LOTUS - Forever Martial LP

Shield Recordings

Staring down the chaos of the post-pandemic world, LOTUS funnelled years of tension, exhaustion and turmoil into ‘Forever Martial’, a brand-new full-length album. Recorded by Thomas Valkiers at Hightime Studio, the band embraced a warmer, more analogue sound while sharpening the core characteristics that have defined them for over a decade: intensity, honesty and a total lack of excess fat.

Where ‘The Road To Calvary’ dissected personal loss and grief, ‘Forever Martial’ widens the lens, tearing into the oppressive machinery of modern existence: the grind of economic hardship, the hollow promises of political actors and the psychological collapse eroding our social fabric. Mixed by Tim De Gieter (Much Luv) and mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden Recording Studio, the album is an unfiltered presentation in true LOTUS form: uncompromising, emotionally scorching and ever direct.

Known for their fierce live shows and deep roots in the Belgian underground, LOTUS continues to bridge metallic hardcore, punk urgency and mid-tempo heaviness with a sense of violent resignation. 

‘Forever Martial’ arrives on streaming platforms on 18 March and the 12” vinyl is now available for pre-order in our webstore.

Pressing info:

10 x Test press (black with white labels)
223 x White vinyl
106 x Black vinyl
Fully printed inner sleeve

Tracklist:

01. Forever Martial
02. The Headshrinker
03. Welt
04. Vlaanderen Ontdooid, België Voltooid
05. JLD
06. Tyranny of Being
07. TSWOIAT
08. Ouroboros II: One Life, One Weight
09. You and the Rest of ‘em
10. Haunted Like a House

We've added a few options with the earlier LP's and also with all available LOTUS vinyl, we got:
LOTUS - The Road to Calvary LP (TRTC)
LOTUS/ Ship Of Fools - split LP (SOF)
LOTUS - Israel 10 inch
LOTUS - The Blade 7 inch.
All 4 above are included in the bundle + the Forever Martial LP on the colour you like (add in the comments).