UK technical death metal stalwarts Ingested will release their new studio album “Denigration” on May 8th, 2026, via Metal Blade Records.
For nearly two decades, Manchester’s Ingested has stood as one of the UK’s most uncompromising forces in extreme metal. Champions of a sound that fuses precision brutality with increasingly dynamic songwriting, they’ve evolved from underground slam pioneers into a globally recognized, forward-driving powerhouse. With “Denigration”, the band begins a bold new chapter, one defined by reinvention, sharpened purpose and the arrival of a new voice at the helm.
At the core of this evolution remains founding members Sean Hynes (guitars, backing vocals) and Lyn Jeffs (drums), the creative backbone whose vision, chemistry, and relentless drive have powered Ingested since day one. They are joined by vocalist Josh Davies, guitarist/vocalist Andrew Virrueta, and bassist Thomas O’Malley, completing a lineup that delivers the band’s most dynamic and commanding work to date.
Produced by Nico Beninato at The Arch Studios in Southport, UK, “Denigration” captures Ingested at their sharpest and most forward-thinking. The album’s visual identity is equally striking, featuring artwork by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design, whose detailed, eerie imagery reflects the record’s thematic depth and ferocious tone.
Further amplifying its scope and intensity, “Denigration” includes standout collaborations such as “Merciless Reflection” (featuring Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh) and “Watch You Fold” (featuring John Gallagher of Dying Fetus), along with additional contributions from Skyler Conder (Cell) and Kyle Medina (Bodysnatcher).
Lyrically and sonically, “Denigration” is a reckoning. The album is about being ground down to your smallest, ugliest version and deciding whether to give in to or weaponize it. The result is a body of work that hits harder, cuts deeper, and showcases a band unafraid to evolve while honoring the relentless extremity that forged their name. The band comments: “Musically, it’s us pulling every thread we’ve laid down over the years, slam, groove, melody, blackened dissonance, and twisting it into something that feels like a definitive statement rather than a reset. This is the sound of being dragged through the dirt and refusing to stay there”.
Of the album’s lead single, “Merciless Reflection”, the band further elaborates: “‘Merciless Reflection’ lives inside the worst room in your head. The lyrics are a spiral of intrusive thoughts, religious disillusion, and self-loathing, that feeling of turning over the same ‘barbaric cycles’ until you don’t know if you’re chasing salvation or just feeding the disease. Faith is no comfort here; it’s another blade. The narrator is banished, molded into ‘nothing but a big mistake’, picking through the wreckage of belief and realizing redemption was never guaranteed in the first place”.
“Musically, this is a deliberate love letter to the era that formed us: straight-up, no-bullshit slam. It’s primitive in all the right way, knuckle-dragging riffs, caveman groove, sections built for bodies hitting the floor, but framed with the tightness and production we’ve grown into. Bringing in D from PeelingFlesh to deliver those disgusting, gurgling vocals was about honoring the sound we grew up on and planting our flag in it now. If you’ve ever wanted that old Ingested ugliness back, this is us saying we never lost it, we just learned how to aim it”.
Watch the official video for “Merciless Reflection” below.
“Denigration” will be released digitally, on CD with two bonus tracks, and on vinyl in the following color variants:
• Monopile Electric Blue Smoke (US)
• Hot Pink and Purple Smoke (US)
• Red Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500)
• Purple With Red And White Highlights (EU – Ltd. 300)
• Clear Turquoise Blue w/ Red + Neonpink Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300)
• Hot Pink w/ Purple Amoeba (Band UK Exclusive – Ltd. 300)
Pre-order “Denigration” here.
Tracklist:
1. Dragged Apart (feat. Skyler Conder of Cell)
2. Merciless Reflection (feat. Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh)
3. Watch You Fold (feat. John Gallagher of Dying Fetus)
4. Stitch By Stitch
5. We Are All Inherently Evil
6. Dredge the Dark (feat. Kyle Medina or Bodysnatcher)
7. Oaths Betrayed
8. Beaten Beyond the Veil
9. Steel Toe Truth
10. Cold Sun
Ingested entered their new era with significant touring momentum. The band closed out 2025 with a crushing headlining run across the United States alongside Distant, Ov Sulfur, Cell, and Crucifiction, reaffirming their status as one of extreme metal’s most powerful live acts. To set the stage for Denigration, they will tour Europe with Bodysnatcher, Psycho-Frame, and Big Ass Truck. Upon the album’s release, Ingested will return to the US as part of the Chaos & Carnage Tour alongside Thy Art Is Murder, Carnifex, Bodysnatcher, 200 Stab Wounds, Gates To Hell, and Bodybox. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
UK & Ireland Tour Dates 2026:
3/04/2026 Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK
3/05/2026 The Fleece – Bristol, UK
3/06/2026 Club Academy – Manchester, UK
3/07/2026 Slay – Glasgow, UK
3/09/2026 Limelight 2 – Belfast, UK
3/10/2026 Whelans – Dublin, IE
3/11/2026 The Key Club – Leeds, UK
3/12/2026 Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
3/13/2026 Asylum – Birmingham, UK
3/14/2026 The Depo – Plymouth, UK
3/15/2026 The Garage – London, UK
European Tour Dates 2026:
3/17/2026 Hole44 – Berlin, DE
3/18/2026 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
3/19/2026 Logo – Hamburg, DE
3/20/2026 Faust – Hannover, DE
3/21/2026 Rock Cafe – Prague, CZ
3/22/2026 Hydrozagadka – Warsaw, PL
3/24/2026 Szene – Vienna, AT
3/25/2026 Backstage – Munich, DE
3/26/2026 Kiff – Aarau, CH
3/27/2026 Dynamo – Eindhoven, NL
3/28/2026 Matrix -Bochum, DE
3/29/2026 Trix Club – Antwerp, BE
US Tour Dates 2026:
5/02/2026 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
5/03/2026 El Rey Theater – Albuquerque, NM
5/05/2026 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX
5/06/2026 House Of Blues – Houston, TX
5/08/2026 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
5/12/2026 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
5/13/2026 Nevermore Hall – Baltimore, MD
5/15/2026 Reverb – Reading, PA
5/17/2026 The Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
5/19/2026 Ramova Theatre – Chicago, IL
5/20/2026 Val Air Ballroom – 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
Line-up:
Josh Davies – Vocals
Sean Hynes – Guitars, backing vocals
Andrew Virrueta – Guitar, backing vocals
Thomas O’Malley – Bass
Lyn Jeffs – Drums
