Bound To Prevail's brand of Death Metal is influenced by a wide variety of extreme music sub-genres, with each band member bringing their own distinct influences to the songwriting process. Bound To Prevail's core sound fuses aggressive, frantic, pounding rhythmic passages, accentuated by instantly recognizable melodic overtones.
Founded in the fall of 2014, the Maltese band hit the ground running and quickly set their sights on staking a claim on the local underground Metal scene. The band’s well-received debut live performance at the Malta ‘Xtreme Metal Assault Festival’ in the summer of 2016 was quickly followed by a number of shows, including supporting slots for renowned international artists such as Fleshgod Apocalypse and later with Vader, Entombed A.D and Mayhem.
In 2017, Bound To Prevail hit ‘XiR Studio’ to record their first official EP titled ‘Omen Of Iniquity’, before making its way to Sweden to be mixed and mastered by renowned producer & engineer Ronnie Björnström at ‘Enhanced Audio Productions’, who also worked on Aeon and Beheaded releases. The five tracks included in this release perfectly showcase the band’s trademark sound.
Bound To Prevail performed live at the ‘Deathfeast Open Air’ 10th Anniversary Edition in Andernach, Germany. The band received immense praise for both the EP and their performance at the festival, which saw them line up with legendary heavyweights such as Suffocation, Cryptopsy and Vital Remains. A number of shows followed that winter, also supporting Dutch Death Metal legends, Sinister.
In March 2018, Bound To Prevail was included on the bill of the ‘Blood Stained Earth Tour 2018’ as support for Venom Inc., Suffocation, Nervosa, and Aeternam in Manchester, UK. In May, Bound To Prevail also performed at the first edition of ‘SinFest’, sharing the stage with Hecate Enthroned, Carach Angren and Necronomicon. In late July, the band capped off a string of successful shows by headlining Malta's ‘Farsons Beer Festival’ 2018 Rock Stage, making them the first Death Metal band to participate in one of Malta’s biggest music festivals.
Bound To Prevail kicked off 2019 by being invited to represent Malta at the first ever ‘World Metal Congress’ in London, England. ‘World Metal Congress’ is a global gathering celebrating Metal music from around the world, endorsed by Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, and featuring high-profile speakers and musicians like Barney Greenway from Napalm Death, Kim Kelly from Noisey, Tim Hoffmann from Wacken Open Air Festival and Dom Lawson from Metal Hammer Magazine. The band rounded off 2019 by supporting Suffocation, Belphegor, God Dethroned and Nordjevel for the final date of the 'Europe Under Black Death Fire' tour, and performing at the 'Antitrend' and 'Enter The Eternal Fire' festivals in the Czech Republic.
The travel restrictions following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, unfortunately, temporarily interrupted Bound To Prevail's plans for further touring in Europe. Determined to keep their momentum despite the unexpected setbacks, the band utilized this time to finish writing their upcoming full-length album. Tracking was completed at 'SpineSplitter Studios' and work is currently underway to mix and master the record.
Bound To Prevail performed at the 2022 'Obscene Extreme', 'MetalDays', and 'Deathfeast Open Air' festivals as well as the 2023 editions of the 'Farsons Beer Festival' and Malta Death Fest festival. Bound To Prevail are actively working to secure additional local and European shows in the near future.
EP | 5 Tracks | 2017
All Music by Bound To Prevail.
Recorded at XIR Mobile Recording Studio by Clayton Cini
Mixed and Mastered by Ronnie Björnström at Enhanced Audio Productions
Artwork by Etienne Bugeja - www.etiennebugeja.com
"A merciless, morbid, and monstrous piece of music, to be sure, and there’s more where that came from in the other songs on this eye-opening debut."
Read More 18 Oct 2017
"Fast, deep, brutality...melodic and powerful riffs...No rest from the first note to the end." 5 / 5
Read More 12 Dec 2017
"In less than half an hour's duration of the EP, the quintet proudly show their strength, producing a monstrous performance both in terms of technique and impact." 4.5 / 5
Read More 07 Dec 2017
"Totally compact and almost impossible to escape from once it got you in its grip. This is pure fucking joy." 4/5
Read More 11 Jul 2018
"Bound To Prevail...show that they can play refreshing Death Metal"
Read More 04 Sept 2017
"Bound To Prevail...successfully emulated the relentless and savagery one expects with death metal"
Read More 18 Mar 2018
"...pretty effective...inspired by DEFEATED SANITY and company with its share of technical tricks. It does the job..."
Read More 16 Aug 2022XMA festival 2016
Rock The Rock 2017 (supporting Vader)
Deathfeast Open Air festival 2017
Morningstar 2017 (supporting Sinister)
Shellshock Festival 2018
Blood Stained Earth Tour 2018 (supporting Suffocation, Venom Inc, Nervoza)
Sinfest Festival 2018
XMA festival 2019
Europe Under Black Death Fire tour 2019 (supporting Suffocation, Belphegor, God Dethroned)
Antitrend festival 2019
Enter the Eternal Fire festival 2019
Obscene Extreme festival 2022
Metaldays festival 2022
Deathfeast Open Air festival 2022
Malta Death Fest festival 2023
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