{"product_id":"embrace_the_black_light","title":"Embrace The Black Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmbrace The Black Light is the long-awaited third album from Connecticut metalcore\/beatdown hardcore band 100 Demons, arriving in 2026 more than twenty years after their self-titled 2004 release. Clocking in at 12 tracks and about 37 minutes, it finds the classic lineup—Pete Morcey on vocals, Rich Rosa on drums, Jeremy Braddock and Rick Brayall on guitars, with Sean Martin now on bass after the passing of longtime bassist Erik Barrett—picking up exactly where they left off, but with heavier production and an even more ruthless sense of groove. The tracklist—The Nightmare, Made For Nothing, Through Seven Eternities, Meat For The Beast, Nail It Shut, Cold Wind Of The Crossroads (featuring Twitching Tongues), Häxan Hammer, Night Parade Of 100 Demons, Foul, Werewolves At The Wall, Return To Zero, and Spiritual Obliteration—cycles through blast-beat speed, chug-heavy breakdowns, and downbeat hardcore stomp, often shifting gears multiple times within a single song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviewers highlight Embrace The Black Light as the band’s most aggressive and heavy album yet, with a production that gives massive weight to the low end while letting the guitars slice through with thrash and death‑metal‑tinged leads. Opener The Nightmare sets the tone with tolling church bells and a mid‑paced groove that quickly detonates into blasting intensity, while tracks like Made For Nothing and Through Seven Eternities balance fast galloping riffs with crushing, sinkhole‑pit breakdowns that recall early‑2000s CT hardcore at its most violent. Häxan Hammer adds a haunting, slightly melodic edge, and Cold Wind Of The Crossroads stands out mid‑album by bringing in Twitching Tongues for more overtly sung, metalcore‑style sections that briefly open up the album’s texture without softening its impact. Across the record, Morcey’s low, dense bark sounds barely aged, “jumping through the mic to bodyslam you,” as one critic puts it, and many longtime listeners see Embrace The Black Light as a triumphant, scene‑reshaping comeback that proves 100 Demons can still deliver some of the best grooves and most punishing breakdowns in modern heavy music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53687514300730,"sku":"38979","price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Spiritual Obliteration Marble Vinyl","offer_id":53687514333498,"sku":"38980","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-07-05_at_7.44.10_PM.jpeg?v=1783295236","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/embrace_the_black_light","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}