Vaticinal Rites Unleash New Single 'Augury of the Bloodied Crucible'
London, UK death metal quintet VATICINAL RITES release new single, Augury of the Bloodied Crucible, on February 27. Accompanying the new track, VATICINAL RITES has also shared an accompanying video, directed and edited by Seth Salih (Stiff Meds). Augury of the Bloodied Crucible follows their 2024 long-player, Cascading Memories of Immortality (Everlasting Spew Records), and live performances throughout 2025 that included Incineration, Helsinki Death Fest, Reality Unfolds and Grind After Death Fest and London support slots to bands such as MOLDER (US).
Speaking on the single release, VATICINAL RITES’ Andreas Yiasoumi (guitar) comments:
“Augury channels our most primitive instincts as a band - it’s a violent descent into ritualised brutality, driven by nihilism, power and the scum of humanity.”
Check out the video:
Opting for a more immediate and cut-throat approach to the foundations of their classic death metal sound, VATICINAL RITES enlisted the recording and engineering approach of close peer Mike Duce (Lower Than Atlantis), before handing mastering duties to the esteemed Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Sylosis and more). The resulting single showcases a more crystalline delineation of VATICINAL RITES’ most punishing qualities without once losing sight of the group’s malevolently cavernous tendencies, the very qualities that has seen the group’s blackened shine through the UK underground scene. Artwork for Augury of the Bloodied Cross was adroitly created by tombtower (Instagram: @tombtower).
Following Augury of the Bloodied Crucible’s release, VATICINAL RITES will be performing at this year’s editions of both Death All Day III (Manchester, UK) and Cosmic Vibration (Sheffield, UK) with further live dates and new music to follow.
