommend Ditheist to fans of Deicide, especially if you're partial to the post-Hoffman brothers resurgence era of Glen Benton and Steve Asheim. This brings us to the second track and one of the highlights of "Cosmic Liar", called 'Evil To Live'. A tasty acoustic interlude sets the stage for this earworm that bursts forth in the most metal of time signatures, the six-count. It could be the palindromic nature of the words "evil" and "live", could be the purulent larynx abuse of going on here, but this song can easily become lodged in the brain. You can find a pretty sweet lyric video for 'Evil To Live' above or on YouTube.

...Track titles such as 'Kill The Priest', 'Covenant Of Torture', and 'Mouth Of Hell' suggest that these boys take their death metal with a dollop of blasphemy, which is par for the course. However, the fourth song, 'Nyarlathotep' points us to the netherworld of another harbinger of metal, the infamous HP Lovecraft. This one comes to life with some eldritch pan flute music, creating visions of the elder gods writhing beneath the sea before the ensuing beatdown that's equipped with the swagger of confident, professional musicians who have clearly been at it for many years. For an added bonus, there's also some shred-tastic lead guitar going on here to enhance the experience, and this is not the only time that guitarists Konrad and Frost showcase their skill set.

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DITHEIST is:

Matt 'Chesterfields' Wright - Vocals/Lyrics
Konrad Lysak - Guitar/Lyrics
Brian Frost - Guitar/Bass
Narcyz Fortuna - Drums

Guest Appearances: Briant Daniel - Guitar Solos Thomas Moore - Oud Intro Mad Chad Chanfieled - Irish Low Whistle
Intro Credits: Music by Ditheist Recorded, Mixed & Mastred by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound in Racine WI

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