Mutagenic Host is a five-piece band hailing from London, as part of the New Wave of British Death Metal.
The group comprises members from various parts of the UK and US. With a diverse background spanning the death metal, hardcore, and black metal scenes, Mutagenic Host blends hardcore sensibilities, and groove with the heavy, well-crafted sound reminiscent of 90s Floridian death metal. In terms of subject matter, Mutagenic Host dives into a technological apocalypse, examining a world overshadowed by hypocritical, insidious, and murderous global powers. The band is disillusioned with the traditional themes of death metal and hardcore, feeling that these subjects no longer capture the urgency of the present. Instead, Mutagenic Host tackles the modern-day spectres of complacency, apathy, and the looming threat of AI. Their work is an allegory for the systematic industrialisation of humanity’s eradication—whether by human hands or by the machines we create to snuff out life. In this narrative, the instruments of the state use AI to monitor, control, and suppress the population, sounding a warning of impending doom through a fresh, intense lens in the death metal genre.
Following a year of relentless live performances alongside bands such as Incantation, Fulci, Fuming Mouth, Undeath, Celestial Sanctuary, Kruelty, Portrayal of Guilt, and Doldrey, Mutagenic Host has now finished writing, producing, and recording their inaugural full-length album titled The Diseased Machine LP. Since its release The Diseased Machine has been widely well received by audiences and critics alike, with journalists like Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer Magazine giving it 8/10 in January’s issue. Within the first month the debut LP has become one of the best selling albums on Bandcamp, as well as accruing 15k monthly listeners, and the album amounting over 100k streams. With this initial fervour, it seems The Diseased Machine wont be shut down anytime soon.
Mutagenic Host - The Diseased Machine (2025)
(MP3 320kbps)
1.Neurological Necrosis 04:39
2.Genestealer 03:30
3.The Twisted Helix 04:42
4.Artificial Harvest of the Obscene 05:14
5.Organometallic Assimilation 03:45
6.DIRECTIVE:: [kill_on_sight] 02:02
7.Incomprehensible Methods of Slaughter 03:35
8.S.W.A.R.M. (Systematic War Against Restless Machines) 03:34
9.Promethean Dusk 04:35
10.Rivers of Grief 05:30
Released January 3, 2025
Mutagenic Host dive into a technological apocalypse, examining a world overshadowed by hypocritical, insidious, and murderous global powers. The band is deeply disillusioned with the traditional themes of death metal and hardcore, feeling that these subjects no longer capture the urgency of the present. Instead, Mutagenic Host tackle the modern-day spectres of complacency, apathy, and the looming threat of AI. Their work is an allegory for the systematic industrialisation of humanity’s eradication—whether by human hands or by the machines we create to snuff out life. In this narrative, the instruments of state use AI to monitor, control, and suppress the population, sounding a warning of impending doom through a fresh, intense lens in the death metal genre.
BAND
Vocals - Ash Moore
Guitar - Jack Thompson
Guitar - Sami Tuohino
Guitar/Bass - Dan Bulford
Drums - George Kinsella-Pearn
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