Sweden’s FÖRDÖMDE AD releases new album via Wormholedeath Records in September; Teaser available
Swedish thrash metal band Condemned AD have signed a deal with Wormholedeath for their new album, Follow A Failing Leader, out on September 23rd.
The band comments: “On the album Follow A Failing Leader, the lyrics reflect the harsh reality through the eyes of us as a band today but also cover a dark past. We are a Thrash-Metal band with influences from all decades and styles of Thrash metal music. The songs on the album range from melodic progressive metal to dark brutal death vibes. Thanks to Wormholedeath for believing in us, the quest continues to spread our music wherever it takes us.”
The thrash metal outfit Condemned AD, who come from Hammarö, Värmland, create a new future after a dark past. Originally formed in 1989 as Condemned, the band experienced years of turmoil and mental health issues that eventually led to a breakdown for the band’s frontman in 1998. After many years of silence and inactivity, the band reformed in 2015 following Micke, the band’s driving force. and only original member, performed for an old friend and discovered that the fire and energy of the music was far from dead. At that point, the band’s name was changed to Condemned-AD to signify the start of a new era.
The band’s current lineup includes Micke on guitar and vocals and Juan on drums (Alex, guitar, passed away in February 2022). Micke is also the brain behind the band’s lyrics, song structure and riff ideas. Active in the Swedish metal scene in the early 90s, Condemned AD’s sound was formed in the midst of a characteristically brutal wave of metal. The band even recorded at the legendary Sunlight Studio with producer Tomas Skogsberg, credited with inventing the sound of death metal for bands like Entombed and Dismember.
Influenced by the likes of Motörhead, Megadeth, Venom, Tankard and Slayer, Condemned AD writes music about personal experiences of depression, the problem of human stupidity expressed through today’s social media and the struggles we all face despite our shared fate and decay.
Since reforming, the band has released three EPs: Until Death Ends It All (2016), Will I Cheat Death One More Day (2017) and Time Waits For No One (2018). In 2019, the band signed with Italian label Wormholedeath. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band’s plan to record their first full-length album was delayed, but in October 2021, the band was finally able to enter the studio at Titanslab in Italy and record. The long-awaited album is scheduled for release in May 2022.
All of Condemned AD’s previous releases can be found streaming on Spotify, YouTube and other major streaming platforms.
Track list:
“You Will Fear My Hate”
“Dead Don’t Lie”
“Follow a failed leader”
“Killing Floor”
“Save Me From Myself”
“Thru The Sinner’s Eyes”
“Crawl In The Dirt”
“Suicide by Murder”
“Stay Away From Me”
“Loneliness in Madness”
“No Gods No Masters”
“Nothing is Nothing”