UK Technical Death Metal band Ingested has just released their new album, Denigration, via Metal Blade Records. To celebrate the release, they have shared a lyric video for “Oaths Betrayed.”
The band comments:
‘Oaths Betrayed’ takes the language of faith, war, and destiny and turns it against the systems that abuse those ideas. The lyrics are about promises written in blood and enforced with steel; oaths that were supposed to protect but ended up binding people to suffering. It’s a world where idols are pissed on, scriptures are burned, and yet people still march ‘through ruins to claim what’s mine’ because truth is the only thing left worth carrying. It’s the sound of realizing that the divine has abandoned you, and deciding you’ll carve your own laws into bone.
This song almost didn’t make the cut, and now it’s one of the tracks we reach for first. Musically, it hits that high-tempo, groove-driven, 2010s-era death metal energy, spiked with breakdowns that feel like the floor cracking open. It’s urgent, almost martial at times, with riffs that march more than they sprint. Lyn’s lyrical contribution here adds a different edge, more confrontational, more fixated on personal agency in the middle of collapse. ‘Oaths Betrayed’ feels like a rallying cry in the second half of the record.
At the core of the band remain founding members Sean Hynes (guitars, co-vocals) and Lyn Jeffs (drums). On this album, they are joined by guitarist Andrew Virrueta, who also contributes vocals to the album and bassist Thomas O’Malley.
In addition, Denigration includes guest appearances by John Gallagher of Dying Fetus on “Watch You Fold,” Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh on “Merciless Reflection,” Skyler Conder of Cell on “Dragged Apart,” and Kyle Medina of Bodysnatcher on “Dredge The Dark.”
The album was Produced by Nico Beninato at The Arch Studios in Southport, UK, and the album’s artwork is by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design, whose “detailed, eerie imagery reflects the record’s thematic depth and ferocious tone.”
INGESTED: Chaos & Carnage Tour w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Carnifex, Bodysnatcher, 200 Stab Wounds, Gates To Hell, Bodybox [remaining dates]:
5/08/2026 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
5/09/2026 Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, KY **
5/10/2026 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA **
5/12/2026 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
5/13/2026 Canal Club – Baltimore, MD
5/14/2026 Ottawa Tavern – Toledo, OH **
5/15/2026 Reverb – Reading, PA
5/16/2026 The Palladium – Worcester MA
5/17/2026 The Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
5/19/2026 The Forge – Joliet, IL
5/20/2026 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
5/22/2026 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
5/23/2026 The Rockwell – Salt Lake City, UT
5/24/2026 Treefort Music Hall – Boise, ID
5/26/2026 Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
5/27/2026 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
5/29/2026 UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
5/30/2026 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
5/31/2026 House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
** INGESTED Headlining Date
