Terminal Nation is back and they're more pissed off than ever. Terminal Nation is now streaming "Written By The Victor" featuring Nails frontman Todd Jones alongside the announcement of their new record Echoes Of The Devil's Den, due out May 3. The video for "Written By The Victor" was edited by Frank Huang with live footage by Kurt Lunsford, and additional footage by 197 Media.
"It's been almost four years since our debut LP dropped," said Terminal Nation vocalist Stan Liszewski. "We poured so much of ourselves into this new record that I wanted to come out of the gates swinging. 'Written By The Victor' is a track about the manipulation of historical narratives.
"The song explores how the ruling class holds so much power, they can essentially rewrite history to fit whatever narrative they choose. Those who emerge victorious, whether it be through conflict or through the power held via their socioeconomic status, end up as the narrators, formulating history as we know it. We still see it today in the schools (or at least attempts) and in the media, where entire movements and major historical events are misrepresented, overshadowed, or completely omitted entirely.
"While there has been some evolution of this tactic throughout history, the basis and intent remain the same. It's about keeping control of the narrative and sometimes it's even as insidious as retelling the hero's story, but through the villain's eyes."
Better yet, Echoes Of The Devil's Den features additional drums on "Written By The Victor" and "Dying Alive" by Juan Cebreros, and additional vocal performances by Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) on "Merchants Of Bloodshed", Dwid Hellion (Integrity) on "Release The Serpents", K. Kennedy (Sex Prisoner) on "Cemetery Of Imposters", Zak Vargas (Elysia) on "Spikes Under The Bridge".
Echoes Of The Devil's Den was produced, engineered, and mixed by Ryan Bram at Homewrecker Recording Studio in Tucson, AZ (Gatecreeper, Creeping Death, Spirit Adrift), mastered by Brad Boatright at Audioseige (Obituary, Integrity, Xibalba), and completed with photography by Jacob Murry and cover artwork by Adam Burke (Eternal Champion, Acephalix, Creeping Death).
Pre-orders are available here and here on Bandcamp.
