
Extreme metallers CURSED BLOODLINES are excited to share with old and new fans their latest full-length “Virulent,” released as CD and digital on February 4th via Poverty Metal Productions. Consisting of 11 brand-new tracks for over 46 minutes of musical experience, “Virulent” showcases many different influences from old-school black metal to modern day deathcore, keeping intensity and brutality high, while simultaneously offering rhythmic grooves. With punishing drums, pounding bass, screeching guitars, and monstrous vocals in conjunction with razor sharp songwriting, CURSED BLOODLINES blasts its unique blend of metal that they have deemed "Poverty Metal" into the forefront of the extreme music scene.
Stream “Virulent” full album on the band’s YouTube channel!
Order “Virulent” on the band’s website: https://www.cursedbloodlinesband.com/
CURSED BLOODLINES is a self-proclaimed "Poverty Metal" band from the Joshua Tree area of Southern California. Founded in 2015, they have honed and evolved their unique blend of influences and genres to create their signature sound. With razor-sharp rhythmic guitar sections (Brian Oakes, Johnny Rojas), unrelenting bass (Tim "Moth" Morris), blasting drum beats(Zack Bouckaert) and inhuman vocals (Malcolm Driggs), they thrive in making unrelenting and aggressive sounds while combining them with grooves that are sure to make an impact in the heavy metal scene today.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Brian Oakes. Artwork and logo by Tim Morris II. Photo by Johnny Rojas.
This is the official tracklist of “Virulent”:
1. A Nightmare Grotesque
2. Strange Matter
3. Suffer in Silence
4. Bodies in the Cellar
5. Virulent
6. Partitioned Perfection
7. Blood, Bath and Beyond
8. Mephitic Rebirth
9. Eight Hours to Live
10. A Cold Cosmic Embrace
11. The Rats in the Walls

CURSED BLOODLINES is:
Malcolm Driggs IV - Vocals
Brian Oakes - Guitar
Ken McBride - Guitar
Tim "The Moth" Morris II - Bass
Jeremy Conklin - Drums
CURSED BLOODLINES Online:
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"Virulent by Cursed Bloodlines is the kind of record you put on when you need to not just break stuff, but when you need to break all the fucking stuff." - Black Metal Archives (2025, Virulent)
"One of the most intriguing acts in today’s metal scene." - Infrared Magazine (2024, A Nightmare Grotesque)
"An unrelenting force of brutal intensity, built around razor-sharp songwriting and a chaotic, carnivorous atmosphere." - Din Intunerec (2025, Virulent)
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