CRUSHING OLD-SKOOL DEATH METAL
ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT
NEW SINGLE
LAST ANESTHESIA
RELEASE DATE: September 10 2025
UNLOCKED returns with a devastating new single, “The Last Anesthesia”, releasing worldwide on September 10, 2025. Combining clinical precision with suffocating atmosphere, the track captures the band’s signature death metal brutality in its purest form.
UNLOCKED – Last Anesthesia (4:24)
Produced by Unlocked
Mixed & Mastered by Yarne Heylen @ Project Zero Studio
Artwork by Irvan Yuda Pratama
Debut Album
BEDLAMITE
RELEASED: February the 9th 2024
With seven fresh, crushing death metal songs incorporating Thrash and Black metal elements, Unlocked is ready to be unleashed upon this sick world. Lyrically, Unlocked deals with the crazy world of 19th-century asylums, with the music fitting the lyrics perfectly.
UNLOCKED – Bedlamite (30:58)
- Bloodcult
- Junod’s Way
- Show of Bedlam
- Shackled in Irons
- Trapped Inside
- Crimson Walls
- Evil Incarcerated
Produced by Unlocked
Mixed & Mastered by Yarne Heylen @ Project Zero Studio
Artwork by Irvan Yuda Pratama
UNLOCKED HIGHLIGHTS
Aardschok magazine (NL)
“Unlocked proves with Bedlamite that death metal doesn’t have to be blunt and straight forward. With the right musical proficiency it is possible to rise above the rest”
Score: 80 out of 100
Rock Tribune (BE)
“Bedlamite is a more than solid and fresh death metal album. It has the right amount of old school death metal but at the same time it sounds innovative. Fans of death metal could name Unlocked as the discovery of 2024”
Score: 80 out of 100
Eindhoven Rockcity (NL)
“Bedlamite is a tribute to the origins of death metal executed by skilled musicians. Musicians who are not afraid to blend their sound with other influences”
Score: 80 out of 100
Metalfan (NL)
“With Bedlamite Unlocked put themselves instantly on the map. The power of the album is the variety and the high level of musicanship”
Score: 80 out of 100
Metal Experience (NL)
“With Bedlamite Unlocked deliver a solid death metal release. Brutal, technical en melodic, all ingredients are there”
Score: 75 out of 100
Rockportaal (NL)
“With Bedlamite Unlocked delivers. The riffs are sharp, the leads are tasteful, the vocals are super aggressive and the drums are very strong. On the other hand Unlocked knows how to write songs that are memorable”
BIOGRAPHY
Formed in 2023 Eindhoven, Netherlands, when longtime collaborators Benny Bats, Roel van Kruysdijk and Joost Aanraad decided to reunite musically and together they began crafting their new sound. Within months drummer Kevin Paradis joined, rounding out the lineup for their debut release.
Unlocked delivers a powerful blend of old-school death metal, enriched with elements of thrash and black metal. A crossover approach that brings freshness to a traditional sound. Their lyrical content is distinctively inspired by the haunting, unsettling atmosphere of 19th-century asylums, matching brutal riffs with equally gruesome narratives
Bedlamite, the band’s debut album, dropped in February 2024, showcasing technical aggression and macabre storytelling. Critics received Bedlamite enthusiastically, praising its technical proficiency and dynamic riffing. Notes on standout tracks like “Bloodcult” and “Shackled in Irons” underline the album’s capacity to balance brutal intensity with compositional sophistication.
The first single “Last Anesthesia”of their new album “Madman Doctor” will be released on the 10th September 2025!
| Recent Live Shows |
| Grindhoven XI, Engel of Deathfest III, Drachten Deathfest, Kashfest, Tolminator, Burning Q Festival |
Line-Up:
Joost Aanraad – Vocals
Roel v. Kruysdijk – Guitars
Benny Bats – Guitars
Mathijs Bodt – Bass
Kevin Paradis – Drums