Spanish Thrashers ANGELUS APATRIDA Sign With NAPALM RECORDS, Announce 'The Reckoning' EP

Spanish thrash metal heavyweights ANGELUS APATRIDA are entering a new era, officially signing with Napalm Records.

Formed in 2000, the Spanish quartet has spent more than two decades establishing itself as one of the leading forces in the international thrash metal scene, performing at major festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Graspop Metal Meeting and Download and building a reputation as a formidable live act.

To kick off their new chapter, ANGELUS APATRIDA unleashes "Cycle Of Ruin", its first single via Napalm Records. The crushing track combines razor-sharp riffs, powerful vocals, and driving mid-tempo grooves before culminating in an explosive guitar solo. It also serves as the first taste of the upcoming three-track EP "The Reckoning", arriving November 19, and featuring "Cycle Of Ruin", "Burn It Down" and a furious reinterpretation of SEPULTURA's "Propaganda", the latter being already digitally available on all streaming services.

ANGELUS APATRIDA comments: "Now it's time to turn the page! Napalm Records had been chasing us for years, and now the time has finally come. From day one, we felt their excitement, ambition and understanding of who ANGELUS APATRIDA is and where we want to go next. We're still as hungry as ever, and it feels amazing to finally call Napalm Records our new home! And we're not coming empty-handed! 'The Reckoning' is our new three-track EP and the first release of this new chapter. Produced by the band, recorded by our homie Juanan López, and mixed and mastered once again by our longtime partner in crime Zeuss, it's aggressive, heavy, uncompromising and exactly where we are right now."

Watch the official music video for "Cycle Of Ruin" below.

ANGELUS APATRIDA comments on "Cycle Of Ruin": "And it all starts with 'Cycle Of Ruin'. We knew the first song of this new chapter had to make a statement, and 'Cycle Of Ruin' felt like the obvious choice: Fast, relentless and straight to your face, a fresh and modern take on the old-school thrash metal that has always been at the heart of this band. And we wanted the video to capture that same energy, so we threw a real pool party, brought a bunch of friends together and let the madness happen. This is 'Cycle Of Ruin'. Enjoy it! We couldn't think of a better way to start this new journey. A cycle ends. Another begins. Welcome to 'The Reckoning'!"

"The Reckoning" track listing:

01. Cycle Of Ruin
02. Burn It Down
03. Propaganda (SEPULTURA cover)

ANGELUS APATRIDA tour dates:

Aug. 20 - Spital am Semmering, AT - Kaltenbach Open Air
Aug. 28 - Palencia, ES - Huertas Del Obispo
Aug. 29 - Tampere, FI - Speed Metal Party
Aug. 30 - Turku, FI - Nirvana Bar and Live Club
Aug. 31 - Helsinki, FI - On The Rocks
Sep. 11 - Las Palmas, ES - LPA Beer and Music Festival
Sep. 12 - Bellvis, ES - Kalikenyo Rock

ANGELUS APATRIDA is:

Guillermo Izquierdo - Guitars + Vocals
David G. Alvarez - Guitars
Jose J. Izquierdo - Bass
Victor Valera – Drums

Photo credit: Javier Bragado