Playthrough: “Versus Entropy” from Derelict!

Delves into both global and personal themes, from climate change and social injustice to introspective explorations of identity and emotion, “Versus Entropy” from Canadian Brutal Melodic Technical Death Metal outfit Derelict is their first for twelve long years. Mixed and mastered by JF Dagenais (Kataklysm), the record has been celebrated with a drum playthrough from Tommy McKinnon for the record’s title track via Sick Drummer Magazine’s Youtube channel.

Tommy McKinnon comments: “I decided to choose this track because I thought it represents the album very well as far as style. It mixes groove, melody, and brutality. When I reached out to Ian at SDM, he was very enthusiastic about the song. The drums on the video are recorded in one take, and I left the timing 100% natural. I wanted this to be sort of a “live” version of the song and the sound has no triggers at all.”

The band comment: “We think our existing fans will be surprised and happy to hear new music from us. It’s been 12 years since our last full-length, although we teased our return with the Clear Cut single in 2022. I think fans will find that we matured while keeping our core sound. There’s more diversity in what we’ve done here than on older material”