> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thisdayinmetal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Viscera reveals details for new album, 'Hunting Season' – feat. Jesse Leach, Matt Heafy & more as guests; drops first single/video, "Merciless By Nature"
- URL: https://www.thisdayinmetal.com/viscera-reveals-details-for-new-album-hunting-season-feat-jesse-leach-matt-heafy-more-as-guests-drops-first-single-video-merciless-by-nature/
- Published: 2026-11-10T17:42:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-10T17:42:23.000Z
- Description: Viscera are unleashing a new era of brutality! The UK deathcore outfit have announced their third full-length album, Hunting Season, arriving February 12 via Unique Leader Records. Check out the explosive new single and video “Merciless By Nature,” featuring a crushing preview of what's to come.
- Author: Metalhead Marv
- Tags: Viscera, New Album, This Day In Metal

On February 12th, UK metal outfit **Viscera**will release their third full-length, ***Hunting Season***, via Unique Leader Records. For a first preview of the album, the new single "Merciless By Nature" can be streamed now here: [https://orcd.co/HUNTINGSEASON](https://ju989jdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fov36mPgzO9k-V78UFcTweKLDb5rPBk6YK01dCnwFxNnago%5FoYbEXdt2uCGPIkzpSUSZVCgxCe6-jF2Djpsdqp%5Fvn7oQoimWak7ofzn8pDQIY-rtydtQEdNIceYXbjPuUzMZzqkMYXNSiWekBNzhYHk7gIQG0oFa&c=%5F%5FupxwKtFosTryPdFWuoHvOnParx-HuLoWJPgRUYB-AvNSDyy7B5mA==&ch=PX1mREXj9dRTesA-hEN0N5MTCk7t8lDqeNaFOHZ16veRUY5OZyntDg==&ref=thisdayinmetal.com)– where the record is also available for pre-order in various formats. 

Watch the video below: 

On "Merciless By Nature", **Viscera**comments: *"Misinformation, cancel culture and hedonism. This is about the dangers of tribalism. How it can become the driving force behind all we think and say, without thought for repercussions. It has a similar sort of feel to material off our debut record *'Obsidian'* in places, but with a rawer edge."*

Regarding ***Hunting Season***, **Viscera** adds:*"*'Hunting Season'* is our most complete record to date and written for the live setting.*

*"We set out to make an album that would set the standard for what we want to build on with future offerings, one that would define our sound as a band.*

*"Our collective influences are far more prominent on this record than on our previous two albums.* 

*"This is a record that will stand the test of time as a top tier Metal, breaking the glass ceiling of sub-genre restrictions. Something definitive."*

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/e2/dbe2ac7e-62ef-4b13-917a-63221a045127/content/images/2026/11/IMG_8776-1.jpeg)

****Album artwork by: Shindy Reehal**

***Hunting Season* track-listing:**

1\. Delilah II: The Eternal Flame

2\. In The Belly Of The Beast (feat. Jesse Leach)

3\. Horror Has a Face

4\. Death's Kiss

5\. Killbox

6\. The Lie That Sets You Free (feat. Matt Heafy)

7\. Hivemind (feat. Joe Bad)

8\. Merciless By Nature

9\. Hunting Season (feat. Alan Grnja & Andreas Bjulver)

10\. Moongazer (feat. John Centorrino)

Formed in 2018 and featuring members of **Spitting Glass**, **Viscera** have established themselves as a formidable force in modern extreme metal, having already toured alongside heavyweights such as **Lorna Shore, Despised Icon, Decapitated, Ingested, Distant, Oceano**, **Cabal** and more. With a reputation for their uncompromising and commanding live performances, the UK quintet take their sound to new heights on their upcoming third full-length, ***Hunting Season***.

Featuring guest appearances from Jesse Leach (**Killswitch Engage**), Matt Heafy (**Trivium**), Joe Bad (**Fit for An Autopsy/Spitting Glass**), Andreas Bjulver (**Cabal**), Alan Grnja (**Distant**), Jon Robert Centorrino (**Dirt Helmet**, ex-**Crystal Lake/TLTSOL**), ***Hunting Season*** was recorded at The Arch Studios (**Ingested, Dragged Into Sunlight**) with Andy Mallaby (**Osiah**) then mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (**Despised Icon, Shadow Of Intent**). The band insisted on recording in a big live room to capture that energy and to make sure all of the vocal tracks were single takes, straight up the middle. The resulting 10 songs are raw and organic, driven by a massive low end and crushing guitar tone, providing a punishing backdrop for the record's unsettling lyrical narrative.

*"The album's central theme is fear and misinformation,"* **Viscera** explains. *"The 'Hivemind' can be easily antagonised as a group and attack anything near, regardless of its intention. We used Hornet imagery to represent this throughout the artwork (art by Shindy Reehal of Shindy Design). The album is about fear, tribalism, social imbalance, violence and how the four intertwine to potent effect on our society. 'Hunting Season' as a titular theme refers to how easily the masses can be swayed with false information or an idea that catches a spark. A lot of the songs are about internal struggles to fit into an ever changing social 'hive' where our identities are becoming more and more complex/fragile."*

*"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES. NO ONE IS SAFE. HUNTING SEASON."*

**Viscera line-up:**

Jamie Graham - vocals

Charlie Michael - guitars

Adam Bell - guitars

Chris Keepin - bass

Danny Yates - drums