THE BEAST

Monstrosity Returns with “The Atrophied” Ahead of New Album and European Tour

US death metal stalwarts MONSTROSITY are back, and they’re not holding anything back. The band has unleashed “The Atrophied,” the latest single from their upcoming album Screams From Beneath The Surface , set to drop March 13th via Metal Blade Records.

After a seven-year hiatus, MONSTROSITY emerges with a lineup that fuses the old and the new: drummer and founding member Lee Harrison leads the charge, alongside long-time guitarist Matt Barnes, the triumphant return of original bassist Mark Van Erp, and ex-Massacre vocalist Ed Webb, whose guttural and ferocious delivery injects a fresh but familiar energy into the band’s sound.

“The Atrophied” was the first track written for the album, and it sets the tone for what fans can expect: a relentless, technically precise, and emotionally charged death metal journey. Harrison explains, “‘The Atrophied’ contains all the hallmarks of a classic MONSTROSITY song. It surges with ferocious energy, weaving through devastating riffs and intricate rhythmic shifts. Ed commands the storm with a cinematic intensity, and the guitars carve out chaos and melody in equal measure.”

Guitarist Matt Barnes adds, “When we finally played the finished track together, it felt more like an epic saga than just another death metal song. ‘The Atrophied’ might be our most musically and emotionally complex song yet, tightly condensed but still grand in scope—think a 15-minute Rush or Iron Maiden epic distilled into pure death metal.”

Recorded across multiple studios to perfect their sound, the album blends modern production with classic death metal authenticity. Drums, bass, and mixing were handled by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios, while vocals, guitars, and mastering were completed at the legendary Morrisound Studios with Jim Morris, Mark Prator, and BJ Ramone. The album’s cover art by Timbul Cahyono is a fully organic creation, embodying the raw spirit of the band.

Screams From Beneath The Surface will be available on CD, digital, and a variety of vinyl editions, including US-exclusive gray marble and orange smoke variants. Pre-orders are available now at metalblade.com/monstrosity.

MONSTROSITY will hit European stages this spring on the Screams Across Europe Tour 2026 , supported by Bio-Cancer, Reject The Sickness, and Deadwood. Highlights include festival stops in Luzern, Salzburg, and Zagreb, plus club shows across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

With Screams From Beneath The Surface , MONSTROSITY proves that after decades in the game, they’re not just surviving—they’re evolving death metal itself, one crushing riff at a time.

MONSTROSITY Lineup:

Ed Webb – vocals

Matt Barnes – guitars

Mark Van Erp – bass

Lee Harrison – drums

European Tour Dates:
4/18 Metalstorm Festival – Luzern, CH
4/19 Rockhouse – Salzburg, AT
4/21 Vintage Industrial Bar – Zagreb, HR
4/22 Alchemica Music Club – Bologna, IT
4/23 L’Usine – Geneva, CH
4/25 Brutal Swamp Saint – Omer, FR
4/28 DVG – Kortrijk, BE
4/29 Hall of Fame – Tilburg, NL
4/30 Fluor – Amersfoort, NL
5/01 Turock – Essen, DE
5/02 F Haus – Jena, DE
5/03 Bolko – Świdnica, PL
5/05 Zaścianek – Krakow, PL
5/06 Rude Boy – Bielsko-Biała, PL
5/07 Pink Whale – Bratislava, SK
5/08 Rock Cafe – Jablunkov, CZ
5/09 Colosseum – Košice, SK
5/10 Fabryka Kultury Zgrzyt – Lublin, PL