Montreal’s SKUMSTRIKE Streaming New Track “Caustic Poison”

“Caustic Poison” is the opening track from Deadly Intrusions, the debut album from Quebec black/thrash metal duo Skumstrike. The track hits the public ahead of the album’s release in early April through Selfmadegod Records.

Deadly Intrusions combines rapid-fire thrash with the heft of early Celtic Frost and moon-worshiping abandon of Darkthrone. A crackling vein of high-voltage hardcore punk runs through the record, perfectly portrayed with a reckless cover of Poison Idea's “Nothing is Final,” while the wild spirit of Japanese acts ranging from Sabbat to GISM animate the unhinged vocals.

Recorded and Mixed July-August 2021 in Montreal by Pat McDowall and mastered by Enormous Door, Deadly Intrusions is completed with cover artwork by renowned Indonesian artist Ibay Arifin.

The band delivers with the new track, “'Caustic Poison' is the very tip of the spear: the first track from Skumstrike's debut album Deadly Intrusions. First time listeners will be introduced to the band's sickening fusion of violent proto-thrash and speedy hardcore, with the ghosts of Japanese legends GISM invoked in a manic vocal performance that descends into mayhem.”

Deadly Intrusions will see release on CD and digital formats through Polish extreme merchants Selfmadegod on April 8, with the band’s US allies Caligari Records handling the cassette version. Watch for additional audio previews, preorders, and more to post over the coming days.

Fully armed with this new arsenal, with JK of Spectral Wound and Profane Order handling bass assaults, Skumstrike plans a vengeful return to the live stage in 2022.

Tracklisting:

“Caustic Poison”
“Blood Red Vision”
“(Ensnared In) Endless Night”
“Panic Obsession”
“Another Shot Of Fear”
“Ritual Murder”
“Mental Wound Submission”
“Lobotomize”
“The Infestor”
“Deadly Intrusions”
“Nothing Is Final” (Poison Idea cover)

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“Blood Red Vision”: