Defiled Release New Video “Live in Osaka 2026”
Posted on July 23, 2026
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While neither relics nor custodians for the old school, Defiled remain masters of death metal on their critically-acclaimed new album, Altered State.
“Fourteen pinpoint brawlers in 43 tightly wound minutes evince zero body fat or DM stasis”, Decibel writes in a 7/10 review.
“The venom is dripping across track after track”, Dead Rhetoric remark in a 8.5/10 review.
As the world of extreme metal delves deeper into the twisted maze of Altered State, today, Defiled are releasing a new live video. Filmed this spring during the band’s show with fellow legends Mayhem, “Live in Osaka 2026” commands the stage with mind-altering blasts of death metal.
“This live performance was filmed just before the release of our new album, Altered State”, Defiled guitarist and founding member Yusuke Sumita says. “It captures the raw energy of our live show. We hope you all enjoy it!”
Watch Defiled perform “Live in Osaka 2026” on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Altered State is out now on Season of Mist.
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Hear Defiled perform songs from Altered State during the band’s upcoming shows with I Am Morbid, Terrorizer and Brujeria
Defiled 2026 Japanese Dates
September 6 – Hyoho @ Harbor Studio*
September 15 – Tokyo @ Cyclone#
September 16 – Osaka @ Socore Factory#
*with I Am Morbid & Terrorizer
# with Brujeria
More praise for Altered State
“[…] their strongest marks in a decade” – Angry Metal Guy
“Altered State challenges its listeners to embrace a slightly new form of musical chaos and darkness…If you’re looking for a death metal record to bang your head to as our society continues to decay, Altered State will not disappoint” – The Metallist
“Defiled still sound like a band with something to prove” – Antichrist Magazine
“[…] this is probably their best release of the last decade or so. A high recommendation” – Mystification Zine
“[…] its slamming precision will knock your teeth out, the tricky progressiveness and change-ups will steal your wallet, and you’ll continue to ask for more” – Musique Machine
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