Carry Us Away

Carnifex is well known for its tasty blend of groove, melody, and oodles of extremity in its music. Speed has been characteristic of their music without pushing too hard on the idea of speed for the sake of it. The band’s newest offering ‘Graveside Confessions’ hits hard and keeps hitting. A well-paced record showcasing what the band is loved for – heavy music, gnarly riffs and breakdowns, crushing drums and bass, and one hell of a vocal performance very unique to the band…

The undisputed masters of blackened deathcore have returned to ignite sonic memories of albums past with the scorch of old school sound. Set to be released in early Fall, 2021 via Nuclear Blast Records, CARNIFEX’s GRAVESIDE CONFESSIONS is no stranger to the harsh world in which it was created. While all of humanity experiences the turmoil of pain, weakness, and betrayal, it is also deeply ingrained in our nature to keep these notions closely protected; to keep them secret. Often as we approach death, we feel an insatiable need to reveal these things to one another; to confess. “‘GRAVESIDE CONFESSIONS’ is all the things you want to say, but don’t; the things you carry with you a little too long, sometimes right up to your deathbed. This record explores the spaces that we typically push to the side, in an honest and vulnerable way,” explains founder and vocalist Scott Ian Lewis. “There’s a release, a sense of humor, and a catharsis to be found in going there, especially when you don’t go there normally.”

Mayra’s singing is a blend of radiant, dancing colors, velvet beats and spicy melodies. The songs conjure up an eternal summer that disperses the mists and chills, but never resort to the tinsel of exoticism. Sung in Cape Verdean creole, English and Portuguese, they carry us away in their warm, adventurous unpredictability.