Nashville, TN tech death rising stars INFERI have released their bludgeoning new album Vile Genesis on The Artisan Era. Vile Genesis (recorded, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero at Flatline Studio) packs a walloping amount of technical brutality into its eight tracks, while retaining an approachable melodic sensibility similar to bands like The Black Dahlia Murder. Singles “Mesmeric Horror”, “Simian Hive” and eponymous “Vile Genesis” set the stage for the bands vision of death metal, equal parts complex and melodic with enough masterful playing from each member to hold the attention of even the most discerning riff critic. The album hurtles forward with a level of speed and intensity that seems almost breakneck at times, but the band is able to switch the...