MASS WORSHIP are primed and ready to unleash their second full-length assault, Portal Tombs, on February 4th, 2022. To celebrate the announcement, the band have dropped their title track and music video for “Portal Tombs” today. The video was directed and produced by Miles Skarin of Crystal Spotlight and MASS WORSHIP, while the song features guest vocals from Mark “Barney” Greenway (Napalm Death). Watch the music video above.
Portal Tombs is a terrifying but electrifying exploration of the gloomy depths of human nature: a monolithic manifestation of the musical force that is MASS WORSHIP. Drawing inspiration from bands such as At The Gates, Mastodon and Meshuggah, MASS WORSHIP could be likened to many bands, but somehow forge their musical identity into something exceptionally distinctive and transcendent, and with enough confidence and conviction to win over even the most orthodox fans of the genre. It was obvious from the first riff on the first song from their very first album: MASS WORSHIP were born fully-fledged, utterly unique and magnificently destructive. Stay tuned for more details about pre-orders for Portal Tombs.
MASS WORSHIP states, “We as humans are approaching a state where we don’t believe in anything, and we can’t seem to envision any alternatives. Our elected leaders are merely there to sustain a seemingly perpetual status quo, and to grab whatever opportunity they can to shift our focus away from what’s important. What happens behind the scenes is a slow and steady collapse of our financial, political, ecological, spiritual and cultural world. We’re all perfectly aware of where we are heading, but we can’t seem to envision any alternative — it’s far too late, and far too terrifying to try to stop what has been started. ‘Portal Tombs’ symbolises that Death is the only true way forward. MASS WORSHIP is an attempt at putting the current state of humanity’s affairs and suppressed emotional state into music and words. We want to capture the fears, the pain, the uncertainty and the total disbelief in the future of mankind. As we spiral towards an abyss of our own making, MASS WORSHIP is the soundtrack that will resonate loudest of all.”
Despite spending a big part of 2020-2021 locked inside, writing and recording new material, Stockholm based MASS WORSHIP completed a highly successful tour supporting Polish death metal legends Vader. Now, the band is back on the road for a handful of tour dates. See below for more details.
MASS WORSHIP Tour Dates:
07.10.21 (SE) Stockholm – Kafé 44 (w/Victims)
08.10.21 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset (w/Baest)
09.10.21 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset (w/Baest)
06.11.21 (SE) Linköping – The Crypt (w/Necrophobic)
29.12.21 (SE) Stockholm – Slaktkyrkan (w/ LIK)
18.03.22 (SE) Stockholm – Close-Up Båten
08.-11.06.22 (SE) Sölvesborg – Sweden Rock
14.-16.07.22 (SE) Gävle – Gefle Metal Festival
MASS WORSHIP is Gustav Eriksson (guitar), Dadde Stark (bass), Claes Nordin (vocals), and Fred Forsberg (drums).
