Cleveland, Ohio, death metal band 200 Stab Wounds will release its sophomore album, “Manual Manic Procedures,” on June 28, 2024, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order the album, which follows the band’s 2021 debut “Slave to the Scalpel,” here in a variety of formats.
The themes on “Manual Manic Procedures” run the gamut of classic gore-metal horror subject matter, beloved to the band and their rapidly growing audience.
“I’ll feel what kind of vibe the song has, and what topic would fit for that particular song,” vocalist/guitarist Steve Buhl said. “The last song on the new record, ‘Parricide,’ is about someone going into a nursing home and just blowing it up. The lyrics are about those type of corporations that don’t really give a fuck about those people. It’s all just a money grab.”
The lead single is the album’s opening track, “Hands of Eternity.” Buhl said the song is about being trapped in your own mind, something most of us can relate to.
“That song is a good example of where we want to go musically,” he said. “The heavy riffs are there, but there’s still a lot of good melody. It’s not just crazy fucking blast beats and ‘riff riff riff.’ It’s more structured, groovy, and melodic, but still heavy. That’s one of my favorites.”
“Manual Manic Procedures,” which was produced and mixed by Andy Nelson and mastered by Brad Boatwright, will be available on CD and digital formats, as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
- Disfigured Face (US)
- Septic Remain (US)
- Liquefied (US)
- 180g Black (EU)
- Dark Liver (EU – Ltd. 400)
- Seaweed (EU – Ltd. 300)
- Blood Red Black Splatter (EU – Evil Greed Exclusive Ltd. 300)
“Manual Manic Procedures” track listing:
1. Hands of Eternity
2. Gross Abuse
3. Manual Manic Procedures
4. Release the Stench
5. Led to the Chamber/Liquified
6. Flesh from Within
7. Defiled Gestation
8. Ride the Flatline
9. Parricide
200 Stab Wounds will kick off a tour supporting Dying Fetus along with Full of Hell, Kruelty and Psycho-Frame April 25 in Silver Spring, Maryland. The band also has confirmed a European tour with Gatecreeper and Enforced in fall 2024. See all dates below.
200 Stab Wounds tour dates:
with Dying Fetus, Full of Hell, Kruelty
4/25/2024 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
4/26/2024 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
4/27/2024 The Song & Dance – Syracuse, NY
4/28/2024 Empire Live – Albany, NY
4/30/2024 Theatre Capitole – Quebec, QC
5/01/2024 Beanfield Theatre – Montréal, QC
5/02/2024 The Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON
5/03/2024 London Music Hall – London, ON
5/04/2024 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
5/05/2024 Electric City – Buffalo, NY
5/07/2024 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
5/08/2024 The King of Clubs – Columbus, OH
5/10/2024 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
5/12/2024 Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
5/13/2024 Louis – Saskatoon, SK
5/14/2024 The Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
5/15/2024 The Palace Theatre – Calgary, AB
5/17/2024 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
5/18/2024 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
5/19/2024 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
with Dying Fetus, Kruelty, Psycho-Frame
5/22/2024 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
5/23/2024 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
5/24/2024 Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO
5/25/2024 Portal – Louisville, KY
5/26/2024 Eastside Bowl – Nashville, TN
with Gatecreeper, Enforced
10/30/2024 Whelan’s – Dublin, IE
10/31/2024 The Fleece – Bristol City, GB
11/01/2024 O2 Islington Academy – London, GB
11/02/2024 Damnation Fest – Manchester, GB
11/03/2024 Sepulfest – S-Hertogenbosch, NL
11/04/2024 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE
11/05/2024 Dynamo – Zurich, CH
11/06/2024 Legend Club – Milan, IT
11/07/2024 Arena – Vienna, AT
11/08/2024 Backstage – Munich, DE
11/09/2024 Turock – Essen, DE
11/10/2024 Musikenstrum – Hannover, DE
11/11/2024 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
11/12/2024 John Dee – Oslo, NO
11/14/2024 Olympia – Tampere, FI
11/15/2024 AAniwalli – Helsinki, FI
11/16/2024 Kantakrouvi – Oulu, FI
11/18/2024 Kollektivet Livet – Stockholm, SE
11/19/2024 Film Studios – Gothenburg, SE
11/20/2024 Knust – Hamburg, DE
11/21/2024 SO36 – Berlin, DE
11/22/2024 UT Connewitz – Leipzig, DE
11/23/2024 IM Wizemann – Stuttgart, DE
11/24/2024 Zappa – Antwerp, BE
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