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Left To Die Announces “Initium Mortis” Album, Global Tour

6/11/2026

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Left To Die Announces

Left To Die announced that Initium Mortis will be released on July 17, 2026 via Relapse Records.
The single “Witch Of Hell” streams and comes from early Death demos.
Members are Terry Butler (Obituary), Rick Rozz (ex-Massacre), Matt Harvey (Exhumed, Gruesome) and Gus Rios (ex-Malevolent Creation).
Left To Die will tour Europe (Brasov, Romania July 31, Eindhoven, Netherlands August 13) and Latin America (São Luis, Brazil September 2, Mexico City September 30) in 2026.

Summary

Metal Legends Update

Chris Reifert appeared at Left to Die’s 2023 Oakland show, performing “Infernal Death” and “Evil Dead.”
Chuck Schuldiner founded DEATH in 1984 as MANTAS in Altamonte Springs, Florida, pioneering the Florida death-metal scene.
Rozz said relearning songs he hadn’t played since 1989 was terrifying, a project that revived his friendship with Terry Butler, who now rooms with him.
Initium Mortis will be issued on CD, LP, cassette and digital formats.

History

Historical Context

Death, formed in Altamonte Springs in 1983 and renamed in 1984, released the seminal 1987 album Scream Bloody Gore, widely cited as one of the first death-metal records and later selling more than 368,000 U.S. copies. The 2026 Left To Die tour, featuring former Death guitarist Rick Rozz, shows how those Florida roots still drive global death-metal revivals.

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Left To Die Announces

Left To Die announced that Initium Mortis will be released on July 17, 2026 via Relapse Records.
The single “Witch Of Hell” streams and comes from early Death demos.
Members are Terry Butler (Obituary), Rick Rozz (ex-Massacre), Matt Harvey (Exhumed, Gruesome) and Gus Rios (ex-Malevolent Creation).
Left To Die will tour Europe (Brasov, Romania July 31, Eindhoven, Netherlands August 13) and Latin America (São Luis, Brazil September 2, Mexico City September 30) in 2026.

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