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BLOODHUNTER Releases “Sons Of The Abandoned” – A Personal Turn
6/13/2026, 10:00:06 PM
Album Release and Promotion
Melodic death-metal band BLOODHUNTER issued their latest studio record Sons Of The Abandoned via ROAR – a division of Reigning Phoenix Music, produced by Tue Madsen. The launch was accompanied by a new video for “Masters Of Deceive.” To support the release, the band began a five-date Spanish tour with CRYPTA, playing Madrid (June 12), Mos (June 14), Vitoria (June 15), Valencia (June 16) and Badalona (June 17).
Background & Evolution
Formed in Galicia, BLOODHUNTER has built a reputation for fusing aggressive death-metal riffs with melodic, atmospheric passages, often drawing on mythic and historical themes. “Sons Of The Abandoned” marks a shift toward introspection, foregrounding identity, vulnerability and personal struggle over external narratives.
Data & Statistics
The album contains eleven tracks, featuring titles such as “The Devil’s Own,” “The Outspoken,” “Threshold Of Hell,” “Ephemeral Youth,” “Sons Of The Abandoned,” and “Masters Of Deceive.” The latter blends guttural and clean vocals, a hidden piano line at the song’s conclusion, and rapid shifts between crushing riffs and melodic choruses.
Artistic Direction and Impact
Musically the album widens BLOODHUNTER’s palette, pairing brutal riffing with elegant grooves and soaring melodies. Lyrically it tackles inner demons, toxic environments and generational disconnection, framing the record as a statement of identity, resistance and survival in a culture that values superficiality. Critics note the band’s willingness to expose personal scars while retaining extreme-metal intensity may inspire peers toward introspection.
Official Statements & Responses
Guitarist Dani Arcos called “Masters Of Deceive” one of the most experimental tracks, stressing the mix of guttural and melodic vocals, contrasting choruses and concealed piano. Vocalist Diva Satánica highlighted the song’s focus on toxic environments and difficulty of forging an individual path, noting it features her first clean backing vocals with BLOODHUNTER. Both framed the album as a move toward greater emotional honesty and artistic vulnerability.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This song is insane. We mixed guttural and melodic vocals, slow and melodic choruses with the most extreme riffs on the album… and there’s even a recorded piano that you only realize has been there the whole time at the end of the song.” — Dani Arcos, Guitarist, BLOODHUNTER
- “This song includes my very first clean backing vocals in BLOODHUNTER. I really wanted to give it a try because it represented the eternal disappointment of people trying to pull out from me a different version of myself but which I didn’t really feel identified with as a vocalist. This song speaks about toxic environments and how hard is to step out from there to follow your own path. It was the first song that we wrote for this album: it goes from a very dramatic chorus to the most enraged verses, to represent the complex dynamics in a relationship.” — Diva Satánica, Vocalist, BLOODHUNTER
What’s Next
After the album drop, BLOODHUNTER will complete its Spanish tour with CRYPTA through mid-June 2026. The “Masters Of Deceive” video will serve as a visual companion to the record’s themes, and additional promotional activities are slated for later in the year.
