Sicilian extreme metallers ESCAPEINOUT have officially joined the international roster of Brutal Records, bringing with them a thundering new album packed with crushing riffs, apocalyptic atmosphere and enough existential dread to make your morning coffee feel dangerously optimistic. โ๐
Released worldwide on 21 August 2026, The Age of Collapse: As Above, So Below marks a major new chapter for the band โ one built upon controlled aggression, dynamic songwriting and a bleak examination of humanityโs relationship with the world around it.
In other words, the planet might be falling apart, butt, but at least it has a savage soundtrack. ๐๐ฅ
Born in the Sicilian Underground ๐ฎ๐น๐ค
Formed in Catania, Sicily, in 2011, ESCAPEINOUT have spent more than a decade developing their identity within the Italian underground metal circuit.
Their uncompromising approach has earned recognition from respected publications including MetalItalia and Metal Hammer Italia, helping the band steadily build a reputation beyond their home city.
Following a creative reset in 2023, ESCAPEINOUT emerged with a refined vision. The brutality remained firmly in place, but the band began pushing further into atmospheric, melodic and dynamic territory.
The result is a sound that feels vicious without becoming chaotic โ every riff, rhythm and ominous passage has a purpose.
Welcome to the Age of Collapse โ ๏ธ๐
The Age of Collapse: As Above, So Below explores environmental destruction, human excess and the uncomfortable duality between creation and collapse.
It isnโt exactly a collection of cheerful summer anthems for the beer garden. This is music staring directly into humanityโs growing pile of bad decisions and asking whether weโve already crossed the point of no return.
Sharp guitar work collides with tightly controlled rhythms, menacing vocals and an evolving sense of atmosphere. The album delivers plenty of extreme-metal punishment, but it also gives its darker ideas room to breathe.
Itโs heavy without becoming bloated, aggressive without sacrificing clarity and atmospheric without wandering off into the mist for twenty minutes. Proper job. ๐ค
Guest appearances from F. Burtone and Andy Neri bring additional character to selected tracks while preserving the albumโs identity and carefully constructed flow.
The Singles ๐ฅ๐ง
The album campaign began with โThe Waitโ, released on 5 June 2026, offering listeners an early taste of ESCAPEINOUTโs renewed direction.
That was followed on 10 July 2026 by โNo Timeโ, featuring guest performer F. Burtone.
Together, the singles laid the groundwork for a record filled with urgency, darkness and the creeping feeling that the clock is rapidly running down.
โThe Age of Collapse: As Above, So Belowโ Tracklist ๐ฟ
- Behold The River (feat. F. Burtone)
- The Wait
- No Time (feat. F. Burtone)
- Sink (feat. Andy Neri)
- The Awakening
- Out of The Shade
- As Above, So Below
- Filtered
- The End of All Things Known
That final title hardly sounds like everything turns out fine after a nice cup of tea, does it? ๐
ESCAPEINOUT Line-Up ๐ธ๐ฅ
- Elio Virtรน โ Vocals
- Max Calleri โ Guitar
- RGNoise โ Bass
- Ciccio Blandini โ Drums
- ESCAPEINOUT โ Songwriting
- Max Calleri and RGNoise โ Production
A Brutal New Chapter ๐ค๐ฅ
Joining Brutal Records places ESCAPEINOUT on an international platform and signals the beginning of their most ambitious chapter yet.
The Age of Collapse: As Above, So Below doesnโt simply attempt to batter listeners into submission. Beneath the sonic violence is a carefully structured record wrestling with environmental decay, destructive behaviour and the uncertain future humanity appears determined to create for itself.
Itโs bleak, forceful and packed with riffs sharp enough to slice through reinforced concrete.
For metal fans who like their brutality served with atmosphere, purpose and a looming sense of planetary disaster, ESCAPEINOUT are a name worth getting firmly onto the radar.
The age of collapse has arrived, mun โ and it sounds absolutely massive. ๐๐๐ฅ
The Age of Collapse: As Above, So Below is available worldwide in digital and physical formats through Brutal Records.
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