NEWS: Carrion Vael head back to 1912!

As we all know, Brutal Melodic Death Metal storytellers Carrion Vael have been on the prowl since 2017 with each album and song exploring an aspect of true crime history, often focusing on the stories of individual serial killers and their victims. That conceptual focus remains intact as they prepare to unveil “Slay Utterly” on 16th January via Unique Leader Records, the Richmond Indiana heavy weights selecting 1912 from their fifth album to warn you that something wicked this way comes.

Lyrically, “1912” centers on the still-unsolved Villisca axe murders, which shook the small town of Villisca, Iowa on a sweltering June night in 1912. Two adults and six children were brutally killed as they slept. The assailant moved silently through the home, leaving no survivors and vanishing without a trace. More than a century later, the case remains open to speculation, and the song explores several of the most discussed theories, from roving train-hopping sociopaths to disgruntled business associates to evangelical madmen. The truth remains unknown.