All Shall Perish just turned a long-running "maybe someday" into something tangible. The Bay Area deathcore institution has blown past the funding goal for its new album, and to mark the moment, the band has released a new single called "Led To Slaughter." For a band whose last full-length landed in 2011, that combination of fan-funded momentum and actual new music is the clearest sign yet that the next All Shall Perish record is genuinely happening.
New Music, And Proof The Audience Is Still There
Two things happened at once here, and both matter. All Shall Perish surpassed the crowdfunding target for their upcoming album, and they put out "Led To Slaughter" as the first taste of what that campaign is paying for.
Crowdfunding a heavy record is not unusual in 2020s metal. Clearing the goal is a different story. Deathcore has a short memory and an endless supply of new bands fighting for attention, so a group that has been largely quiet since the early 2010s hitting its number is a real statement about the loyalty All Shall Perish built during their Nuclear Blast run.
It also removes the biggest question mark hanging over the project. Instead of a vague announcement with no music attached, fans now have a song in hand and a funded album behind it.
Why All Shall Perish Still Matter In Deathcore
For anyone who came to the genre after the current wave of slam-adjacent, downtuned brutality took over, All Shall Perish are part of the foundation. Formed in Oakland in the early 2000s, they helped define what American deathcore sounded like before the term was even settled.
The discography still holds up:
- Hate.Malice.Revenge (2003) – raw, chaotic, and brutally effective, later reissued through Nuclear Blast
- The Price of Existence (2006) – the record that made them a genre benchmark, with "Eradication" and "Never Again" becoming staples
- Awaken the Dreamers (2008) – more melodic, more technical, and arguably their most ambitious statement
- This Is Where It Ends (2011) – their last full-length to date, and a brutally ironic title in hindsight
What separated All Shall Perish from the pack was the balance. They had the breakdowns, but they also had genuine death metal musicianship, lead guitar work that did more than fill space, and a rhythmic precision that a lot of their contemporaries never touched. That combination is exactly what a huge chunk of modern deathcore is chasing right now.
The Long Gap
The band's visibility dropped sharply in the years following This Is Where It Ends. Vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida, who joined in 2007 and fronted both Awaken the Dreamers and This Is Where It Ends, became the frontman of Suicide Silence in 2013, which inevitably pulled attention away from All Shall Perish. Guitarist Francesco Artusato spent years building a profile outside the band as well.
Since then, All Shall Perish have existed mostly in the realm of occasional activity and fan speculation. Every few years the question resurfaced, and every few years it went unanswered. That is precisely why a funded album plus a released single lands differently than another vague teaser.
What "Led To Slaughter" Represents
A comeback single from a legacy deathcore band carries a specific kind of pressure. Fans want the band they remember, not a softened version of it, and they also do not want a group coasting on nostalgia with nothing new to say.
"Led To Slaughter" is the first real data point on which direction this new era leans. It is also the song doing the heavy lifting for everyone who backed the campaign before hearing a single note, which is no small responsibility.
What To Watch For Next
With the funding goal cleared, the obvious next steps are the ones the band has not detailed publicly yet:
- An album title and release window
- The confirmed lineup on the finished record
- Additional singles ahead of the full-length
- Whether live shows or festival appearances follow the release
Until the band confirms those details, treat anything circulating as speculation. What is confirmed is the single and the funded campaign.
The Bigger Picture For The Scene
Deathcore is in an unusually healthy place commercially, with newer acts drawing crowds that the 2000s generation never had access to. A returning band from that earlier era stepping into this environment is interesting on its own terms. All Shall Perish helped build the template, and the audience for that template is bigger now than it was when they left.
Whether they capitalize on that depends entirely on the album. But after more than a decade of silence, they have done the hardest part first. They proved the audience never left.
Listen
All Shall Perish have gone from dormant legacy act to a band with a funded record and new music in circulation, and "Led To Slaughter" is the first concrete evidence of what this chapter sounds like. The next milestones to watch are a confirmed album title, a release date, and any live plans that follow. For a band that has spent over a decade in limbo, this is the most forward motion fans have seen in years.