Creator-Destructor Records welcomes Salt Lake City, Utah-based quintet RECIDIVIST to the label’s roster and is preparing to assault the public with the band’s debut LP, Madness Malformed.

RECIDIVIST takes the shape of death metal’s most relentless era while maintaining a strong emphasis on contemporary hardcore, not only in sound, but in ethos. Having shared the stage with some of the underground’s most prolific modern acts (Sunami, Mindforce, Kruelty, Maul) as well as a few of aggressive music’s most esteemed groups (Suffocation, Xibalba), RECIDIVIST maintains a DIY attitude and an abrasive, unforgiving sound that strongly evokes the ‘90s.

Preceded by their Caverns Of The Dead debut EP in 2022, RECIDIVIST released the massive “Cryptic Nightmare” single in 2023, but their debut LP, Madness Malformed, takes the band’s attack to new levels of decimation.

Madness Malformed is a glowing representation of contemporary death metal at its most aggressive. Merging themes from 1980s horror and 1990s composition with modern production, the LP features eight brand new tracks, and a re-recording of the “Cryptic Nightmare” single. Drums that pull no punches paired with unforgiving guitar and bass performances deliver thirty intense minutes of the hardcore/death metal hybrid that RECIDIVIST has mastered. With vocal diversity in mind, select cuts include guest vocals from prominent Salt Lake City tattooer Chuck Paletta as well as Alex Herrera of labelmates Spinebreaker.

Madness Malformed was recorded with Nic Kartchner at The Grotto, mixed by Ryan Bram at Homewrecker Studios (Gatecreeper, Terminal Nation, Morbid Visionz), mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Nails, Full Of Hell), and completed with cover art by John Quevado Janssens. Fans of Kruelty, Terminal Nation, Tribal Gaze, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, Vomit Forth, Skinless, and labelmates Spinebreaker must experience the decimation of RECIDIVIST.

Madness Malformed will be released on LP, CD, and digital platforms on October 25th.