Defiled News

Posted on September 18, 2024

For the past three decades, Defiled have kept their blade sharp. Ever since Tokyo’s underground lost their minds over the band’s grotesque arsenal of finishing moves, Yusuke Sumita and his death metal samurai set off on a war path that’s left nothing but inevitable ruin in their raw wake. They’ve ransacked Milwaukee Metal Festival and joined forces with their fellow legends in Mayhem, Incantation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse.

Posted on August 19, 2024

Defiled have long since mastered the vile art of old-school death metal. Ever since they first erupted with wrath out of the Tokyo underground at the tail-end of the ’90s, Yusuke Sumita and his band of bloodthirsty samurai have left nothing but inevitable ruin in their wake. They’ve toured with fellow legends like Mayhem, Incantation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse, leading crowds from as far away as Milwaukee Metal Festival to lose their sanity.

Posted on July 25, 2024

Though they’ve more than earned their distinguished title as the samurai of death metal, Defiled have never had the patience to suffer any fools. For the past 30 years, Yusuke Sumita and his lethal band of warriors have been on a war path, leaving nothing but inevitable ruin in their grimy wake. They’ve conquered crowds from across their native Tokyo all the way to Milwaukee Metal Festival while touring with their fellow legends in Mayhem, Incantation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse.

Posted on June 27, 2024

When it comes to Japanese death metal, there is no shrewder sensei than Defiled. Since they started their training in the world’s most vulgar of art forms back in the early ’90s, the band have toured everywhere from their native Tokyo to Milwaukee Metal Fest with the likes of Mayhem, Incantation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse.

Posted on September 15, 2023

After 30 years, Defiled are still shredding at the highest level. Japan’s deadliest dealers of old-school death metal have been melting friendly faces all over their home country with legends like Vader and Exhumed.

Posted on February 15, 2023

Death metal crushers DEFILED are now announcing the release of their new full length “The Highest Level”! The album will drop worldwide on the 28th of April, 2023 via Season of Mist. The band proudly share the cover artwork, title track and track list down below.

Posted on August 15, 2022

Monday morning is kicking off with good news! Death metal legends DEFILED  announce not just one but two Japanese tours! One of them is the “Grind over Matter” tour with the kings of death slash metal Defleshed. The tour starts on the 15th of September 2022 in Osaka and after a short break, DEFILED will start their second run with Defleshed on the 6th of December.

Posted on December 23, 2019

Death metal maniacs DEFILED are now premiering the third new track taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Infinite Regress’. The album is scheduled for release on January 24th, 2020 via Season of Mist.

Posted on December 5, 2019

Death metal maniacs DEFILED are now premiering the second new track taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Infinite Regress’. The album is scheduled for release on January 24th, 2020 via Season of Mist.

Posted on November 27, 2019

Death metal maniacs DEFILED are now announcing new European tour dates in support of VADER. The death metal rampage will kick off at the Bastard venue in Osnabrück (DE) on March 07 and continues throughout 8 more counries before a final curtain at the Colloseum in Košice (SK) on March 22. A full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below.

Posted on November 12, 2019

Death metal maniacs DEFILED are now unveiling the first brand new track taken from their forthcoming new masterpiece, ‘Infinite Regress’. The album is scheduled for release on January 24th, 2020 via Season of Mist.

Posted on September 10, 2019

Death metal maniacs DEFILED are about to kick off their Japanese tour dates in support of IMMOLATION and BROKEN HOPE in Osaka tonight. The band will travel to Nagoya and Tokyo as well in the following dates. A full list of shows can be found below.

Posted on June 8, 2016

DEFILED are unleashing a third new song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’, which can be pre-ordered here (out July 8). The Japanese cult death metal act is now exclusively streaming the brutal track “Fear From Above” via Australia’s Metal Obsession as official media partner.

Posted on May 31, 2016

Japanese cult death metal act DEFILED are unleashing the second new track taken from their forthcoming album ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’, which is slated for worldwide release on July 8th and can be pre-ordered here. The massively raw track “Conspiracy” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.

Posted on April 25, 2016

Japanese cult death metal act DEFILED have unleashed the first new song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Towards Inevitable Ruin’, which is scheduled for worldwide release on July 8th and can be pre-ordered here. The brutally raw track “Force And Obedience” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.

Posted on December 18, 2014

DEFILED have announced a string of shows in Nepal, India, Bangladesh and China throughout January 2015. The samurai of death metal will kick off their onslaught with two shows in Nepal including the newly conceived Nepal Death Fest in Kathmandu on January 9th. A list of all confirmed dates can be viewed below.