LEFT TO DIE has officially announced its debut studio album following a long stretch of live performances that have echoed across stages worldwide. The band has signed with Relapse Records, with the album, titled Initium Mortis, set for release on July 17.

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The lineup features former Death members Rick Rozz and Terry Butler alongside Matt Harvey of Exhumed and Gruesome fame, as well as drummer Gus Rios. With the new album, the band aims to reinterpret the grim atmosphere of Death’s earliest demos and the Mantas era in particular.

According to the musicians, the project initially came together solely to perform classic-era Death material live. However, after touring throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia, the demand for new recordings steadily intensified. As a result, the band decided to revisit and re-record a selection of early material written in the mid-1980s that never truly reached a wider audience, this time with a production approach that feels modern while preserving its old-school spirit.

Tracks such as “Legion Of Doom,” “Archangel,” “Witch Of Hell,” and “Slaughterhouse” merge the primitive savagery of death metal’s formative years with contemporary recording quality. The band members emphasize that many of these old demo recordings remained buried for years due to their raw and often poor sound quality, and that Initium Mortis finally allows this era to be heard with far greater clarity.

Initium Mortis will be released on CD, vinyl, cassette, and digital formats. Following the album’s release, LEFT TO DIE will embark on an extensive tour spanning Europe and Latin America. The band is also set to appear at major festivals including Brutal Assault Festival, Alcatraz Festival, and Rockstadt Extreme Festival.

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Initium Mortis Track Listing:

  1. Legion Of Doom

  2. Archangel

  3. Power Of Darkness

  4. Zombie

  5. Witch Of Hell

  6. Rise Of Satan

  7. Summoned To Die

  8. Mantas

  9. Slaughterhouse

  10. Death By Metal

Confirmed Tour Dates:

7/31/2026 Rockstadt Extreme Festival – Brasov, RO
8/02/2026 Colosseum – Kosice, SK
8/03/2026 Drizzly Grizzly – Gdansk, PL
8/04/2026 Hype Park – Krakow, PL
8/05/2026 Zescianek – Berlin, DE
8/06/2026 Alcatraz Festival – Kortrijk, BE
8/07/2026 Bastard Club – Osnabrück, DE
8/08/2026 Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer, CZ
8/09/2026 Backstage Halle (Free & Easy) – Munich, DE
8/10/2026 Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, DE
8/11/2026 Turock – Essen, DE
8/12/2026 Bahnhof Paul – Hamburg, DE
8/13/2026 Dynamo Metalfest Pre-Party – Eindhoven, NL

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9/02/2026 São Luis, BR
9/03/2026 Teresina, BR
9/04/2026 Fortaleza, BR
9/05/2026 João Pessoa, BR
9/06/2026 Recife, BR
9/09/2026 São Paulo, BR
9/11/2026 Puerto Montt, CL
9/12/2026 Santiago, CL
9/13/2026 Concepción, CL
9/15/2026 Montevideo, UY
9/17/2026 Rosário, AR
9/18/2026 Buenos Aires, AR
9/20/2026 Córdoba, AR
9/22/2026 Lima, PE
9/24/2026 Medellín, CO
9/25/2026 Pereira, CO
9/26/2026 Bogotá, CO
9/27/2026 Cali, CO
9/29/2026 San Salvador, SV
9/30/2026 Ciudad de México, MX