UK technical death metal stalwarts INGESTED will release their new full-length album, Denigration, on May 8th via Metal Blade Records.
For nearly two decades, Manchester’s INGESTED has remained one of the UK’s most uncompromising forces in extreme metal. Renowned for fusing precision brutality with increasingly dynamic songwriting, the band has evolved from underground slam pioneers into a globally recognised powerhouse. Denigration marks a bold new chapter—one defined by reinvention, sharpened intent, and the arrival of a new voice at the helm.
At the core of this evolution are founding members Sean Hynes (guitars, backing vocals) and Lyn Jeffs (drums), the creative backbone whose vision and relentless drive have powered INGESTED since day one. They are joined by Josh Davies (vocals), Andrew Virrueta (guitar/vocals), and Thomas O’Malley (bass), forming a lineup that delivers the band’s most dynamic and commanding work to date.
Produced by Nico Beninato at The Arch Studios in Southport, UK, Denigration captures INGESTED at their sharpest and most forward-thinking. The album’s striking visual identity was created by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design, whose eerie, highly detailed artwork mirrors the record’s thematic depth and ferocity.
Further amplifying its scope and intensity, Denigration features standout collaborations including “Merciless Reflection” (featuring Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh) and “Watch You Fold” (featuring John Gallagher of Dying Fetus), alongside additional contributions from Skyler Conder (Cell) and Kyle Medina (Bodysnatcher).
Lyrically and sonically, Denigration is a reckoning. The album explores the experience of being ground down to your smallest, ugliest version and deciding whether to surrender to it or weaponize it. The result is a record that hits harder, cuts deeper, and proves INGESTED are unafraid to evolve while honoring the relentless extremity that forged their name.
The band comments:
“Musically, it’s us pulling every thread we’ve laid down over the years—slam, groove, melody, blackened dissonance—and twisting it into something that feels like a definitive statement rather than a reset. This is the sound of being dragged through the dirt and refusing to stay there.”
Of the album’s lead single “Merciless Reflection,” the band adds:
“‘Merciless Reflection’ lives inside the worst room in your head. The lyrics spiral through intrusive thoughts, religious disillusion, and self-loathing—turning over the same ‘barbaric cycles’ until you don’t know if you’re chasing salvation or just feeding the disease. Faith is no comfort here; it’s another blade.”
They continue:
“Musically, this track is a deliberate love letter to the era that formed us: straight-up, no-bullshit slam. Primitive in all the right ways—knuckle-dragging riffs, caveman groove, sections built for bodies hitting the floor—but framed with the tightness and production we’ve grown into. Bringing in D from PeelingFlesh was about honoring the sound we grew up on and planting our flag in it now. If you ever wanted that old INGESTED ugliness back, this is us saying we never lost it—we just learned how to aim it.”
