Semper Acerbus is an American Melodic Metalcore band that brings us to the brink of poison and pain like exotic plague doctors bursting from the shadows and forging a path for us into the light! The band just dropped a brutal new single and music video entitled “Suffering Awaits“. The music video was directed by Marc Coronado at Gorzugis Lounge in Del Rio, Texas. This is the first single & music video taken from their upcoming full-length album Following Omens which will be released on January 9, 2026 via Eclipse Records. The album was produced by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Kingdom Collapse, Chimaira) at Warhorse Recordings (San Antonio, TX).
“Suffering Awaits is a straightforward performance music video, with very little acting” says lead vocalist Nelson Acerbus. “We chose this track because it’s an in-your-face brutal song and we wanted to come back with the new stuff at full power. Initially we were thinking of a more intricate script and storyline but slowly we changed to a more straightforward music video. We tried to translate the song’s lyrics to visual imagery through colors and contrast acting, portraying a very subtle individual thinking about what’s bothering him vs the raw nature of the song.”
Semper Acerbus go straight for the jugular with their blistering third metalcore album titled Following Omens, blasting us across deserts, dunes, mountains, and woodlands deep and dark in the pit of the heart. The vocals are a nuclear fusion of rip-saw growls accented and built on in key moments with layers of traditional lead and harmony lines both modern and medieval, all meant to paint you pictures and sever your soul. The rhythm tracks crash like waves in the wild, and the lyrics are mirrors haunted by the shadows of our deepest and darkest emotional ghosts. Moreover, this album is a guitar-lover’s dream, often schemed with melodic soloing deep in the mix during the verse, and in effect, sounding like orchestral strings in a supernatural soundtrack echoing inside a damp cave, a deep tunnel, or the nave of some sinister, abandoned, desecrated church. The more nostalgic platform solos are intricate and aesthetically gratifying, and the massive rhythm riffs are often so rich and complex that it feels like knights, rooks, and kings have overtaken a checkerboard. The album was produced by produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Kingdom Collapse, Chimaira) at Warhorse Recordings in San Antonio, Texas. Artwork for the album and singles was created by Federico Bossinga at Abstract Chaos Design (Dark Funeral, Dimmu Borgir, Oceano, Old Man’s Child). Following Omens by Semper Acerbus will be released on January 9, 2026 via Eclipse Records.
Following Omens track listing
01. Suffering Awaits
02. Unwanted
03. One Day at A Time
04. The Gallows
05. Alluring Vendetta
06. Archangel
07. Wounded
08. Torn Inside
09. District Coward
Semper Acerbus lineup:
Nelson Acerbus (vocals)
Jaime Vargas (guitar)
Joe Dragich (guitar)
Sammy Farhat (bass)
Tyler Thomas (drums)
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