Veteran Spanish Power/Heavy/Thrash Metal band IN VAIN have just announced all the details of their upcoming seventh full-length album, entitled “Architects of Mayhem”. As a first taste, you can already listen to “Spit on the Dead”, an incendiary Heavy Metal track packed with power, melody and aggression, along with the Power and Thrash elements that have become the band’s trademark.
Along with the single, the cover artwork and complete tracklist are now available for an album that promises to take IN VAIN‘s intensity one step further. “Architects of Mayhem” will be released on CD and digitally once again through Fighter Records on November 5th.
Listen to the first advance single here:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Xlc-fWHPi7s
Formed in Madrid in 2004, IN VAIN have established themselves as one of the most prominent bands on the Spanish Heavy Metal scene, developing their own distinctive style over more than two decades, based on a combination of Speed and Thrash Metal with strong doses of classic Power Metal and epic melodies. After their early demos, the band released their debut album, “Of Gods and Men”, in 2009, already displaying a strong personality by blending classic Heavy Metal with ’90s Power Metal and melodic Thrash Metal in the vein of MEGADETH. Their second album, “In Death We Trust”, followed in 2012, featuring a more aggressive sound that earned them significant recognition both nationally and internationally.
With “The Little Things That Matter” (2014), IN VAIN further developed their aggressive side, combining Speed and Thrash Metal with the epic and melodic choruses of classic Power Metal. Their fourth album, “IV” (2017), marked another step forward, merging aggression, technicality and melody to fully consolidate their distinctive sound. During these years, the band performed at festivals such as Euskal Metal, Metal Fox, Jaén Metal, Gineta Rock and Bodega Rock, as well as sharing the stage with bands including S.A., BRAINSTORM, VHALDEMAR and RAM.
Following the unavoidable delay caused by the pandemic, they released “All Hope Is Gone” in 2021, considered one of their most mature works both musically and lyrically. In 2024, with Julio Abadía on guitar and Manel Avrillón on bass, IN VAIN released “Back to Nowhere” through Fighter Records, achieving considerable success. Throughout 2024 and 2025, the band focused on bringing the album to the stage while working on their seventh studio album, “Architects of Mayhem”, recorded during the first half of 2026 and scheduled for release once again through Fighter Records in November 2026.
The tracklist for “Architects of Mayhem” is as follows:
- Spit on the Dead
- Winds of Fire
- Eyes of the Underdog
- Jack Deliverance
- Kingdom in the Sun
- Fortune Teller
- Queen of the Swarm
- After the Storm
- Nimue
- Freedom Fighter
- Coming Home
IN VAIN’s “Architects of Mayhem” will be released on November 5th, 2026 through Fighter Records on CD and digital formats.
Visit IN VAIN online:
www.invainmetal.com
www.facebook.com/invainmetal
www.instagram.com/invainmetal
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