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Total Annihilation Unleash Fourth Album Mountains of Madness — Out Now

Basel Thrash/Death Maniacs Return with Unrelenting Fury

Basel, Switzerland — January 16, 2026 — Total Annihilation, the thrash/death metal force that has been tearing through the European underground since 2006, have returned with their fourth full-length album, Mountains of Madness , via Germany’s Testimony Records. Delivering a perfect storm of speed, brutality, and technical ferocity, the band cements their status as one of the most ferocious metal acts on the planet.

Born from the ashes of a stagnant local scene, Total Annihilation began as five thrash metal maniacs determined to revive Basel’s underground metal culture. Over nearly two decades, they’ve evolved from raw thrash purists into masters of their own unique Thrashing Death Metal style, blending influences ranging from classic Kreator-era thrash to the crushing force of Swedish death metal.

Their 2023 release Raging Death showcased the band’s ability to fuse furious thrash with old-school death metal, and Mountains of Madness takes that aggression to an entirely new level. Recorded by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios in Freiburg, Germany, and mixed & mastered by Ronnie Björnström in Sweden, the album pushes Total Annihilation’s sound into faster, heavier, and more technically sophisticated territory than ever before.

“More speed, more brutality, more Thrash and more Death! Mountains of Madness hits the sweet spot between speed and brutality,” says the band. “There will be no mercy!”

For fans of Legion of the Damned, old Kreator, and Asphyx, Mountains of Madness is a relentless journey into thrash/death metal chaos, perfect for those who live for the mosh pit.

Mountains of Madness is available on all platforms here: https://linktr.ee/total_annihilation

Label: Testimony Records (Germany)
Management: Extreme Management Group, Inc.

Press Contact: zach@metaldevastationradio.com

Connect with the band: 

https://linktr.ee/total_annihilation

Contact: 
Artist Manager: Colin Parks
emg.colin.parks@gmail.com

Daniel Altwegg
info@total-annihilation.ch / altwegg.daniel@gmail.com