The Murder Trend is a full-scale concept album that descends into abuse, trauma, revenge, and inherited madness. Told as a chronological horror narrative, the album follows Anton, a boy broken by systemic cruelty, whose life spirals from neglect and violence into ritualized murder in a circus set and cult indoctrination. What begins as social tragedy evolves into something far more grotesque: a generational curse embodied through masks and a carnival of death.

Musically, the album moves between cinematic instrumentals, relentless extreme metal, crazy combinations of different styles, and theatrical passages that underline the story’s psychological collapse. It’s groovy, it’s progressive, violent as hell and yet brings a twisted smile on your face when you listen to it.

Lyrically uncompromising and narratively explicit, The Murder Trend presents a bleak reflection on how victims can become monsters—and how in the modern world violent trends can spread like a contagion once given a symbol to wear.

This is not just an album, it is a grotesque modern horror tale set to music.
 
Release Date: July 3rd, 2026.

Mastered by Grammy Award–winning Svante Forsbäck and produced by Emma Award–winning Teemu Aalto. All lyrics and most of the music were written by founding member Anthony Hodju.
 
Tracklist: 
 
1. False Arrival
2. Bad Beginning
3. God Complex
4. Orphan Son
5. La Colección
6. Circo de la Muerte
7. The Hunt
8. Clowny Business
9. Aenimus
10. The Murder Trend
 
12-pages booklet
4-panel digipak CD
Limited to 300 copies
 
Out on July 3rd, 2026.