Goatwhore's new album, Constricting Rage Of The Merciless, is scheduled for release in North America on July 8th via Metal Blade Records. A lyric video for the album track "FBS" can be seen below.

Constricting Rage Of The Merciless tracklisting:

"Poisonous Existence In Reawakening"
"Unraveling Paradise"
"Baring Teeth For Revolt"
"Reanimated Sacrifice"
"Heaven"s Crumbling Walls Of Pity"
"Cold Earth Consumed In Dying Flesh"
"FBS"
"Nocturnal Conjuration Of The Accursed"
"Schadenfreude"
"Externalize This Hidden Savagery"
"FBS" lyric video:

Constricting Rage Of The Merciless was recorded with producer Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL. This is Goatwhore's fourth studio outing with Rutan at the helm, and to achieve an even more dark and powerful tone on this album, all drums, bass, and rhythm guitars were tracked to 2-inch tape.

Erik Rutan commented on the recording sessions: "Working with Goatwhore again for our 4th album together was amazing! It is through our experience and established trust and bond in the studio that allowed us to push each other to the limits, only to achieve the best performances and tones we could. This album came out so dynamic and huge, partly due to the fact that we recorded drums, bass, and main rhythm guitars to analog tape. Goatwhore has a massive sound and we all felt recording to analog would be the best way to capture it, giving it a very unique quality and feel, built off of integrity and vibe. This is our finest moment working together and the guys did an incredible job creating and performing all the songs on this record. Goatwhore fans, be prepared!"

Goatwhore are on board for the 8th annual Summer Slaughter Tour, which runs from July 17th through August 10th. It also features

Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, The Faceless, Thy Art Is Murder, Goatwhore, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Within The Ruins and Fallujah.

The tour will stop at The House of Blues in Los Angeles on July 19th and Irving Plaza in New York on August 8th with VIP ticketing currently available now for both shows (see below). Look for the complete list of tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

David Vincent (vocals/bass) of Morbid Angel states: "Summer Slaughter will be the ultimate, extreme music festival this year and we look forward to headlining this special touring event. It will be great to see our long-time fans and also to expose a new generation to Morbid Angel."

Ash Avildsen (founder of the Summer Slaughter tour) further states: "Eight years strong. Extreme metal lives! Thank you for keeping the tour alive. See you this Summer."

Head here for up-to-date news and VIP ticketing information.