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Official press release:

Having been active practitioners since 1992, Defiled are masters of the vile art known as death metal. The Tokyo legends have shared the stage with Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Cannibal Corpse and Incantation. However, these grizzled veterans are neither relics nor custodians for the old-school. Their upcoming new album, Altered State, unleashes a dizzying blast of death metal straight from the future.

Today, Defiled are announcing their new album, Altered State, with a music video for its lead single. By continuing to take the genre in unexpected directions, on “Portal”, the band unlock a head-banging new dimension.

Altered State comes out June 12, 2026 on Season of Mist. Pre-order & pre-save here.

Defiled founding member and guitarist Yusuke Sumita says:

Altered State track listing:

  1. “Dazed in Blindness”
  2. “Altered State”
  3. “Obsession”
  4. “Portal”
  5. “Necro-Force”
  6. “The Degradation”
  7. “Genocidal Stage”
  8. “Metamorphosis of Evil”
  9. “The Ultra Death”
  10. “Zombified”
  11. “Lunatics”
  12. “Prophecies”
  13. “Demolition”
  14. “Apocalyptic End”

4/08 Osaka, JP – Big Cat with Mayhem
4/26 Tokyo, JP – Classix
6/09 Tokyo, JP – Holiday with Incantation
6/10 Yokohama, JP – El Puente
6/11 Fussa, JP – Chicken Shack
6/12 Tokyo, JP – Earthdom
6/13 Fukushima, JP – Sora
6/13 Sendai, JP – Solfa
6/14 Aizuwakamatsu, JP – Karando
6/14 Niigata, JP – Rocka
6/15 Nagano, JP – Rosebery Cafe
6/16 Kofu, JP – Bodega
6/17 Iida, JP – Space Tama
6/18 Nagoya, JP – Studio 246
6/19 Osaka, JP – Hokage
6/20 Okayama, JP – Dogvult
6/20 Hiroshima, JP – Agit
6/21 Fukuoka, JP – Reflex
6/21 Sasebo, JP – Distortion
6/22 Mabi, JP – Branch