VIOLATOR: Unholy Retribution

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Brazil’s VIOLATOR Returns With Unholy Retribution Album; “Chapel Of The Sick” Streaming​

"... Violator are ready to break their silence with the release of “Chapel Of The Sick”, the first single from their comeback album Unholy Retribution, due out September 5, 2025 via Kill Again Records.

A furious onslaught of razor-sharp riffs and venomous intent, the track sets the tone for what promises to be one of the most uncompromising thrash records of the year.

Elaborating on the new single, the band shares:

“We have crossed beyond fear…”

Part of the chorus of “Chapel Of The Sick,” the first single and music video from Violator’s new album, reveals a fundamental and inescapable theme of the album: the desire for revenge after emerging from dark times.

In a way, it applies to the pandemic context, the neo-fascist nightmare that has ravaged Brazil, and even the band itself, which has been silent for several years. However, as the lyrics unfold, we soon realize that the theme is much more specific: a clear metaphor for Palestinian resistance. And that the ‘chapel of the sick’ is the State of Israel itself, in its most bloodthirsty form.

Musically, it is also one of the most incisive tracks. The guitars pile up riffs of typical Slayer lineage, both in form and tone, with cutting picking, power chords that provide the bridge its dynamics – like “Chemical Warfare” — and total fury after the chorus.

At the ‘mosh’ part, when the riff summons the drums, they emulate cruel Zionist bombardments (watch the video!), and then what we hear is one of the most charming double-pedal grooves in thrash metal in recent memory. The drums sound, in fact, is one of the high points of Unholy Retribution as a whole.

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Tracklisting:

“Hang The Merchants Of Illusion”
“Cult Of Death”
“Persecution Personality”
“Destroy The Altar”
“The Evil Order”
“Chapel Of The Sick”
“Rot In Hell”
“Vengeance Storm”

 

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Brazil’s VIOLATOR – New Single “The Evil Order” Streaming​