Danish thrashers Persecutor release furious third album 'Casualties of Violence'

After four crushing singles, Danish neo thrash metallers PERSECUTOR release their third album ‘Casualties of Violence’ today. The album consists of nine crushing songs, delivered in the band’s characteristic style, where riffing, melodic sensibility, and aggression merge into a powerful whole, with lyrics about death, war, cruelty, and the world’s many evils.

PERSECUTOR states on the new album:

“We couldn't be more excited to finally share the full album with you.

Everybody worked really hard on this release and we feel we've once again moved ourselves in an even better direction since the last album.

Now the final test awaits! Will the audience like it?”

PERSECUTOR will play a release show at Lille Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 10th with special guests Koya, and tickets are available HERE. Also, the band is announced for this year’s edition of the prolific Summer Breeze festival in Germany in August, and more shows will be announced in the months to come.

Also, watch the video for the first single ‘Acta Est Fabula’ PERSECUTOR - Acta Est Fabula (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

PERSECUTOR was formed in Denmark in 2018 with the vision of playing thrash metal with both melody and aggression. The chemistry between the four members was undeniable, and the band quickly gained momentum. Already in 2019, their debut album ‘Rebirth’ was released, followed by a string of intense live shows that showcased PERSECUTOR as a convincing live band. During the pandemic in 2020, the band released a couple of singles while writing songs for their second album.

In 2023, PERSECUTOR returned with their second album ‘Vendetta’, which, with its nine hard-hitting tracks, truly established the band as one of the leading exponents of neo-thrash. The record received significant international attention from the music press, but most importantly, the enthusiastic metal audience, who since the release have been able to experience the band performing triumphant shows in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and at festivals such as Copenhell and The Great Escape in the UK. The band has remained creative throughout, and alongside their intense live activity, PERSECUTOR has continued writing and recording new material.

Now, PERSECUTOR can present their third album, ‘Casualties of Violence’. The album consists of nine energetic thrash metal tracks, with consistent, in-your-face songwriting and riffing that combines the best of the classic bands with a fresh neo-thrash approach, providing a distinct sense of melody and variation in the arrangements. Once again, the band recorded with producer Andreas Linnemann (Baest a.o.), but this time also involved German Nino Helfrich, who handled mixing and mastering in collaboration with Joel Wanasek.