BLOOD VIAL (US) - BEYOND RECOGNITION (EP) - Iron Fortress Records 2025

From the botched surgical procedures of Baltimore, MD comes Blood Vial, a brand-new brutal death metal unit hellbent on reshaping faces and rupturing internal organs on the debut single ‘Corpse Container’ which comes off their debut EP, Beyond Recognition. Beyond Recognition is a no-mercy slab of sonic carnage—an iron-fisted fusion of slam-weighted grooves, technical violence, and pure old-school barbarity. Channeling the venomous spirit of Dying Fetus, the surgical savagery of Deeds of Flesh, and the depraved and filthy brutality of Lividity, Blood Vial carve out a sound that is as relentless as it is catastrophically heavy. Hyper-tight riffing collides with machine-gun percussion, while guttural, sewer-dwelling vocals deliver lyrical themes drenched in horror, pathology, and the disintegration of the human form. The EP’s tracks shift between skull-cracking slams and intricately twisted passages. Every moment is crafted to punish. Every second is meant to overwhelm. And every breakdown feels like a structural collapse brought on by sheer brutality. Releasing on digital and CD via Iron Fortress Records on December 19th, Beyond Recognition marks Blood Vial’s official declaration of war. This is a band proudly rooted in the East Coast’s long tradition of no-nonsense extremity—yet hungry to carve their own name into metal's grimiest ledger. Prepare yourself. Blood Vial have arrived, and they’re coming for the jugular. You can order the CD version of Beyond Recognition via www.ironfortressrecords.com. 00:05 Beyond Recognition 02:41 Blasted Twice 05:04 Upon a Rotting Mass 08:22 Convulsing Arches of the Manifested Entity 10:35 Corpse Container 13:40 Stoned Cold Follow Blood Vial   / bloodvialbdm   Purchase at https://www.ironfortressrecords.com Listen at https://ironfortressrecords.bandcamp.com Watch at    / @ironfortressrecords   Follow at   / ironfortressrecords