Devirgination

Devirgination is the sixth studio album by American metal act Triple Seven. Released on May 7, 2021, it's their first full-length under guitarist Ray Drieberg's imprint label Scornful VII.

Composition

 * Influences, style and themes

Similar to The Innocent Demons Dance, the effort was conceived as a concept album. Coinciding with the record's lead single, vocalist Ash Erickson went on to explain and summarize the lyrical content:

"This album marked the point at which my confidence in lyrical talent grew. It only took -- what -- FIVE years? Our brand new creation examines paraphilias. With themes running the gamut from vampirism to urolagnia, I wasn't gonna pull punches in that area -- to put it nicely. Unlike the last time I tried an overarching concept, the songs off Devirgination are more unified. Words were partly influenced by Myron, my little bro, who recently quit the sex business. Fun for the WHOOOOOLE family!"

In terms of musical direction, Devirgination is a paradigm shift even for an act known for covering unfamiliar territory with each passing release. Erickson elaborated on this topic, as well:

"When we say that Triple Seven don't make the same album twice, we mean it. The boys and I have always enjoyed the idea of subverting expectations; that love came to a crescendo. Some tracks are our craziest-sounding ones yet! We strived for the wild and futuristic -- Sky (our angel on bass) was especially PLEASED with the results. Expect that sweet WTF factor once you hit play. We're expecting to polarize people with Devirgination, even though we've divided them before... and before that, too. Man, alienation sure is the tits! Ha ha."

Track listing

 * 1) "Graostacht" – 1:07
 * 2) "Tyrant of Thirst" – 3:31
 * 3) "Degrade First, Enhance Later" – 2:31
 * 4) "Sleeping Princess Syndrome" – 5:26
 * 5) "The Pale Darling" – 3:11
 * 6) "Carrionstar" – 3:51
 * 7) "Forever Sanguinary" – 3:20
 * 8) "Human Furniture" – 4:37
 * 9) "Au Naturel Selection" - 2:34
 * 10) "Tangled in Amber" – 3:03
 * 11) "Crude Fusion" – 10:56
 * 12) "Jigoku" (地獄; Hell) – 4:04
 * 13) "Yer Wan" (European bonus track) – 2:45
 * 14) "Daughter Redonova" (Japanese bonus track) – 4:43

Personnel

 * Triple Seven are...


 * Ash Erickson – lead vocals; lyrics
 * Ray Drieberg – lead guitar, koto (12); production
 * Skylar Truman – bass, keyboards, synthesizer, samples
 * Chance Bottings – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 * Micah Trevant – drums, percussion, co-lead vocals (14)


 * Technical


 * Mick Kenney – programming, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering (CD/digital)
 * Don DeBiase – engineering (assistant)
 * James Plotkin – mastering (vinyl)


 * Visual


 * Uzi Emperado – artwork
 * Jacob Speis – layout
 * Scott Kinkade – photography (band)

Details

 * Released: May 7, 2021
 * Recorded: September 2020–February 2021
 * Genre: Industrial metal, brutal death metal, nu metal
 * Length: 48:11
 * Label: Relapse/Scornful VII
 * Producer: Ray Drieberg