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Official press release:
Extreme death metal masters Inferi will be unleashing its latest studio album, Heaven Wept, on April 10, 2026 via The Artisan Era! To celebrate the forthcoming record, the band is now pleased to share the pummeling first single, “The Rapture of Dead Light”, along with a music video!
The clip sees Inferi vocalist Stevie Boiser, guitarist/vocalist Malcolm Pugh, guitarist Sanjay Kumar, and new drummer Nate Bigelow embark on an Indiana Jones style quest for the elusive Bigfoot. Watch the band square off with the battle-jacket wearing and headbanging entity to find out if their intricate riffs are a match for the enigmatic beast below:
Inferi comments:
“We’re proud to announce our 2026 release, Heaven Wept, marking the longest gap between albums since our return in 2014.
This album came together under challenging circumstances—after the departure of Mike Low (guitar), we had to completely rewrite material. We then brought Sanjay Kumar (Wormhole/Equipoise) into the fold and the process began anew. With Andrew Kim’s exit to join Brand of Sacrifice, Malcolm stepped in to perform bass duties.
Heaven Wept is also the final album with Spencer Moore (drums) before he moved on to Archspire. We decided to work with Mike Low again for recording, mixing, and mastering. His deep understanding of our approach made him the perfect partner to help us refine our sound with the new lineup.
The result is our most crushing and diverse material yet—an album that pushes Inferi to new extremes while staying true to the melodic and technical foundation we’ve always built upon.”
Heaven Wept can be pre-order and pre-saved HERE.
In addition, Inferi is now embarking on the All So Vile trek through the UK and Europe as support for Cryptopsy along with 200Stabwounds and Corpse Pile. The tour kicks off today in Hanover (DE) and will lay waste to the continent until the final stop in Paris (FR) on February 15. The full itinerary can be found below while tickets are available HERE.
In addition, Inferi will be performing at producer Dave Otero’s inaugural Flatline Festival, which takes place June 13 – 14 at the Oriental Theater in Denver, CO. More info and passes can be found HERE.
Since the explosive success of Inferi’s critically-acclaimed and chart topping 2018 full-length, Revenant, the death metal battalion has continued to relentlessly churn like a raging maelstrom, dominating everything in its wake with the band’s melodic and virtuosic approach to the genre. Heaven Wept picks up where 2021’s Vile Genesis left off, putting forth the same mind-bending compositions and other-worldly musicianship that has set the band apart from their contemporaries. Inferi has risen to become a dominant force among modern American death metal acts since their reunion in 2011. Heaven Wept is a master class in progressive extremity and is certain to make its mark as one of the greatest death metal offerings of this decade.
Heaven Wept track listing:
- “The Rapture of Dead Light”
- “Feed Me Your Fear”
- “Master of Nothing”
- “Eternally Lie”
- “Heaven Wept”
- “Atonement Denied”
- “Of Rotted Wombs”
- “Godless Sky”
