DEFAMATORY - Path of No Return [CD]

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We are excited to announce DEFAMATORY has joined Awakening Records with their excellent second album!

Colombian death metal machine, DEFAMATORY, has been spewing its savage brand of death metal for almost a decade. Eight years after releasing its debut full-length album, "Premature Burial," DEFAMATORY will unleash its sophomore album, "Path of No Return," through Awakening Records on November 28, 2025.

Steeped in the classic '90s death metal of scene progenitors such as DEATH, MORBID ANGEL, OBITUARY, ENTOMBED, and others, DEFAMATORY crafts dark riffs that are both intricate and straightforward, yet always brutal.

Featuring guitarist/vocalist Andrés Figueroa, guitarist Cesar Castrillón, bassist Yerson Arias, and drummer Anderson Álvarez, DEFAMATORY proves to be a formidable unit.

On "Path of No Return," DEFAMATORY relentlessly bash their way through nine crushing death metal tracks, clocking in at a perfect 31-minute run time that captures all the aggression the band can dish out. Mainly keeping to mid-paced chugging tempos, DEFAMATORY knows how to inject memorable guitar melodies and chantable choruses at will.

Album opener "Degrading Beings"—the longest track on the album with a duration of 4:14 — is a furious beast, decorated with dive bomb guitar leads, pounding double kick drums, relentless blast beats, and throat-ripping vocals. From there, tracks such as the vitriolic "Summoning Hate," the slamming "Corruption of the Corpse," and the furious album closer "Ritual Torment" encapsulate the perfect blend of melody and brutality.

Andrés Figueroa on the recording of "Path of No Return": "The album was self-financed through our own savings. We were very close to completing it before the COVID-19 pandemic, which unfortunately caused major delays. It was recorded at Dirty Sound Studios by Mario and Hugo Uribe, founders of the legendary band WITCHTRAP. Working with them was invaluable. They captured a unique, dark, and crushing sound, perfectly balancing brutality with clarity. The result was exactly the powerful and devastating sonic assault we envisioned."

On signing with Awakening Records: "I first became interested in Awakening Records through my friends in CASKET GRINDER, who had already signed with the label. Although I received offers from labels in the United States, Mexico, and Europe, Awakening's proposal stood out as the one I truly wanted to pursue. We are genuinely proud to have joined forces with Li and Awakening Records, and we're already working on our third album with them, aiming to surpass everything we've done before."

DEFAMATORY's "Path of No Return" is raw, savage, and primitive mid-paced classic death metal at its finest.

— Kelley Simms

AWA 124 CD
DEFAMATORY
Path of No Return

1. Degrading Being
2. Ascent into Decay
3. Summoning Hate
4. Elusive Truth
5. Path of No Return
6. Corruption of the Corpse
7. Cauterizing God
8. Maledictory
9. Ritual Torment

■ 16-PAGE BOOKLET
■ JEWEL CASE
■ LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES

Out on November 28, 2025