THE BEAST

Photo Credit - Damian Gibson

Toledo, USA’s   The Convalescence   has been making a name for themselves over the years with its signature blend of black metal/horror theatrics, intense death metal style blast beats, shredding guitars, brutal slamming breakdowns, and catchy melodies. They recently finished recording their fifth full-length album with producer Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios along with mastering by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy) for a projected release in 2023. The first single off the upcoming album is   “79 Years” , which tells the harrowing history of Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania, USA. Vocalist Keith Wampler shares the details:

“A lot of our lyrics are horror inspired, sometimes it’s some kind of scene that I think of and I use the lyrics to tell that story. Sometimes I use inspiration from horror movies or places we visit on tour. For example, for “79 Years”; we had the opportunity to join LT-TV for a paranormal investigation of Pennhurst in August 2021, after researching the history and finding some horrific things we felt that we should tell that story as a part of the new album. We even ended up filming several parts of the music video inside Pennhurst during the investigation. After spending a night inside, I can’t think of a more unnerving or intense place that I’ve ever been to.”

When asked about the upcoming, yet-to-be-named album, Wampler states that, without giving too much away, it is basically like one big horror movie, song by song each one tells a story. Each one is brutal in its own way. They expect a good reception from fans as they have done their very best to step things up with each album. On this one, they worked with producer Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios in Florida, who has worked with most of their favorite bands (The Black Dahlia Murder, Carnifex, Deicide, Job For A Cowboy, etc) and they were beyond stoked he was down to do the album with them. They also hint about some friends doing guest vocals on what they consider the heaviest   The Convalescence   album so far.

“79 Years”   is one of the darkest and most haunting tracks the band has ever written, they are recommended for fans of Carnifex, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Cradle Of Filth.

The video for   “79 Years”   directed by Nate Thompson can be seen and heard via its premiere on   MetalInjection   HERE .

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The upcoming album is expected in 2023.

EU / UK Tour Dates - Carnifex, Chelsea Grin, Bodysnatcher, Varials, The Convalescence ​
11.27 - Karlsruhe, Germany @ Weisse Rose
11.28 - Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
11.29 - Roskilde, Denmark @ Gimle
11.30 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryshuset Klubben
12.1 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Brewhouse
12.3 - Chemnitz, Germany @ AJZ
12.4 - Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima
12.5 - Berlin, Germany @ Hole 44
12.6 - Nurnberg, Germany @ Z-Bau
12.8 - Paris, France @ Glazart
12.9 - Aarau, Switzerland @ Kiff
12.10 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom
12.12 - Bristol, UK @ The Fleece - SOLD OUT
12.13 - Birmingham, UK @ o2 Academy2 - SOLD OUT
12.14 - London, UK @ o2 Academy Islington
12.15 - Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand
12.16 - Manchester, UK @ Rebellion - SOLD OUT
12.17 - Manchester, UK @ Rebellion
12.18 - Den Bosch, Netherlands @ Willem Twee - SOLD OUT
12.19 - Koln, Germany @ Essigfabrik
12.20 - Munchen, Germany @ Backstage

For more info: ​
​ http://tconband.com ​
​ https://www.facebook.com/ theconvalescence ​
​ https://www.instagram.com/ theconvalescenceofficial ​
​ https://twitter.com/tconband ​

About:  The Convalescence is a five-member symphonic deathcore band formed in Toledo, OH in early 2011. The Convalescence blends black metal/horror theatrics with intense death metal style blast beats and shredding guitar along with brutal slamming breakdowns and catchy melodies. The band tours nearly non-stop racking up nearly 1,000 live performances across nine countries.

The Convalescence has released four full-length albums, two EPs, and two stand-alone singles resulting in over one million plays on Spotify and Youtube each. The band also released two documentaries via Amazon Prime Video in 2020 supported by a sold-out movie theatre screening of them both in Maumee, OH on October 30, 2020. The band recently finished recording their fifth full-length album with producer Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios with a projected release in 2023.