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LAST RETCH Shares First Single “In the Polder They Reek”

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Canadian death metal outfit LAST RETCH has released “In the Polder They Reek”, the first single from their forthcoming album Abject Cruelty, due out September 26, 2025 via Time to Kill Records. The track is now streaming on all major platforms and arrives with a lyric video available HERE.

Pre-Order Abject Curelty HERE: https://timetokillrecords.com/en-us/collections/last-retch-abject-cruelty
Or HERE: https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/album/abject-cruelty

“In the Polder They Reek” captures everything that defines LAST RETCH’s evolving sound: tight grooves, stomping riffs, and a fierce vocal performance, wrapped in an oppressive atmosphere. The track is a masterclass in restraint and impact, blending the melodic sensibility of BOLT THROWER with the hammering intensity of CANNIBAL CORPSE, and setting the tone for what’s to come on Abject Cruelty.

The song culminates in one of the album’s few solos, a rare melodic flourish in an otherwise grim and driving track. The final riff, written on the spot in the studio, draws influence from the week’s heavy rotation of CROWBAR, adding a sludge-drenched finale to an otherwise tightly wound death metal attack.

Abject Cruelty is LAST RETCH’s third official release and their first for Time to Kill Records. The album follows their 2023 debut Sadism and Severed Heads and 2024’s Ergotism EP. Written amidst the industrial decay and social collapse of Hamilton, the new record offers eight tracks of no-frills death metal, anchored by concise songwriting, memorable hooks, and blunt-force aggression.

About LAST RETCH:

LAST RETCH is a death metal band from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, formed in 2021. Blending the earworm riffs of CARCASS, the anthemic drive of BOLT THROWER, and the relentless savagery of CANNIBAL CORPSE, the band delivers a modern take on old-school death metal that’s as visceral as it is memorable. With short, focused songs built around crushing grooves and no-nonsense structures, LAST RETCH distills the genre down to its most punishing essentials.

The current lineup: Finlay Blakelock (Vocals), Derek Brzozowski (Guitar), John Russell (Guitar), Matt Fyke (Bass), and Spencer Robson (Drums), operates with a clear mission: write riffs that stick, keep things tight, and hit hard. Each member brings a different perspective, resulting in a sound that nods to death metal’s roots while pushing into new territory with dynamics, pacing, and variation in tuning.

Since their formation, LAST RETCH has released a self-titled demo (2021), the full-length Sadism and Severed Heads (2023, CDN Records), and the Ergotism EP (2024, CDN Records/Iron Fortress Records). They’ve shared the stage with bands like GUTALAX, UNDEATH, GATES TO HELL, KRUELTY, and REPLICANT, earning a reputation for ferocious live performances and tight musicianship.

Their latest album, Abject Cruelty (2025, Time to Kill Records), is their most direct and aggressive work yet: an eight-track assault shaped by the decay and desperation of their hometown. With themes pulled from real life and riffs sharpened to a deadly point, LAST RETCH continues to evolve while staying rooted in the timeless brutality of death metal.

LAST RETCH is: 

  • Finlay Blakelock – Vocals
  • Derek Brzozowski – Guitar
  • John Russell – Guitar
  • Matt Fyke – Bass
  • Spencer Robson – Drums

Connect with LAST RETCH:

Abject Cruelty Track Listing: 

  1. Abject Cruelty    
  2. Beasley Meth Merchants    
  3. Dissecting the Leper    
  4. In the Polder They Reek    
  5. Resinous Drip of Decay    
  6. Dissolved in Lye (Down to Rot)    
  7. Oozing Pustules    
  8. Gatling Gun
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